ikirumata Posted October 24, 2013 #326 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Dancing by moonlight on the helipad of the Brilliance of the Seas. moonlit by ikirumata, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikirumata Posted October 24, 2013 #327 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I've attached a larger version of this picture...the light was really tough that morning, so the slow shutter speed and the ISO show a little bit...but you can't really can't tell when it's printed at 8x10 or smaller so I'm happy. I could not believe it when the bear turned and looked at me right in the eye. Check out the water falling from its mouth and the freshly killed salmon at its feet. :) Nikon D800 Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VRII (No TC) Manual - f/2.8, 1/45, 160mm, ISO 800, No Flash, Handheld No Post Processing Other Than Cropping & Conversion To JPEG Great pic of the bear! Hand held 1/45 at 160mm? Impressive! You must have nerves of steel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted October 24, 2013 #328 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Dancing by moonlight on the helipad of the Brilliance of the Seas. moonlit by ikirumata, on Flickr Lovely!! Do they actually allow people out there on the RCI ships? On HAL ships no passengers are allowed out on the bow when the ship is moving or at night even though they do not have helicopter pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikirumata Posted October 24, 2013 #329 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Lovely!! Do they actually allow people out there on the RCI ships? On HAL ships no passengers are allowed out on the bow when the ship is moving or at night even though they do not have helicopter pads. I believe that the only time passengers are not allowed on the helipad is when there is a helicopter coming. Otherwise, its open. When the boat is moving, its very windy. This night was a sea night and we had pretty much come to a stop as there was no wind. We had to take advantage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeagoingMom Posted October 25, 2013 #330 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I believe that the only time passengers are not allowed on the helipad is when there is a helicopter coming. Otherwise, its open. When the boat is moving, its very windy. This night was a sea night and we had pretty much come to a stop as there was no wind. We had to take advantage! The ship had come to a stop while at sea? What on earth happened? Nice photo, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikirumata Posted October 25, 2013 #331 Share Posted October 25, 2013 The ship had come to a stop while at sea? What on earth happened?Nice photo, though... Nothing happened, I suppose it was the only way to get a whole sea day out of travelling from St John NB to Halifax NS (normally a 3 hour drive by car). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasCPA Posted October 25, 2013 #332 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Great pic of the bear! Hand held 1/45 at 160mm? Impressive! You must have nerves of steel! I wouldn't say that, but thanks. I've made 6 or 7 years of mistakes and I guess I'm finally getting better at these things. Even so, more than 50% of the shots I took this day had at least some evidence of camera shake. Given that the bridges between platforms were suspension bridges, it's no wonder. :) Sometimes it's hard to deal with, but many, many of our fellow excursionists can be very pushy -- and this particular day was no exception. This is generally a problem anytime there are animals involved. The only way I am able to try for anything nice is to wait for everyone to get their shots and finish jockeying for position before I try. Since I used to weigh 430+ pounds, I am pretty self-conscious about crowding and bumping into people -- and this is even after losing 175 back down . I'm self-conscious enough that I'd rather miss the shot altogether than to have people whining about someone being in their way. Not worth it to me... I was really glad I took my 70-200mm f/2.8 lens with me -- most of the shots other people showed me were simply not able to get there. They kept wondering why their P&S box cameras could not get a sharply focused shot zoomed in on a bear. I honestly just didn't have the heart to tell them why. There were a couple of times I wished I had my 400mm f/2.8 with me, but not too often. That lens weighs about 15 pounds by itself and these days I have NO hope of getting anything decent with it unless I'm on a tripod. When I needed it, I added the TC to the 70-200. If the light wasn't great, I just bumped up the ISO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c230k Posted November 3, 2013 Author #333 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Gary Friedman The latest entry on the Friedman Archives Blog has been posted! In this issue I talk about the challenges of shooting grizzly bears in the worst light imaginable (it was dark and it was raining!). http://friedmanarchives.blogspot.com/2013/11/grizzlies-in-rrbl-really-really-bad.html Great write up for those going to Alaska and shooting widlife in low light. Tom :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasCPA Posted November 6, 2013 #334 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Gary Friedman The latest entry on the Friedman Archives Blog has been posted! In this issue I talk about the challenges of shooting grizzly bears in the worst light imaginable (it was dark and it was raining!). http://friedmanarchives.blogspot.com/2013/11/grizzlies-in-rrbl-really-really-bad.html Great write up for those going to Alaska and shooting widlife in low light. Tom :cool: Thanks for this...wish I had seen this myself before I went. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c230k Posted November 20, 2013 Author #335 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Walk in the park :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigi and Poppi Posted November 21, 2013 #336 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boeckli Posted November 21, 2013 #337 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Is this in Aruba? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted November 22, 2013 #338 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Walk in the park :cool: Isn't it great to be able to walk in the park on a ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britter16 Posted November 23, 2013 #339 Share Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) loads of great pics on this thread and this is one of them! I meant the bear pic Edited November 23, 2013 by Britter16 explaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topkatz Posted November 23, 2013 #340 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Taken at a waterfront bar while enjoying a cold one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted November 25, 2013 #341 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigi and Poppi Posted November 26, 2013 #342 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Is this in Aruba? Taken in St. Maarten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c230k Posted November 30, 2013 Author #343 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Nothing like a walk in Central Park, at SEA. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c230k Posted December 13, 2013 Author #344 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 16, 2013 #345 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Love the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c230k Posted January 3, 2014 Author #346 Share Posted January 3, 2014 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 5, 2014 #347 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Love watching the ships leave in Ft Lauderdale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted January 9, 2014 #348 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Carnival Victory in Key West last Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 10, 2014 #349 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Very sharp and clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c230k Posted January 15, 2014 Author #350 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Our next cruise ship just happened to be next to us on our last cruise. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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