Wildlife pictures

[Arya]

Awesome photos robm!

 

[brancho]

Awesome photos robm!

I agree .

 

[Mesquite]

Awesome photos robm!

I agree .

So do I... I'll be looking out for more and hopefully some in the forum photo competition

 

[robm]

Thanks, guys.

 

[Tony]

yeah with them, what's your camera setup and how do you process your pictures?

 

[robm]

yeah with them, what's your camera setup and how do you process your pictures?

I'm using a Sony Alpha 6000 as primary camera.

Lenses very much depend on the situation, though I'm a big fan of old Rokkor (Minolta) manual focus glass - got several of those and enjoy using them.

As far as post processing goes I'm (obviously) using Lightroom for the standard adjustments and Nik Collection for finer grained stuff.



This one was taken with a 30 year old Tokina RMC 400/5.6, I absolutley love the sharpness of this old fellow:

Rob.

 

[Tony]

Cool, I'm using an a6000, it's lovely camera, I've not got an adapter for other lenses though, what one have you got?

I don't use much software, it's something I need to get my head around a bit more...

 

[robm]

The make of the adapter doesn't really matter that much. After all it's just a piece of metal with no electronics whatsoever.

Just make sure it has the correct bayonet for your intended lens manufacturer.
Oh and don't pay too much for that piece of metal - I'd say 15-20 € at max.


Shooting RAW and using software to post process or I should rather say develop your "electronic negatives" gives you so much more possibilities.
It's pretty much the only way to make use of the fantastic dynamic range of all these great new cameras - you should definitely give it try .


Rob.

 

[Tony]

Thanks Rob, I will

 

[robm]

Some birds...

 

[Tony]

more great pics

 

[Dave]

Photos from Toronto Zoo:

Lynx


Snow Leopard


Male Polar Bear


Arctic Wolf

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[Dave]

Stellars Sea Eagle



Panda


Bald Headed Eagle


Cougar/Mountain Lion



Bison

 

[Tony]

Nice pics Dave, thanks for sharing

 

[Dave]

I can guess which is your favorite Tony.

 

[Tony]

Ha ha, I am partial to them

 

[Dave]

He was pacing the electrical fence, as his mate was on heat on the other side, and his back paws were literally a larger diameter than the tops of bar stools.
Just such an amazing creature.

 

[Tony]

When I lived in Canada I always hoped to see one, in Newfoundland where I was for 6 months they had the odd bear swim onto shore but never close enough for me to get to see, other than that it's always zoo's etc. As you say, amazing creatures.

You're other pics are great as well

 

[brancho]

Here are some sprintails I shot today while out on aa little safari on a recently felled pine plantation.


This large one was found in a piece rotting birch


Pogonognathellus longicornis by Alf Branch, on Flickr


These were all on the surface of small stagnent pools. This is my first time shooting them on water.


Pogonognathellus longicornis on water by Alf Branch, on Flickr


These were quite small no bigger than 3 mm long



Protaphorura aurantiaca by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Protaphorura aurantiaca + Symphypleona by Alf Branch, on Flickr

This one was very small and is a heavy crop

small springtail by Alf Branch, on Flickr

 

[SoldierPalmer]

That the one by Moresby parks?