Robert's Ramblings

I never get over how strange it is to see ducks fly!

Growing up I only ever experienced ducks in ponds or waddling around a yard. For some reason this idea has stayed with me long since I learned the truth that they really do fly. This image taken along the Torrens River after sunset still seems incredulous to me.

To capture this image I needed quote a fast shutter speed to render them fairly sharp in flight with minimal wing blur. I also needed a smallish aperture to get good details in the tree silhouettes and the details in the clouds. All up not an easy combination of constraints. I opted to shoot at 1600 ISO and compromise at F4.0.


Photo: Robert Rath, '366 Days of 2012, Day 249 - When Ducks Fly'. 1/1600s f/4.0 ISO-640 105mm

There's a storm brewing out there!

Our normally idyllic gulf is bringing in 2m seas and this is just the pre-frontal North Westerlies. It's going to be a wild, wild night here when the front really hits so batten down the hatches, garage doors, and windows and enjoy mother nature reminding us who really is in charge.


Photo: Robert Rath, '366 Days of 2012, Day 248 - Unforgiving'. 1/1000s f/9.0 ISO-640 105mm