*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #1

dcstep · 08-04-2011, 10:45 PM

Here's an osprey that's just fledged in the last couple of days. It's amazing how fast they "get their wings" once the finally leave the nest.

Canon 7D, EF 500mm and 1.4x TC hand held:

Fledgling Osprey by dcstep, on Flickr

Weebl · 08-04-2011, 10:57 PM

All I ever get to see are Red tails and Kites.

M_Six · 08-04-2011, 11:05 PM

Fooling around with high ISO again.This is my cheapo 55-250mm IS at f5.6, 1/10 sec handheld, ISO 12800, 200mm, and +2EV. Then PP'd to bring exposure back down and reduce the noise. Not bad for a cheap lens.

Weebl · 08-04-2011, 11:26 PM

EF-S 18-55 non IS plastic lens.
Hows this for cheap?
Cost $40 and $50 ( I bought two, one for me and one for my son in case I couldn't get a 17-55 2.8 for my trip)
F14 hand held.
Same photo as posted in the general photography thread.
I will go back in December when the light will be straight on.
You can make a turd shine.

UdubBadger · 08-04-2011, 11:52 PM

dolls creep the shit out of me

Icy J · 08-05-2011, 05:52 AM

M_Six · 08-05-2011, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Weebl

You can make a turd shine.

True, but at ISO 12800 it takes a lot of polish.

M_Six · 08-05-2011, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by UdubBadger

dolls creep the shit out of me

You'd hate our house. Wifey inherited dozens of them from her grandmother. We have them everywhere.

Chewy734 · 08-05-2011, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by UdubBadger

dolls creep the shit out of me

except Real Dolls, right badger?

UdubBadger · 08-05-2011, 09:21 AM

as long as they come with the standard 3 openings and will fit in my suitcase...

oneintheory · 08-05-2011, 09:45 AM

Jamie Rae by jsophoto, on Flickr

dcstep · 08-05-2011, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Weebl

All I ever get to see are Red tails and Kites.

I'll bet there are osprey within 50-miles of you, but I couldn't tell you where. Driving over to Half Moon Bay I saw some likely looking water and trees. The "birders" will generally pen point interesting bird locations on their web sites.

Dave

Weebl · 08-05-2011, 10:15 AM

Up in the Marin headlands at the Golden Gate bridge we have Hawk Hill. They love the updrafts there.

Dave, any idea of who this is? "You are standing on my mouse"

adrean8j · 08-05-2011, 03:54 PM

So I think I will get back to contributing. Tone-mapped water fountain:

Watefountain by Adrean8j, on Flickr

dcstep · 08-05-2011, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Weebl

Up in the Marin headlands at the Golden Gate bridge we have Hawk Hill. They love the updrafts there.

Dave, any idea of who this is? "You are standing on my mouse"

I'm guessing Northern Harrier male. If you've got some other shots that show the back, then look for a white "rump" at the base of the tail, for 100% confirmation.

Nice shot. These are hard because of the back light and you typically need +1EV to properly expose the underside. That'll blow out the sky, but you'll have much better feather detail.

Dave

Weebl · 08-05-2011, 04:53 PM

Adrean, that doesn't look like any I've ever seen but I don't get around very much. Nice.

Dave. You are the man!

TL · 08-05-2011, 05:15 PM

so many good photos posted

here's another one from my NYC trip

Manhattan Bridge Sunset by GQjai, on Flickr

Chewy734 · 08-05-2011, 05:28 PM

don't you live a stone throws away from NYC Tim?

TL · 08-05-2011, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

don't you live a stone throws away from NYC Tim?

If Boston is consider a stone throw away, then yea I do

adrean8j · 08-05-2011, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Weebl

Adrean, that doesn't look like any I've ever seen but I don't get around very much. Nice.

Dave. You are the man!

It is an old style water fountain connected to the old water tower in Mannheim, Germany. Still usable and older than any of us

Chewy734 · 08-05-2011, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TL

If Boston is consider a stone throw away, then yea I do

Well, it just seems like you shoot a lot of NYC bridges... so naturally I thought that.

dcstep · 08-05-2011, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Weebl

Dave. You are the man!

We call the male harrier "The Grey Ghost" because they're so hard to find and shoot. I still don't have a good one even though I see female harriers almost every week. Catching them riding wind currents is your best bet, like you did.

Here's one of my best harrier shots, a juvenile hunting in the snow:

Northern harrier juvenile by dcstep, on Flickr

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