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Fred_S 
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 Posted: 15 May 2023 at 15:52 |
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+1 !
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Snegren
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Posted: 15 May 2023 at 14:36 |
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You do this so well Mike!
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“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” Søren Kierkegaard
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woodrim
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Posted: 14 May 2023 at 01:02 |
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Thank you, Simon. The rookery is nearby, so I go when the sun is low. The difference between shooting the birds in the trees and the branches near the water is remarkable. I love when the birds perch in that area. I shoot through the weeds, creating front bokeh, which I love.
More from the Canon 8/500 and A7 II    
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bigsi
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Posted: 14 May 2023 at 00:19 |
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Well you certainly know how to wait for great light, #1 is quite beautiful!
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You win or you learn....
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woodrim
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Posted: 13 May 2023 at 17:08 |
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I have a new (old) mirror lens. After a fellow mirror enthusiast suggested the Canon 8/500, I found one at an excellent price and couldn't resist, even though I already have ## 8/500 mirrors (don't know the number offhand). I have been pleasantly surprised at how sharp it is.
We're in the birds mating season now and throughout the rest of the month. There is a rookery only minutes from my home, so I have been able to visit on week evenings. All from Canon 8/500 and A7 II. 1  2  3 
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woodrim
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Posted: 10 April 2023 at 15:49 |
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Thanks for the compliments, guys. I was pleasantly surprised to see my image selected as POTW. Such an honor.
Paul: I like the first image best, but all are good. I hope you enjoy using that Vectis mirror. I'm in love with mine, except for the pesky vignetting. I have not yet worked up the courage to modify the rear baffle. I know that light can be scarce in your region of the world, with some of your neighboring countries spending great spans of relative darkness. No such issues here, so mirror lenses are useable year-round. I wish I could spend more time in the forums, and I will when I figure out how to retire. In the meantime, I allow myself Sunday afternoons to enjoy photography. Here's another 8/400 Vectis image taken from a distance and cropped significantly, then enlarged and sharpened a tad using Topaz. I had taken this to count the ducklings later after uploading my images; there were 16. Every year we see a proud yet nervous mother duck leading her offspring through the treacherous waters. I always count and wonder how many will remain the following week. A week later, there were eight. Ooops, sorry, I just noticed that I had already posted the duck image. Deleting this one now. Please apply my story to the previous posting. Edited by woodrim - 10 April 2023 at 15:53 |
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Snegren
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Posted: 10 April 2023 at 11:59 |
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I needed some inspiration from Mike and took the MINOLTA V REFLEX LENS 400mm 1:8, LA-VE2 and A7RM4 to the zoo to shoot some birds on Easter Sunday. Unfortunately with avian flue rampaging the nation most birds are shielded to avoid contamination. Managed some shots under a grey sky so ISO and exposure time not ideal (when the sun came out I was already gone, I had other things to do):
1: Cormorant and pelicans  2: Pelicans  3: Grey heron  4: Pelicans  5: Carefully groomed 
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Fred_S
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Posted: 07 April 2023 at 21:26 |
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Beautiful indeed
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Snegren
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Posted: 07 April 2023 at 21:13 |
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Picture of the week Mike! Congrats. Magical bird!
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“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” Søren Kierkegaard
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woodrim
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Posted: 02 April 2023 at 19:50 |
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Thanks to all who have kept this thread alive.
Rubinar 5.6/500  These are all from Minolta Vectis 8/400 1  A series... 2  3  4 
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anthills
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Posted: 24 March 2023 at 00:07 |
Apologies for not following the forum rules... a kind member PM'd me and reminded me this is a Sony-centric forum. I beg pardon and will be careful not to repeat the mistake. |
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anthills
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Posted: 23 March 2023 at 21:10 |
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Olympus OM 500mm f8. This was taken at dawn with a Fujifilm X-H2S at ISO 3200 and 1/640th second. Captured in raw, converted in DxO PhotoLab. Click for full size. This is one of my favorite mirror lenses, reliably giving good results.
 American Robin by B Schw, on Flickr
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Fred_S
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Posted: 06 March 2023 at 20:04 |
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Sitting duck
 Yawn  Crocuses  A7IV + Rokkor RF 500mm f8 |
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Fred_S
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Posted: 28 January 2023 at 19:11 |
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Heron
 A7IV + Samyang f6.3/300mm |
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