Birding @ 10mm (Not a typo!) 6 large pics

Birding @ 10mm (Not a typo!) 6 large pics · 10:07 PM

Well i went out last weekend to photograph some birds, usually i use my 100-300 F4 but this time i decided to do something different, i decided to use my Pentac 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fish-eye...

yep thats right an ultra-wide fish-eye lens for birding

here is the gallery (it has a few other shots in it too)
Birding with a Pentax DA 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fish-Eye

Here are some shots at 10mm (various crops though)

The whole scene... thats Dave (dpetk10) on the far right

now various crops

17mm shots in another post

moonlens · 03-20-2009, 11:19 PM

goooooooooooooooooood!

emr · 03-21-2009, 01:52 AM

Beautiful and different - great! The bird let you come surprisingly close for the shots. How did you sedate it?

ftpaddict · 03-21-2009, 02:07 AM

Originally posted by emr

Beautiful and different - great! The bird let you come surprisingly close for the shots. How did you sedate it?

He slipped some crunched-up Ecstacy in the bird feeder.

Really loving the pictures, by the by. The closeness and focal length adds drama.

Jimfear · 03-21-2009, 02:46 AM

Seriousely! I thought I had comented on this allready...

Anyway nr 2 is my favorite! But they are all very good. Do you have the uncropped verison of the second pic to show also?

*MightyMike* · 03-21-2009, 07:32 PM

Thanks Everyone for your comments, i used the wireless remote but the birds are so friendly they would have let me sit there and press the shutter button, i do have an uncropped verssion but no time to post it and i'll be gone for the next few weeks, so jim if you still want the uncropped version send me an email and i'll send it to you in a couple of weeks

brkl · 03-21-2009, 07:39 PM

No. 2 is breathtaking! Great capture!

Clicker · 03-21-2009, 08:23 PM

Thinking/shooting outside of the box....LOVE IT!

bonitap · 03-23-2009, 08:07 AM

It works! Reminds us that there are numerous methods to this madness! The second image -- of the wing display -- is, well, only one word comes to mind: scrumptious.

woodworm · 03-23-2009, 08:10 AM

Fantastic shots - no 2 is definitely my favourite and congratulations for doing something original

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moonlens Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2	good!!!!!!!!! goooooooooooooooooood!

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03-21-2009, 01:52 AM	#17
emr Guest	Beautiful and different - great! The bird let you come surprisingly close for the shots. How did you sedate it?

03-21-2009, 02:07 AM	#18
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	Originally posted by emr Beautiful and different - great! The bird let you come surprisingly close for the shots. How did you sedate it? He slipped some crunched-up Ecstacy in the bird feeder. Really loving the pictures, by the by. The closeness and focal length adds drama.

03-21-2009, 02:46 AM	#19
Jimfear Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 576	Seriousely! I thought I had comented on this allready... Anyway nr 2 is my favorite! But they are all very good. Do you have the uncropped verison of the second pic to show also?

03-21-2009, 07:32 PM	#20
MightyMike Marketplace Reseller Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 9,324 Original Poster	Thanks Everyone for your comments, i used the wireless remote but the birds are so friendly they would have let me sit there and press the shutter button, i do have an uncropped verssion but no time to post it and i'll be gone for the next few weeks, so jim if you still want the uncropped version send me an email and i'll send it to you in a couple of weeks

03-21-2009, 07:39 PM	#21
brkl Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 497	No. 2 is breathtaking! Great capture!

03-21-2009, 08:23 PM	#22
Clicker Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,241	Thinking/shooting outside of the box....LOVE IT!

03-23-2009, 08:07 AM	#23
bonitap Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33	It works! Reminds us that there are numerous methods to this madness! The second image -- of the wing display -- is, well, only one word comes to mind: scrumptious.

03-23-2009, 08:10 AM	#24
woodworm Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Wales Posts: 266	Fantastic shots - no 2 is definitely my favourite and congratulations for doing something original