Photography Thread

Jorts show everyone your birds

 

Nice pictures !

I am a volunteer event photographer at the National World War I museum. We have several of us that have done event photography.

That said, I did an event back in January 18th. It was A.A. Milne's birthday and we had all kinds of Winnie the Pooh things going on.

Here is one picture I took:

 

All my best pictures are of my dick, and I think there's a rule about that.

 

Must be a water bottle nearby?

 

What equipment are you using?
I shoot a lot for my work, mostly sports, but that equipment is larger/heavier than I want to carry on a hike.
I mostly use my phone for recreational stuff and am generally pleased with results, but it obviously can't do things like wildlife or zoom in well.
I've looked at buying some of the superzoom/bridge models, but have not pulled the trigger on anything.

 

I’ve looked for something recent that’s not a picture of a person I care about and I’m not gonna post that on a board full of psychos.

 

Took these a couple months ago, loaded 35mm into a medium format body

 

Absolutely love Macro, but haven’t spent enough time honing my skills

 

This dude didn’t want his picture taken

 

The 105mm is a lot of fun but weighs a ton

 

I’ll stop now

 

This was during the No Kings movement and I just thought "how brave"

 

All Nikon S glass is heavy AF… will make a point of bringing it with going forward

 

Mines F mount, so ~27 oz

 

Big glass for a D3200, awesome lens

 

It’s a pro level lens. Camera body won’t hold you back as you learn.

I learned a lot by switching from zoom to prime lenses (35mm 1.8 dx is about a 50mm). Helped with low light and perspective/framing. Start shoot with either shutter or aperture priority instead of auto.

also if you want to nerd out, a Stanford prof uploaded his photography course to YouTube for free.

 

Agree with all this & would only add - Best practice is simply taking a million pics. That course is a great find - sharing it with the wife, as she's now joining me in the hobby

 

Add on point, certainly don’t have to go full frame but if you can afford it, stick to FX lenses

 

Love the eagle... have them around here & often I'm just pleased to get them on frame, as they are generally high up in a tree

Spoiler: Bald Eagle

Birds in flight are pretty damn tough, especially with 3200's AF - that was a solid take.

Spoiler: Redtail Hawk

 

*iphone x

 

Vincent Vega?

 

I have no idea who he was but he had tremendous sideburn action

 

What’s your itinerary in Alaska?

 

Finally someone dressed properly for boarding a plane

 

Here is some of my gear:

Nikon Df (this is a full frame DSLR)

Most used lenses:
35mm f/1.4 AIS
20-35 f/2.8 D AF
28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-D

Please Note: Your best camera is the one you have with you. I have an iPhone that I carry most all the time. While I prefer the Nikon Df, the iPhone is not to bad.

Here is another picture:



This is Hedy Lamarr's 1958 Cadillac which is displayed at the Museum of American Speed, Lincoln, NE.

 

Lol baggy cuffed pants, fantastic look for the bit

 

Some of my favorites I've taken

 

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Pigeon guillemots are such cool little birds

 

For work I use mostly use a Nikon z8 with and a Nikon D500 as a secondary. 70-200, 2.8 and 24-70, 2.8 lenses.

I like to go hiking, and don't really want to carry that much extra weight five miles down the trail or up a mountain when my phone can get the job done the vast majority of the time. But sometimes I would like the ability to zoom in, and better shutter speed to shoot wildlife.

Has anyone tried some of the better point and shoot cameras out there? I've thought about getting something like the Nikon P950, but I'd be willing to try any brand.
I like the idea of not carrying multiple lenses. I know these can solve my zoom problem, but will they be good enough to shoot a bear, or elk, or seal? I very rarely bother with birds in flight, so that's not a big concern.

 

I swear by my P950. It is great, especially for hikes when you don't want to lug stuff around. You can get some great photos with it. Since all of us bird dudes are migrating to this thread, here's some P950 stuff I've shot.

Spoiler

 

Well if you can get that photo of a hummingbird with the p950 then I might be sold on it.
That was my big concern, it not being able to focus on and capture something moving.

 

Guess it depends on what’s too big and heavy but with that D500, you could snag a 70-300 af-p. 24oz but 105-450mm equivalent