Did you say 'Hang on a minute?'
by jomari

Comment:
Awesome catch!!!!

A gull's wingspan
by Melethia

Comment:
Ooooh! Nice!! I want to go here!

Old Jetty
by MargaretNet

Comment:
I agree -- Wonderful choice of palette! Nicely done.

June 17-30
by bassbone

Comment:
Oooh!! I have to remember this idea. I really like it!!

Day 14
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
Fun back story! Gloves were a lot smaller then, weren't they?

IMG_8461_HDR
by Giles

Comment:
I'd love to see this some day -- it really is fascinating.

Cryogenic
by mefnj

Comment:
Sure -- my husband as liquid nitrogen, and does he bring it out for a photo shoot? Not this time!! Well, there was that other time, and that other time, and even that other time... Oh well. Even if he did, my idea wasn't as cool as this one... Nicely done!

Peek-a-Boo!
by vawendy

Comment:

Originally posted by bassbone: a cute idea - i wish the little bugger was a bit better in focus

hehe -- I do too!

IMG_7417
by Giles

Comment:
It's so funny when they put their legs up on their back!!! I don't even get how it's done... Fun shot!

92012H
by vawendy

Comment:

Originally posted by hahn23: Excellent wildlife shots. I'd find it infinitely more interesting and educational if you'd include exif data.

I'll try to remember -- it always seems like so much work. :)

I pretty much always shoot wide open on my 100-400 lens, because I need as much light as I can get, and then I adjust the ISO for how much movement I expect from the animal.

Since I was zoomed in pretty far, it was f5.6. I had to have an 800 ISO, because I was hoping for heron striking at the fish shots, and figured I needed about 1/800-1/1200 to get the shot. This one clocked in at 1/1000.

I realize that shooting wide open isn't the best option, but when I stop it down, I need to raise the iso even higher, and I get a lot of noise on my 7D. Plus, I do like the DOF that wide open gives, so I live with the problems.