Something to do while waiting for Ospreys as the
Martins live in the piles where the Ospreys nest.
D500, 500mm (300 f2.8 w/ 1.7), f4.8, 1/4000, iso900 martin11.jpg
Brian, big crop, too big really.
Here is Raw. Underexposed. Should have been at 1/5000,
not sure why I wasn't, I tried to be and thought I was.
Shooting Martins is a lot of fun.
Brian, big crop, too big really.
Here is Raw. Underexposed. Should have been at 1/5000,
not sure why I wasn't, I tried to be and thought I was.
Shooting Martins is a lot of fun.
Thank you for sharing.
So you might have gone 1/5000 and maybe Ev +2/3 or +1 at the same ISO?
"So you might have gone 1/5000 and maybe Ev +2/3 or +1 at the same ISO?"
I would have just been at 1/5000, Probably would not have adjusted.
I was in pretty good light as you can see from catchlight.
I shoot into beautiful green BG, I am not sure why these are underexposed.
Next time I will bump up iso. You can't shoot any slower. I tried a bunch at 1/3200, not
fast enough. I was lucky at 1/4000.
They are fast, I was prefocusing on the pile where they flew
out of. Just shoot fast and hope for best.
My 300 f2.8 lens picks thing up, even with extender.
I also shot with my 500pf, could get some, but not as many keepers.
I get lots of sharp ones, but crazy poses.
Ha! I had not seen this Purple Martin before I posted my group-shot of them. Anyhow, it works well, big crop or not. Man, that white streak below the bird is bad luck.