Thanks... I am printing it on metal and adding it to the gallery in my studio...
I'm putting together a display of 16 x 24" images for Open Studios Santa Cruz for the first weekend in October... maybe I'll sell a few pictures.
Can’t imagine how good that’ll look. That sounds amazing.
OwlsEyes wrote:
Thanks... I am printing it on metal and adding it to the gallery in my studio...
I'm putting together a display of 16 x 24" images for Open Studios Santa Cruz for the first weekend in October... maybe I'll sell a few pictures.
I was contemplating adding a 180-600 lens for local birding and couldn’t decide as I am used to the quality of Z 400mm S TC lens….with this image of yours, I am sold and getting my copy this week!
I was contemplating adding a 180-600 lens for local birding and couldn’t decide as I am used to the quality of Z 400mm S TC lens….with this image of yours, I am sold and getting my copy this week!
Thanks for your kind comment.
The 180-600 punches well above its price point, but it does not touch the clarity and resolution you get from the 400TC. I grab the 400TC whenever it is feasable for me to do so. I, however, have found that the 180-600 is a perfect companion for when I am shooting from a boat or kayak.
The eagle shot was taken from a boat in the subarctic regions of Hokkaido. I have also used it quite a lot to photograph humpback whales from whale-watching boats, as wells as birds and otters from my kayak. You pay a small price in acuity for its versatility and weight savings, but modern processing techniques allow you to recover some of the detail.
While I have not received the print for this eagle shot yet, I am confident that it will look as good (or better) in a 16 x 24" print as it does online.
My mother planted it at least 45 years ago, and it has bloomed every year for decades.
It can take up to 20 years for a queen of the night to bloom for the first time.
After my mother passed away, the plants had to be moved to a new location with different conditions, and now, after five years of good care, they are blooming again.
The flower opens at night and lasts no more than 1-2 nights.
Its scent is absolutely beguiling, like a fine perfume.
No wonder, when it takes up to 20 years for the first bloom and then only stays in full bloom for one night, for the entire year, you have to pull out all the stops to get maximum attention from pollinators.
Two flowers are not yet open.
I hope I can get some better pictures, as the first flower is hanging extremely close to the ground and the pot in which they are planted is not easy to move to get a better view of the flower.
Here are some images from a local rodeo held on July 4th. I have been going to this rodeo off and on for over ten years, and have always enjoyed attending. Images were taken with the Z9 and the 70-200mm f/2.8, shot wide open.
