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fokstrot .
{K:6560} 10/31/2007
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Really well done!
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Robert Chin
{K:22282} 11/23/2006
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Hi Yamil,I will be on my last 2 days vacation plus days off on those days,so we can hook up.
Please email me with your hotel and dates.
Robbiec3@verizon.net
Take care
Robbie
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Yamil Saenz
{K:12434} 11/23/2006
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Happy Thanksgiving to you too Robbie,
Are you going to have some time available to go to Merritt Island?
My family and I will be there from December 7th to 11th. While my wife goes for her conference,I am planning to take my son kayaking either on the 8th or the 11th.
Take care and enjoy your Thanksgiving.
Yamil
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Robert Chin
{K:22282} 11/23/2006
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Awesome capture Yamil.
Congrats on the award.
Happy Thanksgiving.
7+++
Robbie
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alberto baez duarte
{K:8175} 11/22/2006
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I took Christine's as Favorite and this one too....both are so good..!! congratulations/...
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Aivar Mikko
{K:573} 11/21/2006
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Very good one. Superb moment. Excellent quality.
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 11/20/2006
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wow the perfect mergansser take off shot, the water splash is impressive, perfect timing! Congrats on the well deserved award....
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Violetta Tarnowska
{K:24497} 11/20/2006
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Yamil...
Excellent sharpness, dynamics, splendid moment, perfect timing, the superb effect of the action!
I greet warmly:)
Viola
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C.A. Mikulice
{K:13300} 11/20/2006
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incredible shot, Yamil-- my highlights on this guy got blown, but yours are perfect... I'm going to try bracketing from now on. Also, I appreciate your comments to Todd, I, too, had wondered if you crawled on your belly up to the birds (I was close to doing that on Saturday!)-- I'll keep the diving routine in mind. again, great shot, and thanks for your wealth of knowledge...., you, Marcus and Jinggoy are wonderful to share your talents with us all.
christine
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 11/19/2006
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Yamil... Agreeing with Todd... The concentration on that little Hooded Merganser is wonderful...
So focused on take off, just a little faster ~~GRIN~~... The water motion is great... Brilliant as always...
Have copied the information you gave Todd and am going to see if I can do...
Onie...
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Yamil Saenz
{K:12434} 11/19/2006
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Hi Todd,
Thank you very much for your comment.
You are absolutely right, when it comes to photography, everything is about the light.
Merganser does not tolerate human presence so well so the strategy with these guys is to wait until they go underwater for food. Them you know that they will spend at least 10-15 seconds until they come back to the surface again.
In that short period you try to get as close is possible and you are set. Now you are at least 10 yards closer.
The next challenge is to get them in action.
I always try to get the light in my back. 180 degrees from the focus of interest. We are lucky because we have probably the best weather conditions of the lower 48 states.
Sometimes I wear camouflage and crawl on my belly, that's right, but many times I use my car as a blind spot. We only shot wild birds; I don't even know where the re-habilitation centers around here are. We are blessing by nature and California is in the middle of the Pacific Flyway, so we get 33 species of migrants (waterfowl) and they attract many species of raptors. California also has 17 species of eagles, falcons and hawks and from September to December they migrate from the Northern Hemisphere to Central and South America.
That increases our raptor population tremendously during those months.
I only use flash with the better beamer for the dark environments such as those encounter on the rain forest, but because of the great weather that we have, I never shot in bad weather conditions. When ever is possible, I like to take advantage of the "Golden Hour" - 2 hours after sunrise and 2 hours before sunset is when you get the best light.
The sunlight from early morning and late afternoon is rich in red and yellow hues (colors that bring to mind fire and heat), it is often referred to as warm light; the light of midday, on the other hand, features fewer red and yellow tones and more blue ones (hues associated with ice and shadows) and is, therefore, sometimes referred to as cool light.
This paragraph was taken from- The Art of Bird Photography- by Arthur Morris.
Another tip is when you photograph whites at the middle-tone exposure, the white area will be burned out, but if you expose those whites one stop or 2 darker than middle tones, and you will get nice details in those feathers.
Also important to mention, to eliminate shakes, I use IS2 settings for the action shots like this and birds in flight.
Todd, thank you again for your comment and I hope this helps.
Take care buddy and keep those great images coming
Yamil
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Todd Weeks
{K:7636} 11/19/2006
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Yamil,
Excellent shot and great timing! I love the stop-action details in the water and the intense look on the Merganser's face. I'm still struggling with action shots. We have had the wettest year on record here in Ottawa, and I can't remember what the sun looks like. It is very difficult to get good results without light. How is it that you and Marcus get so close to your subjects AND get the light at your back? Do you wear camoflage and crawl on your belly? Do you have a large collection of raptors that you release in front of your camera? I know, a huge flash that gives you fill light whatever the weather, right?
I'll keep trying. Thanks for posting such encouraging pictures. At least I know it's possible to get these kind of shots. I just need to figure out how.
Todd
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Erik von Baughman
{K:1333} 11/19/2006
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Excellent shot! Very good job of capturing the action! Very clear and sharp!
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Munzir Khan
{K:8} 11/19/2006
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Wooooo!! whoops... It is stunning my friend 7+++, superier details and colors, contrlled shutter, perfact timing, all the best my friend Yamil
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alessandro reggiani
{K:4791} 11/19/2006
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beautiful shot of the duck taking off(mI think), good focus and rich of details
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