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[Jack Douglas]

Thanks Dustin, as discouraging as that is. Am I correct in my observation that there is less functionality on the phone than at the computer - that was even more disappointing.

As Downy crept up and down, fairly slowly, I had difficulty getting the focus point shifted and as you say the response was slow. However, I did get a few good shots and this would improve if I backed off a bit.

Jack

 

[Cog]

I shot this male cardinal at sunset:

 

[Click]

I shot this male cardinal at sunset:

Lovely. Beautiful light.

 

[rpt]

I shot this male cardinal at sunset:

Lovely. Beautiful light.

Yup! Lovely picture.

 

[steven kessel]

Love that male cardinal! And, while we're on the subject of red birds, here's a so-called "rufous morph" Red-tailed Hawk.

 

[Click]

Great shot Steven. Nicely done.

 

[Eldar]

Love that male cardinal! And, while we're on the subject of red birds, here's a so-called "rufous morph" Red-tailed Hawk.

Great shot Steven! What´s the exif?

 

[jprusa]

Nice photo , I think it is a Cassin's Finch.

 

[Vern]

Bluebird pair was out today. 5D MKIII, ISO 800, 600 II + 1.4X III, f11, 1/1000, -1 & 2/3 fill flash w better beamer.

 

[Click]

Bluebird pair was out today. 5D MKIII, ISO 800, 600 II + 1.4X III, f11, 1/1000, -1 & 2/3 fill flash w better beamer.

Beautiful pictures. I especially like the second one. Well done Vern.

 

[steven kessel]

I realized I'd left out the data on that rufous Red Tail. 5Diii, 400 DO, shot at ISO 320, 1/1600 at f7.1, M setting, central focus points only. Here's another image of the same bird.

 

[ERHP]

Love that male cardinal! And, while we're on the subject of red birds, here's a so-called "rufous morph" Red-tailed Hawk.

Awesome as always Steven!

 

[Skatol]

Flamingo
5DIII, 270mm (70-200 w/ 1.4TC), F/5.6, 1/2500, ISO-400

 

[Eldar]

Flamingo
5DIII, 270mm (70-200 w/ 1.4TC), F/5.6, 1/2500, ISO-400

Very nice shot Brent!

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Folks.
A couple of mine. Rook or Crow? :-\ Not as exotic as some but its what I got! Thanks to all for inspiration and a reason to strive to improve, hopefully one day I will take a really good picture or even a good picture. Looking at some here I feel my pics may be unworthy of posting! :-[

Both with 40D and Sigma 150-500 Jpegs straight from camera!
Tea break stop on downs for ice cream, he was watching for scraps, he got a bit of ice cream cone for posing for me!

1/100 f6.3 ISO 800 -2/3 500mm

IMG_3982 by Valvebounce25, on Flickr

1/250 f5.6 ISO 800 -2/3 229mm

IMG_3981 by Valvebounce25, on Flickr

Cheers Graham.

 

[Cog]

Rook or Crow?

Looks like an American Crow.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Cog
Nah I doubt it, definitely English ;D
more seriously, does the American crow range spread this far, ie the UK?
I cant remember whether its many rooks are crows or many crows are rooks, there were a few of these guys around.

Cheers Graham.

Rook or Crow?

Looks like an American Crow.

 

[Click]

Hi Folks.
A couple of mine. Rook or Crow? :-\
Cheers Graham.

Hello Graham,

It's a Carrion Crow


By the way, very nice pictures.

 

[lion rock]

Took a 200-400 + X1.4 Canon lens ( rented, ) out for a test run at the local duck pond yesterday. Most of the pond is still frozen, but a portion wasn't. A couple hundred ducks congregate here. Took a number of photos with this beautiful, wonderful great white! If it wasn't at 8 pounds, I would own it at a heart beat. Even mounting it on my monopod, was a bit of work. But what a fantastic piece of glass!
The first photo was at 400 mm, and the other two are 400 mm with the 1.4X engaged.
Thanks.
-r

 

[crb595]

Caught this one-legged Blue Jay at the feeder.