Swampfrog's Oregon Photography Tour

[swampfrog]

Wow, amazing shots to catch the birds on the wing. What kind of settings did you use for those? And the seagull with the starfish... I've never heard of seagulls flying off with starfish, let alone eating them.

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.

[mtnbiker]

Wow, amazing shots to catch the birds on the wing. What kind of settings did you use for those? And the seagull with the starfish... I've never heard of seagulls flying off with starfish, let alone eating them.

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[mtnbiker]

Just don't stand below that cliff face.

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This nest was too far away for good images, but here's an inbound peregrine.

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[mtnbiker]

All very cool pictures. There's a guy at work who always wears bright neon sneakers. Now I know the look he's going for.

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First series from the next day, using the big lens at my local haunt, Ridgefield NWR.

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And for those that are gluttons for punishment, and had not already realized that you can click on any image and get to the entire collection, here's the link to all 1109 images (so far--and not all of which are shared here).

https://www.jpugmirephotography.com/Family/Vacations/Photography/OregonBirdsWildlifeLandscapes/n-HLxbdG/i-ZVFf4J8

I will continue to grow it and post selective images directly.

[swampfrog]

Last images that conclude the original 8 day tour. Have one day by myself with the 600mm at Ridgefield NWR + 1 extra day with the naturalist on a return trip to the Oregon Coast. Then a 4 day return to Eastern Oregon with a rented 100-400mm (couldn't spring for the big lens again).

[Jeff Lebowski]

Wow. Beautiful.

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