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Copperhead ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 30 November 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 218 |
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Here is a male eclipse mallard that let me get fairly close. Taken at Osage Beach Missouri. A900/80-200 2.8
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Lots of Canon gear, Min.400/4.5 HS APO G,
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Stan53 ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 17 December 2008 Country: Australia Location: Cairns Status: Offline Posts: 643 |
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I got a laugh when I saw the shot I took of the Striated Heron the other day. Hope you get a laugh as well
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Stan aka Peter
A77 A700 A300, 16-80CZ, 18-70 KIT, Min 300 f4, 70-300g Sigma 105 EX DG 200-400 Tamron Flickr |
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Bob J ![]() Admin Group ![]() Dyxum Administrator Joined: 23 December 2005 Country: United Kingdom Location: London Status: Offline Posts: 27337 |
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LOL!
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RBJ ~ Moderation on Dyxum
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Conny1 ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 30 December 2006 Country: Germany Status: Offline Posts: 1591 |
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geardown ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 04 June 2007 Location: Australia Status: Offline Posts: 348 |
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![]() ![]() ![]() A couple from me: Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus) 12243 ![]() A member of the elusive Whipbird genus, the Chirruping Wedgebill is a bird that makes you work to get a picture of it. First of all, it lives only in the harsh, deep outback country of northern South Australia and far western New South Wales and Queensland. Secondly, this bird has a very advanced camera lens detector. If you are lucky enough to spot one close enough to get a shot, you definitely only have a few seconds before it disappears into the bushes. You had better hope you have the right settings already configured, because it is definitely a 'see, point, shoot, pray' job. Camera Make: SONY Camera Model: DSLR-A200 Lens: 300mm F4 Mode: Aperture-priority AE Focal Length: 420 mm Aperture: f/6.3 Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/1000) ISO: 200 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo female (Calyptorynchus banksii) ![]() Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos are regular summer visitors to where we are staying at the moment. Fortunately, their call is a little less raucous than their screeching Sulphur-crested cousins!! Like most birds, they are a joy to have around but, as with all the Black-Cockatoos, they are a right bugger to get a good shot of! Camera Make: SONY Camera Model: DSLR-A200 Lens: 300mm F4 Mode: Aperture-priority AE Focal Length: 420 mm Aperture: f/6.3 Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/1000) ISO: 400 |
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99% of the time, A200, 300/4 HS G + APO 1.4 TC. My flickr
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Stan53 ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 17 December 2008 Country: Australia Location: Cairns Status: Offline Posts: 643 |
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Great shots geardown, I haven't located a Wedgebill yet. Thanks for the comments everyone. It was a lucky shot on a marginal day. I have just purchased a 300 f4 and I hope when it arrives I get quality shots as shown in this forum.
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Stan aka Peter
A77 A700 A300, 16-80CZ, 18-70 KIT, Min 300 f4, 70-300g Sigma 105 EX DG 200-400 Tamron Flickr |
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Uthen ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 14 September 2009 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Posts: 13 |
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I have been lurking these bird threads for more than two years now. You have all been a great inspiration to me and I have truly seen some amazing bird photos here through all the threads. So thank you all for that!
I think it's finally time for me to post my first photos here and contribute some myself. These were taken during the summer using A700 and Min400G lens. Red-backed Shrike ![]() Redstart ![]() White Wagtail ![]() Great Spotted Woodpecker ![]() |
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geardown ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 04 June 2007 Location: Australia Status: Offline Posts: 348 |
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@Uthen - why have you been lurking - they are great shots and a terrific first contribution! My fave is the Shrike for clarity, bokeh and pose, but they are all sweet.
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99% of the time, A200, 300/4 HS G + APO 1.4 TC. My flickr
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Uthen ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 14 September 2009 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Posts: 13 |
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Thank you Geardown, I appreciate it. I have to add though that I do not have many more photos of the same quality. These were most of the ones I like. But I'm sure I'll get more and more now that I have gotten more used to my equipment.
Since you like the one of the Shrike, maybe you could give me input on which one you like better of the first one and this one where I moved just a little bit to get a different background? ![]() Edited by Uthen - 30 August 2010 at 12:52 |
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geardown ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 04 June 2007 Location: Australia Status: Offline Posts: 348 |
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Although I would be proud to claim either shot, I prefer the first one. The OOF sky in number 2 is slightly distracting, and if we were grading out of 10, it is probably worth half a point deduction over number 1.
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99% of the time, A200, 300/4 HS G + APO 1.4 TC. My flickr
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Uthen ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 14 September 2009 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Posts: 13 |
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Thanks for your input Geardown. I agree with what you say about the background.
I must say that your photo of the kite from a couple of days ago is amazing! I've been trying to capture birds of prey in flight on at least ten different occasions now now but I have never taken anything close to that. The pose, lighting and composition is just great. Well done! |
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JamesD ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 08 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 633 |
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As extremely cooperative juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron
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Just for fun.
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Caddis ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 30 November 2009 Location: Norway Status: Offline Posts: 55 |
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Spettmeis (Sitta europaea)
a-900, HS200mm (2xconverter) , ISO1000 ,f8.0 ![]() Trygve ![]() |
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Brandy ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 02 October 2008 Country: Australia Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Posts: 2718 |
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Been awhile since I checked in. Richard your target acquired did look strangely familiar, a fantastic shot, would have liked to see that Chirruping Wedgebill too.
Tim, I concur, my wife would call that a 'seniors moment' so here's another one. ![]() And hopefully a Spinifex Pigeon albeit not a particularly good shot, will look out for a better one when I get home, they visited our campsite in the Karajini NP about 7am every day and then disappeared for the rest of the day. ![]() Cheers Brandy. |
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ILCE-1. FE 70-200mm F 2.8 GM MK2 FE 24-70mm GM MK2 1.4 TC and 2x TC. FE 300mm F2.8 GM.
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