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Blacktop

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Butterflies on a sunflower.

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Blacktop

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Was this an accident because you fell down again and couldn't get back up? :encouragement: :cheerful: :loyal:

Great shot by-the-way.
Actually it was no accident. I was shooting a bee in flight when the bee got upset and stung me on the butt. Causing me to fall down. On the way to the ground I switched out my 200-500mm lens to the 24-120. I then switched from my BIF settings to aperture priority. I also changed from Auto ISO to Iso 100 and from AF_C to AF-S focusing. Before hitting the ground, I also enabled 5 exposure bracketing and changed from spot metering to matrix. Then I fired off 5 shots and checked the histogram. I didn't like what I saw, so I lit a cigarette. After finishing my smoke,I took 5 more shots. After being satisfied with the exposure, I hit the ground!
 

Roy1961

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Actually it was no accident. I was shooting a bee in flight when the bee got upset and stung me on the butt. Causing me to fall down. On the way to the ground I switched out my 200-500mm lens to the 24-120. I then switched from my BIF settings to aperture priority. I also changed from Auto ISO to Iso 100 and from AF_C to AF-S focusing. Before hitting the ground, I also enabled 5 exposure bracketing and changed from spot metering to matrix. Then I fired off 5 shots and checked the histogram. I didn't like what I saw, so I lit a cigarette. After finishing my smoke,I took 5 more shots. After being satisfied with the exposure, I hit the ground!

you should be in the next Matrix movie Pete.
 

Kevin H

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you should be in the next Matrix movie Pete.

you should have seen him in Florida he made a Painted Bunting Appear from nowhere then it vanished before anyone else saw it :D
 

"CHRIS"

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Actually it was no accident. I was shooting a bee in flight when the bee got upset and stung me on the butt. Causing me to fall down. On the way to the ground I switched out my 200-500mm lens to the 24-120. I then switched from my BIF settings to aperture priority. I also changed from Auto ISO to Iso 100 and from AF_C to AF-S focusing. Before hitting the ground, I also enabled 5 exposure bracketing and changed from spot metering to matrix. Then I fired off 5 shots and checked the histogram. I didn't like what I saw, so I lit a cigarette. After finishing my smoke,I took 5 more shots. After being satisfied with the exposure, I hit the ground!

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Blacktop

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you should have seen him in Florida he made a Painted Bunting Appear from nowhere then it vanished before anyone else saw it :D

It was my greatest achievement. The look on your face was priceless.:cool:
 

Blacktop

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Just a few shots from today. Not very productive on this hot day.

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Blacktop

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Solar eclipse shots for today.

Lessons learned for next time. Solar filter so the Sun will appear yellow/orange. Longer lens.

Also, once totality approaches, you gotta be pretty quick getting your filter off. I noticed the shutterspeed rapidly started to drop. I quickly took the lens hood off and unscrewed the filter,(which was on pretty tight and I had some trouble . Took more time to take the filter off then I would have liked but I did manage a few shots at totality with high enough SS)

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Dawg Pics

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Cool eclipse series. I will be in the path of totality for the next eclipse here in Texas. Won't have to leave the driveway.
 

Woodyg3

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Cool eclipse series. I will be in the path of totality for the next eclipse here in Texas. Won't have to leave the driveway.

You could charge Nikonites $100 a piece to pitch a tent in your yard. :)
 
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