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Farewell to the DSLR camera
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TimFox:
An old saying in photojournalism to get good pictures:
"f/5.6 and be there"
voltsandjolts:
My favourites:

"If your photographs aren't good enough, you're not close enough."

"if you want to be a better photographer stand in front of more interesting stuff"
Picuino:
Capture the decisive moment
harerod:
Quote from: voltsandjolts on Yesterday at 21:04:20
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"If your photographs aren't good enough, you're not close enough."
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Great quote, sadly, towards the end, it didn't work too well for Bob.
Although I had some close encounters while taking pictures, so far without fatal results.

My favorite hobby targets are birds. Especially with the smaller ones, quite often a 600mm lens on a full frame sensor is still not long enough. So it takes lots of patience to wait for something interesting to happen close enough.
Some of my better pictures feature a couple of grebes, who keep building their nest in a lake, about 10m from the shore. This year it was the fourth season that I followed their raising chicks.

A typical session lasts between one and two hours. The 5DmkIV is usually mounted on a tripod and in standby. I make a habit of using the viewfinder and manually focus on interesting targets. Only for actual shooting I wake the camera up.
https://harerod.de/lbr/tierbilder/voegel/grebe/pics/1080/IM5_4967-7.jpg
https://harerod.de/lbr/tierbilder/voegel/grebe/grebe.html <- "13.05.2022 - Erstes Küken" - "First Chick" - in this  year's series.
Before anyone asks "Why grebes?" Well, they have a funny mating ritual
https://harerod.de/lbr/tierbilder/voegel/grebe/grebe_2020.html#200316
and it is cute to see them carry the newborn on their backs.

A friend of mine has been using Sony Alphas for years. I like the features of the electronic viewfinder, especially exposure control. The option of switching to fully electronic shutter is also a rather nice feature in noise sensitive environments (e.g. church). I would like to make the switch to mirror less, however, at the moment I couldn't bring myself to shell out the money.
harerod:

--- Quote from: Picuino on July 16, 2022, 09:18:04 pm ---Capture the decisive moment

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Reminds me of Gary Ramage's "The Shot", which kept me company during a long journey from Sydney (via Perth and Dubai) back to Frankfurt.
https://shawjonathan.com/2016/08/23/gary-ramages-the-shot/
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