GrauGeist's Photos - Page 11 - Aircraft of World War II

GrauGeist · 08-16-2009, 10:44 PM

Just happened to have the camera handy this morning when a couple Rufous Hummingbirds showed up in the Oak tree by my deck...

Also caught a female Woodpecker the other day

This Oak tree attracts all sorts of birds, but the Hummingbirds (all types) like to sit and rest in it, just never when I have my camera!

evangilder · 08-16-2009, 11:49 PM

Nice! How do you get those little guys to sit still?

GrauGeist · 08-16-2009, 11:57 PM

Well, it's easy, really...you get this 3M spray adhesive and climb the tree before dawn...

Seriously, I have no idea why they relax as much as they do in this Oak.

Gnomey · 08-17-2009, 10:59 AM

Nicely done GG, great that they sat so still.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 08-17-2009, 07:30 PM

Most excellent sir! Great shots!

vikingBerserker · 08-17-2009, 07:31 PM

Excellent shots!

ontos · 08-17-2009, 08:22 PM

Nice shots, I use the Elmer's myself.

Great Woodpecker shot. I've been trying to get mine to sit still but won't cooperate yet.

GrauGeist · 08-17-2009, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ontos

Nice shots, I use the Elmer's myself.

Great Woodpecker shot. I've been trying to get mine to sit still but won't cooperate yet.

Use a BB gun then stick 'em up there with duct tape

Quote:

*disclaimer*
This is just sick humor...it is not intended to be factual or suggestive.
Never shoot anything you don't intend to eat.
Never shoot anything within city limits.
Birds are your friends.
Kids, don't try this at home, you'll put your eye out.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 08-17-2009, 08:30 PM

Geedee · 08-18-2009, 05:34 PM

Thats some nifty camera work there Dave. Nicely captured, well done.

ontos · 08-18-2009, 08:45 PM

Well, I have to use a lens with an Image Stabilizer, I can't see me hitting anything with a BB gun, unless it had a stabilizer. Waite, I have a Remington 12 gauge.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 08-18-2009, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ontos

Well, I have to use a lens with an Image Stabilizer, I can't see me hitting anything with a BB gun, unless it had a stabilizer. Waite, I have a Remington 12 gauge.

I really don't think you will have much to take a picture of after that Ontos.

evangilder · 08-18-2009, 09:12 PM

No, but it sure won't miss!

GrauGeist · 08-22-2009, 04:30 PM

Thanks everyone for all the compliments! Sometimes I might get busy and forget to reply, but I never forget the compliments, and I appreciate everyone taking the time to check out my photos!

What these two photos are, is an example for Aaron on a neat technique that I use on mostly floral subjects. Playing with light and shadows can transform a regular flower into something really cool. I posted a Poinsettia leaf a while back doing this. You could even try this with something the grill & radiator ornament of a '34 Duesenberg for example, or anything for that matter. The larger the subject, and the further away the subject, the more difficult this technique is.

I went out and took two quick shots of a Spider plant bloom. While it's not a real exciting flower as far as flowers go, it becomes an unusual subject when I adjust the shutter speed and darken the surroundings.

The first photo shows the image taken at 1/4000, aperature automatically adjusted to 5.6 in the bright sunlight (slightly overhead, time taken was about 2:00 p.m.) and the lense I used was my Sigma 70-300 in Macro mode and the distance was about 3 feet. Any lense should work, but it seems that Macro lenses give a much better lighting effect.

The second photo was taken moments later, when I adjusted the shutter to 1/350, aperature coming up to 6.5 and shows that the background really wasn't dark at all, but was leaves of trees across the way. I know this second photo washed out, but I wanted to show the true background while it shows how shutter speed can really change a subject.

The shutter speed can be slowed down a little to increase the light (3000, 2000, etc). Play with the settings a little and see how that works out!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 08-22-2009, 09:14 PM

WOW Dave!! Great shots and info. Thank you very much!

08-16-2009, 10:44 PM	#151
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,974	Just happened to have the camera handy this morning when a couple Rufous Hummingbirds showed up in the Oak tree by my deck... Also caught a female Woodpecker the other day This Oak tree attracts all sorts of birds, but the Hummingbirds (all types) like to sit and rest in it, just never when I have my camera! Attached Images __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

08-16-2009, 11:49 PM	#152
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 15,409	Nice! How do you get those little guys to sit still? __________________ For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

08-16-2009, 11:57 PM	#153
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,974	Well, it's easy, really...you get this 3M spray adhesive and climb the tree before dawn... Seriously, I have no idea why they relax as much as they do in this Oak. __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

08-17-2009, 10:59 AM	#154
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,475	Nicely done GG, great that they sat so still. __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

08-17-2009, 07:31 PM	#156
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 6,167	Excellent shots! __________________ Take arrows in your forehead, but never in your back. - Samurai maxim

08-17-2009, 07:30 PM	#155
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 3,458	Most excellent sir! Great shots!

08-17-2009, 08:22 PM	#157
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 515	Nice shots, I use the Elmer's myself. Great Woodpecker shot. I've been trying to get mine to sit still but won't cooperate yet. __________________

08-17-2009, 08:30 PM	#159
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 3,458

08-18-2009, 05:34 PM	#160
Geedee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 889	Thats some nifty camera work there Dave. Nicely captured, well done. __________________ Cheers Gary My P-51D Cockpit Project http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls

08-18-2009, 08:45 PM	#161
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 515	Well, I have to use a lens with an Image Stabilizer, I can't see me hitting anything with a BB gun, unless it had a stabilizer. Waite, I have a Remington 12 gauge. __________________

08-18-2009, 09:12 PM	#163
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 15,409	No, but it sure won't miss! __________________ For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

08-22-2009, 04:30 PM	#164
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,974	Thanks everyone for all the compliments! Sometimes I might get busy and forget to reply, but I never forget the compliments, and I appreciate everyone taking the time to check out my photos! What these two photos are, is an example for Aaron on a neat technique that I use on mostly floral subjects. Playing with light and shadows can transform a regular flower into something really cool. I posted a Poinsettia leaf a while back doing this. You could even try this with something the grill & radiator ornament of a '34 Duesenberg for example, or anything for that matter. The larger the subject, and the further away the subject, the more difficult this technique is. I went out and took two quick shots of a Spider plant bloom. While it's not a real exciting flower as far as flowers go, it becomes an unusual subject when I adjust the shutter speed and darken the surroundings. The first photo shows the image taken at 1/4000, aperature automatically adjusted to 5.6 in the bright sunlight (slightly overhead, time taken was about 2:00 p.m.) and the lense I used was my Sigma 70-300 in Macro mode and the distance was about 3 feet. Any lense should work, but it seems that Macro lenses give a much better lighting effect. The second photo was taken moments later, when I adjusted the shutter to 1/350, aperature coming up to 6.5 and shows that the background really wasn't dark at all, but was leaves of trees across the way. I know this second photo washed out, but I wanted to show the true background while it shows how shutter speed can really change a subject. The shutter speed can be slowed down a little to increase the light (3000, 2000, etc). Play with the settings a little and see how that works out! Attached Images __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis < Last edited by GrauGeist; 08-22-2009 at 04:36 PM.

08-22-2009, 09:14 PM	#165
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 3,458	WOW Dave!! Great shots and info. Thank you very much!

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