Was over on the coast of Georgia and spent a few hours shooting at the beach one morning. Had the 600mm with a 1.4 Tele and the D4 on the Wimberley/Gitzo combination. Also went to Dx in the Image Area function to get even closer as tidal flows divided the beach into disjointed sections often separating me further from the subject. The birds were plentiful from sandpipers to semipalmated plovers to terns, gulls, brown pelicans and the occasional heron, to name a few. Was a great time for practice and just watching the behaviors as they went about poking, diving, digging etc. Still new to this area of image making, but I find there is always something that comes along if you are patient enough. Here are a few from the morning, all right out of the camera with no further adjustments other than creating the JPEG in PS CC:
The fast ferry to Ft. Meyers left Key West at sunset. The sunset didn’t disappoint. Hand holding technique was key on the open stern of the ferry as the wind was buffeting the 80-400 so strongly that I had to shift my lens hand to push the lens into the wind while firing off bursts at high speed. A lot will be out of focus, but this strategy will usually provide a frame or two that are sharp within the burst…
Spent four nights in Key West and had four sunsets on par with this one. Our location was Sunset Pier and by arriving around an hour and a quarter before sunset, we easily found an unobstructed view at the tables built into the railings running around this outdoor bar/restaurant.
Walking in the Gastown area around Magic Light time, we stumbled onto what looked to be a Canadian cousin of NYC’s Flat Iron building.
Taking the water ferry across Vancouver, we encountered more weather. Still, float planes routinely were landing and departing.