Nature Immature Bald Eagle

Immature Bald Eagle · **3 Likes**

Same as the mature: WO ZS 71ED telescope with 2x teleconverter for 836mm focal length.

agukha · 11-10-2019, 06:06 PM

Not bad for a zoom that long !

aitrus3 · 11-10-2019, 06:17 PM

Originally posted by agukha

Not bad for a zoom that long !

Yeah, I'd really like the Pentax 150-450 for this. The telescope is nice but it isn't perfect to use for this kind of thing; it's simply not designed for it. It's a pain to focus and no controllable aperture (it's always wide open at 5.9). With this, it also makes the depth of field very narrow. Not noticeable in this shot so much as I'm further from the eagles (about 2x the distance) than I was with my owl shot, but still in some of the frames, parts of the tree were even out of focus.
As well, the fringing isn't the best, as it is only a doublet. But: it lets me get the shot, so it's 100% better than nothing.

Charlie Victor · 11-11-2019, 04:44 AM - **1 Like**

Lovely shot! You managed that camera/scope combo well. TFS.
Best.

**ToddK** · 11-11-2019, 06:05 AM - **1 Like**

Excellent results! I love the branch it is perched on.

agukha · 11-11-2019, 06:19 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by aitrus3

Yeah, I'd really like the Pentax 150-450 for this. The telescope is nice but it isn't perfect to use for this kind of thing; it's simply not designed for it. It's a pain to focus and no controllable aperture (it's always wide open at 5.9). With this, it also makes the depth of field very narrow. Not noticeable in this shot so much as I'm further from the eagles (about 2x the distance) than I was with my owl shot, but still in some of the frames, parts of the tree were even out of focus.
As well, the fringing isn't the best, as it is only a doublet. But: it lets me get the shot, so it's 100% better than nothing.

Yes !
I almost rent a 150-450 a week to try shooting wild animals in holidays... (but eventually changed holidays for something else, without wild animals...), probably not the next lens I have in mind for the moment, but maybe one day...

aitrus3 · 11-11-2019, 08:31 AM

Thanks again all

The telescope is definitely a challenge but so worth it over getting nothing. I'd never be able to get an inflight shot with it though.

**DW58** · 11-11-2019, 08:46 AM - **1 Like**

Nicely done! I agree with Todd. Couldn't have asked for a better perch for it to be on.

**Ash** · 11-12-2019, 08:20 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by aitrus3

Same as the mature: WO ZS 71ED telescope with 2x teleconverter for 836mm focal length.

Congrats on this fine portrait. Well done.

**Larrymc** · 11-12-2019, 08:47 PM - **1 Like**

Nice image you did a great job under difficult circumstances!! Well done!!

**Archimedes the Dog** · 11-13-2019, 09:17 AM - **1 Like**

Fantastic detail and color.

The Squirrel Mafia · 11-13-2019, 09:20 AM - **1 Like**

Love the colors.

aitrus3 · 11-14-2019, 08:39 AM

Originally posted by The Squirrel Mafia

Love the colors.

Thanks! Maybe it has something to do with complementary colours (I need to look at the colour wheel) but this is the second image this year with this sort of colour scheme and it is also my second favourite shot of the year.

---------- Post added 11-14-2019 at 07:41 AM ----------

Originally posted by aitrus3

Thanks! Maybe it has something to do with complementary colours (I need to look at the colour wheel) but this is the second image this year with this sort of colour scheme and it is also my second favourite shot of the year.

Y

up: Blue-Orange are complementary.

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11-10-2019, 06:06 PM	#2
agukha Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 367	Not bad for a zoom that long !

11-10-2019, 06:17 PM	#3
aitrus3 Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kamloops B.C. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,432 Original Poster	Originally posted by agukha Not bad for a zoom that long ! Yeah, I'd really like the Pentax 150-450 for this. The telescope is nice but it isn't perfect to use for this kind of thing; it's simply not designed for it. It's a pain to focus and no controllable aperture (it's always wide open at 5.9). With this, it also makes the depth of field very narrow. Not noticeable in this shot so much as I'm further from the eagles (about 2x the distance) than I was with my owl shot, but still in some of the frames, parts of the tree were even out of focus. As well, the fringing isn't the best, as it is only a doublet. But: it lets me get the shot, so it's 100% better than nothing.

11-11-2019, 04:44 AM - 1 Like	#4
Charlie Victor Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Durban Photos: Albums Posts: 1,227	Lovely shot! You managed that camera/scope combo well. TFS. Best.

11-11-2019, 06:05 AM - 1 Like	#5
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,549	Excellent results! I love the branch it is perched on.

11-11-2019, 06:19 AM - 1 Like	#6
agukha Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 367	Originally posted by aitrus3 Yeah, I'd really like the Pentax 150-450 for this. The telescope is nice but it isn't perfect to use for this kind of thing; it's simply not designed for it. It's a pain to focus and no controllable aperture (it's always wide open at 5.9). With this, it also makes the depth of field very narrow. Not noticeable in this shot so much as I'm further from the eagles (about 2x the distance) than I was with my owl shot, but still in some of the frames, parts of the tree were even out of focus. As well, the fringing isn't the best, as it is only a doublet. But: it lets me get the shot, so it's 100% better than nothing. Yes ! I almost rent a 150-450 a week to try shooting wild animals in holidays... (but eventually changed holidays for something else, without wild animals...), probably not the next lens I have in mind for the moment, but maybe one day...

11-11-2019, 08:31 AM	#7
aitrus3 Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kamloops B.C. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,432 Original Poster	Thanks again all The telescope is definitely a challenge but so worth it over getting nothing. I'd never be able to get an inflight shot with it though.

11-11-2019, 08:46 AM - 1 Like	#8
DW58 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Rural Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,066	Nicely done! I agree with Todd. Couldn't have asked for a better perch for it to be on.

11-12-2019, 08:20 PM - 1 Like	#9
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by aitrus3 Same as the mature: WO ZS 71ED telescope with 2x teleconverter for 836mm focal length. Congrats on this fine portrait. Well done.

11-12-2019, 08:47 PM - 1 Like	#10
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,252	Nice image you did a great job under difficult circumstances!! Well done!!

11-13-2019, 09:17 AM - 1 Like	#11
Archimedes the Dog Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,146	Fantastic detail and color.

11-13-2019, 09:20 AM - 1 Like	#12
The Squirrel Mafia Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,056	Love the colors.

11-14-2019, 08:39 AM	#13
aitrus3 Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kamloops B.C. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,432 Original Poster	Originally posted by The Squirrel Mafia Love the colors. Thanks! Maybe it has something to do with complementary colours (I need to look at the colour wheel) but this is the second image this year with this sort of colour scheme and it is also my second favourite shot of the year. ---------- Post added 11-14-2019 at 07:41 AM ---------- Originally posted by aitrus3 Thanks! Maybe it has something to do with complementary colours (I need to look at the colour wheel) but this is the second image this year with this sort of colour scheme and it is also my second favourite shot of the year. Y up: Blue-Orange are complementary.