Posted by Danny Green on February 23, 2010 at 1:36 PM
This was my favourite image from a recent trip to Norway, it can be difficult at this time of the year because the weather can be hard but I was blessed with some beautiful weather which really helps when trying to get these guys in flight.
Canon 1D MK 11, 500mm Lens, F4, ISO 200
Danny
Posted by Andy Astbury on February 23, 2010 at 1:47 PM
Behave yourself - you are blessed all the bl**dy time
A lot harder to do than most folk will appreciate.
The sun always shines on the righteous
Posted by Lewis Thomson on February 23, 2010 at 2:06 PM
Hi Danny,
Cracking shot as ever! Great series on your blog too, love the one on prey staring straight at you.
A cracking capture but perhaps a bit tight in the frame.
Posted by Paul King on February 23, 2010 at 5:41 PM
A difficult shot well mastered
Posted by Ian Haskell on February 23, 2010 at 5:50 PM
All from a camera that is six years old and without the modern functionality of the higher ISO cameras.
Great shot.
Ian
Posted by Danny Green on February 23, 2010 at 5:56 PM
Hello Robert
I am caught in between at the moment as my last post was too small
It is difficult with these because you are in a hide and really you need a 500mm to get most of the images but when they take flight with that 8 foot wing span it is so hard not to clip the wings. Really I need a Nikon with 200-400mm but alas I just don't make the money in this game to just switch over
Hello Ian yes my 1d Mk11 has been a fantastic camera and I will miss it when it has gone because it won't last forever, I have always banged on about high ISO's and I must say it again I think with my kit I have proved you don't really need it. They did a rule change in this years WPOTY comp and to my mind I think it is a crazy one because all though this camera is only 8mg I would say I get better files that produce well in print than most modern cameras when you shoot at high ISO, they had problems producing images for the book and exhibition because they were taken using high ISO's not lower mg cameras, someone will argue this case I am sure but I look at my stuff and it is as good if not better than anyone elses that is being produced on the more modern cameras, a rant from someone who is skint
Danny
Posted by Major Gilbert on February 23, 2010 at 6:17 PM
Great capture of a majestic bird Danny and what a privelage to be so close.
Its interesting the bit about ISO's as originally Itried to shoot everything as low as possible.
As a photographer that only has the privelage to shoot sometimes only at weekends the use of higher numbers has enabled me to get images within that allotted time that otherwise I may have not got. When you are a pro with much more time you can aim towards that low ISO with much more freedom in my opinion. So it was a welcome when Nikon started to churn out low noise levels that it has done so well at. I did find that trying to shoot low gave me a much smaller percentage of sharp images than I can get now.
Major.
Posted by Liam Pauling on February 23, 2010 at 6:18 PM
Great shot Danny, background suits it well.
liam
Posted by Andy Snape on February 23, 2010 at 6:47 PM
Great stuff Danny, that's a lovely image of a fantastic bird,
Posted by Cliff Young on February 24, 2010 at 3:32 AM
All been said - lovely shot!
Posted by John Chapman on February 24, 2010 at 4:10 AM
Hi Danny, great shot of a spectacular bird.
Posted by David Sewell on February 24, 2010 at 5:27 AM
Great shot, Danny. It isn't that many years since 200iso would have been thought of as high speed, at least in colour. I guess this shot just proves it is the skill of the photographer that matters.
Decent, solid, it's alright I suppose! It's difficult for me to comment as I've never been to this location and have no idea how difficult it is to get an 8 foot bird sharp as it drifts slowly down to a specific spot where you know it's going to land! Not very I guess but well done for producing this mediocre image of a massive, slow moving bird slap bang in the middle of the frame. Only joking mate, it's actually not bad
As someone who does a lot of BIF photography, I know how hard it is to avoid the focus catching on the near wingtip and thus throwing the bird's body, head an eye OOF, all of which is exacerbated when you're shooting wide open and full in the frame, as here. So, well done for executing a difficult shot and coming up with the goods.
What was the shutter speed, Danny?
Posted by Paul Hobson on February 25, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Discussion
23 repliesCanon 1D MK 11, 500mm Lens, F4, ISO 200
Danny
A lot harder to do than most folk will appreciate.
The sun always shines on the righteous
Hi Danny,
Cracking shot as ever! Great series on your blog too, love the one on prey staring straight at you.
Cheers,
Lewis.
Steve
I've come to the conclusion that your iso button is broken!!!
Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
PS Had a look on your new website. The layout and presentation are great, up to the standard of your images.
Regards,
Paul Rosser.
SOD.
Great shot.
Ian
I am caught in between at the moment as my last post was too small
It is difficult with these because you are in a hide and really you need a 500mm to get most of the images but when they take flight with that 8 foot wing span it is so hard not to clip the wings. Really I need a Nikon with 200-400mm but alas I just don't make the money in this game to just switch over
Hello Ian yes my 1d Mk11 has been a fantastic camera and I will miss it when it has gone because it won't last forever, I have always banged on about high ISO's and I must say it again I think with my kit I have proved you don't really need it. They did a rule change in this years WPOTY comp and to my mind I think it is a crazy one because all though this camera is only 8mg I would say I get better files that produce well in print than most modern cameras when you shoot at high ISO, they had problems producing images for the book and exhibition because they were taken using high ISO's not lower mg cameras, someone will argue this case I am sure but I look at my stuff and it is as good if not better than anyone elses that is being produced on the more modern cameras, a rant from someone who is skint
Danny
Its interesting the bit about ISO's as originally Itried to shoot everything as low as possible.
As a photographer that only has the privelage to shoot sometimes only at weekends the use of higher numbers has enabled me to get images within that allotted time that otherwise I may have not got. When you are a pro with much more time you can aim towards that low ISO with much more freedom in my opinion. So it was a welcome when Nikon started to churn out low noise levels that it has done so well at. I did find that trying to shoot low gave me a much smaller percentage of sharp images than I can get now.
Major.
liam
David
Decent, solid, it's alright I suppose! It's difficult for me to comment as I've never been to this location and have no idea how difficult it is to get an 8 foot bird sharp as it drifts slowly down to a specific spot where you know it's going to land! Not very I guess but well done for producing this mediocre image of a massive, slow moving bird slap bang in the middle of the frame. Only joking mate, it's actually not bad
Welsh t..t!
What was the shutter speed, Danny?
Paul