Photo Assignment August '07: Animals

[handicap18]

Ok, back to the assignment. Lets see some new animal pictures. Any kind of animal except humans. May give yourself a tune up for Animal Kingdom and take the family or just yourself to your local zoo. Maybe you have some wild life right in your backyard. Or how about your pet/pets.

Once again, the purpose of the assignments is to get out there and use your camera. Take some new pictures maybe using a different composition or try new settings. If you've been using just the AUTO settings then maybe try venturing into the world of Shutter and Aperture Priority. Use these assignments to try something new and get to know your camera and how you use it better. Pay attention to what works and what doesn't work so that you can apply the lessons learned to your other pictures, especially those at Disney and more specifically in this assignment: Animal Kingdom.

Most important,,, HAVE FUN!

Also try and post your shooting data (aka EXIFdata) to give others the opportunity to learn some things as well. The most important info is: ISO, Shutter, f/stop, along with white balance and what mode you shoot in (aperture priority, shutter priority, portrait mode, sports mode, landscape mode, etc...)

 

[handicap18]

I'll start it off with a transition photo:

This is Candy, my uncle's 15 year old dalmation playing in the water this past weekend.

ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Aperture: f/5.6
Auto White balance
aperture priority, center weight metering and I believe I had the circular polarizer filter on. Though I should have put myself in a different position because the sun was behind the dog and it would have come out better if the sun were behind me. Oh well.

 

[grover]

Some of sort of spider--never seen one like it..but loved the contrast of it against the flower!

Shot with Canon S3 in Program,macro enabled.

ps. i shot this yesterday i hope that is okay.

 

[polkadotladybug]

I took this on Saturday. It was cropped down so it focused on the bee.

Let me see if I can get the exif stuff - LOL

I can't figure out how to cut and paste the exif info -

so I think that this is what's wanted -

ISO
Shutter 1/60
f/stop 3.5

I have no idea about the iso as I can't see it listed? Also can't tell the white balance or mode.....sorry!

 

[rtphokie]

A squirrel with an itch, taken in my backyard on Sunday.

 

[nicurn]

those are excellent shots! love the squirrel! I'll have to go find the one of my dog in the flowers now. In the meantime, here is my favourite animal shot, the baby turtles from vero beach (fish/wildlife person holding them so it's ok ) maggie

 

[juligrl]

My husband and I were enjoying a peaceful afternoon strolling across the battlefields at Gettysburg when I noticed where this little guy had found a safe haven.

 

[CapeCAD]

ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125
Aperture: f/4.5
Auto White balance

 

[LMarge]

I took this on Saturday. It was cropped down so it focused on the bee.

Let me see if I can get the exif stuff - LOL

I can't figure out how to cut and paste the exif info -

so I think that this is what's wanted -

ISO
Shutter 1/60
f/stop 3.5


I have no idea about the iso as I can't see it listed? Also can't tell the white balance or mode.....sorry!

WOW! You were really close to that bee!!! I've tried to get bee shots all spring - I have the S2IS, but I was never able to get the wings sharp. That's a great capture! TFS!

 

[eeyoresnr]

Our dog "Katrina", rescued from Saint Bernard Parish after Hurricane KATRINA

 

[polkadotladybug]

Thanks! If you were to see my entire photo - you'd see mostly plant, very little bee. The picture is a large file, so that when I crop it down to the bee - it's still fairly large. I'm still learning - LOL! And I don't want to get THAT close!

Butterflies and bees are my current obsession - oh - and the hummingbird I spotted today in our yard - if I can catch that little sucker in a photo, I'll be doing good. I obsessed about lightning till I got a good one. LOL!

I've shared this photo on the other threads, and it violates the "go out and snap a picture in August" rule - but since you are talking about bees - I thought I'd post it. This is my favorite bee shot that I took the last week in July. I love the contrast. I've tried my hand at cropping it down so it's more bee than flower and it looks humungous - LOL! I do like the detail in the feet - it's like he has little toes or claws.

Sorry if you've seen this on the other thread.....

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Exposure time: 1/400
Aperture: f/16.0
ISO: 400
Whitebalance: Auto
Exposure: program (auto)

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Great subject this month! I just took these:

1/60, f/3.5, WB manual

1/13, f/3.2, WB manual

1/20, f/3.5, WB manual

1/400, f/3.5, WB auto

Macro shot of a sheep's backside taken while precariously leaning into the pen.

1/60, f/2.7, WB manual

1/200, f/4.0, WB auto

 

[nicurn]

found the one of my dog that I like. and found the cute baby cows too. maggie

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Nice photos, everyone!

OT - but can those who have names on their photos explain how you do that? Thanks!

 

[dcg0317]

Here's a Broad-winged Hawk my son and I saw yesterday at Madison NH.
Pea-n-Me I make a custom brush in CS 2.

Canon 20d, 300mm f/4 with Canon 1.4 extender, ISO 800, f/6.3, 1/500, auto WB, AV mode, AI Servo

300mm f/4 with Canon 1.4 extender, ISO 800, f/6.3, 1/500, auto WB, AV mode, AI Servo

300mm f/4 with Canon 1.4 extender, ISO 800, f/6.3, 1/500, auto WB, AV mode, AI Servo

300mm f/4 with Canon 1.4 extender, ISO 800, f/6.3, 1/500, auto WB, AV mode, AI Servo

 

[Michele]

I found this butterfly out in the yard yesterday. Used program mode for all of these. I was afraid it would fly away before I got the manual mode set. Canon Rebel EF 75-300 lens

ISO 100 focal length 300 f8 1/500 AWB

ISO 100 300 mm f7.1 1/400 AWB
Tried to get one of it flying, but this was as close as I could get.

ISO 100 300mm f5.6 1/200 AWB

 

[Suburbanmom]

This little guy was hanging out in my backyard.

Both photos:
Nikon D50
ISO 200, 1/80, f/5.6, 70-300@300mm
Manual Settings; not retouched or cropped

 

[weldon1]

This was last week at AK. She seems to pose for the camera.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h301/kweldon1/2007julydisneyworld067.jpg

The site won't allow me to post the picture, only the link.

It was taken with a Nikon D70 and a 70-300vr lens.

IS0 200
@300mm
F 5.6

 

[jenn-]

Here's one from me. I will have to try and get outside again when it isn't the middle of the day and 100+ degrees. It must be nice to have dogs that stay still. I have a puppy and a dog that is afraid of the camera. Here's the best I got.

ISO 80
F f3.5
S 1/60
AWB
Program mode Canon A710is