This one goes out to all my fellow Cheshire High Rams that I had such a good time with last Saturday night at our 30 year reunion. Cheshire, being in Connecticut, doesn’t have any real bighorn sheep among its residents — Wyoming, on the other hand, where this photo was taken, has plenty to go around. Enjoy, and see you all at the next reunion. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 310mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/1250th of a second
Sean I have been folowing your daily posts for over a year now. I am constantly impressed with the top-class focus your photos exhibit – particularly with the subject’s eyes. I know most of your photos are taken with your beloved 200-400mm Nikon lens. If you don’t mind me asking are most of your photos taken hand-held or with a monopod or tripod?
Thanks Brian,
Yes, I do take a good percentage of my wildlife shots with the 200-400. One of the reasons that I love this lens is that I can handhold it. I just hook the tripod foot to my hip belt and I can put all the weight there while I hike, and then just pull it out and shoot when I suddenly see a monkey or an eagle, or whatever the case may be. I used to use an old 600mm manual focus f/5.6 lens and lug around a big tripod. I missed a lot of shots having to get the whole rig in place. The VR on the 200-400 really does wonders if used properly. I can get sharp results down to about 1/15th of a second. Not always, but a good percentage of the time, and I end up with way more keepers these days because I’m able to be much more stealthy in the field. I still carry a small travel tripod for all my landscape work when I need long exposures. Hope this helps.
I love your work, Sean. I didn’t know we had such talent among our fellow graduates, although it is no surprise. What a remarkably diverse fellow you are. Good luck in your new marriage and all your future endeavors…
Your friend,
Missy
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What a beautiful portrait of a magnificent animal! thanks!
This is particularly appealing to me because I’m an Aries:)
Sean I have been folowing your daily posts for over a year now. I am constantly impressed with the top-class focus your photos exhibit – particularly with the subject’s eyes. I know most of your photos are taken with your beloved 200-400mm Nikon lens. If you don’t mind me asking are most of your photos taken hand-held or with a monopod or tripod?
Thanks Brian,
Yes, I do take a good percentage of my wildlife shots with the 200-400. One of the reasons that I love this lens is that I can handhold it. I just hook the tripod foot to my hip belt and I can put all the weight there while I hike, and then just pull it out and shoot when I suddenly see a monkey or an eagle, or whatever the case may be. I used to use an old 600mm manual focus f/5.6 lens and lug around a big tripod. I missed a lot of shots having to get the whole rig in place. The VR on the 200-400 really does wonders if used properly. I can get sharp results down to about 1/15th of a second. Not always, but a good percentage of the time, and I end up with way more keepers these days because I’m able to be much more stealthy in the field. I still carry a small travel tripod for all my landscape work when I need long exposures. Hope this helps.
I love your work, Sean. I didn’t know we had such talent among our fellow graduates, although it is no surprise. What a remarkably diverse fellow you are. Good luck in your new marriage and all your future endeavors…
Your friend,
Missy
Thanks Missy. I appreciate it.
This is great Sean. Again my daughter and I are big fans
Thanks Steve. I appreciate you and your daughter checking out the daily pics.
Amazing work Sean
Thanks Liz. Great seeing you the other night.
great pic. ( what is the price tag on this size lens ?, I would like buy one, Should I buy used one or get new one. thanks mike
Hey Michael, the 200-400 is a pricey lens. New, it goes for about $6500. Used, it’s about $4500.