The birds they mock me
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Canada Goose by ddarno, on Flickr
Mallard Ducks by ddarno, on Flickr
Graylag Goose by ddarno, on Flickr
ExPat2B said:
This thread just keeps getting better :-)
Ddarno just noticed you are using a Tamron 150-600 now, how are you finding it ? I was viewing the pics at 100% and they looked a little soft... but the shutter speed was very slow...
Hi ExPat,Ddarno just noticed you are using a Tamron 150-600 now, how are you finding it ? I was viewing the pics at 100% and they looked a little soft... but the shutter speed was very slow...
On the whole I would say I'm happy with it for the price. My previous long lens was the Canon 70-300 which I just found to be lacking in reach for me. I've not tried one of the 400 or 500mm Canon lenses as they were more than I wanted to pay as a hobbist. There are a couple of groups on Flickr for images from the lens which may give you a more balanced view of what the lens can do, as I suspect the softness is more operator than lens. The only downside is the weight of the lens it really should be used with a good tripod, rather than the mono-pod I'm currently using.
Not sure if that's of much use to you.
Cheers
Dave
Some more efforts...
Mallard Duck by ddarno, on Flickr
Tuffed Duck by ddarno, on Flickr
Robin by ddarno, on Flickr
Heron by ddarno, on Flickr
Mallard Duck by ddarno, on Flickr
Tuffed Duck by ddarno, on Flickr
Robin by ddarno, on Flickr
Heron by ddarno, on Flickr
Those look a lot sharper to me ddarno ! I guess 1/125 is just too slow even for IS+monopod.
I caught these buzzards doing what I can only assume was a mating flight, they were wheeling and doing all kinds of close formation flying across a huge area. Please bear in mind this is basically a 100% crop due to difficulty tracking them !
Buzzard_Pair1 by natureiser, on Flickr
I caught these buzzards doing what I can only assume was a mating flight, they were wheeling and doing all kinds of close formation flying across a huge area. Please bear in mind this is basically a 100% crop due to difficulty tracking them !
Buzzard_Pair1 by natureiser, on Flickr
ExPat2B said:
Those look a lot sharper to me ddarno ! I guess 1/125 is just too slow even for IS+monopod.
I shot a whole bunch on my 400L f5.6 at around 1/250 (didn't want to push the iso too far on my crop body) and got very few keepers - really need at least 1/400 or preferably faster.
That's an outstanding shot of a Jay. I heard that humans used to kill them as they got a bad reputation as egg thieves, and they have never forgiven us. I have never managed closer than 20-30 metres before they fly off.
Some unusual lighting on this Mallard really brought out the colours, a combination of a light coloured river bed, shallow water and lighting angle.
Mallard_Underlit by natureiser, on Flickr
Some unusual lighting on this Mallard really brought out the colours, a combination of a light coloured river bed, shallow water and lighting angle.
Mallard_Underlit by natureiser, on Flickr 
Swan by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr
Black Headed Gull by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr
Mallard female by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr
ExPat2B said:
That's an outstanding shot of a Jay. I heard that humans used to kill them as they got a bad reputation as egg thieves, and they have never forgiven us. I have never managed closer than 20-30 metres before they fly off.
Some unusual lighting on this Mallard really brought out the colours, a combination of a light coloured river bed, shallow water and lighting angle.
Mallard_Underlit by natureiser, on Flickr
Superb!Some unusual lighting on this Mallard really brought out the colours, a combination of a light coloured river bed, shallow water and lighting angle.
Mallard_Underlit by natureiser, on Flickr First test of my new toy ( T16A teleconvertor ) and this happened in front of me....not perfect as I was fumbling to set exposure and shutter speed correctly.
Grebe_Fishing by natureiser, on Flickr
Grebe_Fishing by natureiser, on Flickr
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