Monday, November 23, 2015
Lorikeet Photos
Every time I go to Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, I shoot the lorikeets. They're in an enclosure that you can go into so you don't have to shoot them through a screen. They're used to humans so they will sometimes get close to you.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Instacats
I post a lot of pictures of my cats on Instagram. I post a lot of pictures of other things, too. Fortunately few of them are pictures of me, so I can heartily encourage you to follow me on Instagram @PhotoQuist.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Skyscapes
We have had a lot of stormy weather in recent weeks. Many people have not enjoyed the resulting flooding and water damage. But the unsettled skies also offer spectacular vistas. If you like them, please follow me on Twitter and Instagram @PhotoQuist.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Like My Photos? Buy One!
People like the photos I post on Facebook and on Instagram (@PhotoQuist). Now I'll see if anyone likes them enough to buy one. I've uploaded about two dozen to a website called FineArtAmerica.com, where artists can upload their work and the site takes care of the orders, of the making the prints, and doing any framing that a customer wants.
Check them out!
Check them out!
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Sony 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens Shots
I did not own a macro lens until six months ago when I bought the Sony 100mm f/2.8 from my brother. He had little use for it, but it has become one of my favorites. I love shooting closeups with a shallow depth of field. The images look almost abstract sometimes.
The first of these I took at John Chesnut Park in Palm Harbor. It has a small butterfly garden. I saw no butterflies that day, but I did see some flowers. The rest I took at Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo. I don't have all the settings in front of me but for most of them I did shoot at f/2.8 for the most shallow depth of field I could get with a Sony A77.
The first of these I took at John Chesnut Park in Palm Harbor. It has a small butterfly garden. I saw no butterflies that day, but I did see some flowers. The rest I took at Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo. I don't have all the settings in front of me but for most of them I did shoot at f/2.8 for the most shallow depth of field I could get with a Sony A77.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Cardinals
I took these at John Chesnut Sr. Park in Palm Harbor, Fla. about a month apart. The one directly below of the female cardinal I took with a Canon 7D Mark II and Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM lens. And, yes, I do know what all those letters in the lens's name stand for!
I took the shot of the male with a Nikon D810 and 200-400mm f/4 lens. This one didn't need it, but I love the D810s massive 36MP size that lets you crop a lot and still have an file large enough to make large prints.
I took the shot of the male with a Nikon D810 and 200-400mm f/4 lens. This one didn't need it, but I love the D810s massive 36MP size that lets you crop a lot and still have an file large enough to make large prints.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Serval at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo
This is a serval at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. Handlers had it out on a leash exploring part of the zoo. They will use the animals in shows and educational programs, and I presume the walk aimed to get the animal used to the leash, and to having people around. These cats live wild in Africa, and they can leap 15 feet in the air to snag an unsuspecting bird.
This one appears to have a potential meal in sight. Shot taken with a Canon 7D Mark II with an EF 200-400mm f/4 USM lens.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Lucy
This is Lucy, a Florida panther at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. She was found abandoned as a cub and raised in captivity. She will talk to you, almost like a chirp. And when you are lucky, she will sit still long enough for you to get a good shot. Taken with a Canon 7D Mark II and 300mm f/2.8 lens.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Hear Me Roar!
OK, so maybe that's a yawn interrupting the purring. But still.
Taken with a Canon 7D Mark II (yes, the one just out!) and 70-200 f/2.8 lens.
Taken with a Canon 7D Mark II (yes, the one just out!) and 70-200 f/2.8 lens.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
The Kitten One Week In
The kitten has stayed a week now and seems to like everything about his new home except for having his claws trimmed. He tolerated it well the first time, but not as much today. I waver on whether to keep him, but need to decide and act fast. It will be much easier to find him another home when he's in this adorable kitten phase. He really is a joyous ball of purring fun.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
So This Walked Into My Life
Saturday morning I sit on the couch when I hear a high-pitched cat scream coming from near the front door outside my house. I walk out to check on it, and I see this guy.
Photo taken with a Sony A77 with an 85mm f/1.4 prime lens.
So now I have a new feline roommate, which the incumbent feline roommates hate. He did not have a microchip, and has not been neutered, but he's people-friendly and barely fussed when I trimmed his claws.
Photo taken with a Sony A77 with an 85mm f/1.4 prime lens.
One of the unhappy incumbents
Photo taken with Fujifilm X-T1 with 28-50mm f/2.8 lens.
Photo taken with a Sony A77 with an 85mm f/1.4 prime lens.
So now I have a new feline roommate, which the incumbent feline roommates hate. He did not have a microchip, and has not been neutered, but he's people-friendly and barely fussed when I trimmed his claws.
Photo taken with a Sony A77 with an 85mm f/1.4 prime lens.
One of the unhappy incumbents
Photo taken with Fujifilm X-T1 with 28-50mm f/2.8 lens.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Shooting Horsejumping With Canon 1D X
Is it horsejumping or horse jumping? I should have Googled that before I wrote this. Anyway. I wanted a way to add photos here without the effort of re-sizing them for the blog and just discovered that I can embed images that I share on Instagram.
And it only took several months after returning to Instagram to discover this! By the way, find me on Instagram @Photoquist. Or at this link: http://instagram.com/photoquist.
This means more photos here. And, thanks to my job now, I often get to shoot with a variety of cameras. Right now we have a series of videos to produce for Canon about its cameras, including its flagship DSLR, the Canon EOS 1D X. We went to Copper Creek Ranch in Tampa to shoot a horse jumping obstacles to demonstrate the camera's fast focus ability and burst shooting.
And it only took several months after returning to Instagram to discover this! By the way, find me on Instagram @Photoquist. Or at this link: http://instagram.com/photoquist.
This means more photos here. And, thanks to my job now, I often get to shoot with a variety of cameras. Right now we have a series of videos to produce for Canon about its cameras, including its flagship DSLR, the Canon EOS 1D X. We went to Copper Creek Ranch in Tampa to shoot a horse jumping obstacles to demonstrate the camera's fast focus ability and burst shooting.
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