Posted by Jeroen Stel on February 15, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Hi Guys,
Had planned to go to Belgium today to get some shots of Short-eared Owls, but unfortunately that trip got cancelled...
So trying to make the best of things i went to my favourite nature reserve just around the corner of my home and searched for some Snipes wich i had seen earlier this month. The funny thing is that their camouflage is so darn good that they can not be seen with just your eyes and you need a big lens just to spot them. So when i was taking these pictures there where some people looking at me as if i was crazy taking pictures of these dry reed-stems....
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: F 13
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 500
Lens: Canon 600mm F4 + 2x TC
Focal length:1560 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod and Wimberley Sidekick
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Lab-Sharpening
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Good things come to those who wait...
Golden rule in Nature & Wildlife Photography
www.jeroenstel.com
Posted by Tim Taylor on February 16, 2008 at 2:39 AM
I know what you mean about spotting snipe and this demonstrates the point very well. Even the long straight beak plays a part in the camo here.
Posted by Tim Munsey on February 16, 2008 at 4:28 AM
Nice one, shows the bird well in its environmental setting.
Tim
Posted by Paul Inglis on February 16, 2008 at 5:02 AM
Hi Jeroen,
Very interesting capture this. Lovely light on the bird.
The way you captured it in the environment is great - like the foreground.
Nice environmental image Jeroen, shows how hard they can be to spot... I do feel that it looks a tad contrasty though... I know you have mentioned before that you are Mac based and the difference in the displays... but that really is not true these days... Mac screens should be calibrated and profiled exactly the same as PC screens...
All the best
Posted by Andy Shepherd on February 16, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Hi Jeroen , super image
Regards
Andy...
Posted by eric weight on February 18, 2008 at 4:18 PM
Such a hard bird to get a decent picture of.
Nice one. Eric
Discussion
6 repliesHad planned to go to Belgium today to get some shots of Short-eared Owls, but unfortunately that trip got cancelled...
So trying to make the best of things i went to my favourite nature reserve just around the corner of my home and searched for some Snipes wich i had seen earlier this month. The funny thing is that their camouflage is so darn good that they can not be seen with just your eyes and you need a big lens just to spot them. So when i was taking these pictures there where some people looking at me as if i was crazy taking pictures of these dry reed-stems....
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: F 13
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 500
Lens: Canon 600mm F4 + 2x TC
Focal length:1560 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod and Wimberley Sidekick
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Lab-Sharpening
----------------------------------------------------------------
Good things come to those who wait...
Golden rule in Nature & Wildlife Photography
www.jeroenstel.com
Tim
Very interesting capture this. Lovely light on the bird.
The way you captured it in the environment is great - like the foreground.
All the best
Hi Jeroen , super image
Regards
Andy...
Nice one.