Lyn took me...woohoo!

Signed-In Members Don't See This Ad
SDB777

SDB777

Member
Joined
Feb 6, 2010
Messages
6,620
Location
Cabot, Arkansas USA
Getting harder for me to get afield and take photo's. Seems when you only have 45% feeling in a leg and workers comp doesn't seem to be in any type of 'hurry' to get things better, well....just getting out of the house for a little while is fun!

Took quite a bit of 'study' to find another spot I could easily access with minimal effort, but I'm learning the right 'searches' in order to do it. And having a willing wife that can do 90% of the driving helps a lot!!!



Sony a7ii...
Here is a HDR(shots at -3, 0, -3EV):


Blanchard Spring HDR a by Scott Butler, on Flickr

And yes, there were Rainbow Trout right next to the 'falls'(spring that comes out of the cave). Looked to be a small-ish fish of about 12in length that was confused because it couldn't get any further upstream.



Another spot on the same creek. This time I used a Hoya 1000x ND filter on the Sigma 24-70 DG 2.8 Macro, and then left the shutter open for 8+ minutes. During the time I was sitting there waiting on the exposure to get completed....there was a nice Rainbow Trout hiding out near the flat rock on the right lower side of the frame. I can only guess its size at around 16in...


Blanchard Springs Creek 484sec by Scott Butler, on Flickr



Below Mirror Lake(a well stocked Rainbow trout location).....a 3+ minute exposure.


Blanchard Springs 182sec by Scott Butler, on Flickr


Scott (liking these longer exposure times) B
 
Signed-In Members Don't See This Ad
Beautiful pictures! I really am interested since I got a new tripod for Christmas, could you explain how to do the long exposures? Thanks!

Scott.
 
Scott said:
Beautiful pictures! I really am interested since I got a new tripod for Christmas, could you explain how to do the long exposures? Thanks!

Scott.
Click to expand...

Scott... the key is the ND (neutral density) filter...

His listed is similar to this: Hoya 77mm ProND1000 Filter XPD-77ND1000 B&H Photo Video

With this your camera takes in MUCH less light so you can up the exposure time and not get over-exposed.

Dean
 
Those are absolutely beautiful Scott. You have quite the eye and a wonderful talent. Thank you for sharing. Hope you get back on your feet soon!
 
I am very glad to know that you are not just "giving up", and thinking that you can no longer do things, declaring them out of your reach. By making this effort you have gotten to use your considerable photo skills preserving something beautiful, shared it with us, and probably are feeling just a bit better about the "lemons" life has dealt you. Great lemonade here!! And a high-five to Lyn!:smile:
 
magpens said:
Gorgeous pictures, Scott !!! . What does HDR mean at the top of the first, please ?
Click to expand...

High Dynamic Range. With a -3, 0, +3 exposure value, the post processing can get the details from the under-exposed high-lighted areas, and the details from the over-exposed dark areas and then blend them together.....for a more balanced image.

BSea said:
Were any trout slain during the trip?

Great pictures. I'm going to need pointers at our meeting in March.
Click to expand...

I'll probably bring the camera.....:rolleyes: And no trout were harmed. But there was a place called "Wing Shack" in Mountain View that had a problem with something called a Mammoth CheeseBurger w/fries and Lyn had a Bacon CheeseBurger w/onion rings.

triw51 said:
Wow makes me wish I was there with a fishing pole
Click to expand...

There were a few folks trying to pull their share out of Mirror Lake.

Scott said:
Beautiful pictures! I really am interested since I got a new tripod for Christmas, could you explain how to do the long exposures? Thanks!

Scott.
Click to expand...


ND filters aren't absolutely necessary. You can actually use aperture priority to close down the amount of light going to the sensor....to a point. At some point though, you're going to have to start put a dark piece of expensive glass in front of the lens.



Scott (photography is sort of easy) B
 
Very nice pictures. My son is the photographer in our family. He spends almost as much on camera's and lenses as I spend on lathes. Me I'm lucky if I remember to take the camera never mind getting good pictures. He does give me his hand me down camera's though last one was an Olympus C8080.
 
SDB777 said:
ND filters aren't absolutely necessary. You can actually use aperture priority to close down the amount of light going to the sensor....to a point. At some point though, you're going to have to start put a dark piece of expensive glass in front of the lens.
Click to expand...

I know, right??!! I've always thought that ND filters (not fancy variable ones, but just solid ones) should be a much cheaper option than they are!
 
vakmere said:
magpens said:
Gorgeous pictures, Scott !!! . What does HDR mean at the top of the first, please ?
Click to expand...

High Def Resolution?
Click to expand...

Close.... HDR = High Dynamic Range {simply more like the eye sees....a camera sensor is limited to the amount of 'range'}


jsolie said:
Gorgeous shots! I've wanted to try out ND filters, but haven't yet.
Click to expand...

Definitely something to add to the camera bag. Just beware of cheap Chinese glass, it'll do nothing but make ya upset.


Bob Wemm said:
Absolutely Fabulous shots Scott, third one is my favourite.
You are a man of many talents.

Bob.
Click to expand...

Not sure about talented.... I just sort of get lucky and put the tripod in the right place sometimes.




Scott (time or money, can't have both) B
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom