*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #2

[spencers]

Loving this 35mm f/1.8 lens

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by spencers

Loving this 35mm f/1.8 lens

The lens has great potential, but strawberry lager???

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by dcstep

The lens has great potential, but strawberry lager???

Werd. Fruity beer.

Nice shot with the sun, though.

[spencers]

It's tasty stuff. Very rarely do I miss Louisiana. The beer brings back great memories

[Itsed65]

Hi There! by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[IRide]

Nice. The beard & spurs on the tom on the right are impressive!

[dcstep]

Ladderback Woodpecker by dcstep, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Nice one Dave. We used to have woodpeckers in my backyard, but we had to cut down the silver maple they lived in as it was dead and about to collapse.

Backyard Pecker by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Aw, come on Ed. That was ideal woodpecker habitat. So what if it might fall on the house while you're asleep!

Just kidding, of course.

Dave

[gary88]

Johannie by garyhebding, on Flickr

[IRide]

I like your style!

[IRide]

Bodie, CA

[M_Six]

Ahem, Photo Contest entry, no? ^^^^^

[dcstep]

Poppa Owl Stands Watch by dcstep, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Papa Owl Guarding Nest In Snow Storm



This male Great Horned Owl is always only a few feet from the nest with the female on the eggs. Most GHOs stay nearby, but up to one-hundred yards away.

Dave

[Itsed65]

I had a bad day with gear today. Of course it was my fault, and I realized what I had done when I got home, but I missed a bunch of great opportunities. Ah well, there is always next time. I did get a couple that I like though, and this is the best of the day:

Time to Go by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

I had a bad day with gear today. Of course it was my fault, and I realized what I had done when I got home, but I missed a bunch of great opportunities. Ah well, there is always next time. I did get a couple that I like though, and this is the best of the day:

Great pose and light.

I still have the same problem. After you've shot a camera/lens rig tens of thousands times, lots of things get automatic, but it's a mistake to rely on the familiarity.

When I'm leaving for a shoot, I reformat the cards in the cameras and I aim out the window and check my baseline settings. I started this after missing some high potential shots when I came into my target area and something really exciting was happening and I had -2EV set on the camera because I'd been shooting the moon the night before.

If you don't force yourself to check settings, the shots you miss will be the high potential ones because you'll be the most excited. I used to drive into a park and think, "I'll check the settings as I raise the camera to my eye. I know how to do it fast and settings are in the viewfinder." This does work a lot of times, but I guarantee that if an eagle is snagging a prairie dog, you'll be in a hurry.

[M_Six]

The +/- EV setting is the one that always bites me in the butt. I always seem to forget to set it on the + side for BIF shots.

[inChargeOfIT]

I am loving the dynamic range on my Nikon D610! This was shot hand-held from a balcony in Iceland. No LightRoom/Photoshop editing and no in-camera processing (neutral mode):
- 1/5 sec @ f 4.5
- ISO 800
- 14mm (Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24 f2.8G ED)



Click link for a (very large ~12MB jpeg):
dyn-range-d610-03232014001.jpg

[Itsed65]

^^^Iceland is a great place to use full frame goodness!

[Itsed65]

After yesterdays debacle, I decided (after some much needed household chores were completed) to go out to the same area and re-attack with a fresh perspective. Today I had the right settings and correct equipment, so had much better luck. That and some harriers cooperated by staying in the area for me.

Airborne Hunter by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Eyes On Me



Great Horned Owl keeps an eye on me.