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[clbayley]

clbayley, thanks for that. We're thinking about such a trip maybe next winter. Do you ever wonder about safety relative to packing expensive gear?

It's a treat to have this thread and oooh those owls - I'd sure love the opportunity. The Great Grey is amazing but so are the little guys.

Jack

Hi Jack - Not once was I worried about my safety. And around the resort I saw at least 3 other rigs set up for diving (large housings with fisheye and flash) that look way more expensive than my setup. Mostly Canadians at the resort since WestJet flies there daily.

 

[Click]

Beautiful series, Jeremy.

 

[clbayley]

Every time I walked into the desert the turkey vultures would follow, like they knew I wasn't coming back...

And the osprey was very shy, I was lucky even to get a look into his eye.

 

[Click]

Every time I walked into the desert the turkey vultures would follow, like they knew I wasn't coming back...

And the osprey was very shy, I was lucky even to get a look into his eye.

Nice pictures, clbayley. I especially like the Osprey.

 

[reef58]

My first attempt half hearted with the new 500f4. I am pretty impressed considering the amount of effort I put into this. This was a test run. This is heavily cropped, but is pretty sharp. I might try to put the lens to work for real tomorrow.

EDIT: The uploaded jpg doesn't look very sharp at all. Oh well.

 

[clbayley]

This was my favourite target in the Mexican desert... if I had more time I would have chased them around all day and tried for a cleaner background. This pic does show off some of the hidden colours of the Roadrunner.

*BEEP BEEP*

 

[Click]

*BEEP BEEP*

;D


I really like your picture. Well done.

 

[Jack Douglas]

*BEEP BEEP*

;D


I really like your picture. Well done.

Me too.

reef58, V nice, the images that display initially for all of us don't look too good. It's a must to click on the photo to view it.

Jack

 

[Click]

reef58, V nice, the images that display initially for all of us don't look too good. It's a must to click on the photo to view it.

Jack

+1

Nice shot, reef58.

 

[ISv]

WOW! A lot of great photos after my last visit!
Here it's a rainy day and few thunderstorms, so I'm posting some older pictures...

 

[Jack Douglas]

Another thoughtful Redpoll but this time a male.

Jack

 

[AlanF]

Jack, I like the view of poll, as with the female. Does the position in the frame allude to his political allegiance?

 

[AlanF]

Reedbunting. Skittish, so I had to keep my distance.

 

[7DmkI]

Mallards on thin ice.

 

[Click]

Reedbunting. Skittish, so I had to keep my distance.

Lovely shot, Alan.

 

[Click]

Another thoughtful Redpoll but this time a male.

Jack

Very nice picture. Well done, Jack.

 

[Click]

@ ISv and 7DmkI,

Nice shots, guys.

 

[7DmkI]

@ ISv and 7DmkI,

Nice shots, guys.

Thanks, Click.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Jack, I like the view of poll, as with the female. Does the position in the frame allude to his political allegiance?

Thanks Alan and click.

Actually he's pondering the state of affairs in our progressive world and not feeling too optimistic.

Jack

 

[Talys]

I grabbed a photo of this hummingbird in my back yard yesterday

The bird-in-flight frame is here:
http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=19270.msg708472#msg708472

Shot handheld on a Canon 6D2 with 100-400LII (same photo, just a different crop).