Attila, LOL is really the shortcut for Laugh out loud.

Attila, your writing saddens me since you obviously have talent in capturing these lovely images. I live right next to Public owned forest preserve and there are plenty of rules. Unfortunately many rules were created because of people who abused the wonderful land we share.

The many public commissions that create these fines and fees are struggling to find money and in my opinion are misguided in many of those fees. At our last photography group meeting we discussed how we can join forces to change the permits needed to photograph in many Public owned land.

I look forward to seeing more of your images and hope you do not stay in your home but continue photography and sharing them with us.

Peggy,

The reason why many of my photos are turn out good or beautiful as others wrote, because I photographing in a different way as most of the photographers.
I'm not just go out hiking with a camera hanging on my neck and take a picture of those things what get front of me accidentaly, or I'm not going to places where you can take pictures of bird from boardwalk run trought on marsh or even forest. I planning and prepare most of my photography, using photoblinds, baiting/lure the animals, or just take lot of time to observing them to find out when and where is the best place to taking picture.
For example, In Ohio there is a metropark called North Chagrine Reservation. Next to the North Chagrine Nature Center there is a pond full of wood duck. They say this is the best place in America to photographing wood duck. What I saying, this the place where the most easiest to take picture of wood ducks, but the worst place to photoraphing them. Yes there is lot of them but they are behave as domestic ducks, and you can't choose your back ground, you can't go into the water, and in most cases there is people in the background, who walking the other side of the pond.
My swan photos are different because they are was taken from the water, where I got in, at a time when I can't even go to the metroparks because the parks are still closed! How you can take realy good pictures if not allowed to get there in a time you wanna go, if you can't get to the spot you should have to go?
If I can't do photography in my way, I can't get a photo what I want, so it is not worth to do other way.
Actually the goverment push down and kill the talents, not let them to do what they should to do. Interestingly they make no laws against to wearing pants half way down on public places. Showing my underwear on a street is OK, wearing a camo pant all the way up, put me in a truble!
Those people, who make the laws, regulations have no idea what is takes to get a really good nature and wildlife photos. They are think to get a disposable camera, and go to the zoo is more than enough for the american wildlife photographers. This is what they got be happy with it! And if the photographers don't like this and complain, the goverment gonna take away even this opportunity and gonna expel all the cameras from the zoos! Having fun, having a good time, do a hobby, is not allowed in this country. Or least in North-East Ohio.

Thanks, I did leran something again!

Here is few of the pictures I took of the fighting between the Canada goose and the Mute swan.

This pictures are not as creative or artistic, this are a kind of action shots.
Also the lights wasn't so good but I didn't want to miss the actions and I have had no idea how long it gonna takes to them to settle down. So I have been used every opportunity to document the fighting, even if the pictures are not gonna come out as good as I would like to.



The swan need much longer runway to take off, because they are heavy birds. Actually the heaviest birds, still capable to fly.
Nikon F6 Sigma 300-800 Fuji Velvia 100 1/250 f/8




Nikon F6 Sigma 300-800 Fuji Velvia 100 1/200 f/8



Nikon F6 Sigma 300-800 Fuji Velvia 1/250 f/8

Hi Attila,

These are also really cool. I have not seen action like this before as shown by the geese/swan. Let me ask you, is the company that is processing them scanning them for you? Or, are you doing it yourself? Also, are you using the Sigma 300-800 for all of the shots you have shown?

James

Hi James,

I drop the rolls in the photolab to process, but for internet share or for print I scanning them myself.
If I want to print, I scanning them in a 35 megapixel resolution, so I can do large, even in a size of 24"x16" print in a 300dpi print resolution.
But I not need to print too much photo, (no one interesting about them), so I don't have large printer. If I need a print, I take the picture files to the photolab.
Once I tried a "pro digilab" where they are scanned and printed a picture. They said they can do it and that is gonna be almost as seen on a slide! But instead, even a dust was printed out on a picture! So I'm not turst in the photolabs, so I do the scan but let them print. If I need to do more print, I gonna buy a large printer. There is a 17" wide printer in my mind. Much cheaper to print at home than pay for a digilab to do it.


Yes all the photo I have posted yet, was taken with the Sigma 300-800. Since I have it this is my primari lens. The zoom range is so perfect for wildlife photography, I can't ask a better lens. But also I use a Sigma 120-300 too. Right know, I working on a hummingbird project, where I use the Sigma 120-300 lens.
Before I got the Nikon and the Sigmonster, I used a Pentax Z1p and a Sigma 170-500 for wildlife, but since I got the Nikon System the Pentax mostly used for close up and landscape photos.

Here are more photos of the swans.



Here still two of the babies are alive.




The First attempt to fly. It was just a practice to get the speed. It wasn't able to take off yet this time.

Wonderful work Attila!
I certainly appreciate your approach to your photography. I estimate that every picture I take is the result of 8-9 hours of research on behavior and habitat of the subject.
I hope to see a many more of your pictures.