Fabs Forns
03-10-2010, 08:12 PM
Well, my flash gave up the ghost right before traveling for the workshop. No big deal, I'm not that fond of it and I figured I'd survive.
So the first morning at East beach, we have those beautiful colors and the guys with flash are doing great flights with the orange sky and I'm bored to death. So I got to think, there's got to be at least a hundred pictures here, all I have to do is find one. Then he flies in, little and lost into that magnificent backdrop, with his recognizable shape and there was my picture! Those are the moments I live for. For me, nature photography is about looking at a bird's soul through his eyes, to feel the strength and freedom of his wings, the look of love in a pair that's nesting, a shy eye looking at me behind and out of focus bush. It's about color, movement, mood and beauty. Look for those things, expose them correctly and the rest will fall into place.
Desoto's East Beach with iconic bridge.
1d4, 100-400L @ 100mm
f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 1250
hand held
So the first morning at East beach, we have those beautiful colors and the guys with flash are doing great flights with the orange sky and I'm bored to death. So I got to think, there's got to be at least a hundred pictures here, all I have to do is find one. Then he flies in, little and lost into that magnificent backdrop, with his recognizable shape and there was my picture! Those are the moments I live for. For me, nature photography is about looking at a bird's soul through his eyes, to feel the strength and freedom of his wings, the look of love in a pair that's nesting, a shy eye looking at me behind and out of focus bush. It's about color, movement, mood and beauty. Look for those things, expose them correctly and the rest will fall into place.
Desoto's East Beach with iconic bridge.
1d4, 100-400L @ 100mm
f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 1250
hand held