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Street & City / Re: Superstrikes South Africa

« on: Today at 02:38:58 AM »

OMG! I got a shock just looking at your photo. Superb shot. Congratulations

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Birds with attitude

« on: May 19, 2013, 10:39:42 PM »

I am not sure if this is the type of attitude that you are after, but this Sulphur Crested Cockatoo was certainly giving passers by a lot of attitude by swearing at them.
I am not a fan of birds in small cages, and this guy would normally have a much larger aviary to fly around in but he was being quarantined in a small cage after getting a treatment from the vet, and he was not happy about it.


Sulfur Crested Cockatoo behind bars by Idiot4Hire, on Flickr

Shot with an 1100D with an ef-s 55-250mm lens.

Under those circumstances, I don't blame him

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Lens Gallery / Re: Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM

« on: May 19, 2013, 08:28:55 PM »

Nice photos, mate Welcome to CR

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 19, 2013, 06:22:10 PM »

Wilson's Phalaropes, females in this case (which tend to be flashier than the males), out at Cherry Creek State Park in Colorado:

Awesome! Great shots Sir.

Concur! Very nice. 

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 19, 2013, 06:19:11 PM »

Black-bellied Plover - Martha's Vineyard
60d + 100-400 mm

Nice shot! Like the lower angle perspective.

+1

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Landscape / Re: Post Your Best Landscapes

« on: May 19, 2013, 06:13:40 PM »

I have posted the Haystacks picture in the lens gallery, but thought I'd pop it into the Landscape gallery along with another picture. They are both taken in the English Lakes District National Park, the first from a small mountain known as 'Haystacks", looking towards Crummock Water and Ennerdale Water, with High Stile in the middle, at 2,643 feet. I know many around the world will laugh at that height being a mountain ( not those in the Netherlands     ) but to us Brits it's a mountain.

Second picture is taken in Borrowdale by the River Derwent, looking towards Maiden Moor, a paltry 1,887 feet.

All on the 24-105 at f11, at which aperture this lens is as good as anything else really, especially after pp.

Gorgeous shots and scenery! One day, I would love to visit the Lakes district.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 19, 2013, 05:35:06 AM »

My Heron friend caught his 3rd fish since we've been a fishing team. 7D, 100-400@400.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 19, 2013, 05:32:08 AM »

Brazilian Cardinal...7D, 100-400L @400mm, F8, 1/640s, ISO 160.

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Macro / Re: Some random Macros

« on: May 18, 2013, 04:42:51 AM »

Canon 1DMK IV, 100f/2.8 L II Macro. Both shot @ f/22 & 1/160th.

Just now saw these shots. Stunning! Where did you take these? How were they lit? Very nice work.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 18, 2013, 04:28:07 AM »

Some Lorikeets in my yard

Really nice. I love the color on those cute little guys. Looks like they were in a color bomb parade

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Lenses / Re: Infra red filter - question

« on: May 18, 2013, 12:15:39 AM »

Thanks shutterwideshut. I wasn't aware of this problem. I have a number of lenses on the good list. Great resource. 

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 18, 2013, 12:09:16 AM »

3 more from today. Thanks for looking

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: May 18, 2013, 12:05:15 AM »

1Dx
200mm f/2.0 shot @ 2.0  1/320 iso 100 case 1
great grandson Trayvin

Gary

Nice shot of a fine looking young man. A future MLB player?

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6D Sample Images / Re: Anything shot with a 6D

« on: May 17, 2013, 11:55:56 PM »

Another 6D 300 X2

Seriously Cool amazing shot

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Lenses / Re: Infra red filter - question

« on: May 17, 2013, 09:53:57 PM »

shutterwideshut

I really like the look of your last 2 shots. I have been thinking of converting my XSi to do IR photography.