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   Great shots of the whistling kite and stilts, geardown. Like you needed a noob like me to tell you that. And the seagull in front of the cliffs is very nice too dopol.

This is as best I can do of birds in the air - a Torresian Crow in the act of launching itself:

Far from being airborne, this one is of a duck ... contemplating, I guess, in the deep shade of a tree that overhangs the lake:

"What are you looking at?" says one of his friends, contemplating me, photographing him (the duck is a species commonly called a 'hardhead', it's a male):

Here is a little pied cormorant, it was surprising to get close to one of these, they are not usually tolerant of people, I have found:

This one is a Straw-necked Ibis looking very iridescent in the sunshine (I have ones where the iridescence is even better, but the pose of the bird isn't so good, unfortunately):

Clicking on the photos will take you to the flickr page with all the EXIF. All of these were shot on Sunday 9 August 2009 (yesterday, for me) at the UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD. Mostly shot with the Sony 55-200 f/4-5.6 kit lens zoom (I did use the Minolta 50mm f/3.5 macro a little, but not for any of these shots). I think about 170mm is the limit of that lens useful zoom before it goes not just soft, but ugly harsh soft, and you have to be around f/8 too once past 150mm, I super-need a beercan or a 'G' lens equivalent.

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scotartt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 23 July 2009 Location: Australia Status: Offline Posts: 49	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 00:49
	Great shots of the whistling kite and stilts, geardown. Like you needed a noob like me to tell you that. And the seagull in front of the cliffs is very nice too dopol. This is as best I can do of birds in the air - a Torresian Crow in the act of launching itself: Far from being airborne, this one is of a duck ... contemplating, I guess, in the deep shade of a tree that overhangs the lake: "What are you looking at?" says one of his friends, contemplating me, photographing him (the duck is a species commonly called a 'hardhead', it's a male): Here is a little pied cormorant, it was surprising to get close to one of these, they are not usually tolerant of people, I have found: This one is a Straw-necked Ibis looking very iridescent in the sunshine (I have ones where the iridescence is even better, but the pose of the bird isn't so good, unfortunately): Clicking on the photos will take you to the flickr page with all the EXIF. All of these were shot on Sunday 9 August 2009 (yesterday, for me) at the UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD. Mostly shot with the Sony 55-200 f/4-5.6 kit lens zoom (I did use the Minolta 50mm f/3.5 macro a little, but not for any of these shots). I think about 170mm is the limit of that lens useful zoom before it goes not just soft, but ugly harsh soft, and you have to be around f/8 too once past 150mm, I super-need a beercan or a 'G' lens equivalent.
	--> A300; 55-200mm f/4-5.6 kit; 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 kit; Minolta 50mm f/3.5 Macro; Minolta 70-210mm f/4 "beercan"; Sony DT 35mm f/1.8; me @ flickr <---



Wētāpunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 September 2007 Country: New Zealand Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Posts: 6560	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 01:00
	Monday's Rainbow Lorikeet (Liked the Pied Kingfisher shot Robbie A- how did you get that photo?)
	α1, FX30- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 18-105/4, 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF

aa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 April 2009 Country: Australia Location: rockingham city Status: Offline Posts: 772	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 03:23

	....it's all about timing

raisiner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 March 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 799	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 05:13
	A GBH spent a few hours perched in a tree in the neighbor's back yard and I took advantage of the time.
	RAS - Algonquin, IL My SmugMug

Robbie A Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 July 2009 Country: South Africa Location: South Africa Status: Offline Posts: 491	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 11:59
	@Chthoniid... thanks.. waited a few hours at a spot that I knew these guys frequent.. this one maybe a tad better..

jet_set_willy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 May 2009 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Posts: 1194	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 12:04
	Robbie, WOW fantastic shots



Robbie A Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 July 2009 Country: South Africa Location: South Africa Status: Offline Posts: 491	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 12:17
	Some more Kingfishers Malachite kingfisher Brownhooded Kingfisher

scotartt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 23 July 2009 Location: Australia Status: Offline Posts: 49	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 12:34
	Robbie that second shot of the Malachite kingfisher is amazingly great.
	--> A300; 55-200mm f/4-5.6 kit; 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 kit; Minolta 50mm f/3.5 Macro; Minolta 70-210mm f/4 "beercan"; Sony DT 35mm f/1.8; me @ flickr <---

Robbie A Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 July 2009 Country: South Africa Location: South Africa Status: Offline Posts: 491	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 12:38
	@jet_set_willy... Thanks. I have a whole series of these pics. I sat there for almost an entire day. @scotartt... That 2nd pic is my all time favourite pic of these guys..

notrom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 May 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 462	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 13:47
	hazy day & three pelicans Echos a200+ 200-500tam heavy pp & crop Edited by notrom - 10 August 2009 at 13:49
	Learning....please CC &/or tweak my images at will. http://www.notrom.smugmug.com Thanks, Wendy

wross Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Emeritus group Joined: 18 January 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 6337	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 15:14
	Rainy day boredom products...
	Lazarus Long said "If it can't be expressed in figures, it's not science. It's opinion." Comments I leave are only my opinions. Feel free to disagree; your opinion is as valid as mine.

Robbie A Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 July 2009 Country: South Africa Location: South Africa Status: Offline Posts: 491	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 15:29
	Some lovely images Walt... What lens did you use here?

wross Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Emeritus group Joined: 18 January 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 6337	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 16:30

	Lazarus Long said "If it can't be expressed in figures, it's not science. It's opinion." Comments I leave are only my opinions. Feel free to disagree; your opinion is as valid as mine.

Dopol Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Alpha Eyes group Joined: 17 May 2007 Country: Netherlands Location: Utrecht Status: Offline Posts: 8960	Posted: 10 August 2009 at 17:06
	Frequency of new bird shots that amaze me, is amazing too . @Robbie A great Kingfisher shots. the second Malachite kingfisher shot is really beautiful
	Be yourself; everyone else is already taken