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#7,921
sedwards said:
still trying to figure out my new 7D II , but this thing will focus on anything ! the focus is much faster than my 70D was and doesnt hunt at all , even with the 400 5.6+1.4 extender. here are a couple of shots from this afternoon.

560mm - f8 - 1/1250 - iso 400
0V8A0058 by sedwards679, on Flickr

400mm - f5.6 - 1/1250 - iso 400
0V8A0124 by sedwards679, on Flickr
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I'd say the new combination is working very well for you!
 
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#7,926
Hmm, think I promised to upload some recent shots the other day/week. Better get around to it while it's still 2015...

First is a Short-toed treecreeper - Certhia brachydactyla) - we don't have much of those around here. This year we have two in two different locations.

Second and third is a plain ol' White stork - Ciconia ciconia.

Fourth is a Great tit - Parus major

..and we'll end it with a Kentish plover - Charadrius alexandrinus - taken by me laying belly down in the sand a few meters away.
 
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#7,928
Click said:
I really like your second picture. Nicely done, DominoDude
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Thanks, Click!
Just too bad it's turning its head away, but the reflection is compensating for some of that I think. It was so close to the road where I sat that I could use the 70-200mm @200mm, and didn't have to crop away too much.
 
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#7,930
This shot comes with apologies since it's not the quality I'd prefer (100% crop). However, thanks to cdn_photog ;) I have located a bald eagle nest a few miles from my home (it's near Sherwood Park, Alberta). It's very high and the shot is hand held with 300 X2 and the 1D4. It made my day after getting a $160 speeding ticket this AM (phony construction zone $ X 2, grrr) .

I'm going back soon with my fingers crossed.

Jack
 

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#7,931
Not truly in flight but also not a stationary target, this female mallard made a grand entrance to a very shallow channel in the slough.
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#7,932
rpt said:
Well, here is a hawk dry cleaning herself (or himself).

Put on eye protectors and work on the mid section.

I7D_0607 by Rustom, on Flickr

Right, where was I?

I7D_0604 by Rustom, on Flickr

Even more mid section...

I7D_0608 by Rustom, on Flickr

And the tail fin and tailplane...

I7D_0610 by Rustom, on Flickr

Now the landing gear...

I7D_0612 by Rustom, on Flickr

What the beep is that?

I7D_0619 by Rustom, on Flickr

OK! I am done!

I7D_0605 by Rustom, on Flickr
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Great shots rpt. Were you in a hide, or just stood very still?

Cheers Brian
 
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#7,933
sedwards said:
still trying to figure out my new 7D II , but this thing will focus on anything ! the focus is much faster than my 70D was and doesnt hunt at all , even with the 400 5.6+1.4 extender. here are a couple of shots from this afternoon.

560mm - f8 - 1/1250 - iso 400
0V8A0058 by sedwards679, on Flickr

400mm - f5.6 - 1/1250 - iso 400
0V8A0124 by sedwards679, on Flickr
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Nice shots Stuart. I particularly like the colours in the second one.
Cheers Brian
 
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#7,935
Jack,
Sorry 'bout your ticket!
My brother-in-law was ticket was trapped like that on a highway between Banff and Vancouver (don't remember where exactly, it was 1996 Summer). There was a curve on the road and one lone officer was on the side of the highway before the curve. Caught my brother-in-law going 10 km over the limit, and right after the bend, there were a number of police cars flagging speeders down, there were quite a few cars there, too. We were not spared.
Our US police so far has not been this sneaky, yet.
Speaking of bald eagles, I saw many of them by the highway between Vancouver and White Rock. One nest was constructed on a power line tower! Just too far to shoot from the road with my 70-200.
Hope you get better luck when you visit again.
Keep to the speed limit. As I age, I mellowed down lots, trying not to go too fast.
-r


Jack Douglas said:
This shot comes with apologies since it's not the quality I'd prefer (100% crop). However, thanks to cdn_photog ;) I have located a bald eagle nest a few miles from my home (it's near Sherwood Park, Alberta). It's very high and the shot is hand held with 300 X2 and the 1D4. It made my day after getting a $160 speeding ticket this AM (phony construction zone $ X 2, grrr) .

I'm going back soon with my fingers crossed.

Jack
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#7,937
bjd said:
Great shots rpt. Were you in a hide, or just stood very still?

Cheers Brian
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Actually the Hawks are not skittish. I shot ithis series from my terrace and was in plain sight of the hawk. The reason I went out was that I heard it call. At times the hawk has been around for 5 to 10 minutes, seen me and opted to stay around. I usually shoot from the terrace if it is on that tree, or a window or my doorway if it is at the watering dish in the garden. At times I think they come and call me to get their picture taken :P
 
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