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[Click]

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.



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Interesting bokeh. Nicely done, Dragon.

 

[ISv]

Thanks Craig!

Beautiful shots, Alan.

Thanks Click, I didn't know it's up...
Edited: it looks like Alan should take the scores for letting us to know the birds are alive! Never-mind: it's as a good news as it is!

 

[EricN]

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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We're these cropped and / or denoised?

 

[AlanF]

We're these cropped and / or denoised?

All cropped so that 1 px of the crop posted = 1 pixel of original (100% crop). Just bulk standard DxO PL6 Prime output. Light was fine and that's all I use 99% of the time.

 

[SirIssacNewton]

We’re back!! Jumping for Joy! Carolina Chickadee taken with my Canon R8 and RF 600mm f11

 

[Click]

Excellent timing. Nicely done.

 

[ISv]

I had really fun time with the Red-crested Cardinal...

 

[SirIssacNewton]

Excellent timing. Nicely done.

Thanks, them chickadees are fast little buggers

 

[Click]

I had really fun time with the Red-crested Cardinal...

I really like your series. Well done, Isv.

 

[AlanF]

Saw a distant raptor 80-100m away so pointed the R5ii with the RF 200-800mm + 1.4xTC at 1120mm. It works pretty well and I was able to identify it as a Buteo buteo, the European Buzzard, only 400px x 500px in the image. For amusement at 1120mm, a portrait of a House Sparrow at 5m away (cropped).

 

[SirIssacNewton]

I had really fun time with the Red-crested Cardinal...

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Beautiful pictures

 

[SirIssacNewton]

Red Tailed Hawk, sittin on a limb! Taken with my Canon R8 and RF 600mm f11

 

[Click]

I really like the hawk in this dark blue sky.

 

[Click]

Saw a distant raptor 80-100m away so pointed the R5ii with the RF 200-800mm + 1.4xTC at 1120mm. It works pretty well and I was able to identify it as a Buteo buteo, the European Buzzard, only 400px x 500px in the image. For amusement at 1120mm, a portrait of a House Sparrow at 5m away (cropped).


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Amazing details in the second one.

 

[Nemorino]

My challenge of the summer: Little birds sitting in the reed.
Hard to spot, hard to focus, hard to shoot.
R5m2 + RF200-800 + 1.4 TC
Willow warbler


Common reed warbler

 

[Click]

Nicely done, Nemorino.

 

[Dragon]

Enough of mirrors and back to resolution. The EF 100-400 L II with EX 1.4 is still the sharpest lens I have in the 600mm range. All with R7. My Anna's hummers are very friendly this time of year. I think they know they are on the dole .

 

[Click]

Beautiful shots, Dragon.

 

[ISv]

My challenge of the summer: Little birds sitting in the reed.
Hard to spot, hard to focus, hard to shoot.
R5m2 + RF200-800 + 1.4 TC
Willow warbler
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Common reed warbler
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"Hard to spot, hard to focus, hard to shoot" and after that not much appreciation... But once you may see something rare in the same circumstances, you should be able to take the photo, I mean practice is good thing! If I could I would put here 5X

 

[ISv]

Enough of mirrors and back to resolution. The EF 100-400 L II with EX 1.4 is still the sharpest lens I have in the 600mm range. All with R7. My Anna's hummers are very friendly this time of year. I think they know they are on the dole .

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Beautiful shots - not only because of the resolution !