Jim Fenton
12-22-2009, 04:51 PM
This little beauty and I are becoming buddies as there appears to be nothing else in the area to photograph so far this fall. No snowy owls, no short eared owls, no rough legged hawks, harriers, eagles, you name it...I have never seen it this barren.
The few times I've been here when the bird is visible, it's either stark sunrise and it's eyes are closed or it's late in the day with the sun behind the tree...and it's eyes are still closed.
At least I got to see it yawn today :)
There is one tiny spot between some branches within which I can get a clean view. No way that I can figure out to use any flash so I'll live with what I can get out of the D300s for higher ISO.
Iwould have like further DOF, but I was aleready pushing it shooting at 1/50 and F8
Yes, the angle is steep but it's the best I can get.
Lastlly...I had to save this at a quality of 36 to meet the size requirements?
Nikon D300s, 500 VR, TC14EII, ISO 1600, F8, 1/50 (beanbag) VR on, CW metering at -.3 EV
The few times I've been here when the bird is visible, it's either stark sunrise and it's eyes are closed or it's late in the day with the sun behind the tree...and it's eyes are still closed.
At least I got to see it yawn today :)
There is one tiny spot between some branches within which I can get a clean view. No way that I can figure out to use any flash so I'll live with what I can get out of the D300s for higher ISO.
Iwould have like further DOF, but I was aleready pushing it shooting at 1/50 and F8
Yes, the angle is steep but it's the best I can get.
Lastlly...I had to save this at a quality of 36 to meet the size requirements?
Nikon D300s, 500 VR, TC14EII, ISO 1600, F8, 1/50 (beanbag) VR on, CW metering at -.3 EV