Posted by Nigel Blake on February 1, 2009 at 7:42 PM
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres photographed in Norfolk, using self-built remote control set-up and viewfinder attached TV datalink to a 3 inch LCD monitor on a 1DsMkII with 20-35mm lens.
RAW conversion DPP; levels, horizon straightened (and slight crop as a result) plus sharpening etc, as well as a stray wingtip cloned from edge of frame in CS3
2009:01:29 14:21:43
20-35mm @ 32mm EOS 1DsMkII
1/400 sec, f/10
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 250
AF mode: One-shot AF
Drive: Continuous
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
File size: 14.2MB
Image size: 4992 x 3328
Color matrix 4: Adobe RGB
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Contrast: 0
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
Default settings
Posted by Ian Haskell on February 1, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Nice on Nigel I did wonder how long it would be until I saw a shot like this from Norfolk after seeing similar shots based on wagtails on your blog. Yes I think this is very good and different - nice to see.
Works really well, adapting your equipment to achieve the image you visualised, or near to it, has paid dividends here. Really excellent and different.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on February 2, 2009 at 3:37 AM
Certainly a very different take on your average Turnstone shot Nigel and a very interesting style too, like it.
Posted by Ben Micklem on February 2, 2009 at 5:23 AM
Really, really good- the gulls add a lot to the image. Must have taken some time to set this up and wait for the right moment, but it was worth it!
Posted by David Sewell on February 2, 2009 at 5:51 AM
A lot of time and effort must have gone into this. The result is worth it, unusual and great capture.
David
Posted by Nigel Blake on February 2, 2009 at 6:09 AM
Where this was taken (as many who go there will know) the birds are very accustomed to people, so it did not take very long really, however as with all remote shooting I took a lot of duds to get just a handful of well framed shots.
My bigger concern was having a time slot on site when there was few (if any) other people there as I am keen to keep the kit used under wraps, as I think it will be marketable and might make quite a few "Canon vouchers" for me in the future!
I like this. The positioning of the gulls really makes this stand out. At the risk of upsetting the purists among us I might even be tempted to clone out the in flight Turnstone.
Robert
Posted by Billy Fairburn on February 2, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Discussion
15 repliesRAW conversion DPP; levels, horizon straightened (and slight crop as a result) plus sharpening etc, as well as a stray wingtip cloned from edge of frame in CS3
2009:01:29 14:21:43
20-35mm @ 32mm EOS 1DsMkII
1/400 sec, f/10
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 250
AF mode: One-shot AF
Drive: Continuous
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
File size: 14.2MB
Image size: 4992 x 3328
Color matrix 4: Adobe RGB
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Contrast: 0
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
Default settings
Ian
Andy...
David
My bigger concern was having a time slot on site when there was few (if any) other people there as I am keen to keep the kit used under wraps, as I think it will be marketable and might make quite a few "Canon vouchers" for me in the future!
Robert
Look forward to more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??
Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Great to see you!
Dave
Danny