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The Byrds · 10:23 AM

Cormorant

Starling

Robin

Yellow Legged Gull

**dcmsox2004** · 10-26-2010, 10:39 AM

you've got some really fine captures here... the cormorant, a tough bird to shoot (and get good detail on) is excellent....the starling (what a pest they are) nicely defined, and the robin in mid-note.... also very nice.... thanks for sharing, dave m

Squier · 10-26-2010, 10:50 AM

Thanks a lot Dave !

I'm not with you on the pest label for Starlings. They are stunning birds and have the most beautiful irridescent plumage, but sady, are in decline.

The displays they peform at dusk is breathtaking, and one of the wonders of the world

imtheguy · 10-26-2010, 10:51 AM

After seeing your shots I was about to reply pretty much exactly what Dave said...so now I have to look unoriginal and repeat some of it. I have Comorants swimming by my back door 7 months out of the year and have yet to get a shot with that kind of detail in the feathers. Don't know what you did but you did it right. As far as the Starling, you made a dull bird look very interesting. Wonder what you could do with a Peacock?

Squier · 10-26-2010, 10:55 AM

Thanks ITG - kind words indeed. Luck is some of it obviously.

I really cant agree about the dullness of Starlings - when sunlight hits them, its like a colourfest, amazing

Squier · 10-26-2010, 10:57 AM

Oh by the way - this helps a lot ;

imtheguy · 10-26-2010, 11:32 AM

I used to fire 155mm artillery that was smaller than that monster. Since its not listed in your sig, time to bring it out of the closet and introduce it to us.

8540tomg · 10-26-2010, 11:48 AM

Some great captures here. Well done.

Tom G

Squier · 10-26-2010, 11:51 AM

ITG..

I sold it 1 month ago, but i'm planning to get something similar.

It was a SkyWatcher 600mm Evostar 80mm ED Astro scope. Sometimes i whacked on a Teleconverter, but mostly shot @ 600mm

You just cant get the reach in a DSLR lens for the money these babies cost. The downside is fixed aperture, manual focus, no IS, basically....nothing. Its just a tube with 2 glass elements stuffed in one end, and a focuser at the other.

Mine was £250 ex demo.

Squier · 10-26-2010, 11:51 AM

Originally posted by 8540tomg

Some great captures here. Well done.

Tom G

Thanks a heap Tom

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10-26-2010, 10:39 AM	#2
dcmsox2004 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rhode island Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,522	you've got some really fine captures here... the cormorant, a tough bird to shoot (and get good detail on) is excellent....the starling (what a pest they are) nicely defined, and the robin in mid-note.... also very nice.... thanks for sharing, dave m

10-26-2010, 10:50 AM	#3
Squier Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxfordshire UK Photos: Albums Posts: 706 Original Poster	Thanks a lot Dave ! I'm not with you on the pest label for Starlings. They are stunning birds and have the most beautiful irridescent plumage, but sady, are in decline. The displays they peform at dusk is breathtaking, and one of the wonders of the world

10-26-2010, 10:51 AM	#4
imtheguy Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,950	After seeing your shots I was about to reply pretty much exactly what Dave said...so now I have to look unoriginal and repeat some of it. I have Comorants swimming by my back door 7 months out of the year and have yet to get a shot with that kind of detail in the feathers. Don't know what you did but you did it right. As far as the Starling, you made a dull bird look very interesting. Wonder what you could do with a Peacock?

10-26-2010, 10:55 AM	#5
Squier Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxfordshire UK Photos: Albums Posts: 706 Original Poster	Thanks ITG - kind words indeed. Luck is some of it obviously. I really cant agree about the dullness of Starlings - when sunlight hits them, its like a colourfest, amazing

10-26-2010, 10:57 AM	#6
Squier Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxfordshire UK Photos: Albums Posts: 706 Original Poster	Oh by the way - this helps a lot ;

10-26-2010, 11:32 AM	#7
imtheguy Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,950	I used to fire 155mm artillery that was smaller than that monster. Since its not listed in your sig, time to bring it out of the closet and introduce it to us.

10-26-2010, 11:48 AM	#8
8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461	Some great captures here. Well done. Tom G

10-26-2010, 11:51 AM	#9
Squier Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxfordshire UK Photos: Albums Posts: 706 Original Poster	ITG.. I sold it 1 month ago, but i'm planning to get something similar. It was a SkyWatcher 600mm Evostar 80mm ED Astro scope. Sometimes i whacked on a Teleconverter, but mostly shot @ 600mm You just cant get the reach in a DSLR lens for the money these babies cost. The downside is fixed aperture, manual focus, no IS, basically....nothing. Its just a tube with 2 glass elements stuffed in one end, and a focuser at the other. Mine was £250 ex demo.

10-26-2010, 11:51 AM	#10
Squier Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxfordshire UK Photos: Albums Posts: 706 Original Poster	Originally posted by 8540tomg Some great captures here. Well done. Tom G Thanks a heap Tom