Woody's 2020 Adventure

Woodyg3

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There will be a few shots from last year before I get to 2020. Call it 2020 hind site.

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hark

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Nice, Woody! So I"m guessing you don't use a CP filter, do you? The reason I'm asking is because I looked at the EXIF and am floored by your low ISO. Today we had an overcast day with intermittent drizzle. Well, I happened to spot a juvenile eagle :encouragement: Although it was perched on an electrical tower, I kept my shutter speed at 1/1250". For some reason, it was difficult to hold my camera steady. My aperture was f/7.1. But my ISO was 5000. :nightmare: So I think I will remove the CP filter and see if that helps lower my ISO. And maybe I will lower my shutter speed a tad.... Really don't want to go below 1/800" with a 300mm lens, 1.4x teleconverter, and a DX body. In the past, I had tennis elbow surgery - hence the not-so-steady arms. ;)

Looking forward to more of your stellar wildlife images. :)
 

Woodyg3

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Nice, Woody! So I"m guessing you don't use a CP filter, do you? The reason I'm asking is because I looked at the EXIF and am floored by your low ISO. Today we had an overcast day with intermittent drizzle. Well, I happened to spot a juvenile eagle :encouragement: Although it was perched on an electrical tower, I kept my shutter speed at 1/1250". For some reason, it was difficult to hold my camera steady. My aperture was f/7.1. But my ISO was 5000. :nightmare: So I think I will remove the CP filter and see if that helps lower my ISO. And maybe I will lower my shutter speed a tad.... Really don't want to go below 1/800" with a 300mm lens, 1.4x teleconverter, and a DX body. In the past, I had tennis elbow surgery - hence the not-so-steady arms. ;)

Looking forward to more of your stellar wildlife images. :)

Nope, no filter. I did have to brighten this up about a half a stop in Lightroom, though.

I am not exactly rock steady, either. The VR on the 200-500 has really helped me a lot. :)
 

Dangerspouse

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I agree with Cindy. They're all equally terrific. I think it's just gonna come down to each individual person's preference of pose.

edit: oh yeah, I forgot to mention my own preference. D'oh! I'll cast my lot with those who like #1. #4 is a very, very close second.
 
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