Mar 16, 2010 | Wildlife Photography
Yeah, there are Fl Brown Pelicans there and how can you not focus in on them, they are just such characters!
[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/_BMP0756.swf, 469, 600 [/swf]
And you can’t just photograph any old pelican that happens to land in front of your lens. You have to be picky. You want to look for adult males in prime breeding plumage. That gets you the brown throat, yellow forehead and greenish tint to throat pouch. This is a great example of just that.
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And then you’ve gotta push it, go for the next step in working it. This afternoon, this is whata I came up with. I like!
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Photos captured by D3s, 500VR on Lexar UDMA digital film
Mar 16, 2010 | Wildlife Photography
Laughing Gulls weren’t the only thing taking to the airways. We had a great variety of birds, one of them were Royal Terns.
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One of the great things about the location we go to do our panning practice is the birds are flying nearly eyelevel with us while at the same time, giving us a really clean background. It’s the perfect set up.
[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/_BMP0655.swf, 585, 444 [/swf]
Sharon just got a 500VR lens (honest, it’s hers) and being the dutiful husband, I had to test the lens and break it in so she doesn’t get hurt by it. That’s because the 500VR is one sharp lens! I’ve used it for the Reno Air Races with killer results but after today, I’m thinking it might be my Sharon’s perfect flight lens.
[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/_BMP0653.swf, 585, 444 [/swf]
Photos captured by D3s, 500VR handheld on Lexar UDMA digital film
Mar 16, 2010 | Wildlife Photography
It was practice the basics day at Base Camp and nothing is more basic or essential then panning. And there is no better subject to practice on then gulls. In FL, one of my favorite gulls is purty common, the Laughing Gull. What makes this gull a favorite is the black head and red bill.
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There are two ingredients needed for successful flight photography (bird going without saying). Light and sun on you back. Well we had that and man, did it provide the results.
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And wanting to challenge myself, I went for shooting headshot flight shots. It was a challenge and I like the results. But I need to spend more time with this and perfect. Thank goodness there are gulls, best practice subject there is!
[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/_bmp0751.swf, 585, 444 [/swf]
Photos captured by D3s, 500VR handheld on Lexar UDMA digital film
Mar 15, 2010 | Wildlife Photography
Base Camp FL has started and I have to tell ya, it feels great to have the ooz of Tampa Bay between the toes and FL sun on the back. And with all of that, I’m back with friends.
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Yeah, Laughing Gulls, they make me laugh!. It’s breeding season so they look great and act so goofy. The challenge, finding the right light for that black and white, find that light in enough quantity to freeze the silliness in the frame and not drive yourself mad in the meantime. The wind didn’t help today, going the wrong direction to get flight stuff.
[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/_BMP2263.swf, 585, 444 [/swf]
Then there was this gift. Yeah, I’ve photographed the American Oystercatcher before here in FL, but it was always on the beach. This morning, had this individual on an actual bed of oysters! Now that’s cool. The time and tide were against us, but hope to find him there again this week. It was a great way to get back playing in the sun!
Photos captured by D3x, 600VR w/TC-17e on Lexar UDMA digital film
Mar 11, 2010 | Landscape Photography
The New Mexico Penitentiary, damn, what an amazing place! Joe has shot at this locale a ton, you can see his amazing images from here in both his great books. Well, we had it for a subject and backdrop for a great day of photography. The site of the worst prison riot in US history was an incredibly photographic rich locale. This photo of one of the cell blocks had bigtime dramatic light.
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And the room that you enter when first going into the cell block? If you were an inmate, I wouldn’t think it was all that inviting. But if you are a chaser of light, you couldn’t have had a bigger welcome. In order to get the mood, minus exp comp was required, two stops minus. I just love the light and color but the place itself, creepy!
[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/_bmp1981.swf, 585, 444 [/swf]
Photos captured by D3x, 24PCE / 24f1.4AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film
Mar 10, 2010 | Landscape Photography
Ah, back to the comfort zone and a DLWS specialty, killer light. In this case, the pending storm made the light dance providing me two cool versions of the same scene. The contrasty light made for a snappy B&W. No-brainer!
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The softer light made for the killer color image. Why do I think this? I like the snappy whites in my B&Ws and in this case, the church is pretty snappy taking the up through the frame. In the color, the subtle colors of the light, foreground, middleground and background blended so going to shades of gray wasn’t needed to bring out the drama. I guess that’s kinda my line in the sand, drama, between color or B&W.
[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/_bmp1758.swf, 585, 444 [/swf]
Photos captured by D3x, 24f1.4AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film
