Equipment Used: Nikon D750, 24-120mm f4 lense, Viltrox remote control
& Joby Gorillapod tripod.
The spring conversation order for snow geese came early this year and
lasted longer than normal which was all good in my mind. The first hunt of the
year was setting up underneath the stars in the sky while the last hunt of the
year was under sunny blue skies. In between, I captured the scene of chasing
snow geese that never gets old.
I set the D750 to aperture or bulb mode throughout the season and
ranged the aperture depending on the depth of field I wanted. Bulb mode was
used to capture the stars over the decoys. I used my headlamp to shine on the
decoys during the exposure of the stars. ISO ranged from 200-1600 as well. Exposure
compensation was usually at +1/3 for the majority of these images. I used the
Joby tripod and the Viltrox remote to capture incoming birds which allowed me
to still shoot my shotgun.
Adjustments in Capture NX-D include white balance (set to shade, cloudy
or direct sunlight), picture control (set to landscape), saturation, shadow and
noise reduction. If needed, I would adjust the exposure compensation as well.
Once done in NX-D, I finalized the images in Elements 11 with first
getting rid of unwanted objects using the clone brush. Next I would straighten and
crop the image if needed. I then made local adjustments to certain areas of the
images using curve and layer masks. The last step involved using an unsharp
layer to sharpen the image.
I enjoyed a great season in the blind this spring and will have plenty
of great images to get me through until the fall when duck season starts again.
Until then, I hope to get out with the camera and capture scenes this spring
and summer.
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