A Fe More Gulls

[Chip]

Here are a few more photos of gulls from last weekend:







I had a few issues with the manual focus and DOF on this old lens, but it sure was fun trying to take photos of moving targets with it. Practice, practice, practice.

Thanks for looking.

P.S. Sorry for the typo in the title. Gotta practice my keyboarding, too.

[equilution]

I love the first one! Great comp with 4 birds perfectly framed...sharply focused, too! Well done! At second look, each of them is in a different phase of their wing flap...very cool!!

[Hayward Taylor]

Hi Chip - another interesting set .. these birds can fly very fast .. I can understand your frustration trying to keep up with them .. nice

[Chip]

Originally Posted by equilution

I love the first one! Great comp with 4 birds perfectly framed...sharply focused, too! Well done! At second look, each of them is in a different phase of their wing flap...very cool!!

Thanks! I definitely got lucky with that first one.

Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor

Hi Chip - another interesting set .. these birds can fly very fast .. I can understand your frustration trying to keep up with them .. nice

Thanks very much, Hayward. As I'm sure you know, it's both fun and frustrating to use old glass on things like this.

[leonaashlee]

Really nice work Chip...timing is everything with birds.

[beachcomber]

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Well done Chip, I appreciate how tough it is trying to capture gulls but I also know how much fun it is, great selection mate, well done

[Chip]

Originally Posted by leonaashlee

Really nice work Chip...timing is everything with birds.

Thanks very much, leona. These gulls were hovering and diving quite a bit, so I many chances to work on my timing.

Originally Posted by beachcomber

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Well done Chip, I appreciate how tough it is trying to capture gulls but I also know how much fun it is, great selection mate, well done

Steve - Thanks! Isn't much better than being out by the water on a nice day with a camera.

[lindyannajones]

Action shots with a manual lens? You've got to be kidding me! So the first obvious comment would be they're in focus! Jeepers, Chip. I'm really impressed. The one gull I especially like (best in the original size) is the gull at the bottom of your last shot who is grabbing his catch from the water. The angle, sharpness and feeling of motion is just great!

[shellie20]

" P.S. Sorry for the typo in the title. Gotta practice my keyboarding, too. "
ha ha, dont we all and I type for a living.... thank heavens for a delete button LOL.

Lovely shots. And you are right - practice makes perfect (and if not, atleast have fun trying!!) Thanks for sharing.

[Chip]

Originally Posted by lindyannajones

Action shots with a manual lens? You've got to be kidding me! So the first obvious comment would be they're in focus! Jeepers, Chip. I'm really impressed. The one gull I especially like (best in the original size) is the gull at the bottom of your last shot who is grabbing his catch from the water. The angle, sharpness and feeling of motion is just great!

Linda - Thanks. I went out with the intention of taking some low light photos with a tripod. So, I took just 2 manual lenses that I thought would suit the situation. Got there early, and these gulls were flying around. I had to try, right? Of the roughly 95 or so gull photos I took, the odds were in my favor that at least some would be in focus. Thanks again.

Originally Posted by shellie20

" P.S. Sorry for the typo in the title. Gotta practice my keyboarding, too. "
ha ha, dont we all and I type for a living.... thank heavens for a delete button LOL.

Lovely shots. And you are right - practice makes perfect (and if not, atleast have fun trying!!) Thanks for sharing.

Agreed! Delete is my friend, but I haven't yet figured out how to change a title once it's been posted. Any suggestions?

And thank you for your comments.