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   another with A700 and 70-300G, pushed one step in RAW to ISO1600 eqv. Noise ninja and sharpening applied.

Focal Length: 300.0mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)

Exposure Time: 0.0063 s (1/160)

Aperture: f/5.6

ISO equiv: 800

White Balance: Auto

Metering Mode: Spot

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pallep Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 December 2006 Country: United Kingdom Location: Sweden Status: Offline Posts: 708	Posted: 05 November 2008 at 20:27
	another with A700 and 70-300G, pushed one step in RAW to ISO1600 eqv. Noise ninja and sharpening applied. Focal Length: 300.0mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm) Exposure Time: 0.0063 s (1/160) Aperture: f/5.6 ISO equiv: 800 White Balance: Auto Metering Mode: Spot



bms44974 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Assignments Deputy Joined: 18 October 2008 Country: United States Location: Cary, NC Status: Offline Posts: 5162	Posted: 06 November 2008 at 04:34
	The autumn colors are starting to appear in central North Carolina. It was overcast, but two days of rain had ended and I couldn't spend another hour indoors. Here are a few of today's shots... Canada Goose A100;Sony 70-300 (300mm);ISO-160;f5.6;1/500th Stoping for a scratch A100;Sony 70-300 (160mm);ISO-200;f5.6;1/320th Ahhhhh... That feels better A100;Sony 70-300 (110mm);ISO-200;f5;1/200th A pair of Malards A100;Sony 70-300 (300mm);ISO-400;f5.6;1/400th and a pair of Mute Swans pose for the camera A100;Sony 70-300 (75mm);ISO-100;f6.3;1/250th A long-distance glimpse of a Great Blue Heron. A100;Sony 70-300 (300mm);ISO-320;f5.6;1/500th Oh, I almost forgot the autumn colors! A100;Sony 70-300 (300mm);ISO-400;f5.6;1/500th Looking forward to the sun tomorrow.

RicardoCalha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 14 May 2008 Country: Portugal Location: Portugal Status: Offline Posts: 44	Posted: 06 November 2008 at 15:47
	As always very nice pictures everyone

tpetpe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 December 2006 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Posts: 1472	Posted: 06 November 2008 at 17:42
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TBMike Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 September 2007 Country: United States Location: Florida Status: Offline Posts: 533	Posted: 07 November 2008 at 01:46
	I spent some time today working on my Black Vultures. They are found only in southern US. They are a most demanding subject. Black on black and against a bright sky. against backdrop A pair
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bms44974 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Assignments Deputy Joined: 18 October 2008 Country: United States Location: Cary, NC Status: Offline Posts: 5162	Posted: 07 November 2008 at 02:06
	@ TBMike: Looks like a post-processing nightmare! (the process, not the results). I see lots of Turkey Vultures in North Carolona, but never a Black Vulture even though they are said to range this far north. Thanks for the shots! Brian



Okapi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 January 2007 Location: Switzerland Status: Offline Posts: 1036	Posted: 09 November 2008 at 18:12
	I dont know the english name, "grcbe huppé" for us in winter colors.
	Excuse my bad english please! α700, α900, α77, NEX7, A7 7II, and some white lenses… My favourite pictures

analytical Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 January 2007 Country: United States Location: Texas Status: Offline Posts: 3069	Posted: 09 November 2008 at 19:43
	The first Robin of Winter Sony A700, Minolta 400mm APO G HS with 1.4x TC APO Uncropped. High ISO NR off. No post processing NR. 560mm 1/1000 f/6.3 ISO 1600 560mm 1/1000 f/6.3 ISO 1600 560mm 1/1000 f/6.3 ISO 250; lots of Bibblepro fill light Edited by analytical - 10 November 2008 at 17:19
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luisv Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 April 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 291	Posted: 10 November 2008 at 15:59
	Very nice picture, Okapi. I think the name in English is Great-crested Grebe. I was just finding out about that bird and its breeding plumage is beautiful. Here are some pictures from Sunday. 1. Snowy Egret 2. Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow 3. Juvenile Peregrine Falcon 4. Double-crested Cormorant 5. Anna's Hummingbird giving me a mean look - The gorget turns into an intense iridescent rose-red. 6. Another shot of the same bird 7. Turkey Vulture Cheers, -- Luis
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brettania Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Dyxum factotum Joined: 17 July 2005 Country: New Zealand Location: Auckland Status: Offline Posts: 20650	Posted: 10 November 2008 at 16:16
	Magnifico!

bms44974 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Assignments Deputy Joined: 18 October 2008 Country: United States Location: Cary, NC Status: Offline Posts: 5162	Posted: 10 November 2008 at 17:08
	Luis, I love the detail in your Anna's Hummingbird, particularly #6. I am trying to sell some old Pentax equipment to fund the purchase of a Sony 70-300mm SSM. The more I see of your 400G+1.4xTC, the more I think... What else do I have to sell? Cheers... Brian P.S. I found a pair of Bald Eagles this weekend. They were too far away for my 75-300. Your lens would have come in very handy! Edited by bms44974 - 10 November 2008 at 22:48

Dumont Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 17 February 2006 Country: United States Location: New Jersey, USA Status: Offline Posts: 1846	Posted: 11 November 2008 at 19:32
	Nice shots Luis Brian, indeed it's frustating not having one of those real good G's but they are soooo expensive. I have to make do with my not so fast 400/5.6 and 500/7.2 Sigma's ;-) Here's some with a 500/8 af mirror on A900 1/1250s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso400 1/320s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso400 Darren
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tpetpe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 December 2006 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Posts: 1472	Posted: 12 November 2008 at 14:32
	More small ones Great shots luis, what a startling bird that hummer is. tim
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luisv Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 April 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 291	Posted: 13 November 2008 at 09:14
	Thanks Tim, Brettania, Dumont and Brian. I love hummingbirds. Last weekend they were quite active in the area. You could hear them singing and moving all over the place. I was looking at the hummer pictures and thinking that how to make them look closer to how I remembered them from this weekend. The sky wasn't so washed out and the colors were a tad more intense. The problem is that the head color was so intense that any global modification would blow out the colors on the head. Then I saw Gil's post at dpreview recommending Nik's Viveza plug-in and decided to give it a try. I must say I'm impressed with the ease with which you can do local modifications of the picture using this tool, without affecting other parts. With a few clicks, I independently controlled the background saturation, the brightness/contrast/etc of the body and the head of the bird without directly resorting to layers, masks or other PS trickery. Here are the modified versions (work in progress): Regards, -- Luis