I had better catch up on my photographs of the Night Herons.
About the time this is published I should be in their rookery stocking up on more images.
Port Royal, South Carolina.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
I had better catch up on my photographs of the Night Herons.
About the time this is published I should be in their rookery stocking up on more images.
Port Royal, South Carolina.
Hey Ted, another great shot, and I have to say, I’m always a bit surprised when I open your images. The resolution is high, which looks fantastic, but they’re also quite large. Do you do that deliberately?
The reason I’m asking is that I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. I usually publish at around 1920 on the long edge, but I’m starting to question why I stick to that. Larger uploads, like yours, simply look better, even if they take more space, though that’s something everyone can decide for themselves.
This really stood out to me after seeing someone else posting full frame images resized down to 1024 on the long edge. Honestly, I’m starting to find that a bit pointless. If you’re shooting full frame, why reduce your images to the point where they fall apart when viewed larger?
That’s why I find your approach interesting. If you have the time, I’d be curious to hear how you think about it. Have a great day, Marc.
P.S. I’m saving up for the little white 50-200mm 🙂 I just missed a deal with 20% off, waiting for the next one !
I pulled the trigger on the Little White when it came on the scene. Not disappointed. Works well with the 1.4 and 2X as well, although the 2X struggles sometimes with focus depending on the situation and lighting conditions.
Hey! Well, I have the 40–150, and to be honest I haven’t used it that much, mainly because it’s just a bit too short for me, even though it’s a great lens.
The reason I’m now considering the 50–200 is that I’ve been using the 12–200 for quite a while when I’m out, alongside the 100–400 or the 300 Pro, and that 200mm range fits really well. So I’m thinking the 50–200 could be a good match, maybe even paired with the MC-14 from time to time.
I also have the MC-20, but you’re right, even on the 100–400 it slows things down quite a bit and makes focusing a bit less reliable.
Do you use it for birds and similar subjects? Are you happy with the sharpness?
Like I just said to Marc, between my wife and I we don’t use what we have LOL. The Little White looks real good though, some people around her are using it too. Sometimes the 100-400 is too long. The far end is enough, we have swamp humid and hot air. My wife actually went to a busy rookery and only used the Oly 12-200. Her shots were awesome.
You know, I have never given it much thought. It’s like cropping, your most recent post which I’ve been pondering.
I don’t really consider disk space. My WordPress site is a business account with 200 gig. In the past I used my own servers, again lots of disk space. Basically, why cripple an image after you work hard to take a good photograph. And I’m not that technical anyway.
I do most always crop, but use an industry standard format size, ie; 8×10, 1×1, etc. I do use DeNoise when iso dictates, rarely sharpen though. However if something is being published I ask for guidelines. So I guess my short answer is, happily oblivious 😂.
I’m waiting to see your 50-200mm 😃😃. No more gear for an awhile here. We pretty much don’t use what we currently have. My bag has shrunk to a ‘purse’, just this morning my wife emptied her pack and used one of my old small shoulder bags. She shot 2,000 images (easy with a few thousand birds of different species) and never changed a lens. I shot 800, again same lens. 😆. But please don’t let me stop you from buying any new lens…. LOL
Hey Ted, thanks for taking the time to explain, and yes, it’s pretty much the answer I expected, and hoped for. Why reduce a perfectly good image to something the size of a postage stamp.
Storage always plays a role, but it doesn’t have to go to extremes where things become unnecessarily small. And honestly, nobody needs to keep a million images online anyway. It often makes more sense to rotate images within a smaller space.
I do like how you’ve made the whole process your own and settled into a clear way of working. And yes, I’m slowly coming to the same conclusion, you don’t need that many lenses. My “problem” was more figuring out which ones really fit.
The 100–400 or 300 feels just right for longer distances, but I often carry a second body with the 12–200, and I end up using that 50–200 range a lot. I’m just hoping to squeeze a bit more quality out of that range, though I haven’t picked it up yet. Missed the purchase due to a bank hiccup, so now it’s a waiting game again.
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts, really appreciated.
Have a great day you both !
Marc.
I don’t want to give the wrong impression here…I do like my ‘stuff’ 😆😆. Why else would I have the plastic 40-150 and 14-42 pan cake LOL.
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Nice catches Ted. We haven’t found those in Port Royal yet, maybe next time.
Just left there. They are almost invisible there now. The back swamp they nest in has filled with leaves making it hard to find them. Still about 75 nests though. I guess from mid March to late May they are there. As soon as the last Night Heron fledges a few hundred White Ibis take over their nests.
BYW, there are too many Wood Storks nesting there to even count this year. We just photographed a huge battle between storks this morning. Hope the images turn out. Chaos.
Strangely Roseate Spoonbills moved in there too. No nesting,but staying mixed in with all the other birds nesting.