Flying Dragons

Shooter · 09-30-2009, 01:47 PM

So I sat around this pond in E. Wash. during the day when I wasn't out Elk hunting because of the heat and worked on catching these guy's.

Forgive any bad ones due to processing as my laptop is dead right now due to a power connection issue on the mother board.

So I have to work on them on the old family desktop with a old Version 4 of Photoshop.
These are all Jpeg's, as I can't access the RAW files.

C&C Welcome
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OK, so these guy's weren't flying.

xqsme · 09-30-2009, 02:05 PM

great shot!

asteelo · 09-30-2009, 02:32 PM

Those are friggin awesome!

eric · 09-30-2009, 02:54 PM

Very cool Kirk. Just curious, how many shots did you take in total?

Metonymy · 09-30-2009, 02:56 PM

Showoff. :P

Nice stuff.

xqsme · 09-30-2009, 03:21 PM

I tried that before but no luck. So I killed one and just tied him to a string and then photoshoped it..LOL

Photohog · 09-30-2009, 04:43 PM

I don't know what it is - they're just not as pretty DEAD!

balut · 09-30-2009, 06:16 PM

wow!

Shooter · 09-30-2009, 07:46 PM

Thanks everyone, It was fun and relaxing to do.
Just sat in my chair along the water with my mono pod between my legs and watched and waited.

At 200mm with the focus set to 21points wait for the hover that may last 3-6 seconds, hit focus, then zoom to 400mm, switch the center focus point, then hold the button down to grab as many shots as the buffer could hold.
Sometimes focus wouldn't even see them do to the grassy background.

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Originally Posted by eric

Very cool Kirk. Just curious, how many shots did you take in total?

I counted 139 pictures, all are like these, I choose these based on where the wings were in the stroke. I mean, you get the idea from these 9 right?
I also counted the missing files, either deleted while shooting because of a miss, or focus issue.
There are 31 files missing. Not a bad ratio, if I do say so myself

JayT · 09-30-2009, 09:08 PM

Sweet shots!!!

eric · 09-30-2009, 09:33 PM

#2 in particular I like. The wings get lost in the darker backgrounds, the blue against the green looks cool

Brady · 01-22-2010, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xqsme

I tried that before but no luck. So I killed one and just tied him to a string and then photoshoped it..LOL

Ok, so maybe Im late on this thread but Ben, you crack me up man!! HAHAAA

09-30-2009, 01:47 PM	#1
Shooter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tacoma WA. Posts: 498 My Camera: Nikon D3, D200	Flying Dragons So I sat around this pond in E. Wash. during the day when I wasn't out Elk hunting because of the heat and worked on catching these guy's. Forgive any bad ones due to processing as my laptop is dead right now due to a power connection issue on the mother board. So I have to work on them on the old family desktop with a old Version 4 of Photoshop. These are all Jpeg's, as I can't access the RAW files. C&C Welcome 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 OK, so these guy's weren't flying. __________________ Later- Kirk peotimages.com Last edited by Shooter; 09-30-2009 at 02:07 PM.

09-30-2009, 03:21 PM	#6
xqsme Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland Posts: 232 My Camera: Nikon D300 / D3	I tried that before but no luck. So I killed one and just tied him to a string and then photoshoped it..LOL __________________ My Photos:Here

09-30-2009, 09:08 PM	#10
JayT Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Darkness Posts: 722 My Camera: must take pretty pictures	Sweet shots!!! __________________

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09-30-2009, 02:05 PM	#2
xqsme Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland Posts: 232 My Camera: Nikon D300 / D3	great shot! __________________ My Photos:Here

09-30-2009, 02:32 PM	#3
asteelo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Silverdale Posts: 116	Those are friggin awesome!

09-30-2009, 02:54 PM	#4
eric Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 596	Very cool Kirk. Just curious, how many shots did you take in total?

09-30-2009, 02:56 PM	#5
Metonymy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Under a roof Posts: 382 My Camera: Canon S5 and 50D	Showoff. :P Nice stuff.

09-30-2009, 04:43 PM	#7
Photohog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Bend Posts: 213 My Camera: is brand new	I don't know what it is - they're just not as pretty DEAD!

09-30-2009, 06:16 PM	#8
balut Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: bellingham, wa Posts: 507 My Camera: canon eos 40d	wow!

09-30-2009, 09:33 PM	#11
eric Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 596	#2 in particular I like. The wings get lost in the darker backgrounds, the blue against the green looks cool