[Nikonzen] - APAW 2015 Challenge Myself

[Nikonzen]

#15. BIF again. I still suck. haha Walked up on this guy today didn't see him. He flew the roost. I pointed and shot and hoped for something. Single point AF probably not best for this type of thing. f4 probably not good either. LOL Cropped and processed here. :embrass: I am trying to work toward a decent BIF.

The bird is what we call a blue crane...a huge bird...I believe that is incorrect. I think they are maybe Blue Herons.

 

[Nikonzen]

I practiced my wild flower and undomesticated bee painting today too. lol

 

[hjbyeo]

I practiced my wild flower and undomesticated bee painting today too. lol

This is great!

Hey, no new updates?!

 

[Nikonzen]

Yes unfortunately I have sort of lost this thread...maybe I can try to salvage it.

Next challenge...blood moon full eclipse shots...looks like I may not have to worry about this happening again for like 14K years....LOL

A tripod would probably help immeasurably here...

This is what the Moon looked like here last night for awhile...tonight it is bright white...

 

[pinholecam]

Yes unfortunately I have sort of lost this thread...maybe I can try to salvage it.

Next challenge...blood moon full eclipse shots...looks like I may not have to worry about this happening again for like 14K years....LOL

A tripod would probably help immeasurably here...

This is what the Moon looked like here last night for awhile...tonight it is bright white...

Cool shot!

 

[Nikonzen]

Thanks JK!

Quick and dirty throw it up deal. Each little sliver is a snap. Each one cut and pasted onto a bucket fill space. The first two on the left made with 85/1.8 Then I thought well heck I'm shooting stopped down at something far away anyways so I put on the 135/3.5 (been watching the threads lately where this focal length has been popping up ) and made the rest. I had to open the last couple up a little as I recall. It was really much more majestic than what my snaps depict. I don't know crap about shooting in the dark or at the heavenly domain universe sky whatever.

All about the glass sir...been using that 135 a lot here lately...Sonnar!

 

[keithwee]

I practiced my wild flower and undomesticated bee painting today too. lol

nice shot bro Its never easy shooting insects, especially fast random moving ones.

 

[Nikonzen]

nice shot bro Its never easy shooting insects, especially fast random moving ones.

Just beginner's luck sir...hahaha

The bee did render very nicely though. 35-70/2.8 with macro feature...manually focused

Did you catch the little larvae or whatever they are eating the flower?

 

[Nikonzen]

Oh boy this thread is neglected. There is so much to improve upon...

I think I discovered who lives under the bridge...

 

[Nikonzen]

Week ???

Another macro from 35-70 AFD...this one a run and grab the camera and make a snap of the pretty bug from the hip. Vivid bug in Vivid Mode.

Lessons learned...

Slow down and think about what you are doing. In this case I was thinking more about just composition wanting to give the bug some frame to walk into plus I was looking at it's eyes for focus instead of the big picture...so I missed DOF

Onboard flash and iridescent insect in harsh high noon is probably not a good idea.

 

[keithwee]

nice !