tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30655053799050794012024-03-14T00:54:13.598-07:00tromsofoto.netStein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-70004010573321933612014-10-29T16:32:00.001-07:002014-10-29T16:32:21.263-07:00The Humpbacks are here again!<br />
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<br /> Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-70679186995435874662014-01-08T06:01:00.001-08:002014-01-08T06:12:59.390-08:00Grouses wishes Happy New Year 2014!The recording season for 2014 has started with Willow grouse/ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus displaying close to our house in Tromsø. Also the Northern lights are flashing over the skies the last days, so reallly scenic backgrounds for the sounds. I made a time-lapse movie of photos starting 1,5 hour into the new year, and then a few days later around the island of Kvaløya.<br />
Hope you all enjoy the views and sounds! The Boreal/Tengmalms owl is recorded in the same area as the grouses.<br />
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<br />Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-11715188793168033972013-09-23T07:23:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:30:30.407-07:00Zoom H6 Review: in field and postThe new Zoom H6 has been awaited and proper tests of noise levels have been asked for around different forums on web. I received my H6 this weekend and have managed to make a few trials with my Telinga PIP 3.5mm-input microphone.<br />
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The H6 is larger, heavier and more bulky than the old H4n! But it seems to be more solid and feels really nice and stable in use. I've done a few ambient recording early in the morning close to the sea, and in birch forest for woodpeckers invading us in the moment. All recording are made outside the town of Tromsø, Straumsbukta on the island of Kvaløya, Northern Norway.<br />
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I use Audacity for filtering and converting to MP3s and finds it very useful for my use!<br />
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The quality on bare files I tested by laying my parabolic mic in the bed with 2 thick douvets (ab. 15 cm) over, so it should be reasonable quiet :) I then made a recording and adjusting the input level from 10 to 7. Listen to the file on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/stein-rjan-nilsen/zoomh6-test20dbpluss" target="_blank">Sound Cloud.</a><br />
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I also made some recordings out in nature to get some real grip of its capablities, listen to this Great Spotted Woodpecker and the Willow tit on <a href="http://xeno-canto.org/148528" target="_blank">XENO-CANTO</a><br />
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The battery life seems to much better that the H4n and found it easy to connect a 5V iPhone/Android spare battery as a Power supply. (See also my <a href="http://tromsofoto.blogspot.no/2012/03/recording-birdsounds-with-telinga.html" target="_blank">blog </a>how to do this for H4n) For H6 it is much easier as you use the original USB/USB-Mini-cable. So I think the quality of recordings are good, but I did not like some of the changes compared to the H4n and this came as a surprize to me.<br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: large;">POST</span> AT YOUR PC</b></u><br />
In the MENU you can choose to name files as a Date-time or a Zoom+Number (ZOOM0001,..)<br />
And that workes fine, I prefer to name them with date and time to keep track of when (and where) I made the recording. But then the first surprize occurs!<br />
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All files you record are stored within a NEW folder within the top folder. And they are named with numbers NOT with Date+time.<br />
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So that means even you have chosen to name your files with Date-time it will occur as 0001,0002 in the folder01 as shown here. So to find out when you recorded the file you have to open each and every one of them. When you open the f.ex. ZOOM0017-folder it looks like this: <br />
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Even here the Wav-file is not named with Date+time! <br />
(NB! I have chosen to make an optional filtered -12dB COPY that is named _BU), the one named ZOOM0017_LR is the "original" recording - BUT the Wav-filename does not contain anything about time and date! That you will find in a small project-file .hprj So why is this a problem for me?<br />
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When I open the file and search through it for birds recorded, I will make exports of scenes or singel species. When I choose to save this as MP3 or Wav it will suggest filename as seen below. This is to plundersome and not a good way of handling files!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">SO ZOOM-guys when you read this, next firmware update you correct this so the files within the folder is named as originally set in the MENU , BY DATE & TIME as it was on the old H4n !! </span></b><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">OTHER ISSUES</span></u></b><br />
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<li>I should also mention another funny bit, the<b> headphones are monitoring</b> the sound from the mics even if you are NOT recording, as long as you have the mics set for (touch L & R for the PIP-mic/X/Ys). This can be troublesome in field as you walk around listening to all the walking/scratching/branches++, and to turn off this sound you have to turn off the mics! So to start recording you have to turn on the chosen mics and then the Red Recording-knob once. This is really difficult in dark conditions!</li>
<li>In the old H4n the sound only was monitored when you touched the Record once and started recording the second time you touched the button.</li>
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<br />Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-7697368169253558632013-09-17T02:59:00.003-07:002013-09-18T01:44:07.427-07:00Hornøya - Seabird ParadiseHornøya near the town of Vardø, Norway is an island located as far East you can get in Norway and Western Europe (<b>70.4N 31.2E</b>), actually it's on the same longitude as Istanbul in Turkey or Kairo in Egypt. The seabird colonies on Hornøya is close to the Barents Sea and is rich of fish. This makes a perfect setting for the birds dependent of fish during breding season, and creates life for 10 thousands of gulls, auks and cormorants. Also predators as White-tailed Eagle and Gyr Falcon finds their food here in this seabird haven. The tourist office in Vardø is selling tickets for your boattrip to enter this fantastic Nature reserve on the footsteps of the Varangerfjord and the Barents Sea.<br />
See more photos of seabirds at : <a href="http://tromsofoto.net/">Tromsofoto.net</a><a href="http://tromsofoto.smugmug.com/BirdsoftheNorth/Seabirds/i-4qRxx4k" target="_blank"> Tromsofoto seabirds</a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Species you will/could encounter are:</i></b></span><br />
<b>Common Eider<br />Steller's Eider<br /> </b><br />
<b>Kittiwake<br />Herring gull</b><br />
<b>Greater Black-backed gull</b><br />
<b>Razorbill</b><br />
<b>Guillemot <br />Brünnichs guillemot</b><br />
<b>Black guillemot</b><br />
<b>Puffin</b><br />
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<b>Meadow pipit</b><br />
<b>Red-throated pipit</b><br />
<b>Common redpoll</b><br />
<b>Arctic redpoll</b><br />
<b>White-tailed Eagle<br />Gyr Falcon + + +</b><br />
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<br />Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-76547233390230944492013-01-02T00:08:00.000-08:002013-02-06T00:03:57.252-08:00FRANCOLINS OF TANZANIAOn ground the Francolins runs around making a lot of noise and nice displays, they are most easily recognized by sounds from the undergrowth, and I add some recordings available at Xeno-canto. All photos taken in Serengeti and Tarangire NPs November 2011.COPYRIGHT Stein Ø. Nilsen tromsofoto.net<br />
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Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-79350639836912713182012-11-04T11:37:00.000-08:002012-11-04T23:36:00.654-08:00Afrikanske farger - Colours of AfricaFuglene i Afrika er ofte svært fargerike, noen ganske surrealistisk. Et lite knippe av fargepaletten en kan oppleve i Kenya og Tanzania en norsk vinterdag.
Alle bildene tatt november-desember 2011.
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BLÅ - BLUE
Lesser Blue-eared Starling
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LILLA - LILAC
Lilac-breasted Roller
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RØD - RED
Red-billed Oxpecker - Rødnebbet Oksehakker
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SOT - SOOT
Sooty Chat
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HVIT - WHITE
Egretthegre Egret Heron
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Bergvever - Baglafecht Weaver Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-50500194060559671192012-10-06T09:41:00.002-07:002012-10-06T09:41:54.567-07:00Lyden av våren - Sound of springVåren og ettervinteren karakteriseres av mye lyd og mange flotte syn for naturelskere. Her et utvalg opptak fra Brensholmen 15.april tidlig ei morgenstund med fotoapparatet og parabolen klar for å fange stemninga. Lirypesteggene beitet og spilte på skaresnøen nede mot havet på Brensholmen. Nyt konserten!
Spring with sounds and sights, here Willow grouses displaying on frozen snow early in the morning mid April 2012.
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Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-30539989204104983222012-03-22T03:36:00.000-07:002013-02-06T01:18:00.432-08:00Recording birdsounds with Telinga stereo PIP PluginPower and H4nAfter a few weeks use I will share my experience with the NEW Telinga Stereo mic PIP for Zoom H4n and Olympus LS-XX. This model is still not highlighted at Telingas website <a href="http://telinga.com/">http://telinga.com</a> but is made and sold on request. I'm using a Zoom H4n and intend to make recordings in 24bit/96Khz quality (maximum amount of data). The first I found was that the batteries drained out in short time, not more than 1 hour of recording was possible and that was not something I could bring with me out in field!
<b>The battery solved:</b> The H4n has a 5V input, and that is not compatible with any normal battery packages! 4x1,5V makes 6V, and 4x1,2V makes 4,8V. BUT 5V is the same as a USB outlet, so I started searching the web for a battery backup for iPad/Mobile phones and I found a 5V/6.6Ah package from <a href="http://dx.com/p/dual-usb-output-6600mah-rechargeable-external-battery-pack-with-cellphone-adapters-black-66084?rt=1&p=2&m=3&r=2&k=1&t=1&s=100949&u=66084" target="_blank">DealExtreme</a> in China. So after some cutting and soldering of an old USB-cable and the plug from the Zoom 5V-charger I had a nice battery to plug into my H4n. Later I found a battery box from a mobile phone dealer with 4xAA that has a 5V output. Good as a backup kept warm in your pockets, plug in the USB-plug and go on recording!
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The next I had to make was a tripod-fitting that suited my "Arca-Swiss Style" Quick-Release heads, and I found a rod for with holes that fitted the Quick-release plate and the microphone.
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In field I wear all the gear in a pouch around the waist and have full control of the equipment and batteries.I use the Zoom Remote control attached to avoid handling noise, and that is not a problem as long as the Telinga is mounted on a tripod or even a monopod.
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<b>So how does the Telinga work?</b> Nearly too good!! The stereo mic is so low self-noised and so crisp that it catches all sounds in the direction you point the mic. Snow-flakes, elk biting of branches, reflections of engines of distant cars, ships several kilometers away etc. etc. But that means it makes a great job with what I intend to use it for, catching bird-sounds. I actually find the gulls 300 meters away on the coast a bit annoying, yelling their heads of all morning.. And what about battery life? Recording more than two hours in -12C has not reduced the battery life to more than a half, so really recommended! And if you have AC (220V etc.)available you can run it with a iPad/USB 5V-charger the whole day or with <a href="http://www.dealextreme.com/p/car-cigarette-powered-1000ma-usb-adapter-charger-black-dc-12v-40470">12V in your car</a>!
<b>The verdict: </b>Light weight, fantastic performance, no internal batteries, BUT the 3.5mm mic plug requires recorders with PiP (Plug in Power)like the Zoom or Olympus.
Most unwanted low-frequency sounds are easily filtered within Audacity and Tone Control (EQ). This filter can reduce the "noice" (i.e. unwanted Low-Frequency) so the result sounds natural and not like in a tin-box.Test it out with som care!Do not pull the levers all the way down to "0" to keep some of the natural sound-scape.
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The Great tit-recording is left unfiltered as it was RAW (24b/48Khz)from the Zoom H4n.
Increased level +3db in Audacity only adjustment. recorded 0500 in the morning at nearly 70 degrees North
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All the gear is lightweight and fits into the hip-pouch from a sports outfitter! Enjoy the sound of Nature!
Stein Nilsen
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15. mars fikk jeg dette opptaket med parabol (Telinga stereo-mikrofon og Zoom H4n)i Straumsbukta kl 0600
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Lytt også til dompap og grønnfinkens vårsang :)
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<br />Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-62270386907530845872011-10-12T04:30:00.000-07:002011-10-12T04:30:26.838-07:00Fuglejakt som sport, en vits!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Denne videoen viser hvordan jegere skyter vadefugl for moro skyld som "sport". Det er til å spy av!Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-40923673286103548302011-10-04T06:10:00.000-07:002011-10-04T06:10:50.150-07:00Antarktis-bilder på tromsofoto.netI dag har jeg publisert <a href="http://tromsofoto.smugmug.com/Antarctica/Antarctic-images/19344486_SLXXfp#1512014857_d9zPbqk">bilder fra Antarktis</a>, ta en kikk på livet og døden på våre sydlige breddegrader. Troll-stasjonen ligger på 72S.
Et av mine favortittbilder er en snøpetrell som må kravle over den døde frysetørrede fjorårsungen hver gang den skal inn og ut av reiret.
Dette er billedfortelling om de tøffe forholdene disse flotte skapningene må holde ut for å klare å få fram levende unger!
Håper dere liker mine bilder fra vår sørlige utpost!
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Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-1087151331876382912011-09-28T05:56:00.000-07:002011-09-28T11:46:25.062-07:00Tromsofoto.net på SmugMugDa har jeg startet årets store prosjekt med å publisere bilder (og etterhvert videosnutter) på <a href="http://tromsofoto.smugmug.com">tromsofoto.smugmug.com</a> eller via mitt eget domene
"Tromsøbilder på nett"<a href="http:// tromsofoto.net"> tromsofoto.net</a>
Der kan dere se bilder fra Norge, Svalbard, Antarktis og Afrika. De fleste bildene er gjort via RAW-konverter i Lightroom3 (LR3) og publisert i full størrelse.
Nye bilder blir publisert kontinuerlig etterhvert som de er klare til å legges ut!
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The result is now quite clear, the III is a bit sharper and has better CA (Chromatic Aberasion) capabilities.
See the testphotos.
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1.4x I No sharpening flash 1/250 f:5.6
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1.4x III No sharpening flash 1/250 f:5.6
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1.4x I sharpening LR3 =51 flash 1/250 f:5.6
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1.4x III sharpening LR3 =51 flash 1/250 f:5.6 100% view
1.4x III sharpening LR3 =51 flash 1/250 f:5.6 100% view
Thanks to <a href="http://naturgalleriet.no">Espen Bergersen f</a>or lending me the 1.4x III Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-7926782430507934552011-09-18T06:01:00.000-07:002011-09-18T06:18:24.367-07:00Canon TC 1.4x I vs.1.4x IIICanon upgraded their teleconverters and has now 3 different versions of the much used 1.4x. I own a version I manufactured in 1993 and has been with me from 81N in Svalbard, in Tanzania, Kanya and South Africa to Antarctica. So it is well used! BUT can it stand against the newly arrived 1.4x III ? I have been so lucky to borrow an exemplar from Espen Bergersen http://naturgalleriet.no - loads of thanks to this fabolous photographer! So how is the performance, on my 300/2.8L IS on tripod I put the converters on not using stabilisation and with self-timer 2sec to avoid movement in the setup. To see difference in Original photo and using Lightroom 3 I present both version to compare: <br />
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The physical appearence is not much different in 20 years, but the new one is a bit heavier (more glass??)<br />
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And finally a photo taken with the OLD 1.4x I in bright sunlight, exported into LR3 and the result is not bad. Should you throw away the old one? NO if you have a good exemplar, YES if you really need the latest technology and a gasket against water.Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-4528539043265416262011-08-27T11:01:00.000-07:002011-08-30T03:27:50.593-07:00Test of Really Right Stuff MH-01-PRO monopod HeadManfrotto has made the only easy available head for monopod for years, but now RRS came with a nice-looking piece of equipment that I liked to try on my Canon 300/2.8L IS. The package includes one MH-01 monopod head, one B2-Pro II screw-knob style quick-release clamp, and one 1/4"-20 flat head screw. I've mounted it on a realtively small and lightweight Carbon tripod, and with a swirl-base to be able to turn the whole thing.<br />
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Originally it was fitted same way for head knob and the clamp. I turned the clamp 180 degrees to get it away from my hands when operating the main knob.<br />
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To secure the camera from NOT falling of the clamp I invested in the original RSS base plate B61: Lens for Canon 300mm f2.8L-IS. This plate has safety screws preventing the equipment sliding of the head, and it works!<br />
Conclusion: Very nice made and locks the 300mm easily! Recommended!<br />
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Oystercatcher with this combination attached. 300+1.4x = 420 mmStein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-62953642246018262832011-08-26T04:22:00.000-07:002011-08-26T04:22:01.427-07:00Urban passerines - urbane småfuglWent for a few days to southern most part of Norway - Lista to visit friends and do some birding. Came home with some nice memories in the bag.<br />
Equipment: 7D, 300/2.8L IS + 1.4x<br />
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Buskskvett - Whinchat Saxicola rubetra<br />
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Steinskvett - Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)<br />
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Løvsanger på Lista Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilusStein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-4692510188545085992011-08-26T00:47:00.000-07:002011-08-26T01:17:28.114-07:00Test of RAW-converter Canon vs. Photoshop (Camera RAW 6.3)I tend to use Canon DPP for viewing the RAW-files, and now and then falls for the temptation to make an JPG from DPP. But it strikes me that when opening in Bridge/Photosshop CS5 I get more pleasing results. Have a look at this Dunlin shot with 7D, 300/2.8 + 1.4x (420mm)and see if you agree??<br />
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Canon DPP, Noise setting Luminance 3<br />
Transfered to Photoshop : Sharpening 63%, Radius 1<br />
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Bridge/Photoshop CS5 (Camera RAW 6.3) Noise 50 Sharpening 63 (in RAW-converter)<br />
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Camera Model Canon EOS 7D<br />
Firmware Firmware Version 1.2.1<br />
Shooting Date/Time 26.08.2011 08:16:03<br />
Author Stein Nilsen<br />
Copyright Notice stein.nilsen@npolar.no <br />
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE<br />
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/640<br />
Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3<br />
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering<br />
Exposure Compensation +1/3<br />
ISO Speed 400<br />
Auto ISO Speed OFF<br />
Lens EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x<br />
Focal Length 420.0mm<br />
Image Size 5184x3456<br />
Image Quality RAW<br />
White Balance Mode Auto<br />
AF Mode AI Servo AF<br />
AF area select mode Spot AF<br />
AF Microadjustment -2<br />
Picture Style Landscape<br />
Sharpness 4<br />
Color Space Adobe RGBStein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-82085267022507663602011-08-23T02:24:00.000-07:002011-08-23T02:24:07.816-07:00Ansiktsutrykk - Facial expressionsI Dyrehagen i Kristiansand har de fengsla mange av våre nærmeste slektninger i naturen - sjimpansene. De imponerer med sine mennesklige trekk!!<br />
Så denne gangen får jeg gjøre en "Frans Lanting" og benytte meg av mer eller mindre tamme dyr i påvente av Afrikaturen!<br />
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Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-55032807357512836112011-08-07T09:52:00.000-07:002011-08-07T09:52:50.597-07:00Waders on the move - Vadefugl på vandringFor some of the waders breeding season is already history in 2011. The first week of August several tens of Spotted Sandpipers, Ruffs and other birds are gathering for their migration to Africa.<br />
For noen av vaderne er hekkesesongen over og sotsniper, brushaner og andre arter ses i 10-talls antall i flokker på vei sørover.<br />
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Ruff feeding - Beitende brushaner Brensholmen Kvaløya Tromsø<br />
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Spotted sandpiper, Winter plumage - Sotsnipe Vinterdrakt<br />
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Redshank Juvenile - Rødstilk Ungfugl August 2011Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-28171884176871552702011-08-07T08:49:00.000-07:002011-08-07T08:49:15.005-07:00Flight of the Curlew - Storspoveflukt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HCfGtkAqUKI/Tj6yBFNJVFI/AAAAAAAAApI/TfXH-zhm8uk/s1600/storspove2011_6418web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="232" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HCfGtkAqUKI/Tj6yBFNJVFI/AAAAAAAAApI/TfXH-zhm8uk/s320/storspove2011_6418web.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Curlew is commonly seen on poles - Storspove på telefonstolpe<br />
Canon 7D EF300/2,8 L IS f:3.2 -3.5 400ISO<br />
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When the chicks hatch they yell at anything moving in the vicinity -<br />
når ungene klekkes skriker de på alle som beveger seg i nærheten!<br />
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Mounted on Feisol 3301 Carbon tripod (light weight!)<br />
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See the result..<br />
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Common tern MAKRELLTERNE. 400ISO PS 5.5, Noise 50, 420 mm f:5,6 <br />
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Common terns MAKRELLTERNER. 400ISO PS 5.5, Noise 50, 420 mm f:5,6<br />
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Mallard dive STOKKAND 400ISO PS 5.5, Noise 50, 420 mm<br />
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Hooded crows, juvs, KRÅKE ungfugl,400ISO PS 5.5, Noise 50, 300 mm f:4.0Stein Nilsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162680223581236523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065505379905079401.post-39864244252957929142011-07-28T03:56:00.000-07:002011-07-28T04:12:31.902-07:00Test of Canon 300 f:2.8 ISEventually I've upgraded to Canon 300/2,8 and managed a quick shootout last night to see the quality I hopefully can achieve with this monster (compared to the old 300/4 it is huge!).<br />
First impression is very good, I even tried my very old 1,4x Canon converter, and was positively surprised about the result. All shots are on free-hand, so a tripod/monopod would be even better!? I haven't made any microadjustments yet AND I will use monopod/tripod or beanbag for this beauty..<br />
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Our Elk-dog Biko 300mm 2,8 <br />
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500<br />
Av( Aperture Value ) 2.8<br />
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering<br />
Exposure Compensation +1/3<br />
ISO Speed 400<br />
Lens EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM<br />
Image Quality RAW<br />
AF Mode AI Servo AF<br />
AF area select mode Spot AF<br />
Processed in PS RAW 50 Noise reduction<br />
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Fuchsia <br />
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D<br />
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/2000<br />
Av( Aperture Value ) 3.2<br />
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering<br />
Exposure Compensation +1/3<br />
ISO Speed 400<br />
Lens EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM<br />
Image Quality RAW<br />
White Balance Mode Auto<br />
AF Mode AI Servo AF<br />
AF area select mode Spot AF<br />
Picture Style Landscape<br />
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Common gull<br />
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D<br />
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE<br />
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/2000<br />
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.0<br />
Exposure Compensation +1<br />
ISO Speed 400<br />
Focal Length 420.0mm<br />
Image Quality RAW<br />
White Balance Mode Auto<br />
AF Mode AI Servo AF<br />
AF area select mode Spot AF<br />
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Evening light, Sommarøy, Tromsø<br />
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE<br />
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/640<br />
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.0<br />
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering<br />
Exposure Compensation +1/3<br />
ISO Speed 800<br />
Lens EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM<br />
Image Quality RAW<br />
AF Mode AI Servo AF<br />
AF area select mode AF Point expansion<br />
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