Posted by Nigel Blake on June 17, 2008 at 12:28 PM
I've had a couple more sessions with the Lapwing now, I wanted that worm's eye view that its prey might get prior to being pulled from the mud.. I got 9 truly stunning frames too, this is the ninth best, I'm 'sitting on' the others for obvious reasons!
I used a Tupperware sandwich box sunk into the ground to enable an even lower POV the bottom of the lens being just 3 mm from the water/mud, a video assist from the viewfinder to a small monitor (this enables me to use A/F and see the composition), and some other assorted items of remote equipment, EXIF as below, processed Breeze browser pro and CS3, uncropped.
I've also got Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Linnet and Corn Bunting wide angle over the last day or two!
2008:06:14 16:24:55
20-35mm @ 31mm
1/1000 sec, f/9
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 320
AF mode: One-shot AF
Drive: Continuous: frame 1
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
File size: 14.5MB
Image size: 4992 x 3328
Color matrix 4: Adobe RGB
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Contrast: -1
Sharpness level: 0
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 17: Expand AF activation area to 7 AF points
Fantastic, and goes to prove you dont need telephoto for birding. No nits, other than i feel it needs a little more on the left or the bird a bit to the right?
Blimey, i can only dream how the 8 'better' shots look Nigel,
Cracking stuff, and i would assume that the sky becomes an even more important element, compared to the usual angle of view..............and its nicely rendered in this shot, and makes a fine backdrop to boot!!
Many thanks to all.
My favourite one is now my desktop image!
And in answer to Alan, yes the sky takes on almost equal importance to the subject at this low level, and really makes or breaks the shot!
Craig, I need some more tupperware boxes now as I have a few other subjects to try this technique on, I see you are after a remote for your Nikon, so if this helps...Texas homecare have a good range of plastic containers, I took my camera in the shop to find the "keenest" fit, I got some very odd looks!
Great harmony of technology and previsualisation in effect which has delivery a great result. A very unsusal shot that could do with more contrast and some colour tweeking as well as some good sharpening to make it outstanding..
Fabulous shot, Nigel! I`ve enjoyed your other Lapwings, but this is the best so far. Just perfect!
Posted by eric weight on June 18, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Just rewards for your enterprise Nigel. the best you have posted yet. the sky really makes this shot. It must have been the hardest thing to get right.
Oooh thats been busy since I last looked, very many thanks to all.
I got some really spot-on size plastic food storage (watertight) containers in ASDA today at 68 pence each, they are made to measure fit on the 1Ds bodies, I'm after a shot in the pouring rain next!
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21 repliesI used a Tupperware sandwich box sunk into the ground to enable an even lower POV the bottom of the lens being just 3 mm from the water/mud, a video assist from the viewfinder to a small monitor (this enables me to use A/F and see the composition), and some other assorted items of remote equipment, EXIF as below, processed Breeze browser pro and CS3, uncropped.
I've also got Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Linnet and Corn Bunting wide angle over the last day or two!
2008:06:14 16:24:55
20-35mm @ 31mm
1/1000 sec, f/9
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 320
AF mode: One-shot AF
Drive: Continuous: frame 1
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
File size: 14.5MB
Image size: 4992 x 3328
Color matrix 4: Adobe RGB
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Contrast: -1
Sharpness level: 0
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 17: Expand AF activation area to 7 AF points
Congratulation to this idea.
It is a true alternation here.
Greetings,
Bertl
Enough said!!!
Are you holding tupperware parties!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Dave
Tim
Cracking stuff, and i would assume that the sky becomes an even more important element, compared to the usual angle of view..............and its nicely rendered in this shot, and makes a fine backdrop to boot!!
Alan
My favourite one is now my desktop image!
And in answer to Alan, yes the sky takes on almost equal importance to the subject at this low level, and really makes or breaks the shot!
Craig, I need some more tupperware boxes now as I have a few other subjects to try this technique on, I see you are after a remote for your Nikon, so if this helps...Texas homecare have a good range of plastic containers, I took my camera in the shop to find the "keenest" fit, I got some very odd looks!
Phil.
Very inspiring
Excellent stuff as always....
Tony
Well done.
Simon
I got some really spot-on size plastic food storage (watertight) containers in ASDA today at 68 pence each, they are made to measure fit on the 1Ds bodies, I'm after a shot in the pouring rain next!