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  1. BobH

    Motion Blur

    Want to practice this technique? Well, it could be a bit tricky right now, but I like to find some bike riders and track them. I usually spend an hour or two photographing the Seattle to Portland Bike Classic (they're adamant it's not a race). Of course that's cancelled this year along with...
  2. BobH

    Motion Blur

    So, I'm not a fan of motion blur on birds. They're not predictable and the setup needed is tricky. What we really need is a subject that's predictable and smooth. No flapping wings or jerky motion. We need something that rides like it's on rails... Hmm... I think I know what would work. So...
  3. BobH

    Motion Blur

    In a reply to one of my eagles, Bill mentioned motion blur, and whether not people want to include it. I have a general rule for any kind of a "Special Effect". That is "If you use an effect, it should be obvious that it was intentional" A typical example would be shooting on an angle. A...
  4. BobH

    Bald Eagle at Big Beef Creek

    My goal is to get things as sharp as possible. However, I also like to have the birds in flight. That means there is almost always some blur, for two reasons. The first reason is depth of field. If the bird is in flight, and you're trying to freeze the action, that means a wide aperture. That...
  5. BobH

    Drone Disguised as Hummingbird Captures Incredible Footage of Monarch Butterfly Swarm

    Yep, I've had that happen too. They'll fly right up to my face and angrily buzz at me. Now, I don't speak hummingbird, but I know for certain they're saying "Where in the hell do you think you're going with that?!?" Deb solved the problem this year though. She bought me a heated feeder. It's a...
  6. BobH

    Bald Eagle at Big Beef Creek

    Thanks, I'm kinda torn. The wing blur implies motion and action, but it also kinda bugs me. :) Oh well, it's a good one in any case.
  7. BobH

    Bald Eagle at Big Beef Creek

    Taken in 2018, back when you could actually go places and do stuff. ;) Bald Eagle at Big Beef Creek
  8. BobH

    Drone Disguised as Hummingbird Captures Incredible Footage of Monarch Butterfly Swarm

    I have a (crappy) video from my doorbell cam showing one buzzing my head as I’m standing by the feeder I’d just filled. As a friend says, if hummingbirds were any bigger, they’d be scary as hell!
  9. BobH

    Drone Disguised as Hummingbird Captures Incredible Footage of Monarch Butterfly Swarm

    I totally thought this was a joke / Photoshop, but it's not! 1) That's really cool. 2) I wanna go there. 3) Where do I get a hummingbird camera drone? I can finally get good hummingbird photos...
  10. BobH

    Silky Stream

    Thank you Tom, much appreciated. Without bragging, most of what you see here is knowledge. An image like this can be taken with nearly any camera made. You do need a few special pieces of equipment, but they're not overly expensive. The first one is a neutral density filter. It reduces the...
  11. BobH

    Bull Elk, YNP

    During our annual (until this year) visit to Yellowstone in the fall, found this Bull Elk with his herd. One of his ladies was on the other side of the river, and he didn't like that idea, so he strolled over to convince her to join the rest of the herd by him. With a bit of good luck and...
  12. BobH

    Nemesis Birds

    I'm not enough of a birder to have a nemesis bird. Despite the fact that I spend a huge amount of time photographing eagles and some other birds, I'm not an expert in birds by any means and I don't have a "life list" or certain bird I'm after. I would like to get some good shots of a Snowy Owl...
  13. BobH

    Silky Stream

    There's some softness in the branches, since the leaves were, well, shaking like a leaf, and this a long exposure.
  14. BobH

    Silky Stream

    Silky Stream Taken at the base of Snoqualmie Falls, a section of the river most folks ignore since they're busy looking at the falls.
  15. BobH

    Yaquina Head Lighthouse

    When looking at this discussion, my first thought was "Why did he post my photo?" I mean it's an obvious shot, but dang those two images are close.
  16. BobH

    American Bittern

    The one I saw was there, but I only saw it the one time. Then again, I rarely visit NWR, so sightings may be common. He blends in pretty well too.
  17. BobH

    American Bittern

    The rarest bird I’ve ever photographed? It’s most likely a Bittern. In fact, it’s very likely it was that same Bittern. To be honest, I had no idea. There was a small crowd, but they were being unusually careful and quiet not to spook it. The Bittern was responding by calmly sitting right by the...
  18. BobH

    Peak Design gives $200K+ of profits from its Travel Tripod launch to coronavirus, climate charities

    Yes, that is essentially an ad. No, I don’t get a commission for it. Normally I’d have deleted it. But I think the fact they donated over $200k of profit to those causes is worth celebrating.
  19. BobH

    Behind The Shot: Olympic Afterglow

    It is easily accessible, but on the other hand, the drive to La Push does a pretty good job of keeping out day trippers. It's a roughly 4 hour drive from Seattle or Tacoma. I say "roughly" since from Seattle you either take a ferry or take a long detour south to Tacoma. Both add delays to your...
  20. BobH

    2019 Great Outdoors Photo Contest Second Place: River Bend

    Wow, what an amazing photo! Really well done.


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