Show us some Birds....28

Edited by Stvr - 26 September 2009 at 02:07

maewpa wrote: @ianb - I really like the cygnet - nice light, composition and everything for me.

Thanks, maewpa, I was not realy expecting that level of performance from a catch all lens. Not quite as sharp as the 70-400G but hey a phenomenal price difference!!



Pushing it to the limits to see if it will be good enough as the only lens I take to Canada in October....+

Ianb

Thanks to some fine suggestions from the folk on here - special mention to Stan53 - my holiday in Australia yielded lots of great birdwatching. Here are a few of my favourites, plus a link to see the edit of 130 images (cut down from more than 1,500) in a Photobucket slideshow if anyone's interested.

Slideshow of full collection

All were taken with a700 with Sigma 70-200/2.8 and Sigma 30/1.4. The underwater shots were with a Sealife DC1000 Elite, and the photos of me were taken by the pro dive photographers with their own equipment.


And apologies for filling up this page with so many photos!




Silver Gull, Sydney Botanic Gardens.



Rainbow Lorikeet, Sydney Botanic Gardens.



Brahminy Kite, Centenary Lakes, Cairns.



Laughing Kookaburras eating a Tree Frog, Centenary Lakes, Cairns.



Beach Stone-curlews, Cape Tribulation.



Yellow-bellied Sunbird, Port Douglas.



Forest Kingfisher, Julatten.



White-throated Honeyeater, Julatten.



Collared Sparrowhawk, Mount Molloy.



Blue-faced Honeyeater, Mount Carbine.



Rainbow Bee-eater, Port Douglas.



Edited by punkskaphil - 26 September 2009 at 14:25

Okapi wrote: If you think it's not a rarity Carl, your picture is one of the best I've seen from this little gem.

I'm flattered by your kind comment especially having seen your wonderful work.
I took this picture this afternoon. I know it's not brilliant, but I thought I would share!

Okapi wrote: Really astonishing, at 1/1600 it's just stopped. Your little "roitelet" as we name it is a rarity out of trees like that in autumn, normally it is really a discret bird who stay in the middle of the foliage, and here you are at 1-1,5 meters I think.

Thanks Pierre, it's actually 1/6400 and about 3 metres (a bit of cropping).
You're right about blue tits being shy though. I tease them out with tasty tit-bits though.

Good stuff here, especially amazed by the flying tits. Really good captures.

A small contribution from me in the form of an ostrich zoo shot. I'm amazed at the small head (and brains) for such a large animal.


A700 + 80-200/2.8 HS + kenko pro 300 1.4x

Edited by pegelli - 28 September 2009 at 07:20