Thanks guys. It's had to contain ones enthusiasm when such a striking bird determines to visit regularly, considering a year ago I'd see the odd one go over 100's of feet away, and lust.
The last shot is a reasonably heavy crop not downsized so that's close to as good as I can do. The distance of these shots varies as the prop is on rollers, but based on jrista's advice I had it backed away so that I could get more of the bird. With 300 X2 I'm too close for that, to give an idea of distance (of course this is a very large WP).
Being relatively new to all this, I find it so easy to become fixated on certain things at the expense of important aspects of good photography. In my youth, shooting with a 22 I'd get so excited I could scarcely hit anything other than the broad side of a barn door, to give an idea of my challenges.
Anyway, as you all know this is great fun and I'm not giving it up.
Jack
The last shot is a reasonably heavy crop not downsized so that's close to as good as I can do. The distance of these shots varies as the prop is on rollers, but based on jrista's advice I had it backed away so that I could get more of the bird. With 300 X2 I'm too close for that, to give an idea of distance (of course this is a very large WP).
Being relatively new to all this, I find it so easy to become fixated on certain things at the expense of important aspects of good photography. In my youth, shooting with a 22 I'd get so excited I could scarcely hit anything other than the broad side of a barn door, to give an idea of my challenges.
Anyway, as you all know this is great fun and I'm not giving it up.
Jack
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