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AlanF

Desperately seeking birds
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Grant has posted an Antpitta. Here's a Tawny Antpitta, taken both by wife (above) and me (below) using 100-400mm II + 1.4xTCs on a 5DIV and 5DSR, respectively. There is all this new mirrorless GAS at present but I have to admit I am happy with this old kit. The 5DIV has the same sensor as the R and the 5DSR looks to have slightly more pixels than the rumoured 5R.

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Bert63

What’s in da box?
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So - sorting through the summer backlog and decided to share a couple of my favorites. I love herons and these bubbas were very accommodating.

Interesting bit - while I was shooting the first image a lady went blazing past me. We were the only two people on a floating pier and she came up from way behind me with her cell phone out in front of her taking pictures as she went. I had been doing the good 'ole two-step, take a picture, two-step, take a picture, just trying to get a decent shot but not disturb/scare the bird.

I said "ma'am, you're blocking my shot and you're going to scare him away!"

Her response? "It's okay - I'm a photographer..."

SMH.

Both shots with EOS-R / 100-400 II / 1.4X @ 560mm.

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