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[Nemorino]

European stonechat
R5 + RF100-500 + 1.4TC
@ 1/4000s, f/10

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Nemorino. I especially like the first one.

 

[Noreaster]

Immature common loon. They won't be back for 3-5 years. Good luck little buddy

 

[Click]

Well done, Noreaster. I really like the last shot.

 

[ISv]

What I will do if there were no Common Waxbills around (sometimes mixed with the Chestnut Munia).... The strange light spot in eye of the first photo should be reflection from my lens - I have no other explanation...

 

[Click]

Another very nice series, ISv.

I believe the same thing for the strange light spot in eye on the first one.

 

[Dragon]

Couple of shots with a different old lens. R8 with Minolta MD 200mm f/4.5 (not a mirror). This lens is in very good condition and pretty sharp wide open.

Stellar Jay snitching the birdseed I put out for the Juncos.




Full house on the favorite feeder.

 

[AlanF]

Handsome male Stonechat from yesterday (R5ii 800mm).

 

[Maximilian]

Handsome male Stonechat from yesterday (R5ii 800mm).

Really nice with that clean sky bg.

 

[Click]

+1 Nice shot, Alan.

 

[Dragon]

One more mirror lens. This time a Minolta MD 500mm f/8. This is one of the sharper mirrors, but MFD of 14 ft. Nice day, so lower ISO on the R7.

 

[EricN]

Immature common loon. They won't be back for 3-5 years. Good luck little buddy




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At times, I have been called immature, common, and a loon, but never all at once! Really love the first photo.

 

[Click]

One more mirror lens. This time a Minolta MD 500mm f/8. This is one of the sharper mirrors, but MFD of 14 ft. Nice day, so lower ISO on the R7.

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I really like your series. Well done, Dragon.

 

[EricN]

I thought it was a crow, but there seem to be some brown around the neck. Unfortunately I wasn't expecting to see any birds I'd want to photograph so this is 16mm. I tried to get lower to avoid the vertical perspective distortion but spooked the bird.

 

[ISv]

Handsome male Stonechat from yesterday (R5ii 800mm).

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Nice! I still have to take a photo of this one...

 

[ISv]

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I thought it was a crow, but there seem to be some brown around the neck. Unfortunately I wasn't expecting to see any birds I'd want to photograph so this is 16mm. I tried to get lower to avoid the vertical perspective distortion but spooked the bird.

If it's a question it would be nice to shear were you took the photo. The picture by itself is not telling a lot!

 

[EricN]

If it's a question it would be nice to shear were you took the photo. The picture by itself is not telling a lot!

This was Panang Malaysia

 

[AlanF]

Craig has reinstated the bird threads (thanks!) so here are a few shots to get it going again. A Stonechat briefly present far away, and a Kestrel today with the RF 200-800mm on the R5ii.

 

[Dragon]

One last Mirror. This is one I just got in (two copies). Sigma 400mm f/5.6. I have two copies of the Sigma 600mm f/8 and they are both very soft. These are a little better, but not by much. However, with a lot of help from Topaz, these make some interesting shots due to the unique bokeh from the faster f stop. All with R8.

 

[Click]

Craig has reinstated the bird threads (thanks!) so here are a few shots to get it going again. A Stonechat briefly present far away, and a Kestrel today with the RF 200-800mm on the R5ii.

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Thanks Craig!

Beautiful shots, Alan.