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Hi Morris,
thanks for your explanations but I still doubt... ;-)
morris said:
Hi Lothman,

Excellent questions and of cause I have my reasons. I use fill
flash in bright sun in an attempt to get catch eye which did not
happen in this case. It also fills in the shadow areas but leaves
them less exposed than the sun making for nice even light.
Remember that fill flash is flash that is the secondary light
source and I tend to use about 1.5 stops less flash than the sun is
providing.
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nothing against fill flash but I can't see any effect in this special pic. I think the great distance you have on such shots and the closed aperture you choosed make the flash invisble on the pic, at least on such bright sunshine.
Member said:
As for the aperture choice, I’m using a long lens at
the minimum focus distance and DOF is very narrow. These animals
are moving and I don’t want to miss perfect focus. The background
is very close and would not be very far out of focus even at f 2.8.
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You are right on moving objects but on these three pics the tigers sit still so there would have been sufficient time for your cam to focus on main object, blurr the background and improve the fillflash effect.

Best Regards
Lothman
Member said:
Lothman said:
Morris,
nice pics but I can't see the effect of the fill flash on the tiger
in bright sunshine.
Why didn't you use a wider aperture in order to blurr the background?

Regards
Lothman
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I'm set up for action and they go for sitting to action in a blink. The first one was the moment before she sprang. That is why her muscles are tense. I'm still studding them and learning to anticipate there moves. This is why I don't have any action photos, but if you want to capture action, you need to be set up for it as it happens so fast.

Morris
Lothman said:
morris said:
Hi Lothman,

Excellent questions and of cause I have my reasons. I use fill
flash in bright sun in an attempt to get catch eye which did not
happen in this case. It also fills in the shadow areas but leaves
them less exposed than the sun making for nice even light.
Remember that fill flash is flash that is the secondary light
source and I tend to use about 1.5 stops less flash than the sun is
providing.
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nothing against fill flash but I can't see any effect in this
special pic. I think the great distance you have on such shots and
the closed aperture you choosed make the flash invisble on the pic,
at least on such bright sunshine.
Lothman said:
As for the aperture choice, I’m using a long lens at
the minimum focus distance and DOF is very narrow. These animals
are moving and I don’t want to miss perfect focus. The background
is very close and would not be very far out of focus even at f 2.8.
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You are right on moving objects but on these three pics the tigers
sit still so there would have been sufficient time for your cam to
focus on main object, blurr the background and improve the
fillflash effect.

Best Regards
Lothman
Lothman said:
Lothman said:
Morris,
nice pics but I can't see the effect of the fill flash on the tiger
in bright sunshine.
Why didn't you use a wider aperture in order to blurr the background?

Regards
Lothman
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Its great to see your pics
because I am currently testing my new S20-Pro
with nature and animal pics.
 
As for the mood of the tigers. The 2 sisters are playing happily like kittens. In the first she is about to pounce on her sister. I missed the action, would have been great!

Sharpness is the result of proper camera holding, leaving in camera sharpening on, and PP. I use a method called “Lab Sharpening” in Photoshop. It’s easy to do. Convert to Lab Color, click on the lateness layer, and use a USM of 280%, 2.8, and 6 and then convert back to RGB.

Morris
eyespy said:
First let me say that I hate to see animals like this in cativity
and that they should be free to roam the jungles feeding themselves
on the odd peasant.

But enough of the bulls*!t - to the pics:

No 1: The subject looks sorry for him/herself - I don't like.
No 2: The subject looks proud - I like - backgound needs blurring
via PP.
No 3: As No 1 but worse.

Excellent that you have not got any flash reflection from the glass
screen - were you at an angle to the screen or did you have the
lens pressed up right against it?

The main thing that strikes me in all three pics is how sharp they
are - just look at those wiskers! Morris - I am continually amazed
by the sharpness of your pictures - few images I have seen on this
forum come close! How do you do it(?), please tell.
--
If it moves shoot it ;)
eyespy.
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Thank you Jeff,

Morris
Jeff0671 said:
You have captured two great profiles.

I really like the "tigerish" facial expressions in both shots.

Best regards,

Jeff
morris said:


Fuji S602 + B-300, @ 357mm, ISO 160, 1/400, f 6.3,
fill flash with Canon Speedlite 133A



1/480, f 6.3, fill flash



1/480, f 7.0, fill flash

Taken through glass at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.

Comments and suggestions welcome.

Morris
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Yes, but nothing like your tiger. I've always thought you've somehow stuffed a 1Ds inside your 602Z.
morris said:
Thank you Morepix.

I hope you are getting better results with your A1.
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Thank you Tom,

Her sister was about to come and play with her.

Morris
Thomas R. Sawyer said:
morris said:


Fuji S602 + B-300, @ 357mm, ISO 160, 1/400, f 6.3,
fill flash with Canon Speedlite 133A



1/480, f 6.3, fill flash



1/480, f 7.0, fill flash

Taken through glass at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.

Comments and suggestions welcome.

Morris
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--Morris, your pictures are the best as always. I like the first
one because the cat has his ears pulled back just a little making
me believe he may be going to slap at something and he just stands
out almost like 3 D.
Tom Tom
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Thank you Dalite,

For the first two the lens is to the glass, the other one is from a 45 degree angle.

Morris
dalite said:
  1. 1 and #2 are best compositionally. How did you avoid glare
shooting flash through glass? Did you place the lens right up to
the glass?

Great shots.
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Thank you Ade,

Morris
ade_uk said:
morris said:
http://qcpages.qc.edu/~morris/030704DSCF0123.jpg

Fuji S602 + B-300, @ 357mm, ISO 160, 1/400, f 6.3,
fill flash with Canon Speedlite 133A

http://qcpages.qc.edu/~morris/030704DSCF0126.jpg

1/480, f 6.3, fill flash

http://qcpages.qc.edu/~morris/030704DSCF0128.jpg

1/480, f 7.0, fill flash

Taken through glass at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.

Comments and suggestions welcome.

Morris
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Cap doffed at your superior talent! You seem to be able to bring
out the best in what ever subject is captured in your lens!!

Excellent.
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That must be some pretty clean glass. Nice Job! How did you get the pic with no glare from the flash?

thanks for sharing,
Ron.
morris said:


Fuji S602 + B-300, @ 357mm, ISO 160, 1/400, f 6.3,
fill flash with Canon Speedlite 133A



1/480, f 6.3, fill flash



1/480, f 7.0, fill flash

Taken through glass at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.

Comments and suggestions welcome.

Morris
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Thank you for the prase Gingerbaker,

In #1 her sister was aproaching and she was getting ready to play.

Morris
gingerbaker said:
Hi Morris

I wish i had the time to give your work the commentary and kudos
which it deserves, but you are so prolific, and my time so short -
I can only apolgize.

Your work in the wild is so impressive to me, because it not only
delivers such technically and aesthetically beautiful captures, but
represents unseen and untold creativity, discomfort, and investment
of time.

Your captures in the zoos are always very impressive as well.
These pics are no exception, for sure. The exposure and clarity
are just amazing ( as always ) , with the best light, and most
ferocious intensity being picture number 1, IMHO. You caught this
gorgeous cat flexing his shoulders and looking right on the verge
of getting a little scary - really nice tension. :)
--
Gingerbaker
http://www.pbase.com/gingerbaker/galleries
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Thank you JB,

I use an Olympus B-300. The new model number is TCON-17.

Morris
teldar said:
morris

These pics are incredibly clear, refresh my memory, what lens do
you use?

--
JB
I am not a photographer, I’m just a guy that takes pictures.
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thank you Richard.

Morris
Richard Freeman said:
morris said:


Fuji S602 + B-300, @ 357mm, ISO 160, 1/400, f 6.3,
fill flash with Canon Speedlite 133A



1/480, f 6.3, fill flash



1/480, f 7.0, fill flash

Taken through glass at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.

Comments and suggestions welcome.

Morris
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All are nice detailed shots Morris. I like the detail in the first
best and the stance in the second.
Best regards
Richard

--
If it works for you, you are doing it right
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