Mythmaker's Nature Learning Journey...
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Mythmaker
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Actually, I don't think Tamron 150-600 can be balanced haha. I tried for 30 minutes, then gave up lol.
Mythmaker
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#33
Pin Tailed Whydah
Pin Tailed Whydah
This was actually quite shot some time ago, in late July (1 week after the excavators moved into Punggol Barat). Didn't wanted to process it as it lacks inspiration but I needed a photo for my personal bird catalogue (I'm trying to remember the name of the birds and learn more about them, so I did some cataloguing in my own MS word doc
). I know there are existing comprehensive ones on the net, but I felt the best and fastest way I might remember is process a photo that I shot, and type the name of the bird myself. So half asleep, I click around randomly in photoshop and it turns out what I actually needed was some Chinese calligraphy writings heh.
Can, its very easy, slide front and back till balanced and lock down, then mark the position.
Mythmaker
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The problem is, I slide all the way to the back and it's still not even close to balanced, the body is just too heavy :bsmilie:
And it being a zoom lens complicate matters further... because once it extends from 150mm to 600mm, the center of gravity changes... then not balanced again.
Mythmaker
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#37
Omar, the Last
The beginning of the end...
Omar, the Last
The beginning of the end...
I remember when I was little, my school brought us to the zoo. The white tigers, then new, were the highlights. Those were the days...
I wonder what would happen when the last white tiger, Omar, is gone. His life expectancy is almost up. Would the zoo bring in more white tigers, or would it be a new exhibit altogether...?
macVince
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The problem is, I slide all the way to the back and it's still not even close to balanced, the body is just too heavy :bsmilie:
And it being a zoom lens complicate matters further... because once it extends from 150mm to 600mm, the center of gravity changes... then not balanced again.
Perhaps if you use a longer plate in between the lens foot and tripod, say 5-6 inches, you should be able to balance it when extended to 600mm. Mine could. Naturally, when it is zoomed down towards 150mm, you would have to slide it to balance. I normally balance mine at 600mm to start with, and only tighten the gimbal knobs if zoomed between 400 & 600. Lower than that, I slide to balance. So far, I find that works for me.
The problem is, I slide all the way to the back and it's still not even close to balanced, the body is just too heavy :bsmilie:
And it being a zoom lens complicate matters further... because once it extends from 150mm to 600mm, the center of gravity changes... then not balanced again.
I see, maybe dont use battery grip? I take out all the battery grip when go shoobird.
#35
Little Heron
Feedback bro: I like the change of green tones to autuum bronze, but the Gods' rays look very fake. Can't fool people who know lighting. I think a more natural edit will works better. This pic is nice as it show the bird in its environment.
Mythmaker
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I tried with my 6" plate. It does balances, but it seems to be more unstable and less versatile with a longer plate.
What's the benefit of balancing by the way?
Hi!
I don't use grip at all.
Yah I completely agree the rays look very fake. Before I inserted the rays in, the picture looks quite empty and unbalanced on the right. So I recovered the contrast in that area and found out that there are actual rays there, just that it's not prominent and a complete recovery would take a toll on the picture. So I used the existing outline and just draw over the rays myself. Perhaps a more proper (and long winded) job can be done on it instead of using brushes...
Pardon for the lack of posting; quite busy these days with the preparations for my wedding next month and the spare time is usually spent debating on policies and politics :bsmilie:
Light Machinery
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A well balanced lens / camera on a gimbal mount will make it effortless to position & track any subject. The lens will remain at its last pointed position & it will not move away. Also the drag knobs will not need to be locked down firmly but adjusted to provide enough firm drag, I find it very much easier to re-position the lens & track mobile birds this way.
I also tried using large ball heads for bird shots, not ideal & disliked it very much as I need to unlock & lock every now & then when tracking birds. I switched back to using the gimbal head over the weekend.
I also tried using large ball heads for bird shots, not ideal & disliked it very much as I need to unlock & lock every now & then when tracking birds. I switched back to using the gimbal head over the weekend.
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macVince
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'Light Machinery' has replied on the benefits of balancing & I agree with him. My Sigma C could balance well with a 5.5" plate on a Jobu Jr 3 gimbal. It's nice to use on a large & stable tripod.
Congratulations on your forthcoming wedding. I presume you'll be taking less photos in future, especially bird photos which needs much time & effort.
Mythmaker
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'Light Machinery' has replied on the benefits of balancing & I agree with him. My Sigma C could balance well with a 5.5" plate on a Jobu Jr 3 gimbal. It's nice to use on a large & stable tripod.
Congratulations on your forthcoming wedding. I presume you'll be taking less photos in future, especially bird photos which needs much time & effort.
Thank you both for your comments!
Over the past month, Tamron had announced a longer tripod collar for the 150-600. I think that will finally enable me to balance the lens on the gimbal.
Birding isn't actually very time consuming, compared to other genres. So wildlife should be okay. Just came back from my minimoon, hopefully will resume posting shortly
Mythmaker
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#38
The Dive
The Dive
Went to Sungei Buloh over the weekend with a couple of friends (well, strangers at the start but friends at the end
). This is my second time going there... and this time, we went early in the morning. Interesting place! Spotted the crocodile and 3 different species of kingfishers (Common, Collared and Stork Billed). A pity all the birds are so far away, definitely out of range for a 960mm :/Hopefully, we'll be going back there soon!
P.S
If you had noticed, all my images in clubsnap are resized to 1280*xxx resolution for optimal viewing on a FHD monitor. However, in light of my ever lengthening workflow, I have decided to stop processing for 1280 resolution entirely and just focus on 2048 alone. Previously I always sharpened/denoised for both 1280 and 2048 individually and that takes alot of time doing the same work, just on different psd files. Since clubsnap is the only place where I still upload in 1280 resolution, I have decided to drop processing for 1280 completely.
As such from now on, including this image, all postings is a further resize from my sharpened 2048 output. As such, the final sharpness for the 1280 is slightly affected. It might look weird, it might be unnoticeable. I'll monitor and see how it goes. Oh yah, I have also decided to stop updating my landscape thread in Clubsnap, instead I'll be focusing on reviving my 500px account instead. In the near future, I might do so for this wildlife thread as well. But till then, I'll still post here, take in the criticism, and learn from everyone
Mythmaker
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#39
This is just a record shot, but I'm glad to announce that my Tamron 150-600mm can finally track properly after the firmware update!!! Well, almost. With VC on, there is still some blur but it had been drastically reduced. My servo shots with the VC off is still alot sharper.
I was initially disappointed when I review the servo shots on the 7D2 itself, because it was blurry when zoomed in. But it was pretty sharp when I zoom to 100% in photoshop. I think 7D2 need a LCD with higher PPI haha.
The 7D2's AI Servo tracking capability is pretty insane. As long as the initial point is correct, 90% of the tracking shots will be pretty sharp (even if the bird is flying toward me). I also took quite a few shots of kingfishers in flight (other than the one already posted) and they mostly turn out okay. I won't be posting them though as some insane crop is needed
P.S
No idea what bird is this
Turbonetics
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usually camera LCD shows photo sharper than computer.
if I have 10 shots that looks good on my camera, most of the time on my computer will be less keeper.
if I have 10 shots that looks good on my camera, most of the time on my computer will be less keeper.
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