Nikon D4—A New Experience—Letting the Shutter Rip!

Today’s photo was also taken at Brazos Bend State Park.  I wanted to isolate the bird from the background so I did wait until he got in a good position on the log.  I then did something that I rarely do—I put my camera in high-speed continuous shooting mode and held the shutter down.  Do you know how many frames you can rip-off in about five seconds of shooting—a lot more than I am accustom to!  I shot 68 frames in a matter of seconds.  I can see how Tim Timmins (see his work here) fills up so many memory cards each week.

I almost forgot my normal disclaimer:  I am not a bird photographer!!!

Enjoy.

Camera settings:  Nikon D4, 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 at 300mm, ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/180^th of a second on a tripod.

Post Processing:  

Lightroom 4—set white and black point and increased contrast.