Happy Independence Day! Fireworks in my town last night. Nikon D850+24-70mm f/2.8 on tripod using remote shutter release. f/8│3sec.│ISO-100│ First one is a composition of 6 images stacked in Photoshop. Fireworks Romeoville - 07-03-2018 by Darek Konopka, on Flickr DSC_9809 by Darek Konopka, on Flickr DSC_9855 by Darek Konopka, on Flickr DSC_9871 by Darek Konopka, on Flickr DSC_9964 by Darek Konopka, on Flickr
Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I'll post some pics tomorrow of the B-17 bomber visiting out town for the weekend.
B-17 Flying Fortress - Aluminum Overcast B-17 Flying Fortress - Aluminum Overcast by Darek Konopka, on Flickr B-17 Flying Fortress - Aluminum Overcast by Darek Konopka, on Flickr B-17 Flying Fortress - Aluminum Overcast by Darek Konopka, on Flickr B-17 Flying Fortress - Aluminum Overcast by Darek Konopka, on Flickr
@dareckibmw: As always, your pics are awesome. Keep 'em coming. @satoshin: Thanks for the beautiful pics. My mom has a program that takes images and creates puzzles from them. She'll be in her glory when she sees them.
First time photographing bats, I'd say those are female bats, lol DSC_2117 by Darek Konopka, on Flickr DSC_2103 by Darek Konopka, on Flickr
I had the chance to get that close to shot this 2010 on Bali (Nikon D90). Actually it's hard to find those at daytime.....I guess sleeping mother with kid dunno much of bat's social behaviour, lol...but they can be lovely caring as well. (Used a snippet of this pic in my vid) Darek, your fireworks pics are impressing! Tried that once as well I know it's not easy..and great composition. My respect!
Thanks! A friend of mine, that we were shooting Bald Eagles in winter, told me about those bats, as I checked on the map, I see that place is ~15min. away from my house, so why not to go then, right? lol Fireworks - it wasn't easy first time, but I think I have improved my skill (lol) since last year. I'm kinda happy with how the images turns out this time. There is still room to improve, such as focus, hopefully some better place to start with, etc. Someday, I'd love to have something special in foreground, like the B-17 bomber and the fireworks behind it, that would be awesome!
Unfortunately not this time. My largest tele is 200 mm only. And I was away. No cam with me and no tripod. I watched it myself, though. Would have been great conditions to make shots... When I still had my 300mm lens on DX (450 mm) I did that 2011. But I did not realize that the moon is moving rather quickly and I got motion blur with long exposure. https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/total-lunar-eclipse-15-06-2011-20-12-utc.27458/ I actually wanted to go for it eliminating my mistake..but I need more focal length. Maybe next blood moon.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 ....from my recent trip to Oshkosh, WI Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor by Darek Konopka, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor by Darek Konopka, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor by Darek Konopka, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor by Darek Konopka, on Flickr
Any old war old timer planes there dareck? and any engine ground runs? cant beat Bristol Hercules or Centaurus ground runs Even Wright or P+W radials will do
There were so many of them, many that I didn't have time to get pictures either, I have over 4500 images to go through. It'll take some time to finish it, lol
If you can't wait, then check out my friend's gallery. It seems he's done with his photos from Oshkosh https://www.flickr.com/photos/63657075@N06/albums/72157693853305760