Swampfrog's Oregon Photography Tour

[swampfrog]

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[swampfrog]

Is that connected to a stem, or just floating in midair?

Tried various compositions, that one ended up being my favorite, though I really wish I hadn't clipped the upper right of the bud. There was a bit of a breeze, so a bit of motion kept me from being able to be completely in control of the frame. Here's an alternate.

[Pelado]

Is that connected to a stem, or just floating in midair?

[swampfrog]

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Second 4 day trip. This one with a rented 100-400 f/4-f/5.6, not quite the reach of the 600 f/4, but a lot cheaper.

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[happyone]

Great as usual!

[mtnbiker]

That's quite a mouthful. And it's interesting that the bird is using a two-feet-together takeoff, not a running takeoff. Is that the bird equivalent of a swimmer doing the freestyle stroke vs the butterfly? Or did it grow up in Australia, watching kangaroos? ;-)

[swampfrog]

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[swampfrog]

Painted Hills shots were organic and beautiful. As I get older and older, I look at those pictures and think, "Am I the only one who thinks this is truly beautiful? Do others see this as background landscape?" We just barely learn how to appreciate the beauty of the earth and then we die.

A combination of age and some artistic exposure is my guess. I can even make the drive from Portland, OR to Rexburg, ID and no longer be just passing time in the areas I previously considered a wasteland. (Pretty much everything east of the Cascades.)

[Katy Lied]

Painted Hills shots were organic and beautiful. As I get older and older, I look at those pictures and think, "Am I the only one who thinks this is truly beautiful? Do others see this as background landscape?" We just barely learn how to appreciate the beauty of the earth and then we die.

[swampfrog]

[mtnbiker]

Likely 1/1600 or 1/2000 for the flying birds (you can click on any image and then click on the photo details icon). The naturalist said it was fairly common for gulls (they will eat about anything), but I was very happy with that shot when I captured it and it was sharp. I had the 2x converter on the 70-200 and it's not the most reliable combination for flying birds. Had decent contrasty light so I was willing to try it. Normally, I'll only shoot flight with the 1.4x attached, but it doesn't have enough reach in most cases.

Thanks. I forgot that you have them linked to your website.