Hello, I was just wondering if anyone else on here was a photographer (hobbyist or hobbyist or professional). I really enjoy taking animal photographs. I just consider myself a hobbyist right now, but I want to try bring my work up to the professional level. Here is my facebook site if you want to check out my work, there is a lot of bird of prey photos. Cindy Fry Animal Art & Photography
Post by Falcon Boy on Sept 13, 2013 17:02:51 GMT -5
I just started dabbling in photography, as in my camera arrived 2 days ago. I just purchased a Nikon d5200 I am quite happy with so far. I only have the kit lens right now but hopefully will get the 70-300 soon to get some better action shots. Here are some photos I've taken so far, I've only been out twice.
this one's a bit overexposed
view from my favorite field
female euro kestrel chasing a quail, difficult to see because of the short lens
HDR of the old ford.
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Nice shots Noah Falconry and some sort of art craft seem to go hand in hand pretty frequently. I know a lot of falconers who are also photographers or artists, and dang good ones at that! When you think about it, it makes sense...falconry is a hunting sport but it's also an art form, and it would seem that someone with a love of hunting and art would be drawn to it as the perfect combination of the two.
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I just started dabbling in photography, as in my camera arrived 2 days ago. I just purchased a Nikon d5200 I am quite happy with so far. I only have the kit lens right now but hopefully will get the 70-300 soon to get some better action shots. Here are some photos I've taken so far, I've only been out twice.
Those are some really cool images! What program did you use for the HDR image? I just got a 75-300mm lens. I haven't had a chance to take it out in the field and test it out on birds yet, but it does a pretty good job at the zoos and wildlife parks (blurs the fence right out of the photos). I need to get a new body soon, my Canon 40D is not giving my the images I really want any more. It is about 6 years old now and technology changes so fast.
Nice shots Noah Falconry and some sort of art craft seem to go hand in hand pretty frequently. I know a lot of falconers who are also photographers or artists, and dang good ones at that! When you think about it, it makes sense...falconry is a hunting sport but it's also an art form, and it would seem that someone with a love of hunting and art would be drawn to it as the perfect combination of the two.
Yeah, they do seem to go hand in hand. Animals and art have always been my two loves in life, and I think it shows in the work.
You have 2 professional photographers on here, however I am in a semi retired status as I can make more money in IT. It's all about Knowing your camera. Most people buy the expensive bodies and then get cheap lenses but usually better results are the other way round. I have a Nikon d2x , D80 and a D7000 digital camera. 9 times of 10 I'm grabbing the D80.
I just started dabbling in photography, as in my camera arrived 2 days ago. I just purchased a Nikon d5200 I am quite happy with so far. I only have the kit lens right now but hopefully will get the 70-300 soon to get some better action shots. Here are some photos I've taken so far, I've only been out twice.
Those are some really cool images! What program did you use for the HDR image? I just got a 75-300mm lens. I haven't had a chance to take it out in the field and test it out on birds yet, but it does a pretty good job at the zoos and wildlife parks (blurs the fence right out of the photos). I need to get a new body soon, my Canon 40D is not giving my the images I really want any more. It is about 6 years old now and technology changes so fast.
I just used the one that is built into my camera, I don't have any photo editing software. I forgot to mention that all the pictures I posted were with a UV filter on there. I really don't like using it but I realized after my first day out that I need a filter of some sort to protect the lens. I am planning on getting a polarizing filter if I ever get some cash together. We have another pro photographer on the site who hasn't posted yet...he must be lurking Mostly right now I'm working on learning more about exposure. The camera does a great job in auto mode but I want to learn to program everything myself to get the results i'm looking for. Other than falconry I'm hoping to get more into landscape photography. So far I've played around with ISO quite a bit and shutter speed, and I'm beginning to understand their relationship, but I haven't gotten around to messing with aperture too much yet.
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Post by echotadog on Sept 19, 2013 12:45:25 GMT -5
I do well making a living as a Photographer. It's an ever evolving profession, not always easy or rewarding. It's easy to lose the passion for photography when pursuing it for pay, However it fits my lifestyle nicely. I don't incorporate photography much into my Falconry or other outdoor exploits except to grab a few hunt shots with my iPhone. The recent advancements in Video on DSLR's and micro field cameras like the GoPro have me a bit more excited about the possibility of combining the 2. I will try some GoPro hawking this year and see what I turn up.
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