Recent content by Fortkentdad

Picked this novelty up at our local antique shoppe. Rather unusual. Googled it up and found that this 1930's Kodak Bullet Camera was produced from 1935-42. It was a designers camera picking up on the Art Deco rage of the 30's. Looks at bit like the front end of the Bullet Steam Train of that...

love the patterns in sunflowers

so decided to take my WASP Action cam out on the kayak Rigged up the clamp and off I went. But had to be able to reach the shutter button so brought it closer (kayak has this rail thing for attachments) Big BUT - while I could reach it to activate the shutter when I paddled I wacked the camera...

While I have macro lenses, thought I'd try something completely different - used my funky Twisted 60 Lensbaby plus a 12mm Kenko extension tube - just because that is what I pulled out of the drawer. Had some fun in the garden. Gotta go try that again with some of my other Babies.

I'm using back button focus(es) on the D500. So if I press the AF-ON button I'm in single point focus - if I just use the shutter I'm in AF-C, and if I press the centre of the joy stick it recentres the focus to the centre focus point. When in AF-C it is focus then release, in AF-S it is...

love how I can get focus even on a small bird in the midst of the thicket

Redtailed Hawk - shot in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Alberta

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added another bag to my collection - this one the top loader "55" from Lowepro. Holds my D500 with a 24-70 with room to spare. Have not tried the 70-200 yet as we are on vacation and didn't bring it. I brought a big backpack and my Ape for the 200-500 (shown beside for comparison). Found I...

Shot with a 200-500 on D500 with a Kenko 1.4 TC attached - 35mm 'equivalent' 1050mm lens yikes. These Black Terns (this one in breeding camo colours) dart about quickly over the waters - sight to behold - a challenge to shoot.

Shot with the Kenko T.C. attached - I expected the birds to be much further out than they were - come ready to shot long and they are all gathered by the shore - go figure.

Shot handheld in the late evening sun

Added a new baby to my collection - hope to try it out this weekend

While shopping for a gimbal head was tempted by a used D800e on offer in the city. Shuttercount I was told was 56,000 (or there abouts). It seemed to work fine when I tried it out. Shutter was much louder than I've heard on any of my other cameras. I liked the feel of it in my hands (but I...