Kodiak Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 • I think I always was, and still am and ever be, a sneaky hunter in Nature Reserves… image hunter that is! Armed with big guns (600mm on D810 among others), I love the peace and quiet of a close by marsh where I shoot not to kill but to immortalize. Not much of a harvest for a whole free day but is was a great time! In Fall poor light conditions and most of the time at the extreme reach of my combo, these marsh habitants are playing hard to get. So the lens focal length and the high pixel count were pushed to the limits of their possibilities in terms of capture and rendition. AP's "Inpainting Tool" was used to clean up the water sur- face in some cases. C&C Welcomed! MEB, Ken Cope, MattP and 2 others 5 Quote www.kodiakmedia.at bureau@kodiakmedia.at TeamViewer: 668 015 544 Skype: kodiakonline If personal taste is involved, Light is free, Mother Nature provides the light discussion is pointless. capturing it is NOT. but talent renders the image. (Charlychuck) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justwilliam Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Some great shots here, Kodiak. It is quite amazing what we can do with today's camera, lens, and clothing technology; especially considering the camera shake induced by a long lens (and cold weather) and the high ISO you would have needed in in order to maintain a 'just fast enough' shutter speed in these lighting conditions even with a wide open aperture. Having a tool like AP to go from RAW image to that which we envisioned with ease is the icing on the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Wonderful shots. I particularly like the one with the water dripping from the duck's feet. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 Some great shots here, Kodiak. Thanks for that! It is quite amazing what we can do with today's camera… Right, the D810 is the best in terms of dynamic range and resolution. In combo, with the 600 ƒ4, it is my main gear for the purpose. I have a second one in combo with the 200~400 ƒ4… Both on Canadian made Jobu Black Widow Pro II gimbals. As for the chilling weather, the man is a bear (justified by the paws!!!) and the bear is Canadian… greater tolerance! Having a tool like AP to go from RAW image to that which we envisioned with ease is the icing on the cake. I am not sure, at this point, that the RAW converter in AP would "convert" me to it ipso facto. I may dislike Adobe but I love Capture One Pro. I stay in Capture One Pro as long as possible but it is no pixel editor, for this, I use AP. Thanks for your comments! ;) Quote www.kodiakmedia.at bureau@kodiakmedia.at TeamViewer: 668 015 544 Skype: kodiakonline If personal taste is involved, Light is free, Mother Nature provides the light discussion is pointless. capturing it is NOT. but talent renders the image. (Charlychuck) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 Wonderful shots. I particularly like the one with the water dripping from the duck's feet. This is always a bonus when previewing the takes in post production as, during the shoot, I don't really have the time to appreciate these details. Between the capture techniques, the tracking and fo- cusing on these rather unpredictable targets… the drops are easily overlooked! Glad you like'm! Quote www.kodiakmedia.at bureau@kodiakmedia.at TeamViewer: 668 015 544 Skype: kodiakonline If personal taste is involved, Light is free, Mother Nature provides the light discussion is pointless. capturing it is NOT. but talent renders the image. (Charlychuck) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justwilliam Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Right, the D810 is the best in terms of dynamic range and resolution. In combo, with the 600 ƒ4, it is my main gear for the purpose. I have a second one in combo with the 200~400 ƒ4… Both on Canadian made Jobu Black Widow Pro gimbals. ... I am not sure, at this point, that the RAW converter in AP would "convert" me to it ipso facto. I may dislike Adobe but I love Capture One Pro. I stay in Capture One Pro as long as possible but it is no pixel editor, for this, I use AP. Thanks for your comments! ;) Most of the bird/wildlife shooters I have met here are 'scoping' (using an iPhone mount on a scope) and claim it is mostly because of the difference in T-stops. A scope, they say, just lets in that much more light. Is that something you have tried; any opinion? ... Admittedly, I sometimes still compare the RAW conversion from Aperture with that of AP and often prefer that of Aperture; but this could be a user-related thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 Most of the bird/wildlife shooters I have met here are 'scoping' (using an iPhone mount on a scope) and claim it is mostly because of the difference in T-stops. A scope, they say, just lets in that much more light. Is that something you have tried; any opinion? I knew of shooters trying their best to make their own life miserable but I never heard it could go so far! :( The T-stop is a measure of the light that is reaching the sensor, used in video production. The ƒ-stop, used by photographers, is a relative mea- sure of the light going through and is lens dependant. Most of the bird/wildlife shooters I have met don't even bother with that stuff as the subject and the light condi- sions have all our attention. On the other hand, I am just a photographer with no tag like birder or else… just trying to do everything the only way I know: the best I can! Admittedly, I sometimes still compare the RAW conversion from Aperture with that of AP and often prefer that of Aperture; but this could be a user-related thing. —"…a user-related thing"? May well and legitimately be but in my case, nothing is worth more than the ultimate rendition of the RAW data and Capture One Pro is the converter closest to what I was looking for since I work in the hight end of publishing/printing. Maybe someone someday will outperform my actual set of tools but Affinity RAW is not yet there I think … too close to the lightroom approach! So I understand you perfectly! Quote www.kodiakmedia.at bureau@kodiakmedia.at TeamViewer: 668 015 544 Skype: kodiakonline If personal taste is involved, Light is free, Mother Nature provides the light discussion is pointless. capturing it is NOT. but talent renders the image. (Charlychuck) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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