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[Isaac Grant]

Hey Don you inspired me to post these. I don't often shoot Mallards, but these birds were just in such a colorful spot with algae in the water and the beautiful fall foliage reflecting in the water. Canon 7d2 and Sigma 150-600 C.

Mallard by Isaac Grant, on Flickr

Mallard by Isaac Grant, on Flickr

 

[Don Haines]

Hey Don you inspired me to post these. I don't often shoot Mallards, but these birds were just in such a colorful spot with algae in the water and the beautiful fall foliage reflecting in the water. Canon 7d2 and Sigma 150-600 C.

Beautiful!

 

[Don Haines]

This is a 30 shot panorama of a few snow geese.... estimated size of flock is 100,000 birds......

 

[Click]

Nice pano, Don.

WOW. Impressive number of birds.

 

[Roo]

So I showed Don's pano to this duck and he's like "What the flock???'

 

[Click]

So I showed Don's pano to this duck and he's like "What the flock???'

Very nice shot.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Roo.
Very nice shot, fits the title well.
Hi Don.
That is one hell of a lot of geese, passing through or stopping there for the winter?

Cheers, Graham.

So I showed Don's pano to this duck and he's like "What the flock???'

 

[rpt]

Hi Roo.
Very nice shot, fits the title well.
Hi Don.
That is one hell of a lot of geese, passing through or stopping there for the winter?

Cheers, Graham.

So I showed Don's pano to this duck and he's like "What the flock???'

+1

Lovely shots.

 

[AlanF]

It was very dark this afternoon so I put the 300/2.8 II + 1.4xTC on the 7DII at f/4 instead of taking the 100-400 II + TC. A good thing too as I came across a kestrel perched quite far away by the side of road on the way to the nature reserve. It's in extreme situations like this that the big expensive lens succeeds the otherwise excellent 100-400 would struggle.

 

[AlanF]

As shooting sitting ducks seems the theme of ths page, here are a few I took on the Ouse Washes yesterday evening. It was pouring with rain in the morning but the last hour of daylight was bright, setting sun. Here is a Pochard and Mallards, illuminated at a very low angle. Again, I used the 300/2.8 II + 1.4xTC on the 7DII.

 

[ERHP]

This is a 30 shot panorama of a few snow geese.... estimated size of flock is 100,000 birds......

Lots and Lots! Someone's lawn is going to get fertilized...

 

[ERHP]

On the subject of mallards, here was a near waterline shot of a drake.

 

[Click]

Beautiful shot, ERHP.

 

[steven kessel]

Lurker (Black Vulture)

5Diii, 400DO, aperture preferred setting, ISO 500, f6.3 @ 1/1000

 

[Isaac Grant]

On the subject of mallards, here was a near waterline shot of a drake.

Now that is a proper Mallard shot. Just absolutely beautiful! Great details, sharp and a nice low angle. Would you be so kind as to tell me what camera and lens was used?

 

[ERHP]

Thanks Click and Isaac! This was a 1DX, 600F/4 II w 1.4TC III 1/800 : F/7.1 : ISO 1000.

 

[Isaac Grant]

Thanks Click and Isaac! This was a 1DX, 600F/4 II w 1.4TC III 1/800 : F/7.1 : ISO 1000.

Thanks for the reply. Image is just superb. It just goes to show me that in order to get to that next level that I need to get some big boy equipment. Only so much my Sigma zoom can do. The 600 L ii combined with the 1dx is just a magical combination.

 

[Isaac Grant]

I've posted some already but here is another nice Song Sparrow shot from the beach in New York City. Canon 7d2 and Sigma 150-600 C.

Song Sparrow by Isaac Grant, on Flickr

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, Isaac.

 

[sedwards]

i recently traded my 7DII for a 1DsIII . so far it works extremely well with my 400 f5.6 and 1.4II teleconverter.

red by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr