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Daniel

Daniel

Member Since 27 Oct 2013
Offline Last Active Apr 05 2017 01:58 AM
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#31444 What Camera & Lens would you use for event photography

Posted by Daniel on 12 June 2015 - 09:42 PM

Thanks TBonz for the good advice. 




#31199 Adobe Premiere won't open up time lapses .mov file.

Posted by Daniel on 19 May 2015 - 04:34 PM

The D800E has an intervalometer built-in that is quite a powerful tool. In the Swedish manual it is on page 201 to 206, just before the timelapse functions.

Thanks Merco. I got looked at my English version of the manual and turned to page 201 - 206 and tried the interval timer. It shoots in RAW!! Thanks a lot both Merco and Nicole. 




#31198 Adobe Premiere won't open up time lapses .mov file.

Posted by Daniel on 19 May 2015 - 04:07 PM

The D800E has an intervalometer built-in that is quite a powerful tool. In the Swedish manual it is on page 201 to 206, just before the timelapse functions.

Will check it out. Just found out my Pentax k-3 and Nikon D7100 can shoot in RAW in interval timing without and intervalometer timer. 




#31196 Adobe Premiere won't open up time lapses .mov file.

Posted by Daniel on 19 May 2015 - 03:21 PM

Hey Daniel, I don't know about question 1 because it's a Premiere question. But I've been doing time lapse quite a bit lately, and here is what I know about question 2: I don't let my camera make the movie. I use the intervalometer to get my sequence shots (240 for 10 secs of vid) and then I import the images into Premiere as a sequence, and the program makes the images into a video. (Oversimplified a bit) But not allowing my camera to make the movie was one of the first bits of advice I got from my time lapse instructor. :)

Also, regarding the .mov file, have you tried QuickTime or iMovie?

 

Thanks Nicole. I have yet to get a intervalometer. I should get one because I'm just getting into it and want to shoot time-lapse in RAW. I'll give QuickTime and iMovie a try.  


Premiere and Premiere Elements don't handle h264 .mov files. You will need to transcode to some other format for editing in Premiere. I think that either iMovie or iDVD can do the transcoding for you on a mac but as I don't use Elements I don't know what formats it can handle.

The timelapse function in the D800 is probably a good thing if you can get the workflow right but shooting with the intervalometer and building the movie in post seems easier to get right.

Thanks Merco, I will try iDVD as well. Like you and Nicole said the intervalometer is the way to go. I was shooting with a Canon friend last night and he was using something that looks like the intervalometer you guys just described. What he does it post edit one clip from his shots and batch processes it and uses some program to put the images together for a movie like Nicole has done. Your help is much appreciated. 




#30534 TAMRON 150-600mm DOES NOT DISAPOINT

Posted by Daniel on 19 March 2015 - 04:39 PM

Most of my shots are from a free standing position and have several from the jeep window but with the squirrel I might have leaned against a tree for that one. When walking I have a black strap connected to the lens to alleviate stress on my arms so when I'm ready to shoot I can with out fatigue and get a steady shot. akanarya has a good point about being close up for the shot. Most of my good shots are from close range and on foot with nothing to support the lens because a lot of shots or captures are unexpected and I would not have the time to attach a mono pod to my lens when leaving the vehicle or when walking around looking for wildlife. I'm just sharing my experience with the Tamron 150-600 and not disagreeing with anyone because others might have a different experience with the lens because of different factors. I won't deny it but sensors and camera have a factor in the lens performance as well.


#30529 TAMRON 150-600mm DOES NOT DISAPOINT

Posted by Daniel on 19 March 2015 - 01:13 PM

Like I said before I shoot about 99.9 % handheld and do not use back focus. I got my hands slapped a little by a friend who has a Canon 500mm f/4 with an teleconverter. He uses back focus and uses either a mono pod or tripod most of the time. I have also watched a two day seminar online from a world noun wildlife photographer who uses Nikon's bigger lenses with teleconverters and shoots with tripods and uses back focus. But I did notice when using the Nikon 80-400 he went hand held. 
 
Anyways maybe I shoot back wards compared to the pros but like I told my friend the method I use works for me. Also to note the more expensive bigger Nikon and Canon lens 500mm and up are quite a bit bigger and would require a mono pod or tripod. They also retail between 10,000 -12,000 $ But I have been told my wildlife photos are just as good or better then the guys I know personally that have and use 500mm f/4 lens lenses but, I think my photos are sharper.   ;) 
 
I shoot single point with AF-C, I like single point because when I frame up the wildlife I can pick my focus point fast with my thumb while viewing the animal through my view finder. 
 
This is the first example from the very first time I had used the Tamron 150-600mm and literally maybe 2 hours or less after purchasing the lens. I was so excited after purchasing the lens that I drove straight out of the city and hit the grid roads looking for something to test it on. This hawk was my first subject. The quality has been down graded from a 46.7 Tiff file to a 3.18 MB jpeg to accommodate posting online. 

 

Alos shot handheld, when I saw the hawk I pulled over past him and grabbed my camera from the passenger seat and approached him from the shoulder of the road slowly with camera ready.  

 

Exif f/9  1/5000/  ISO 2000 @ 600mm


2nd photo shot example from a very cloudy gloomy day with poor lighting and handheld.

Exif:  f/9 1/4000 ISO 2500 @ 600mm


The 3rd shot was handheld again and a challenge because it was evening and the sun was hitting the coyote from behind and so the coyote was between the sun and me. 

 

Exif:  f/10  1/3200sec  ISO 3200  @ 600mm


4th Shot was handheld using the Nikon D7100. All other shots were with the D800E.

Exif   f/9   ONLY  1/320sec   and ISO 640 


OSPREY shot was handheld and the subject moving fast past me along the river. 

 

Exif:  f/10  1/4000  ISO 2500  @ 600mm

 

First Duck I think I used a a tripod.

Exif f/9  1/2500sec  ISO  2000  @ 600mm

 

Second Duck photo the same Exif as the first duck but at focal point 400mm

 

The picture quality in my opinion is slightly not as good as my Nikon 80-400 and the only fault I find in my opinion with the lens is that it doesn't focus as fast the Nikon 80-400 but then again the Nikon retails at 2800 and doesn't have the focal length and the Tamron I paid 1299. 


Will give examples of shooting with lower shutter speeds verses higher later 


Last pic is for fun. My setup when using a tripod but after the first use I don't think I used it again. I just find tripods and mono pods to restricting with me and for these lighter lenses I prefer going handheld being able to shoot on the fly and have fun while doing it. 

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#30497 TAMRON 150-600mm DOES NOT DISAPOINT

Posted by Daniel on 17 March 2015 - 04:33 PM

I think with any long reach telephoto lenses you have to get use to using different settings and higher shutter speeds for sharper images. Even with my nikon 80-400 when holding hand held and shooting at fast moving objects 1/1250 doesn't cut it. I use between 2500 to 3200 of a second shutter speed when capturing Hawks, Eagles, ext and my photos are razor sharp. When using 1/2000 I notice the picture are softer.


#29666 Your most memorable Wildlife shot of 2014. And the reason why?

Posted by Daniel on 13 January 2015 - 12:37 AM

The Sleepy Owl Awakens. This has to be my favourite capture of the year. The reason being is that after seeing so many great owl shots posted in my Wildlife Facebook group I wanted a capture as well. I searched far and wide on my ATV and vehicle roaming the back roads and trails with no luck until one day I found an owl in the field. It was later in the evening and so I never got the shot I wanted but was happy I found one. Jeremi one of my admins made the comment or suggestion that if I go back there might be a family of them. So I went out on a cloudy rainy day and about a quarter mile from where I seen the first one and spotted a hawk on a pole. I started taking photos of it when this car pulled up next to me on the grid road to see what I was doing. Then the young guy in the car stepped on the pedal spiting dust and gravel everywhere scaring the hawk away, but before the hawk left he flew by the tree line and dived at something and when I looked to see what it was , here was this sleepy owl on a branch. To make a short story short this wet sleepy owl let me stay as long as I wanted and let me get as close as I waned for some shots. If that car hadn’t come up I would have never spotted the owl. One of those moments I won't forget.

 
 

Sorry the image quality isn't that great. I reduced the photo from over a 200mb TIF file to 200 kb jpeg file. 

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#29584 Your BEST Wildlife shots for the week...Jan 7th - Jan 11th at midnight.

Posted by Daniel on 07 January 2015 - 02:39 AM

THE FIGHT IS ON.   A little urban wildlife action at Long Beach, California a few days ago. Was amused and thought it was rather kind of funny watching these sea gals racing around and squawking over what appears to be some dried up noodles at the beach. 

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#29438 Your BEST Wildlife shots for the week...Dec 29th - Jan 4th.

Posted by Daniel on 29 December 2014 - 01:33 PM

Some kind of Hawk taken a few days ago outside Phoenix, Arizona. 

 

Nikon D800E   Nikon 80-400 

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#29236 Your BEST Wildlife shots for the week...Dec 16th to Dec 21st @ midnight

Posted by Daniel on 18 December 2014 - 03:55 AM

That's awesome Jerry.




#29211 Your BEST Wildlife shots for the week...Dec 16th to Dec 21st @ midnight

Posted by Daniel on 16 December 2014 - 06:27 PM

I envy your wilderness and it's wildlife Daniel.Although this cluttered Island of ours has its open uninhabited areas,humans have pushed any indigenous wild life out to the periphery and we are left with the protected and restricted habitats.We're thankful for our seasons, which allows us to see migrating birds as a change of scenery.

 

PS.Lets see the sleepy owl please.

 

How about next week I will start the theme out with the Sleepy Owl. 




#29199 Your BEST Wildlife shots for the week...Dec 16th to Dec 21st @ midnight

Posted by Daniel on 16 December 2014 - 02:12 PM

That's a cracking shot Daniel. (why are owls so photogenic,they never have a bad plumage day :) )

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Although considered to be 'domesticated' I can vouch for this one being 'wildlife' when I tried to climb over the compound fence for a closer shot.


You haven't seen my sleepy owl yet. The sleepy owl shot I got looked like he had a long rough night.


#29193 Your BEST Wildlife shots for the week...Dec 16th to Dec 21st @ midnight

Posted by Daniel on 16 December 2014 - 11:34 AM

Was out looking for another Snowy Owl again a few days ago but ran into this Great Horned Owl having a rest. He let me take a few shots from a distance but when I tried to get in for a closer shot he flew away. 

 

Nikon D800E with Nikkor 80-400mm 

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#29083 Your BEST Wildlife shots for the week...Dec 8th to Dec 14th @ midnight

Posted by Daniel on 09 December 2014 - 04:11 AM

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Butterfly by Jerry__

Nikon D610 Micro Nikkor 60mm 60mm f3.2 1/200@ISO200

Hey nice macro Jerry .

 

P.S. I am hoping Santa brings me a macro lens for Christmas