BCNH + Herons with D2X and VR 200-400

Increadible images Yves...!!! :shock:

One should wonder how you managed to have such a clear subject with that slow speed, but I guess the rare curtain sync is the hint here.

Yves, once again you have provided inspiration to us all thru your technique.

So, is the 200-400 bazooka your new toy? ;-)

 

was this superposing of the heron over a long exposure pic ????

nice picture though. something very different.
do tell us how did u get the heron so sharp for as long a 2sec !!!

rgds,
Kaushik Balakumar

 

Mosre excellence & great technique

Makes my very amatuerish work really pale next to these. You're setting the bar really high for all of us. My questions for you this time are, why such a closed aperture, what does this Rear Curtain Sync do for the shots, and are these birds paid actors?  
Oh ya, is all this new equipment yours or is it borrowed again? You know we gotta keep up with your latest acquisitions!  

 

Amazing work Yves. I am not surprised on the 2 sec image working with rear sync and a hunting heron does not move all that much. Super examples of the capabilities avail with this combo.

 

I like the last one alot.

 

More excellent shots BJ. I'd be interested in why you chose rear curtain, just for my own education. Was this just for the fill on the birds?

Thanks,

 

Reart curtain synch, as far as I understand, opens the shutter for the allotted time (in many of these pictures almost a second) to allow for proper exposure of the background, and to get the water to have that flowing look, then it fires the flash immediately before the shutter closes, givingg you your subject in sharp detail.

 

Very beautiful work Yves

Thank you for sharing.

 

WOW very nice love the light on the last GBH shot it is the best