Nature Head Down

Head Down · 01:41 PM

Here is one of the seagulls that I was shooting right before the sky cleared and I snapped the picture of Fort Adams I posted a couple of days ago.

imtheguy · 04-30-2011, 09:55 PM

Purty shot with a mirror lens. Sometimes mine surprises me also. i like the classic mirror donuts in the surf and the bird came out really nice. Its people like you that make me dust off the 800/8 mirror and go for a walk now and then.

tim.anderson · 05-01-2011, 08:08 AM

Sometimes you can't beat the lighter weight of the mirrored when it gives you a nice result. I will be the first to admit that the sigma 150-500 blows the socks off my mirrored, but I can handle the mirrored so much better trying to get birds in flight or even just walking around for while.

Glad I can help give some old lenses new life. My wife gets most of the new fancy lenses so I end up spending most of my time with the M series or the old Sigma's like this 600mm mirrored. I think it has really helped me hone my ability to adjust for lighting though because I can rarely let the camera do it, I end up using manual mode even when I have one of the "gucci" new lenses attached.

Sorry to ramble on though it's Sunday Morning and I don't have much else to do.

Tim

**Bob Harris** · 05-01-2011, 08:39 AM

great shot especially using a longer lens, the photo has a very nice feel to it. thanks for sharing. Bob

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04-30-2011, 09:55 PM	#2
imtheguy Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,950	Purty shot with a mirror lens. Sometimes mine surprises me also. i like the classic mirror donuts in the surf and the bird came out really nice. Its people like you that make me dust off the 800/8 mirror and go for a walk now and then.

05-01-2011, 08:08 AM	#3
tim.anderson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Boston, MA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 295 Original Poster	Sometimes you can't beat the lighter weight of the mirrored when it gives you a nice result. I will be the first to admit that the sigma 150-500 blows the socks off my mirrored, but I can handle the mirrored so much better trying to get birds in flight or even just walking around for while. Glad I can help give some old lenses new life. My wife gets most of the new fancy lenses so I end up spending most of my time with the M series or the old Sigma's like this 600mm mirrored. I think it has really helped me hone my ability to adjust for lighting though because I can rarely let the camera do it, I end up using manual mode even when I have one of the "gucci" new lenses attached. Sorry to ramble on though it's Sunday Morning and I don't have much else to do. Tim

05-01-2011, 08:39 AM	#4
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	great shot especially using a longer lens, the photo has a very nice feel to it. thanks for sharing. Bob