Arthur Morris
01-20-2020, 09:22 AM
This image was created on January 15, 2020 at La Jolla, CA. I used the hand held Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS lens (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1485540-REG/sony_sel200600g_fe_200_600mm_f_5_6_6_3_g.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/SO200600G/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xSO200600G) (at 332mm) with the blazingly fast AF King, the Sony Alpha a9 II Mirrorless Digital camera body. (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1509600-REG/sony_ilce9m2_b_alpha_a9_ii_mirrorless.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/SOA92/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xSOA92)ISO 3200. Exposure determined by Zebras: 1/500 sec. at f/7.1 in Manual mode. AWB at 8:12am on a cloudy morning. Zone Continuous/tracking (C) AF worked perfectly here.
I’ve seen these spectacular greetings dozens of times. And failed dozens of times; why?
1- I did not have enough reach.
2- I had a fixed focal length lens in my hands and could not frame the image properly.
3- The were numerous extraneous gulls, cormorants, and pelicans either in the way or ruining the backgrounds.
4- There were one or more poor head angles.
With the SONY 2-6 and a bit of luck on my side, I was able to overcome the odds against success. And the lightning-fast initial focusing acquisition of the SONY a9 II did not hurt either …
To see more San Diego images created with the 2-6, check out the blog post here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2020/01/20/if-ever-a-lens-was-made-for-a-location-miracle-image-brown-pelican-greeting-the-holy-grail-of-pacific-race-brown-pelican-photography-zooming-out-for-flight-and-the-classic-breeding-plumage-b/comment-page-1/#comment-1777606).
with love, artie
Learn about joining me in Homer, AK for Bald Eagles here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2020/01/09/the-top-24-list-two-dozen-reasons-to-join-me-on-one-or-both-of-the-greatest-ever-bald-eagle-experience-ipts/).
See the free Eagle Photogrprahy Lessons video here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2020/01/20/if-ever-a-lens-was-made-for-a-location-miracle-image-brown-pelican-greeting-the-holy-grail-of-pacific-race-brown-pelican-photography-zooming-out-for-flight-and-the-classic-breeding-plumage-b/).
I’ve seen these spectacular greetings dozens of times. And failed dozens of times; why?
1- I did not have enough reach.
2- I had a fixed focal length lens in my hands and could not frame the image properly.
3- The were numerous extraneous gulls, cormorants, and pelicans either in the way or ruining the backgrounds.
4- There were one or more poor head angles.
With the SONY 2-6 and a bit of luck on my side, I was able to overcome the odds against success. And the lightning-fast initial focusing acquisition of the SONY a9 II did not hurt either …
To see more San Diego images created with the 2-6, check out the blog post here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2020/01/20/if-ever-a-lens-was-made-for-a-location-miracle-image-brown-pelican-greeting-the-holy-grail-of-pacific-race-brown-pelican-photography-zooming-out-for-flight-and-the-classic-breeding-plumage-b/comment-page-1/#comment-1777606).
with love, artie
Learn about joining me in Homer, AK for Bald Eagles here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2020/01/09/the-top-24-list-two-dozen-reasons-to-join-me-on-one-or-both-of-the-greatest-ever-bald-eagle-experience-ipts/).
See the free Eagle Photogrprahy Lessons video here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2020/01/20/if-ever-a-lens-was-made-for-a-location-miracle-image-brown-pelican-greeting-the-holy-grail-of-pacific-race-brown-pelican-photography-zooming-out-for-flight-and-the-classic-breeding-plumage-b/).