Perched
by roz

Comment:
Great shot of this fly (?). I think I would have preferred it in colour though.

This could take a while
by wolf

Comment:

Originally posted by primabarbara: Great job! Good that you used the flash, that made the snowflakes visible

Wow neat! I hadn’t even considered that :)

Full Throttle
by wolf

Comment:
Wow, totally shocked this did as well as it did; thank you so much everyone!! Happy with the result given the amazing pics in this challenge. Too many Update button clicks this week for me LOL. Snagged a new score PB.

roz, the Canon R5 AF on full display here + RF 70-200 2.8. The AF is crazy AF, pun intended and the glass is also outstanding. My keeper rate of sharp action shots with my dogs is around 90%. With my old 5Dmkii I'd be lucky at 5-10%. Now my issue is how does the dog look in that tac sharp pic? Which is a good problem to have.

In terms of settings beyond aperture, shutter and ISO, I have back button focus enabled. I have spot focus enabled with initial servo AF Pt set for when tracking starts. This just helps pick up the action from where my AF point is. Animal eye detection is enabled and I am using Case 1 servo AF (multi purpose).

Then in terms of Nova. This was taken on a hike, and I found a pleasing path. Asked her to sit and then I moved down the path and got down on the ground. Released her, but did not do a massive continuous burst. Never works out, too much luck involved. Instead I try to predict her leaps and bounds and press the shutter than. BBF really helps here. Then lots of treats for Nova. Repeated as necessary. I think maybe 4 or 5 runs to get this. I don’t push it much as the dogs prefer the hiking part. But the treats help balance it out :)

Finally having 45mp to play with gives a lot of options in terms with of crop. This pic was snapped as a landscape. But I preferred the portrait view and cropped it that way.

Message edited by author 2023-03-10 18:06:50.

Here Comes The Sun..doo, doo, doo, doo
by grahamgator

Comment:
Oh I love this. When the challenge is done, would I be able to inquire with you about a print for my son. He is autistic and goes to a horse therapy class. I think he would love this hung in his room or just loaded on his ipad/talker. 10

Lady Liberty's Alter Ego
by markwiley

Comment:
I LOVE this! Wow. The pose of the model, and the contrast of the cityscape with the sun and shadow! My pick for the blue. 10+. Added to favorites!

The Assassin & The Crane Fly
by roz

Comment:
Double blue!! You bug shots are always among my favourites!! Who the heck gave you a 3?! Those outlier votes should be automatically scrubbed during challenge rollover IMOP. You got 9 from me!!

Message edited by author 2023-03-08 08:20:41.

Bilateral Symmetry
by roz

Comment:
Well done. Loved the symmetry of this pic. Gave it a 9! Congrats on the double blue!!

Room 205
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
I love the story here

Spectacular Milky-Way
by bandit

Comment:
Gorgeous. I need to learn how to do this :)

Now you see me
by MargaretNet

Comment:
Lol. Cute!