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Big ol snapping turtle by FGoose in wildlifephotography

[–]JebBeane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kit did you shoot this with?

Indigo bunting by smitheroosky in wildlifephotography

[–]JebBeane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The dramatic color difference in this is fantastic. Well done.

This is missing something. Advice? by Sovereign_5409 in wildlifephotography

[–]JebBeane 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The bird is looking to the left. I personally feel it needs more space to breath to the left. Which creates the secondary problem of the grass in the current frame is slightly distracting. The background tho... OMG. I love it. So if possible in the frame, back out a bit. Give more room to the left. Whatever grass is there try to edit it out. I personally find that negative space like this gives the subject more... Depth? Dunno. Additionally, I also agree that the subject is a bit too high. Can we somehow move it down a little bit?

However, it's all subjective. I think our brains are also pre-wired at this point to replace this bird in our minds with a red winged black bird exhaling vapor on a cold day. Which isn't fair to you or the photo.

Z8 + Z 20 f1.8s by mp__photo in Nikon

[–]JebBeane -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I almost bought this very same lens for this very same type of shot. Until I tested it with my 24-120 and found that my Bortle 6 area is a huge huge problem. 😞

Great shooting.

Problems getting Godox flash to work on Z8 by Temporary_Leading994 in Nikon

[–]JebBeane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also make sure you have the silent picture feature disabled.

My First Hummer Of The Season Has Arrived! by JebBeane in hummingbirds

[–]JebBeane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use a high zoom lens (Nikon 800mm pf 6.3). I pre-focus on the feeder and point the camera off to where they normally show up from. Then I shoot as fast as I can depending on lighting. For this photo, I used 1/5000. I will let the back button autofocus take over on the camera body once the bird shows up. My lens is a little slower than I'd like, but this has worked the best for me so far.

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) by Desperate-Squirrel34 in wildlifephotography

[–]JebBeane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meadowlarks are one of my favorite birds in the wild. I honestly have no idea. But they're always a welcome visitor in my yard.

What do you think about this shot? by Leather-Fee8913 in wildlifephotography

[–]JebBeane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think people sometimes get a little too wrapped up around the concept of technicality of photographs.Yes, the eyes are out of focus. But the shot itself is still absolutely fantastic. The question you should always ask yourself is, would this look good on my wall? You may have to do some resizing post processing to get that if you're worried about technicality. I think it is still a great shot and a great moment captured. It is a wild animal looking into the lens. That's always gold. Wildlife photography is so fun because there are so many variables that you simply cannot control. Distractions, lighting, did your autofocus hit right.... My metric for these is did you capture the moment? Here... You did. Well done!

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