Flight and Action (9)

MightyMike · Apr 11, 2018

These were shot with the K-1, Sigma 500mm F4.5 and Sigma 1.4x TC. Now I didn't go out intending to capture action, I hadn't setup the camera ideally and shooting 700mm on FF at close range with fast moving subjects makes it very hard to keep the center point on the subject so I deleted plenty(hundreds) of bad photos. Here are the few that came out.

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Valeriu 64 · Apr 11, 2018

Dear Mike, excelent shots.

Thanks & regards, Valeriu

Robert_Schild · Apr 11, 2018

Hi Mike, great shots!

best regards,

Robert

siva-kumar · Apr 11, 2018

Love those captures Mike.

Oiche · Apr 12, 2018

A lot of hard work there but worth it.

Nos. 6,7,8 are the best ones.

Well done!

PentUp · Apr 12, 2018

Superb!

Jim Beverlin · Apr 12, 2018

Very well done Mike.

Gman58 · Apr 12, 2018

Very cool Mike. 1,7, 8 for me.

Gary

Peteo · Apr 12, 2018

Fantastic series Mike, looks like zero focusing issues to me!

Scott

MightyMike · Apr 13, 2018

Valeriu 64 said:
Dear Mike, excelent shots.

Thanks & regards, Valeriu

Thanks Valeriu

MightyMike · Apr 13, 2018

Robert_Schild said:
Hi Mike, great shots!

best regards,

Robert

MightyMike · Apr 13, 2018

tosiva said:
Love those captures Mike.

Thanks tosiva

MightyMike · Apr 13, 2018

Oiche said:
A lot of hard work there but worth it.

Nos. 6,7,8 are the best ones.

Well done!

Yes totally worth it Thanks for pointing out your favourites

MightyMike · Apr 13, 2018

PentUp said:
Superb!

Thanks PentUp

MightyMike · Apr 13, 2018

Jim Beverlin said:
Very well done Mike.

MightyMike · Apr 13, 2018

Gman58 said:
Very cool Mike. 1,7, 8 for me.

Gary

Thanks Gary, and thanks for pointing out your favourites

MightyMike · Apr 13, 2018

Peteo said:
Fantastic series Mike,

Thanks Scott

Peteo said:
looks like zero focusing issues to me!

Scott

Only if you ignore the 250 photos I deleted off the top

Gman58 · Apr 13, 2018

Mike, just a suggestion on #7. You could remove those 2 bright areas of bokeh and lighten the face of the duck just a bit. Then I'd hang it on the wall.

Cheers,

Gary

Joseph Tainter · Apr 13, 2018

Mike, these are great. especially the first one.

Joe

22codfish · Apr 13, 2018

When not at ∞ and using f4.5, the DOF must be Nil for such a large lens. Some shots across your field of vision and some at ¾. I'd waste a lot more than 250 shots with my lighter K-5 and DA*300 mm. Great shots! Also points to improved K-1 auto-focus?

Any post-shot work to sharpen? Red-tailed hawk and Canada's pooping in mid-flight are v, good.

Cheers

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