Hit the water at first light this morning and I was the only one out there until about 8:30. I have a bunch of yard work I want to get done this week, but I'm going to try my best to get in a few days worth of fishing if at all possible, even if it's only for 4 hours like today. Turned out to be a decent day; caught a crappie (LOL), 2 nice bass and a bunch of dinks. The water was like a mirror for most of the morning and temps were right around 62 degrees.
I also took my Canon EOS 70D with my Tamron 70-200mm lens and spent a lot of time taking pics, and praying I wouldn't drop it in the water. I found out that taking pics of flying birds in a bobbing boat is quite hard and I need to adjust the settings so I have a faster shutter speed next time.
Mike, you're going to have to tell me the secret of getting crisp shots of moving subjects while in a boat. I'm thinking a high shutter speed and very, very steady hands. The first one will be easy but the old hands ain't that steady anymore, especially if I've had a couple cups of coffee
Oh and here's one for all the river rats: Right before where the red River hits the Cumberland, there is a long stretch of rocks/rip rap. Today, about 15 feet out, in about 15-20 feet of water, there was a long stretch where I was seeing LOTS of fish suspended off the bottom on my fish finder and I mean LOTS of fish. I threw a deep diving crankbait, a chatterbait, a jig and a swimbait but nothing. Anyone have a guess what those could have been?
Mike, you're going to have to tell me the secret of getting crisp shots of moving subjects while in a boat. I'm thinking a high shutter speed and very, very steady hands. The first one will be easy but the old hands ain't that steady anymore, especially if I've had a couple cups of coffee
You said it, steady hand, faster shutter, and if there is a "Continuous" focus mode, make sure it is on that...My Nikon has one, so you Canon should...
My eyesight must be off because that "blurry" bird looks pretty good to me. Nice report Nomad and good job on not using the wide angle view for your fish pics, no more showing everyone where those 18" largies sit.
You said it, steady hand, faster shutter, and if there is a "Continuous" focus mode, make sure it is on that...My Nikon has one, so you Canon should...
Ok, if we're talking about the same thing, on my Canon it's called AI Servo, where the camera keeps a focus on a moving object, or tries to.
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Originally Posted by sbrison
My eyesight must be off because that "blurry" bird looks pretty good to me. Nice report Nomad and good job on not using the wide angle view for your fish pics, no more showing everyone where those 18" largies sit.
LOL. The people that know me, know that I rarely venture more than a mile or two from the marina...honestly haven't found a reason to yet, as I usually seem to be able to find a few decent bass without ever using the big motor (if you want to call a 75HP a big motor).
Yep, that's the one. Otherwise the camera focuses in on the bird, but the split second between when it focuses and it takes the image, the bird probably has traveled long enough to get slightly out of focus.
Cumberland River (Clarksville area) 4/21/2014
