Landing Practice

Gallery: AvianPosted August 23, 2012274 views9 comments

The second of the nearby juvie kites pair.
Great fun watching these two - confident fliers, but still very awkward landings

D800
500mm
Subject dist: 50m
1/1000 sec, f/11
Mode: Tv
Metering: Spot
ISO: 800
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
A very large crop - can't get away with any more, so please no comments about a tighter crop! I wish!

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 23, 2012 at 2:55 PM

For those who have asked "HOW big a crop??" , here is the original of another shot in this landing series:
The D800 is amazing.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 23, 2012 at 3:26 PM

Sandy, I think you should consider keeping this small in the frame...

Seriously, I am having camera envy! 152 feet away, and still an acceptable level of detail.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Verdon on August 23, 2012 at 5:11 PM

another sweet shot Sandy with nicely managed whites, never had a chance to photograph kites, looks like lot of fun, thank you for sharing

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on August 23, 2012 at 6:08 PM

Very nice Sandy. I like the contrast with the blue sky. Wow it's nice to have all those extra pixels.

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on August 23, 2012 at 7:10 PM

If you look at the last shot I posted, that is almost full frame. So you are probably about the same distance. Nice, Sandy. I would dial in a little minus EV to control the whites, but looks like you did pretty well here. I also notice the difference between shooting with the 1.4x tc or without, that the shots are sharper without. I also tried 1.7x and 2x, but always better without anything.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on August 23, 2012 at 7:28 PM

Great way to show the crop Sandy. Another nice image. Is this one all by itself or are there other fledges in the area? It was a great year for kites, wasn't it?

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on August 23, 2012 at 7:51 PM

Great shot Sandy. Excellent detail for such a large crop. I do not see any noise at ISO 800
May

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 23, 2012 at 10:32 PM

Sweet, Sandy. Great pose and nice and sharp. The curved branch makes for a nice composition.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on August 25, 2012 at 9:31 AM

Great shots. You and the 800 are becoming quite a pair.

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