mocha123
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Hi Rocket,
Good to see your still capturing Herons, I'm still waiting for mine to return.
Good to see your still capturing Herons, I'm still waiting for mine to return.
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Show Your Snaps...February 10, 2020
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mocha123
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Hi Digirame,
Great that you got blue skies and the temps. don't appear to bad either as some are walking without a jacket. Nice set!!!
Great that you got blue skies and the temps. don't appear to bad either as some are walking without a jacket. Nice set!!!
benjilafouine
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View from the top of the garage. Still clearing snow. Lake cannot be seen from that point of view because my land going to the lake is hidden by the trees on left side of my parking road.
View from top of garage.
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There is always something to shoot/snap, you just have to know how to do it and have the right gear.
Benji
View from top of garage.
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Regards
There is always something to shoot/snap, you just have to know how to do it and have the right gear.
Benji
cdmazoff
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Dang.. shooting at 1.67 and moisture. But.. hey.. your kingfishers are really nice...
cdmazoff
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La neige me manque!!!!! hahahahhaahahhaaha!
benjilafouine
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Yeah right! I am looking at all your pictures and I am amazed at the difference of climate between the east and west coasts of Canada.
cdmazoff
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The weather may be better but the culture out here stinks.. There is none to speak of.
cdmazoff
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My birding buddy and photography teacher up here just upgraded. I don't know how to share his post of a Scoter with a clam that is on his Instagram page.. I tried and can share that link here as an image.
At any rate if you go to his Instagram page
https://www.instagram.com/robbybobfraser/?hl=en
and look at the third image (well you can look at them all, they are wonderful).. you will see the scoter. You can also try this link for another great shot of Scoter with clam.
He used a Sony A7R4 with a Sony 600mm f4 and 2x teleconvertor. He used the crop factor on the camera. He basically shot this at 1800mm. He used a gimbal on a tripod.
My scoters were shot at 890mm an on a monopod. They are at the end of my physical limit. I am very pleased with them.
It is very good to know your limitations so you can work within them.
Shooting with Robert Fraser is always a blast. We get to talk about settings and etc. and have great discussions.
At any rate if you go to his Instagram page
https://www.instagram.com/robbybobfraser/?hl=en
and look at the third image (well you can look at them all, they are wonderful).. you will see the scoter. You can also try this link for another great shot of Scoter with clam.
He used a Sony A7R4 with a Sony 600mm f4 and 2x teleconvertor. He used the crop factor on the camera. He basically shot this at 1800mm. He used a gimbal on a tripod.
My scoters were shot at 890mm an on a monopod. They are at the end of my physical limit. I am very pleased with them.
It is very good to know your limitations so you can work within them.
Shooting with Robert Fraser is always a blast. We get to talk about settings and etc. and have great discussions.
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Great photo.This was the first time I've seen something like this. I hope you like it.
And we see a closeup of the moonlight on the ocean.
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benjilafouine
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His pictures are insanely sharp. Is this post processing or a superior camera quality?
cdmazoff
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Super!!!
cdmazoff
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It's Robert!!! He got almost the same sharpness with his older rig (Nikon D750 and 200-500mm)... He uses some lightroom but he has this "gift" A great eye and a very steady hand.
Benji: Remember that the glass he's using is worth around $17K CDN
benjilafouine
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Well, Quebec can sometimes be perceived as the black sheep of Canada due to its different cultural values and its divergences with the rest of Canada. One thing is sure, Quebec is very different from the rest of the country and its French influence and culture is appealing. Even the English speaking population in Quebec wants to stay here.
Wow...I'm impressed. You really got that down to a science. I usually preset my cameras where I think I'll need them (for approximate average conditions). Then I adjust them as I need to do from that point. But it's with the LCD. But with the LCD it is hard to adjust quickly for surprising moments of birds in flight. Your way is much better. If I do a lot more birding, I'll have to consider the custom settings. I like that you pick auto-ISO. When I live and where you live, the lighting can constantly change, as the sun dances in and out of the clouds.
cdmazoff
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I love Quebec. As you know I used to live in Montreal and teach at Concordia and McGill; for me the access to amazing libraries at the various Universities nearby (Laval, Ottawa, Carleton, Cornell, Harvard, UQAM, etc.) the theatres, orchestras, ballet, chamber music, jazz and not to mention the Montreal International Jazz Festival.. well.. I was in heaven. Plus most of my friends were either in the Univ or in the Arts in one form or another, and I do speak French, and love international cuisine.
The only reason I left is that I got really really sick with Hepatitis C and had to retire early with just about no pension... and it was easier to be poor out West.. I did go back to work though as the treatments helped my HepC and eventually cured me.. I was HepC free for 3 years until the cancer hit. Such is life.
The corridor from Montreal down to Boston is amazing. There are so many ways to go: through New York and Vermont and Lake Champlain or through New Hampshire and Franconia Notch or through Maine and the White Mountains.... The hills of New England are some of the loveliest I've ever seen. And then there is the Coast ...
We have mostly rocky coasts up here.. unless you go to Tofino.. or south to Oregon.
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When I'm not playing birds, I'm shooting my accordion....or is it the other way around?
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Thanks. Yes, the temperature was really nice on Sunday. It was not too cold or too warm, kind of in between. A person could wear a coat or not. There wasn't a lot of wind either. But the day before, the wind was extreme. It was very uncomfortable.
Here's another picture from Saturday (the stormy day). It was so cold & windy, that I didn't stay out very long taking pictures. On the other hand, I knew it was a good idea to document the conditions. People were bundled up from head to toe.
Here's another picture from Saturday (the stormy day). It was so cold & windy, that I didn't stay out very long taking pictures. On the other hand, I knew it was a good idea to document the conditions. People were bundled up from head to toe.
I love the snow too. But I'd rather see it in your pictures. 
Actually, the snow is fun to play in, but I don't like driving in it with traffic. Sometimes the traffic is a nightmare, especially when someone has an accident and holds everyone up.
Actually, the snow is fun to play in, but I don't like driving in it with traffic. Sometimes the traffic is a nightmare, especially when someone has an accident and holds everyone up.
Yes, there are limitations. It's a combination of the gear and the photographer that brings out the results. The important thing is to have fun and work within those limitations.
When we get older, a lot of us can't hear, see or run as fast, but we shouldn't let that stop us from being active in things we enjoy doing (within those limitations). A long time ago, I stopped comparing myself to other people. The important thing is to be satisfied with oneself and be happy.
When we get older, a lot of us can't hear, see or run as fast, but we shouldn't let that stop us from being active in things we enjoy doing (within those limitations). A long time ago, I stopped comparing myself to other people. The important thing is to be satisfied with oneself and be happy.
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