Grass
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
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Posts tagged ‘Nikon D500’
Proud Parents
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
We have a family of great tits as guests in our backyard. The parents fly in and out to feed the unseen – but quite vocally present – brethren. The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #96 is ‘cropping the shot’. Show how and why you crop shots, that is the basic question.
Basically I am not an avid cropper. Certainly in the days of film, cropping let always to the loss of quality. In digital times that is somehow different, especially using RAW format and a much better image capture technology. But in general: when taking the photo I try to frame it the way I want the final result to look like. Sometimes (digital is cheap) I take different frames of the same subject. But sometimes that is not possible.
In this photo – to close the series – a lucky shot of the two proud and very busy parents. I was focussing on one of them in the Wisteria, when the other came into the shot as well. The quality is not that great but it closes this series nicely.
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Stepping Out
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
We have a family of great tits as guests in our backyard. The parents fly in and out to feed the unseen – but quite vocally present – brethren. The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #96 is ‘cropping the shot’. Show how and why you crop shots, that is the basic question.
Basically I am not an avid cropper. Certainly in the days of film, cropping let always to the loss of quality. In digital times that is somehow different, especially using RAW format and a much better image capture technology. But in general: when taking the photo I try to frame it the way I want the final result to look like. Sometimes (digital is cheap) I take different frames of the same subject. But sometimes that is not possible.
In this photo the nest is on the back of our shed, and I can sit about 10 meters away, more or less hidden. Even using a long lens (300 mm on a not full frame sensor so approximately 450 mm) I can not get ‘close enough’. Because they are quite tiny, a distant shot is not that interesting to look at. Then cropping is a logical step to come up with a presentable result.
Yesterday I published ‘In Coming‘ that shows how one of the parents approaches the nest. Today a take off from the nest. It is relatively easy to record the departure from the nest: when you see the head, start using the burst and all chances are that you have one nice shot in flight. To show you the amount of crop I added the original frame below.
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In Coming!!
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
We have a family of great tits as guests in our backyard. The parents fly in and out to feed the unseen – but quite vocally present – brethren. The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #96 is ‘cropping the shot’. Show how and why you crop shots, that is the basic question.
Basically I am not an avid cropper. Certainly in the days of film, cropping let always to the loss of quality. In digital times that is somehow different, especially using RAW format and a much better image capture technology. But in general: when taking the photo I try to frame it the way I want the final result to look like. Sometimes (digital is cheap) I take different frames of the same subject. But sometimes that is not possible.
In this photo the nest is on the back of our shed, and I can sit about 10 meters away, more or less hidden. Even using a long lens (300 mm on a not full frame sensor so approximately 450 mm) I can not get ‘close enough’. Because they are quite tiny, a distant shot is not that interesting to look at. Then cropping is a logical step to come up with a presentable result.
It is relatively easy to record the departure from the nest: when you see the head, start using the burst and all chances are that you have one nice shot in flight (see for an example here). In a shot like that you can zoom in quite close. Taking photos of the arrival to the nest is a bit more tricky. I found out that they come back using a certain pattern. They pause and sit 2 meters out on the wisteria, checking if returning is safe. But to catch them in flight I had to open up the frame a bit more. They are extremely quick and I can not see them take off for the final jump, so when I hear them I start using the burst, hoping it works out well. To show you the amount of crop I added the original frame below. A great tit in full brake.
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Birdhouse
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
We have a family of blue tits as guests in our backyard.
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Full moon
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #94 is ‘At Home’.
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Wisteria 2
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
During corona lockdown the back garden is a frequented place, especially when the weather is nice.
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #94 is ‘At Home’.
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Grass
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
During corona lockdown the back garden is a frequented place, especially when the weather is nice.
A few days ago I posted this one in monochrome. Maybe it is fun to spot the differences?
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #94 is ‘At Home’.
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Grass Mono
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – April 2020
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Inverted sky 2
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020
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Inverted sky
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020
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Fetch
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – January 2020
This one is for Dutch goes the photo’s weekly photo ‘action’ theme.
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Action
The Netherlands, January 2020
This one is for Dutch goes the photo’s weekly photo ‘action’ theme.
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Heron
The Netherlands, Oestgeest – December 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #83 is ‘future’
In front of our house is a small canal that is looked upon from the kitchen window.
The only thing on this Heron’s mind is food, that is the future.
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Monschau
Germany, Monschau – November 2016
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #83 is ‘future’
When you look at the past you can see the future in Monschau
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Aachen Mirror
Germany, Aachen – November 2016
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #83 is ‘future’
The past reflected in the future.
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Red Lines
The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2018
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #81 is ‘find something red’
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Bridge With Red In Background
The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2018
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #81 is ‘find something red’
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Red Geraniums
The Netherlands, Delft – June 2018
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #81 is ‘find something red’
A house on a canal at Delft.
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Red Wedding
The Netherlands, Delft -June 2018
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #81 is ‘find something red’
A wedding at Delft.
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Grass from a window
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – October 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #79 is ‘a window with a view’
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In front of our house is a small canal that is looked upon from the kitchen window. The animals.the canal and its edges are sometimes subject in my photographs. Here is a blooming grass in Autumn.
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Heron Spot
The Netherlands, Oestgeest – December 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #78 is ‘spot’
Show a special spot in a shot is the brief.
In front of our house is a small canal that is looked upon from the kitchen window. The animals and the canal are, just as plants and flowers in the front garden, sometimes subject in my photographs. Here is a recent visitor: a Heron.
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Spot
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – December 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #78 is ‘spot’
Show a special spot in a shot is the brief.
In front of our house is a small canal that is looked upon from the kitchen window. The animals and the canal are, just as plants and flowers in the front garden,
sometimes subject in my photographs. Here are two ducks, doing some synchronized swimming.
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Harbour
The Netherlands, Texel Oudeschild – January 2019
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.
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Slufter
The Netherlands, Texel Slufter – November 2017
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.
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Into the country: Andalucia 2
Spain, Andalucia – November 2017
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.
A detailed shot of the hills in the south of Spain in Andalucia.
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Into the country: Andalucia
Spain, Mijas el Pueblo – November 2017The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64 is ‘countryside and/or small towns’.
A detailed shot of the hills in the south of Spain in Andalucia.
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Talula
England, Rusper – July 2019The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #61 is ‘precious pets’.
Meet Talula, a young lady knowing exactly what she wants.
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Crocosmia
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – August 2019
The theme for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #59 is ‘angles’. For more information on how to join the Lens-Artists Photo Challenges, click here for details
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Butthead
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2019
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Show
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
The last in a series of post about the coming into bloom of Allium in our front garden.
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Coming Out
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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Always look on the bright side
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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Getting in shape
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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Peeking
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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Allium: Droplets
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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Allium: Early Sunrise
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
Over more than a year ago the Weekly Photo Challenge stopped unfortunately. I miss that challenge still, but fortunately I found the Lens-Artists Challenge. Each week a new theme and this week it is #52 Serenity.
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Reign on me
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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Bloom
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
Yesterday this blog hit its 200.001 view. Numbers are not that important, and I am not into maximizing visitors numbers, but it makes me slightly proud of myself :-).
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A Rose Is A Rose 12
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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A Rose Is A Rose 11
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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A Rose Is A Rose 10
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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A Rose Is A Rose 9
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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A Rose Is A Rose 8
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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A Rose Is A Rose 7
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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A Rose Is A Rose 6
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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A Rose Is A Rose 5
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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A Rose Is A Rose 4
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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A Rose Is A Rose 3
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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A Rose Is A Rose 2
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2019
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