The birds they mock me

[blueedge]

Spotted this chap in New York state today, he was sat up in a tree for ages before making the trip across the lake. Unfortunately he was a good couple of hundred metres away so not the greatest shot (had to crop a fair bit to get this), but still pleased I managed to spot him.

[dibbly dobbler]

Gulls by dibbly dobbler, on Flickr

Sorry this is, well, a bit crap but hey it's my first birder shot with my 100-400. It's a bloody big heavy beast and to be honest I'm in two minds as to whether I'm keen enough to warrant the investment. By the time I had this and a few other lenses in my rucksack I could hardly lift the bloody thing!

[LongQ]

dibbly dobbler said:

By the time I had this and a few other lenses in my rucksack I could hardly lift the bloody thing!

You'll get used to it. Think of it as a fitness aid. Carry it everywhere. Cheaper than gym membership (over a few months).

Edited by LongQ on Sunday 23 January 23:17

[dibbly dobbler]

LongQ said:

dibbly dobbler said:

By the time I had this and a few other lenses in my rucksack I could hardly lift the bloody thing!

You'll get used to it. Think of it as a fitness aid. Carry it everywhere. Cheaper than gym membership (over a few months).

You must go to blooming expensive gym LQ

[RobDickinson]

Hehe should try an airshow day with the 120-300f2.8!!

If your always shooting at 400 then the 400/5.6 prime makes more sense, but it takes time and effort and correct technique to get the best out of any 400 mm lens.

[LongQ]

dibbly dobbler said:

LongQ said:

dibbly dobbler said:

By the time I had this and a few other lenses in my rucksack I could hardly lift the bloody thing!

You'll get used to it. Think of it as a fitness aid. Carry it everywhere. Cheaper than gym membership (over a few months).

You must go to blooming expensive gym LQ

Don't need to go to a gym - lots of heavy camera kit to carry around .....

Well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking with it through thick and, er, thicker. Indeed I need the extra 'winter weight' to counterbalance the camera case I bought a few months ago. It's just so uncool lying on one's back waving arms and legs in the air like an inverted ladybird and unable to move back to an upright position.

[Whitefly Swatter]

A couple of Sparrows


Sparrow 2 by crosswisecom, on Flickr

and the misses


Sparrow 1 by crosswisecom, on Flickr

[Whitefly Swatter]

Have a fuzzy tit

blue tit by crosswisecom, on Flickr

[jonno990]

This fella really was mocking me.(noisy bugger)

Magpie mobbing a kestrel. My first outing with 55-300mm ( Top of a pylon I was probably 50 yards from the base, think I need a 500mm )

pre-crop

[JJM]

A couple from Monterey last year...


Pelican - Monterey by JJM_75, on Flickr


Gull - Monterey by JJM_75, on Flickr

[jonno990]

A Brave Robin

[central]

042 by Fast an' Bulbous, on Flickr

[HoHoHo]

Feeding by Martin_Bennett, on Flickr

And a 'gang' of them....


Birdfeeding by Martin_Bennett, on Flickr

[tenex]

Great "gang" HoHoHo.



Don't know if this is good enough for this thread. I think it's my best to date with the 55-250.
Any advice is very welcome.



Redshank.

[central]

tenex said:

Great "gang" HoHoHo.



Don't know if this is good enough for this thread. I think it's my best to date with the 55-250.
Any advice is very welcome.



Redshank.

Proper wild bird, correctly identified

[Gad-Westy]

A few from our honeymoon in Mauritius.


_DSC6791 by G.A.D, on Flickr


_DSC6658 by G.A.D, on Flickr


_DSC5681 by G.A.D, on Flickr

[dibbly dobbler]

central said:

tenex said:

Great "gang" HoHoHo.



Don't know if this is good enough for this thread. I think it's my best to date with the 55-250.
Any advice is very welcome.



Redshank.

Proper wild bird, correctly identified

Again a simple crop and sharpen would work wonders as it appears to be nice and sharp, just the birdie is a bit small . I'll spare you the dreaded 'dibbly edit' this time though

I'm going to keep droning on at you until you get some software to do post processing so you might as well give up now

[tenex]

dibbly dobbler said:

I'm going to keep droning on at you ........so you might as well give up now

Mike. Are we married?

[dibbly dobbler]

tenex said:

dibbly dobbler said:

I'm going to keep droning on at you ........so you might as well give up now

Mike. Are we married?

Oh no nothing like that - just a bit of harmless stalking

[HoHoHo]

Been playing again today....


Birdfeeding by Martin_Bennett, on Flickr


Birdfeeding by Martin_Bennett, on Flickr


Birdfeeding by Martin_Bennett, on Flickr