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[Valvebounce]

Hi Isaac.
Two very Good series, some great shots.

Hi Omesh.
Nice shots, well done on the quick thinking, I would probably have remembered that I have custom settings set on my camera just after the Kite went out of range!

Cheers, Graham.

 

[sedwards]

just picked up a 1ds III today. i think im gonna like it

1DS34675 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

 

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Very nice shot, Stuart. Well done.

 

[StudentOfLight]

Very nice shot, Stuart. Well done.

+1, the 1Ds-III may not be fast but the image quality is great. Well shot.

 

[StudentOfLight]

"Egret Umbrella"

EOS 1D X, EF 600mm f/4L IS II + EF 1.4x III Extender, 1/2500 s, f/6.3, ISO 500

The wings look amazing.

Quick question... I'm not familiar with the 600L. The background looks quite busy, is that due to post-processing or is that a characteristic of the lens?

 

[Loswr]

Quick question... I'm not familiar with the 600L. The background looks quite busy, is that due to post-processing or is that a characteristic of the lens?

It's the lens plus the TC combined with the complexity and relative closeness of the background.

 

[StudentOfLight]

Quick question... I'm not familiar with the 600L. The background looks quite busy, is that due to post-processing or is that a characteristic of the lens?

It's the lens plus the TC combined with the complexity and relative closeness of the background.

I have the same issue with my Tamron 150-600mm especially with grass/reeds. I thought the Tamron's backgropund rendering was poor, but perhaps it is just a reality of having reeds/grass near to the subject. Does the rendering change with TC removed?

 

[Loswr]

Quick question... I'm not familiar with the 600L. The background looks quite busy, is that due to post-processing or is that a characteristic of the lens?

It's the lens plus the TC combined with the complexity and relative closeness of the background.

I have the same issue with my Tamron 150-600mm especially with grass/reeds. I thought the Tamron's backgropund rendering was poor, but perhaps it is just a reality of having reeds/grass near to the subject. Does the rendering change with TC removed?

I believe it's the TC. Here are a couple of examples with the bare 600 and complex backgrounds, quite close for the GBH, a bit further for the swans. The bokeh is not nearly so 'nervous'.

 

[NancyP]

That "ppthtpth" photo of GBH spitting out something is excellent, and rather humorous.

 

[StudentOfLight]

Peacock in flight:
EOS 5D Mark-III with Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 VC
1/4000s at f/4, ISO 800

I'm out of town so unfortunately I'm editing on an uncalibrated screen. Apologies if colors appear off.

 

[PhilBo]

I liked the way the wings turned out on this one.



Downstroke by Phil Beauchamp, on Flickr

 

[rbielefeld]

Belted Kingfisher

Canon 1Dx, Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x TC, from a blind

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www.whistlingwingsphotography.com

 

[Isaac Grant]

Belted Kingfisher

Canon 1Dx, Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x TC, from a blind

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www.whistlingwingsphotography.com

Absolutely Fantastic. Just perfect. Super impressed. The shot is sharp, the exposure is spot on and the pose is to die for. Made however long you had to wait in the blind worth every second.

 

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Belted Kingfisher

Canon 1Dx, Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x TC, from a blind

Awesome. I really like this shot. 8)

 

[Jack Douglas]

rbielefeld, having tried myself I know how fast those guys are. Wouldn't a blind hinder your ability to pan?

Great shot.

Jack

 

[2n10]

Belted Kingfisher

Canon 1Dx, Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x TC, from a blind

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www.whistlingwingsphotography.com

Wonderful shot.

 

[Aglet]

Canadian bomber loses load

Small groups of Canada Geese were leaving the park just before sunset. I was positioned upwind so they were flying directly at me or slightly to either side which provided me with some opportunities to see what this little camera and cheap tele lens could do with moving subjects. Hit rate is lower than a good SLR, of course, but when it connects the IQ is acceptable, as is the purchase price.

Olympus OM-D E-M10 micro-four-thirds mirrorless with 40-150mm kit zoom
1/3 scale of whole image cropped vertically only, processed with Iridient Developer 3.0.2
150mm, 1600 ISO, 1/3200s, f/8, single shot mode, center AF point

edit (typo)

 

[StudentOfLight]

Belted Kingfisher

Canon 1Dx, Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x TC, from a blind

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www.whistlingwingsphotography.com

Fantastic!

 

[rbielefeld]

rbielefeld, having tried myself I know how fast those guys are. Wouldn't a blind hinder your ability to pan?

Great shot.

Jack

Jack, yes the blind does not help. You only have a bit of room to pan, but it can be done if the bird goes in a direction that allow some panning room.

 

[rpt]

Belted Kingfisher

Canon 1Dx, Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x TC, from a blind

Click image to see larger version. Thanks.

www.whistlingwingsphotography.com

Wow! How did you do that?