You have learnt well grasshopper

[CVP]

Well it appears that Mrs CVP is one of lifes quick learners. She really only started taking photography seriously about a year ago - and look what she's just taken. I believe I can't teach her anything more. It's the best bird picture we have between us.

taken at WWT, Barnes, London and we got to about 8 feet away from this particular heron who didn't give a fig that we were there. Great behavioural picture I think.


technical details, Nikon D70 with the 70-300 ED lens and saved as jpeg (large).

I didn't manage to get a good one of the hron fishing, but did get this which I was happy with;

Technical stuff, D100 with 80-400VR, saved as .NEF file

[simpo two]

Nice one CVP - on the second shot, how did you stop the focus hunting to the b/g? Or was it focus tracking (something I haven't tried on the D70 yet; it didn't seem much good on the F70).

[Don]

GREAT pics!

I have recently obtained a Nikkor 70-300mm lens myself. My budget didn't extend to the ED (?) glass though..I got the cheapie.

Hope I can get a little "closer to the action" myself.

[CVP]

simpo two said:

Nice one CVP - on the second shot, how did you stop the focus hunting to the b/g? Or was it focus tracking (something I haven't tried on the D70 yet; it didn't seem much good on the F70).

I was on continuous focus with the area selector set to the predictive focus type one. It's the one where the display shows small crosses rather than square brackets around the one sensor you are using. I find it works quite well for this kind of thing but the focus on the 80-400VR is SO slow. I'm just waiting for the time Nikon finally get round to putting the silent wave motor in like Canon's 400IS lens as I find the 80-400 + D100 a great combination for so much photography.

Chris