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Muskrats and Magpies · **8 Likes**

Comments are always welcome and appreciated

maw · 11-11-2020, 04:36 PM

Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann

Muskrats and Magpies

It is a good documentation, with very good photos and from many different angles, a lot of patience and excellent results.

Ciao, Mario

MikeMcE · 11-11-2020, 05:06 PM

Always love what you show us. Another treat!

Hang up and DRIVE!

**Gorgarath** · 11-11-2020, 05:23 PM

As someone who used to have the nickname Muskrat for years as a kid, I really like those shots! I've only ever seen them in the wild a handful of times, though my boss has had to get rid of several at his pond.

**PJ1** · 11-11-2020, 05:43 PM

Very nice set of pics. You would have had to work hard for them.

**MSL** · 11-11-2020, 06:02 PM

Bright, sharp, colourful. Everything I expect from your photos. And you left the surprise one for the end. While I don't know that I'd push my K5 to the same ISO, it is good to know you can push and still get sharp results (and with the 55-300 to boot). I'm still too wedded to my film days of trying to shoot as low an ISO as I could for a given situation.

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 11-11-2020, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by maw

It is a good documentation, with very good photos and from many different angles, a lot of patience and excellent results.

Ciao, Mario

Thank you for the kind words, it's appreciated

Originally posted by MikeMcE

Always love what you show us. Another treat!

Hang up and DRIVE!

Thank you kindly.

Originally posted by Gorgarath

As someone who used to have the nickname Muskrat for years as a kid, I really like those shots! I've only ever seen them in the wild a handful of times, though my boss has had to get rid of several at his pond.

Thank you kindly, I don't envy you boss, in a smaller pond they can become a real nuisance

Originally posted by PJ1

Very nice set of pics. You would have had to work hard for them.

Thanks for the kind comment, hard work it is not but one does need patience and that fortunately comes with old age.

Originally posted by MSL

Bright, sharp, colourful. Everything I expect from your photos. And you left the surprise one for the end. While I don't know that I'd push my K5 to the same ISO, it is good to know you can push and still get sharp results (and with the 55-300 to boot). I'm still too wedded to my film days of trying to shoot as low an ISO as I could for a given situation.

Thank you kindly, when I switched from film to digital I wouldn't go past ISO 200 but one learns. As to ISO, these were shot at ISO1600, if it shows 16000 that is wrong ( I suffer with ADM and sometimes zeros and Oos run into each other)

**Larrymc** · 11-11-2020, 06:44 PM

Superb series of images, Heinrich!!

**MSL** · 11-11-2020, 07:01 PM

Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann

Thank you kindly, when I switched from film to digital I wouldn't go past ISO 200 but one learns. As to ISO, these were shot at ISO1600, if it shows 16000 that is wrong ( I suffer with ADM and sometimes zeros and Oos run into each other)

Thanks for the clarification - and 1600 makes a lot more sense.

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 11-11-2020, 07:39 PM

Originally posted by MSL

Thanks for the clarification - and 1600 makes a lot more sense.

Unfortunately I can't change it in the header.

---------- Post added 11-11-20 at 07:40 PM ----------

Originally posted by Larrymc

Superb series of images, Heinrich!!

Thank you kindly.

lesmore49 · 11-11-2020, 11:06 PM

Nice series. Like the use of light and what appears to me, to choose the right time of day to get the most out of many of these photos. Note the nice detail of the magpie's black neck feathering...again selecting time of day lighting well.

I do learn a lot , looking at your photo examples, Heinrich.

**luftfluss** · 11-11-2020, 11:28 PM

A fine set of photos! I especially enjoy the muskrat shots; some dozen years ago when I was still fairly new to DSLR and experiencing a growing enthusiasm for wildlife photography, I befriended a muskrat at a local lake. Our bond grew to the point where if I sat quietly he would come within a couple yards of me and we would sit together at water's edge.

Liney · 11-12-2020, 01:18 AM

interesting colours on the second magpie, but great composition on them all

**kcjonez** · 11-12-2020, 05:33 AM

Great set of images! I really like the second muskrat photo, warm and sharp.

Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann

Comments are always welcome and appreciated

**Sailor** · 11-12-2020, 06:46 AM

Delightful shots - one and all, Heinrich. Terrific photography!

Jer

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11-11-2020, 04:36 PM	#2
maw Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sassari (Italy) Posts: 1,118	Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann Muskrats and Magpies It is a good documentation, with very good photos and from many different angles, a lot of patience and excellent results. Ciao, Mario

11-11-2020, 05:06 PM	#3
MikeMcE Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2020 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,093	Always love what you show us. Another treat! Hang up and DRIVE!

11-11-2020, 05:23 PM	#4
Gorgarath Total n00b Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 735	As someone who used to have the nickname Muskrat for years as a kid, I really like those shots! I've only ever seen them in the wild a handful of times, though my boss has had to get rid of several at his pond.

11-11-2020, 05:43 PM	#5
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,484	Very nice set of pics. You would have had to work hard for them.

11-11-2020, 06:02 PM	#6
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,749	Bright, sharp, colourful. Everything I expect from your photos. And you left the surprise one for the end. While I don't know that I'd push my K5 to the same ISO, it is good to know you can push and still get sharp results (and with the 55-300 to boot). I'm still too wedded to my film days of trying to shoot as low an ISO as I could for a given situation.

11-11-2020, 06:38 PM	#7
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097 Original Poster	Originally posted by maw It is a good documentation, with very good photos and from many different angles, a lot of patience and excellent results. Ciao, Mario Thank you for the kind words, it's appreciated Originally posted by MikeMcE Always love what you show us. Another treat! Hang up and DRIVE! Thank you kindly. Originally posted by Gorgarath As someone who used to have the nickname Muskrat for years as a kid, I really like those shots! I've only ever seen them in the wild a handful of times, though my boss has had to get rid of several at his pond. Thank you kindly, I don't envy you boss, in a smaller pond they can become a real nuisance Originally posted by PJ1 Very nice set of pics. You would have had to work hard for them. Thanks for the kind comment, hard work it is not but one does need patience and that fortunately comes with old age. Originally posted by MSL Bright, sharp, colourful. Everything I expect from your photos. And you left the surprise one for the end. While I don't know that I'd push my K5 to the same ISO, it is good to know you can push and still get sharp results (and with the 55-300 to boot). I'm still too wedded to my film days of trying to shoot as low an ISO as I could for a given situation. Thank you kindly, when I switched from film to digital I wouldn't go past ISO 200 but one learns. As to ISO, these were shot at ISO1600, if it shows 16000 that is wrong ( I suffer with ADM and sometimes zeros and Oos run into each other)

11-11-2020, 06:44 PM	#8
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,251	Superb series of images, Heinrich!!

11-11-2020, 07:01 PM	#9
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,749	Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann Thank you kindly, when I switched from film to digital I wouldn't go past ISO 200 but one learns. As to ISO, these were shot at ISO1600, if it shows 16000 that is wrong ( I suffer with ADM and sometimes zeros and Oos run into each other) Thanks for the clarification - and 1600 makes a lot more sense.

11-11-2020, 07:39 PM	#10
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097 Original Poster	Originally posted by MSL Thanks for the clarification - and 1600 makes a lot more sense. Unfortunately I can't change it in the header. ---------- Post added 11-11-20 at 07:40 PM ---------- Originally posted by Larrymc Superb series of images, Heinrich!! Thank you kindly.

11-11-2020, 11:06 PM	#11
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,342	Nice series. Like the use of light and what appears to me, to choose the right time of day to get the most out of many of these photos. Note the nice detail of the magpie's black neck feathering...again selecting time of day lighting well. I do learn a lot , looking at your photo examples, Heinrich.

11-11-2020, 11:28 PM	#12
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,619	A fine set of photos! I especially enjoy the muskrat shots; some dozen years ago when I was still fairly new to DSLR and experiencing a growing enthusiasm for wildlife photography, I befriended a muskrat at a local lake. Our bond grew to the point where if I sat quietly he would come within a couple yards of me and we would sit together at water's edge.

11-12-2020, 01:18 AM	#13
Liney Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,237	interesting colours on the second magpie, but great composition on them all

11-12-2020, 05:33 AM	#14
kcjonez Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Mount Desert, Maine, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 861	Great set of images! I really like the second muskrat photo, warm and sharp. Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann Comments are always welcome and appreciated

11-12-2020, 06:46 AM	#15
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	Delightful shots - one and all, Heinrich. Terrific photography! Jer