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Macro and Nature
Photography - V
You can see the high resolution pictures by clicking on each thumbnail in the
table below. Please note that some of the files are really large
(even larger than 1 MB) so they may take a while to download. As always, your comments
are welcomed !
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Dacelo novaeguineae (common name: laughing kookaburra)
One of
the few birds that will stay still and allow you to compose the picture
at your ease.
Photo
by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera:
Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/90 sec, f/9.5, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: RAW, converted in Photoshop CS, sharpening and contrast adjusted,
saved in JPEG, levels adjusted, cropped + USM added. Photo taken at the
Attica Zoological Park |
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Erythromyzon cyanotis (common
name:
blue faced honeyeater)
A quick
flyer, shy bird which will move all the time. One successful shot after
many - at last.
Photo
by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera:
Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec, f/9.5, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: RAW, converted in Photoshop CS, sharpening and contrast adjusted,
saved in JPEG, levels adjusted, cropped + USM added. Photo taken at the
Attica Zoological Park |
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Ramphastos toco (common name: Toco tucan)
One of
the rare "difficult" occasions that worked for me - in the end. When I
saw this tucan it was too close to me while I already had the 180 mm on
the camera. Birds, in general, will not stay there for long so, changing
a lens could be fatal. I was lucky that this is also a macro lens which
allowed me to stick it on the cage and take a close up of the bird.
Seconds later it flew away but not before I had taken five shots in
rapid sequence. This one turned the best.
Photo
by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera:
Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec, f/9.5, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: RAW, converted in Photoshop CS, sharpening and contrast adjusted,
saved in JPEG, levels adjusted, cropped + USM added. Photo taken at the
Attica Zoological Park |
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Struthio camelus, Family:
Struthioniformes (common name : Ostrich)
Ostriches are not kept in cages (of course) and this one was no
exception. It had many thousands of square meters to go to but it
decided to stay motionless at a distance of 2 meters from my lens.
Focusing on the eyes is always the rule when it comes to animal
photography and this photos show the fine details of the ostrich's face.
Photo
by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera:
Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/350 sec, f/8, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: RAW, converted in Photoshop CS, sharpening and contrast adjusted,
saved in JPEG, levels adjusted, cropped + USM added. Photo taken at the
Attica Zoological Park |
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Iguana iguana (common name: Green iguana)
When it
comes to iguanas, most people try to avoid a head on picture since the
small apertures available in an indoor environment will result in most
of the animal being out of focus. When I saw this iguana sitting
motionless I was attracted by the symmetry of its position. It is always
nice to have a macro lens on the camera. The least you have for granted
is the detail.
Photo
by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera:
Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec, f/13, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: RAW, converted in Photoshop CS, sharpening and contrast adjusted,
saved in JPEG, levels adjusted, cropped + USM added. Photo taken at the
Attica Zoological Park |
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Psittacus erithacus (common
name: Grey parrot)
A close
up of the eye of this grey parrot made up for a "different" shot while
the animal is still recognizable.
Photo
by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera:
Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec, f/9.5, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: RAW, converted in Photoshop CS, sharpening and contrast adjusted,
saved in JPEG, levels adjusted, cropped + USM added. Photo taken at the
Attica Zoological Park |
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Elaphe Obsoletta leucistic (white rat snake)
When I
saw this reptile, most of the people there were trying to capture the
single animals. I thought that the mass of them was far more interesting
and attractive.
Photo
by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera:
Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec, f/13, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: RAW, converted in Photoshop CS, sharpening and contrast adjusted,
saved in JPEG, levels adjusted, cropped + USM added. Photo taken at the
Attica Zoological Park |
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Foz de Iguacu Falls (borders of Brazil, Argentina and
Paraguay)
It's been a long time since my last walk in the tropical
forest and I was missing it. And then I was there again. I could feel
the heat, the humidity, the gorgeous vegetation, the hidden singing
birds, then – gradually increasing - the "noise". It begun like a gently
flowing creek increasing as we moved on along the path to end up roaring
like a dozen thunders ! We were eventually facing the "Garganta do
Diablo" (Devil's throat), millions of cubic meters of water flowing,
dancing among rocks, jumping and banging everywhere ... What a feeling !
Photo
by Francesco Zezza
Shooting Data:
Camera:
Nikon Coolpix 5200
Lens: 7.8 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 64
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/512 sec - f/4.8, Auto mode
Flash: None
Image: saturation and levels adjusted in PS CS, USM added. |
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Foz de Iguacu Falls (borders of Brazil, Argentina and
Paraguay)
Majestic.. simply majestic !
Photo
by Francesco Zezza
Shooting Data:
Camera:
Nikon Coolpix 5200
Lens: 7.8 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 64
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/813 sec - f/4.8, Auto mode
Flash: None
Image: saturation and levels adjusted in PS CS, USM added. |
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Foz de Iguacu Falls (borders of
Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay)
Taking
photos in a place like this comes natural.
Photo
by Francesco Zezza
Shooting Data:
Camera:
Nikon Coolpix 5200
Lens: 7.8 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 64
Shutter speed: 1/994.8 sec, f/4.8, Automatic mode
Flash: None
Image: saturation and levels adjusted in PS CS, USM added. |
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Foz de Iguacu Falls (borders of
Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay)
Even from a distance the view is not
less breathtaking.
Photo
by Francesco Zezza
Shooting Data:
Camera:
Nikon Coolpix 5200
Lens: 7.8 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 64
Shutter speed: 1/574.7 sec, f/4.8, Automatic mode
Flash: None
Image: saturation and levels adjusted in PS CS, USM added. |
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Foz de Iguacu Falls (borders of
Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay)
A
shot from a helicopter just reveals why this place was named "The
Devil's Throat" !
Photo
by Francesco Zezza
Shooting Data:
Camera:
Nikon Coolpix 5200
Lens: 8.5 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 64
Shutter speed: 1/608.8 sec, f/4.9, Automatic mode
Flash: None
Image: saturation and levels adjusted in PS CS, USM added.
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Bufo bufo.
The common toad was in the news last
week in Belgium. These amphibians woke up from their hibernation and
started their annual migration to the pools for spawning. Many of
them died when they crossed the street and got hit by cars, but
luckily there were enough of them who reached the pools, so they
could immediately start spawning. When I went to the park for
shooting birds with the 80-400 VR lens, I almost passed the pond
without noticing the toads, but some kids saw them moving so I got
interested too. Of course this was a very nice photographical event,
and I was glad that I took the Tamron 180mm with me. There were a
huge amount of them crawling over each other between the withered
reed. Some of the just looked around, some other ones chased other
ones, and some were even spawning. I took very much photo's, but a
high amount of them were unusable because I don't have a good tripod
yet.This definitely needs to be one of my next purchases!
Photo
by Frank Panis
Shooting Data:
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/125s @ f/9
Flash: none
Image: RAW, converted in Nikon Capture editor, sharpening none, USM
100-3-7 cropped and saved.
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Blackbird (Turdus merula)
These birds live very close to humans, and in our garden they are
also daily guests. They don't bother about us when we're outside and
they will only fly away with a lot of noise when we come too close.
Anyway we like their presence, but up till now I hadn't photographed
a single one. This changed today when I went out with my D70 and
Tamron 180mm at the ready. One of the males sat down on the fence
when I approached him but he moved to a wood frame which of course
was an excellent location for me. Do I need to tell that I like the
Tamron 180mm very much?
Photos by Frank Panis
Shooting Data:
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO400
Shutter speed: 1/400sec f/5
Flash:none
Image: RAW, converted in Nikon Capture editor, cropped, changed
color mode to mode II, set the sharpening to none, added USM and
saved it.
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Green Iguana
(Iguana iguana)
When I was selecting photo's to be
deleted from my HDD, I ran across these photos. I shot this Iguana
during a visit to Zoozajac, and it would be a shame to throw them
away (in my opinion). The pictures needed some cropping, but
altogether they looks fine, especially knowing that they were taken
with the "soft" Nikon 24-120 VR lens...
Photo by Frank Panis
Shooting data:
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S VR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED @100mm
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/60sec @ f/8
Flash: I-TTL
Image: RAW, converted in Nikon Capture editor, sharpening none,
USM 100-4-7, Color mode changed to mode II, WB adjusted to
flash, Cropped, resized and saved
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Early sunset at Red Rock
A view southeast from a campsite fire at Red Rock Bay
on Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State.
Photo by Roy Stevens
Shooting data:
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Lens: 8.9 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed: 1/70 sec @ f/2.8
Flash: None
©
copyright 2005 Roy W. Stevens
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Sunset at Harris Bay
A view west from a dock of Harris Bay Yacht Club
on Lake George. The sailboat is returning to dock.
Photo by Roy Stevens
Shooting data:
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Lens: 8.9 mm
Sensitivity: ISO400
Shutter speed: 1/67.4 sec @ f/3.2
Flash: none
©
copyright 2005 Roy W. Stevens
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Morning haze at the narrows
A view of the Narrows to the west from a trail to
Shelving Rock Mountain on Lake George. In the 1826 novel “The Last
of the Mohicans” by James Fenimore Cooper, Uncas, son of
Chingachgook, is killed by the villain Magua and his body is thrown
from the cliffs of Shelving Rock Falls, leaving Chingachgook as the
last of the Mohicans. One of the islands is Uncas Island.
Photo by Roy Stevens
Shooting data:
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Lens: 8.9 mm
Sensitivity: ISO100
Shutter speed: 1/135.5 sec @ f/4.5
Flash: None
©
copyright 2005 Roy W. Stevens
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View to the narrows
A view to the northeast, toward the Narrows.
Taken from the shore of the luxurious Sagamore Hotel on Green
Island, Lake George.Photo by Roy Stevens
Shooting data:
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Lens: 8.9 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed: 1/1046sec @ f/7.1
Flash: None
©
copyright 2005 Roy W. Stevens
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Many thanks are due to Mrs. Eva Stets for the correct
identification of the birds
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