Any fishermen / anglers ?

[dseered]

I have been asked / challenged by someone to photograph Salmon jumping a weir, it could be worth a bit of cash so I don't mind spending time on the project - I have 2 sites in mind for this and I know they have already started jumping at both locations.

What I cannot seem to find though is what time of day they are most active, I have found out that they prefer to jump after heavy rain so no problems there as the rivers are quite full at the moment.

I remember watching them as kid and it is awesome to see, gonna be one hell of a challenge to get some good piccies though !

If anyone can help it would be great !

[Spud Raver]

Heres one I took today with my camera phone while having my lunch at the River Tay.



http://www.cityofsalem.net/export/departments/spubwork/admin/water_res/images_wr/wr_fish_nice_blue_salmon.jpg

[Steve748]

Just steal them from here (http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?x=jumping_/_leaping__fish_behavior__fish__animal)and you won't get yer boots muddy:eek:

[ProjectImola004]

Ian,

...always the usual suspects just waiting to come up with something scarcastic or stupit (but funny!!) :p

You should get up here and sit on the river bank of any river, they are in abundance!

If the weather is bright - fast shutter speeds (1000+) coupled with relatively high ASA/ISO settings (400+) depth of fields deep enough to capture both nearest and furthest areas of your frame. - a great recipy for capturing amazing action frozen in time!

good luck and let us see the results...


....so that Davie can sell them down his road as his own work!!!! ;)

[Spud Raver]

If the weather is bright - fast shutter speeds (1000+) coupled with relatively high ASA/ISO settings (400+) depth of fields deep enough to capture both nearest and furthest areas of your frame. - a great recipy for capturing amazing action frozen in time!

What about the focus or does that not really matter in your world? :D

Oh....and its "recipe" .....I thought you were well educated after finishing at Eton?

[dseered]

Ian,

...always the usual suspects just waiting to come up with something scarcastic or stupit (but funny!!) :p

You should get up here and sit on the river bank of any river, they are in abundance!

If the weather is bright - fast shutter speeds (1000+) coupled with relatively high ASA/ISO settings (400+) depth of fields deep enough to capture both nearest and furthest areas of your frame. - a great recipy for capturing amazing action frozen in time!

good luck and let us see the results...


....so that Davie can sell them down his road as his own work!!!! ;)

Gonna point it toward Scotland tonight and see if I can get any ;)
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6595/img1781shrunklk1.jpg
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/6449/img1773shrunkdt0.jpg

[ProjectImola004]

...hold on a minute, I thought you had a 400d, and what's that big fat L series USM lens? have you been spending money (lots) or have I missed something?:p

by the way, your PM box is full and I was trying to send you one!

[ProjectImola004]

...and what's taken these images? or do you use a clever combination of mirrors!!! :p

[ProjectImola004]

What about the focus or does that not really matter in your world? :D

Oh....and its "recipe" .....I thought you were well educated after finishing at Eton?

I'm gonna 'ave yer in a minute!!!! :comp2: :D

[dseered]

...hold on a minute, I thought you had a 400d, and what's that big fat L series USM lens? have you been spending money (lots) or have I missed something?:p

by the way, your PM box is full and I was trying to send you one!

Ain't she a beauty, 40D, 100-400 4.5-5.6 is L series, 2x Teleconverter, Canon Battery Grip - I used to think Ducati's were expensive to run, LOL !

Sandisc Extreme 3's 2GB are very good pickings on Amazon at the moment !

[dseered]

...and what's taken these images? or do you use a clever combination of mirrors!!! :p

400d with kit lens took those shots, my reserve body, gonna need it for the wedding I have agreed to do next Summer :eek:

I really should learn to walk :rolleyes:

[ProjectImola004]

I thought so. It's addictive huh, and the money that can be spent is quite scary! !

[dseered]

I thought so. It's addictive huh, and the money that can be spent is quite scary! !

MultiStrada has to go to part fund the next lens, will have to add a bit to though I reckon :(
'L' is an addiction and lens envy is fierce :cool:

[ProjectImola004]

MultiStrada has to go to part fund the next lens, will have to add a bit to though I reckon :(
'L' is an addiction and lens envy is fierce :cool:

LOL, yer, to the extent that I'm gonna paint my Sigma (bigma) 50-500 with some white hammerite tonight!!!! :D

...joking aside, they are the best lenses - bar none. Litte wonder all the best profis use them!

[dseered]

LOL, yer, to the extent that I'm gonna paint my Sigma (bigma) 50-500 with some white hammerite tonight!!!! :D

...joking aside, they are the best lenses - bar none. Litte wonder all the best profis use them!

With the T-Con it will give me 800mm, having probs with the AF on the T-Con though so it looks like that is going back - Bazooka next :)

[239desmo]

MultiStrada has to go to part fund the next lens, will have to add a bit to though I reckon :(
'L' is an addiction and lens envy is fierce :cool:

Could I suggest that you keep the Multi and when it comes to the photography just stand a bit closer to your subject and achieve the same result?:confused: :)

[rockerted]

used to live in kendal years ago, in fact i was an apprentice at goodacres at 15, there were plenty of salmon came up the kent from levens bridge way, but i suppose it,s just about fished or poached! out by now,,!!:cool:

[dseered]

Lots of rain last night then bright and sunny today so went out with the camera - I have about 250 pictures of raging torrents, I did get quite a few fish jumping, just that none of them resemble fish, more like logs trying to go UP the river, this is the best of the bunch and shows, that with more patience than I had today it will be possible to get a great shot, they are just so damned unpredictable.

After a while if you saw one try and fail it would return to the same place to try again, forget the Salmon ladder, most were trying for the highest point of the weir where the flow was strongest - Salmon are as dumb as Pheasants it seems !
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/5856/img04112shrunkcp4.jpg

As for the deer, they were much more well behaved !
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/994/img0269shrunkyj0.jpg

[rockerted]

ah! the sights to been seen in GODS own county..:lol2: