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I went out to the lake again at the weekend, I tried to focus manually this time and I got some good results, I’ll start off with my favourite pic of the day, ISO 400, 640th, f8 shot with my Sigma 500mm then cropped about 50%, I still see that it’s a bit soft, can anyone help my improve my sharpness…..without buying and using LR!!!!
Second pic was shot at the same settings, and so was the third!!
Second pic was shot at the same settings, and so was the third!!
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Awesome ... looks like it just finished meditating ... it is very rare to see a bird photo where the bird looks very peaceful, coz almost all bird images look as if the bird is in a hurry or nervous or tensed or edgy etc ... so this one is very unique in that way.Pierre Bonenfant said:A little hooded merganser female taken in a pond in Québec city. Unfortunately, there was no male with her. She was with a group of mallard's. Taken with 1DX and 600 IS ll with 1.4X ll.
For precise exifs and other images: www.pbase.com/pbon
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Pierre Bonenfant said:A little hooded merganser female taken in a pond in Québec city. Unfortunately, there was no male with her. She was with a group of mallard's. Taken with 1DX and 600 IS ll with 1.4X ll.
For precise exifs and other images: www.pbase.com/pbon
Nice! Love how the water has that sort of dreamy look.
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OK, I finally did a set up for my waxwing friends. First I cleared my pond of all the snow -whew. Then I got out the garden hose and stretched out all 200 feet of it over there this morning after the sun was coming up. Then I invited my friends to model for me once I got the water distributed. Unfortunately, they would not behave!! 
What a bunch of troublemakers.
6D 300 X2 1600th F8 ISO 1600
Jack
What a bunch of troublemakers.6D 300 X2 1600th F8 ISO 1600
Jack
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Jack Douglas said:OK, I finally did a set up for my waxwing friends. First I cleared my pond of all the snow -whew. Then I got out the garden hose and stretched out all 200 feet of it over there this morning after the sun was coming up. Then I invited my friends to model for me once I got the water distributed. Unfortunately, they would not behave!!
6D 300 X2 1600th F8 ISO 1600
Jack
Sometimes misbehaving is exactly what you want!
Great shot.
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Very nice Jack!Jack Douglas said:OK, I finally did a set up for my waxwing friends. First I cleared my pond of all the snow -whew. Then I got out the garden hose and stretched out all 200 feet of it over there this morning after the sun was coming up. Then I invited my friends to model for me once I got the water distributed. Unfortunately, they would not behave!!
6D 300 X2 1600th F8 ISO 1600
Jack
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Nice shot ... the image displays a lot of character of those 2 birds ... me thinks the yelling one is the wife ;D ... ok just to make sure I don't get in trouble (just in case the wife is reading my posts), my wife never yells at me, but does the much more deadly "silent treatments"Jack Douglas said:OK, I finally did a set up for my waxwing friends. First I cleared my pond of all the snow -whew. Then I got out the garden hose and stretched out all 200 feet of it over there this morning after the sun was coming up. Then I invited my friends to model for me once I got the water distributed. Unfortunately, they would not behave!!
6D 300 X2 1600th F8 ISO 1600
Jack
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Jack Douglas said:OK, I finally did a set up for my waxwing friends. First I cleared my pond of all the snow -whew. Then I got out the garden hose and stretched out all 200 feet of it over there this morning after the sun was coming up. Then I invited my friends to model for me once I got the water distributed. Unfortunately, they would not behave!!
6D 300 X2 1600th F8 ISO 1600
Jack
Great shot Jack.
Which one is the female? ;D
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Jack Douglas said:OK, I finally did a set up for my waxwing friends. First I cleared my pond of all the snow -whew. Then I got out the garden hose and stretched out all 200 feet of it over there this morning after the sun was coming up. Then I invited my friends to model for me once I got the water distributed. Unfortunately, they would not behave!!
6D 300 X2 1600th F8 ISO 1600
Jack
Just can't get good help these days
. Seriously, cool shot!
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Jack Douglas said:OK, I finally did a set up for my waxwing friends. First I cleared my pond of all the snow -whew. Then I got out the garden hose and stretched out all 200 feet of it over there this morning after the sun was coming up. Then I invited my friends to model for me once I got the water distributed. Unfortunately, they would not behave!!
6D 300 X2 1600th F8 ISO 1600
Jack
Very nice shot ... birds showing attitude.
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Jack Douglas said:OK, I finally did a set up for my waxwing friends. First I cleared my pond of all the snow -whew. Then I got out the garden hose and stretched out all 200 feet of it over there this morning after the sun was coming up. Then I invited my friends to model for me once I got the water distributed. Unfortunately, they would not behave!!
6D 300 X2 1600th F8 ISO 1600
Jack
Lovely shot!
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Jack Douglas said:OK, I finally did a set up for my waxwing friends. First I cleared my pond of all the snow -whew. Then I got out the garden hose and stretched out all 200 feet of it over there this morning after the sun was coming up. Then I invited my friends to model for me once I got the water distributed. Unfortunately, they would not behave!!
6D 300 X2 1600th F8 ISO 1600
Jack
This is very nice work, Jack. I'm glad that your effort paid off!
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Yup! Great shot. I liked the other one too.Don Haines said:Jack Douglas said:OK, I finally did a set up for my waxwing friends. First I cleared my pond of all the snow -whew. Then I got out the garden hose and stretched out all 200 feet of it over there this morning after the sun was coming up. Then I invited my friends to model for me once I got the water distributed. Unfortunately, they would not behave!!
6D 300 X2 1600th F8 ISO 1600
Jack
Lovely shot!
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Thanks all of you for the encouragement. Yesterday confirmed what I had experienced the year before with waxwings. After they gorge themselves on berries they really would prefer a drink to eating snow and it seems they need to regugitate all the skins. The droppings are skins not poop on the ice. I now know the polar swim club is just an imitation!
I took numersous shots but unfortunately there was so much pandemonium that most of them are mediocre
I often have to crop so I don't like being forced up into the ISO 5-10k range. Yesterday I had some shade and cloud but kept to within ISO 4k so I'm pretty happy. I always forget to set something (started out on one shot with all that action).
Jack
I took numersous shots but unfortunately there was so much pandemonium that most of them are mediocre
I often have to crop so I don't like being forced up into the ISO 5-10k range. Yesterday I had some shade and cloud but kept to within ISO 4k so I'm pretty happy. I always forget to set something (started out on one shot with all that action).
Jack
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