Photographing Jetty Shorebirds - Behind the Scenes

[@terryroth2855]

Well done Ray. Nice concept and really enjoyable to watch.👍👍

[@RayHennessy]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it.

[@22arrows]

An interesting and unique concept👍

[@RayHennessy]

Thanks so much Dave.

[@kylerose4737]

Nicely done, Ray! Loved seeing your process for those out of focus shots. Fantastic work!

[@RayHennessy]

Thanks so much Kyle!

[@bradjames31]

These keep getting better and better Ray. Keep up the amazing work.

[@RayHennessy]

Thanks dude, I was really happy with how this one turned out. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@jasonnbuck]

Fantastic work love these kind of shots 👍it’s good to be different.

[@RayHennessy]

Thanks so much, I try to stand out when it visually works. Glad you like it.

[@soumenroychowdhuryphotogra864]

Amazing. In a bokehland

[@RayHennessy]

Thanks!

[@Tilburger72]

Nice!! Am I right, you are using the 300 f4 pf with an F 1.4tc and the ftz adapter on a Z6ii?

[@RayHennessy]

For this particular outing yes that is what I was using. For most things I use the Nikon 500mm f/4 with the FTZ. The 300mmPF + 1.4x TC gets a little slow but it does the job and is so lightweight.

[@AstairVentof]

Do you shoot with a filter when in these kinds of sandy and windy conditions. Wondering how you protect your gear, is the lens hood enough. I've been hesitant about shooting on beaches because of this.

[@RayHennessy]

I never put filters on any of my lenses, I don't like the loss of quality sometimes and especially when shooting into the sun, which I do often, filters create extra lens flares. As for shooting on the beach I tell a lot of my students to try a clear plastic rain sleeve which can help but I don't use that very often. I just blow and wipe the sand and salt water off when I'm done shooting, the gear does well. Dry sand is rarely an issue and I get my gear covered in sand all the time and it's totally fine.