Share your Digital SLR photos!

[simpsontruckdriver]

As I mentioned in the camera thread, I have a Nikon D810, but before that, I used a Nikon D200. This was taken in 2012 from our (late wife and I) South Tower balcony at Wyndham Ocean Walk, I had it mounted on a tripod. When taking a shot like this, you NEVER want to look into the viewfinder, it's like compressing all the energy and light from the Sun into a laser. What I did was I aimed it in the general direction. As soon as I saw a small sliver of the Sun beginning to rise over the clouds, I got it into position, then took the shot when the Sun was high enough.
Settings:

• Nikkor 70-300mm VR lens
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 400

So, share your best DSLR photos (Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax, etc) with the settings used including aperture. If you don't know the settings, go to the folder. Right-click on the image and select Properties. Maybe your photo(s) will inspire someone else to make a similar photo!

 

[artringwald]

Sunset at Duke's Beach House Maui. Handheld shot from our table.

 

[Brett]

As I mentioned in the camera thread, I have a Nikon D810, but before that, I used a Nikon D200. This was taken in 2012 from our (late wife and I) South Tower balcony at Wyndham Ocean Walk, I had it mounted on a tripod. When taking a shot like this, you NEVER want to look into the viewfinder, it's like compressing all the energy and light from the Sun into a laser. What I did was I aimed it in the general direction. As soon as I saw a small sliver of the Sun beginning to rise over the clouds, I got it into position, then took the shot when the Sun was high enough.
Settings:

• Nikkor 70-300mm VR lens
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 400

So, share your best DSLR photos (Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax, etc) with the settings used including aperture. If you don't know the settings, go to the folder. Right-click on the image and select Properties. Maybe your photo(s) will inspire someone else to make a similar photo!

With modern (mirrorless) cameras the viewfinder is an LCD screen so there's no problem with sunset or sunrise shots, you don't even need a tripod.
But I understand with older reflex mirror cameras pointed directly at the sun it could damage the eyeball



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and there's already a TUG photo thread - just not used much

https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/picture-of-the-day-dial-up-internet-users-enter-at-own-risk.68566/


but I'll play
a shot I took yesterday in my backyard with my new Canon 200-800 lens

White-throated sparrow

 

[jp10558]

With modern (mirrorless) cameras the viewfinder is an LCD screen so there's no problem with sunset or sunrise shots, you don't even need a tripod.
But I understand with older reflex mirror cameras pointed directly at the sun it could damage the eyeball



.
and there's already a TUG photo thread - just not used much

https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/picture-of-the-day-dial-up-internet-users-enter-at-own-risk.68566/


but I'll play
a shot I took yesterday in my backyard with my new Canon 200-800 lens

White-throated sparrow


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I hate you - I so want the 200-800 RF, just not sure it's worth the money to me right now.

This is about the best I've gotten with my test and now mostly discarded "smaller" soft 100-400 Tamron. 400mm, 1/1000, f6.3 ISO 4000 Canon R5.

 

[jp10558]

And here's one from my trip to London in Nov 2023, again my more preferred EF 24-70 F2.8 II, F2.8 1/100 ISO 3200 at 50mm.

Just before we went to see Wicked. Much cheaper in London than on Broadway for some reason. I just like the colors and lights of the outside of the theater.

 

[RX8]

Fuji XT2 mirrorless. Sunset at Aulani.

(Comes across as a 31KB picture so it is more blurry than it should be. Is this the max size a picture can be?)

 

[JudyH]

Roseate Spoonbill at Myakka River Park, Sarasota, FL.
Nikon D500
500 PF
1/2500
f/8
Auto ISO

 

[susieq]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE looking at all these photos!!! Thanks all ~ you're all so talented!

 

[Brett]

I hate you - I so want the 200-800 RF, just not sure it's worth the money to me right now.
This is about the best I've gotten with my test and now mostly discarded "smaller" soft 100-400 Tamron. 400mm, 1/1000, f6.3 ISO 4000 Canon R5.

only get the 200-800 for birds and other wildlife, I'm still keeping my EF 100-400

 

[Timeshare Von]

While I miss my high(er) quality images taken with my Olympus DSLR equipment, I don't miss lugging around 25# of camera gear. I downsized to a Nikon P900 a few years ago, and have never looked back. Check out this video of a grizzly taken with it last summer, from some 200-300 yards away (with the P900). To put it in perspective, this is the still image of this bear, taken with my mobile.

 

[artringwald]

While I miss my high(er) quality images taken with my Olympus DSLR equipment, I don't miss lugging around 25# of camera gear. I downsized to a Canon P900 a few years ago, and have never looked back. Check out this video of a grizzly taken with it last summer, from some 200-300 yards away. To put it in perspective, this is the still image of this bear, taken with my mobile.

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I don't like lugging around camera gear either. I don't get great shots, but I get pretty good shots with a Panasonic DC-ZS80. It has a 20x zoom and it fits in my pocket. This picture of a green heron was taken from about 30 yards away.

 

[jp10558]

I don't like lugging around camera gear either. I don't get great shots, but I get pretty good shots with a Panasonic DC-ZS80. It has a 20x zoom and it fits in my pocket. This picture of a green heron was taken from about 30 yards away.

I don't love lugging around gear either, but that's pretty bad quality as an image. I might be too picky, but that almost hurts to look at ...

I think I got close to that quality at IDK probably 300 yards on a boat:

This was with my older APSC DSLR so around 860mm equivelent. F7.1, Canon 80D, 1/2000 sec, Tamron EF 150-600 G1 @ 600mm. ISO640.

 

[susieq]

While I miss my high(er) quality images taken with my Olympus DSLR equipment, I don't miss lugging around 25# of camera gear. I downsized to a Canon P900 a few years ago, and have never looked back. Check out this video of a grizzly taken with it last summer, from some 200-300 yards away. To put it in perspective, this is the still image of this bear, taken with my mobile.

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WOW!!! No comparison!!!

 

[simpsontruckdriver]

One thing I have found works: if you're going to do a certain type of photography, load everything into your car. But, when you head out to your spot, only take your camera body and one lens. You can buy a lens case, I have a Nikon one with a belt loop so I could essentially take the body, one lens on the body, and one in the case.

TS

 

[Timeshare Von]

One thing I have found works: if you're going to do a certain type of photography, load everything into your car. But, when you head out to your spot, only take your camera body and one lens. You can buy a lens case, I have a Nikon one with a belt loop so I could essentially take the body, one lens on the body, and one in the case.

TS

Good plan, but when you do a lot of long distance travel (by plane, etc), lugging gear becomes a challenge. Back in 2008 I went to Churchill, Manitoba for polar bear viewing (where my avatar here was taken). The small puddle jumper from Winnepeg to Churchill had mandated weight limits for baggage which including my camera gear. It was frustrating not being able to take everything with me.

I have also had my telephoto zoom lens "on" expecting the action to be far away, and then not being able to capture things closer than expected. This seems to happen a lot in Denali & Yellowstone National Parks.

I felt it was a small sacrifice to make (downsizing) and all in all, I'm getting the images I want when traveling.

 

[Timeshare Von]

I don't like lugging around camera gear either. I don't get great shots, but I get pretty good shots with a Panasonic DC-ZS80. It has a 20x zoom and it fits in my pocket. This picture of a green heron was taken from about 30 yards away.

That's a beautiful photograph!!!

Getting "great shots" is no longer a priority for me. When I thought about selling my photographs, I really wanted the best and crispest. Now I just want nice photos to share and remember my life's experiences. So much so, that for some travel (like my recent cruises) I have only used my phone, which also does a decent job.

 

[Timeshare Von]

P.S. I had to edit my original post . . . my newer point & shoot is a Nikon P900 . . . NOT a Canon! My bad.

 

[jp10558]

One thing I have found works: if you're going to do a certain type of photography, load everything into your car. But, when you head out to your spot, only take your camera body and one lens. You can buy a lens case, I have a Nikon one with a belt loop so I could essentially take the body, one lens on the body, and one in the case.

TS

This is what I've started doing. Though I will also take a smaller backpack but maybe I should try a belt loop one. I usually only want one or two lenses anyway, and the backpack is still a rigmarole to swap lenses.

 

[easyrider]

With modern (mirrorless) cameras the viewfinder is an LCD screen so there's no problem with sunset or sunrise shots, you don't even need a tripod.
But I understand with older reflex mirror cameras pointed directly at the sun it could damage the eyeball



.
and there's already a TUG photo thread - just not used much

https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/picture-of-the-day-dial-up-internet-users-enter-at-own-risk.68566/


but I'll play
a shot I took yesterday in my backyard with my new Canon 200-800 lens

White-throated sparrow


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That is really something. The definition is fantastic. Nice shot Brett.

Bill