Harley's, Stars, Birds, and a Dog.

[bazooka]

Hey all, I spent a few days at my parent's house in Oklahoma and had some time to take a few shots.

I was packing "light" so I only brought two of my LP160 strobes. Had to make room for all those presents in my luggage, right? I knew I wanted to take some shots of Dad's bikes but with only two lights, what could I come up with? Here are a few from his shop building...


Workshop 2 by Tim Herschbach, on Flickr


Workshop 3 by Tim Herschbach, on Flickr

I also wanted to try some more bird shots. The hummingbirds are gone but there are still some colorful winter birds! I ordered a 300mm f/4 IS and had it sent to my parent's hoping to use it for these, but it didn't arrive in time... Adorama took 4 days to process the order. So I had to make-do with the 70-200 and the crop tool.


Male Cardinal by Tim Herschbach, on Flickr


Female American Goldfinch by Tim Herschbach, on Flickr

The first night there I braved the cold to try my hand at star photography. I'd never done it before so I learned several things. Most of all, manually focusing in the dark is a..... pain.


Stars 1 by Tim Herschbach, on Flickr


Stars 2 by Tim Herschbach, on Flickr

On the last day waiting outside for UPS to arrive with my 300mm, I got the lights out and took a few more shots.


Daisy by Tim Herschbach, on Flickr


American Craftsmanship by Tim Herschbach, on Flickr

The sun was making it's curtain call....


Live Free by Tim Herschbach, on Flickr

I hope you enjoyed these.

 

[oldmacman]

Nice work. I love the second shot and the last shot. Wish the second shot had a bit more space on the left side for visual comfort. Nice visual dynamic with the bouncing grinder spray, though. Good control over exposure. Is the last one an HDR?

 

[bazooka]

Thanks for the comments macman. I see what you mean by space on the left for #2... I appreciate the feedback. The last one is not HDR.

 

[paigew]

I really like these! I don't even particularly 'like' motorcycles, but my favorites are the two with the motorcycle with the guy welding and the one with the flag. I also really like the cardinal pic. You are very good!

 

[Robin Usagani]

I love the last one. I also love the 2nd one but wish you included all of the reflection of the bike.

 

[bazooka]

Thanks for the comments guys. I really appreciate it. Schwetty, I'll keep that in mind. I agree with you now that I look at it.

 

[Frequency]

Actually all these images are classic; the fiery bike in the first almost looks like that in the Ghost Rider
The Cardinal takes my heart, even though its placing in frame is questionable
The tree with a burnt sienna b/g is so lovely
You Daisy looks very smart
I liked the patriotic next and liked more the next. The sky here is really unbelievable; i was troubled when you denied any HDR involvement here

Regards

 

[bazooka]

i was troubled when you denied any HDR involvement here

I'm sorry it troubles you. Thanks for the comments Freq. Always appreciated.