RH Alberta
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Hey all!
Was just going through some photos I shot last year..sorta using the process as a diary of what subjects to start expecting, to be in and around our area, in the up and coming weeks and months. I thought this type of photo was unique to any of the other types of shots I've taken thus far in my young photography journey. It all started one day when I was out for a lengthy bicycle ride on our city pathways. I stopped for a break near a pond to have a quick bite and a drink. There happened to be Red-winged Blackbirds around so I had my camera ready if one were to perch somewhere close by. While enjoying my break from the ride, and waiting on R-W Blackbirds, I noticed a few dragonflies in fairly close proximity at the edge of the pond. So I thought I'd try and take a picture of one while it was in flight. I tried for about 10 minutes or so before giving up. They are small and fast, but do pause and hover every so often, so I thought it might be possible to get a clean shot. The trouble was that they paused just so briefly that by the time you got the camera there, and in focus, they were gone. Anyways, I thought I'd have to give that another try sometime and continued on with my day. A few days later I went out riding again with the plan to stop and try the 'dragonfly in flight' thing again as part of my outdoor experience that day. Again, I failed to get a nice (in focus) shot that I was happy with. The third time I went out and tried it I decided to change things up a bit, and switched over to manual focus. That was a bit of a learning curve for me as I've never done manual focus before. Plus, I found it quite challenging to hold the heavy rig steady for an extended period of time, comfortably, all while using the focus ring. Anyway, after about an hour or so I figured it out and started getting some nice shots I was happy with. Of coarse there's lots of room for improvement here, but not a bad start. So it was a good lesson for me..like they say..If at first you don't succeed..try, try again. Having a lot of fun with all these different types of learning experiences. Just thought I'd share that little one..hope I didn't boar ya lol.
I like dragonflies, their color, and that they eat annoying smaller things that fly. I later found out that dragonflies are Red-winged Blackbird food. Maybe a cool project for a future shot eh?? Red-winged Blackbird snagging a dragonfly mid air. Yeah that'd be cool. We'll see... lol
Dragonfly In Flight (Close Up)
Nikon D750, Nikkor 200-500mm, handheld, manual focus, slight crop to 5611 x 3156 (16 x 9)
1/3200 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 1800, 500mm
Rich
Was just going through some photos I shot last year..sorta using the process as a diary of what subjects to start expecting, to be in and around our area, in the up and coming weeks and months. I thought this type of photo was unique to any of the other types of shots I've taken thus far in my young photography journey. It all started one day when I was out for a lengthy bicycle ride on our city pathways. I stopped for a break near a pond to have a quick bite and a drink. There happened to be Red-winged Blackbirds around so I had my camera ready if one were to perch somewhere close by. While enjoying my break from the ride, and waiting on R-W Blackbirds, I noticed a few dragonflies in fairly close proximity at the edge of the pond. So I thought I'd try and take a picture of one while it was in flight. I tried for about 10 minutes or so before giving up. They are small and fast, but do pause and hover every so often, so I thought it might be possible to get a clean shot. The trouble was that they paused just so briefly that by the time you got the camera there, and in focus, they were gone. Anyways, I thought I'd have to give that another try sometime and continued on with my day. A few days later I went out riding again with the plan to stop and try the 'dragonfly in flight' thing again as part of my outdoor experience that day. Again, I failed to get a nice (in focus) shot that I was happy with. The third time I went out and tried it I decided to change things up a bit, and switched over to manual focus. That was a bit of a learning curve for me as I've never done manual focus before. Plus, I found it quite challenging to hold the heavy rig steady for an extended period of time, comfortably, all while using the focus ring. Anyway, after about an hour or so I figured it out and started getting some nice shots I was happy with. Of coarse there's lots of room for improvement here, but not a bad start. So it was a good lesson for me..like they say..If at first you don't succeed..try, try again. Having a lot of fun with all these different types of learning experiences. Just thought I'd share that little one..hope I didn't boar ya lol.
I like dragonflies, their color, and that they eat annoying smaller things that fly. I later found out that dragonflies are Red-winged Blackbird food. Maybe a cool project for a future shot eh?? Red-winged Blackbird snagging a dragonfly mid air. Yeah that'd be cool. We'll see... lol
Dragonfly In Flight (Close Up)
Nikon D750, Nikkor 200-500mm, handheld, manual focus, slight crop to 5611 x 3156 (16 x 9)
1/3200 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 1800, 500mm
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Rich
