Shorebirds resting on the Copper River Delta, Alaska.
Well, as I was mesmerized by the shorebird migration, I was told a wolverine walked down the beach about a hundred yards behind me! I was right there with my camera mounted on my telephoto, all on a tripod - it couldn’t have been better timing, well, except for the part where I was looking the other way! It was spotted by Hugh Rose, who is an excellent photographer and naturalist – so it was a very reliable source. Guess where I’m going to be hanging out!
My pain was greatly eased by the shorebird migration – this was the most I have ever seen. Wow is the word I kept repeating to myself. Unfortunately photographs just can’t do this migration justice. Video would help, but would still fall short.
I used f/22 for this image to maximize the depth of field.
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Hey Ron,
Don’t even pretend for a second that you would’ve chosen to photograph a dirty, raggedy ole wolverine over all these birds.
Sorry you didn’t score on the wolverine. If it helps, this is a sweet image.
Cheers
Carl
Yeah… wow… That’s all I got. Anything else would sound trite.
Ron,
Wow – tough choices – but this is one heck of a great shot Ron. I hope I can experience this type of shorebird migration one day.
Wow is right. Awesome! I want to come to Alaska.
“I used f/22 for this image to maximize the depth of field.”
You sure about that Ron? Looks more like f5.6 to me!
That must be a spectacle to behold.
So many birds that you can count them, nice shot, sorry that you didn’t get the
wolverine but I be waiting to see a picture in a few day———————–I hope.
I only have a few minutes of internet left, but just wanted to say thanks a lot everyone! I appreciate it.
Hey MG. Like you, I really thought I could get a bit more DOF at F/22 – but those darn telephotos are pretty limited. (I can here Carl typing
). This was with a 600 and a 1.5 converter at 80 feet. I double checked with a DOF calculator – that gives me less then 3 feet of DOF – not much given the 40 or so feet of birds in the group.
Thanks again,
Ron
Ouch! I can imagine your pain Ron if even based on how pained I feel to not even have witnessed this birding scene.
Awesome! Too bad you couldn’t tilt the back of your camera to bring everything in focus!
JK, I love this!
Thanks guys. You are right Laurent – this is where you really need a tilt!