A few birds from today

A few birds from today · 07:53 PM

Hi all,
Taken with the Tokina 400mm f/5.6 AT-X again. The more I use the lens the more I like it. Comments welcome:

Eastern kingbird
Pentax K10D ,Tokina 400mm f/5.6 AT-X
1/125s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso800

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Gull
Pentax K10D ,Tokina 400mm f/5.6 AT-X
1/350s f/6.7 at 400.0mm iso280

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Gray Catbird
Pentax K10D ,Tokina 400mm f/5.6 AT-X
1/350s f/6.7 at 400.0mm iso800

scott-devon · 06-02-2007, 09:31 PM

Love the kingbird shot, the branches all seem to lead your eye directly to him. Great shot. All three are good, the catbird shot has amazing detail, pity the tail was cut out but it's still an amazing shot you can see his tiny whiskers.

**SCGushue** · 06-03-2007, 03:26 AM

Nice Kingbird image, and the Catbird is excellent nicely done even with the tail cropped out

. Must admit though, that is about the last type of environment I would think that one might see a catbird...especially that close up.

Stephen

Tom Lusk · 06-03-2007, 04:36 AM

I like the Kingbird shot. The perch really helps make the composition a winner.

Two thumbs up!

rhermans · 06-03-2007, 05:04 AM

The Kingbird is here my favorite but that doesn't mean that the others are worse. Guess it's the background that makes it pop. - Ronny

palmor · 06-03-2007, 05:50 AM

Thanks for the replies everyone! Its hard for me to decide which one I like better (catbird or kingbird).. the lighting on the catbird was great (even if was moving so much I cropped his tail out hehe).

One thing that I'm happy about is the ability to use ISO800 for those two shots. There has been so much debate recently (more on dpreview) about how ISO 800 is so unusable on the K10D I'm happy (at least in my case) ISO800 is very usable.

Also loving SR with the light 400mm lens. The Catbird shot was actually taken handheld at 1/125!

Thanks again everyone for commenting

John

roentarre · 06-03-2007, 05:53 AM

Great compositions

palmor · 06-03-2007, 06:12 AM

Originally posted by scott-devon

Love the kingbird shot, the branches all seem to lead your eye directly to him. Great shot. All three are good, the catbird shot has amazing detail, pity the tail was cut out but it's still an amazing shot you can see his tiny whiskers.

hehe yes you can see them.. looks like a little mustache!

Here is a 100% crop (unedited) of his head if anyone is interested in seeing the detail the lens can resovle

crop.jpg photo - palmor photos at pbase.com

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06-03-2007, 04:36 AM	#4
Tom Lusk Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Photos: Gallery Posts: 973	Kingbird I like the Kingbird shot. The perch really helps make the composition a winner. Two thumbs up!

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06-02-2007, 09:31 PM	#2
scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140	Love the kingbird shot, the branches all seem to lead your eye directly to him. Great shot. All three are good, the catbird shot has amazing detail, pity the tail was cut out but it's still an amazing shot you can see his tiny whiskers.

06-03-2007, 03:26 AM	#3
SCGushue Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,449	Nice Kingbird image, and the Catbird is excellent nicely done even with the tail cropped out . Must admit though, that is about the last type of environment I would think that one might see a catbird...especially that close up. Stephen

06-03-2007, 05:04 AM	#5
rhermans Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Europe - Belgium - Antwerp Photos: Albums Posts: 213	The Kingbird is here my favorite but that doesn't mean that the others are worse. Guess it's the background that makes it pop. - Ronny

06-03-2007, 05:50 AM	#6
palmor Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North of Boston, MA Posts: 798 Original Poster	Thanks for the replies everyone! Its hard for me to decide which one I like better (catbird or kingbird).. the lighting on the catbird was great (even if was moving so much I cropped his tail out hehe). One thing that I'm happy about is the ability to use ISO800 for those two shots. There has been so much debate recently (more on dpreview) about how ISO 800 is so unusable on the K10D I'm happy (at least in my case) ISO800 is very usable. Also loving SR with the light 400mm lens. The Catbird shot was actually taken handheld at 1/125! Thanks again everyone for commenting John

06-03-2007, 05:53 AM	#7
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Great compositions

06-03-2007, 06:12 AM	#8
palmor Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North of Boston, MA Posts: 798 Original Poster	Originally posted by scott-devon Love the kingbird shot, the branches all seem to lead your eye directly to him. Great shot. All three are good, the catbird shot has amazing detail, pity the tail was cut out but it's still an amazing shot you can see his tiny whiskers. hehe yes you can see them.. looks like a little mustache! Here is a 100% crop (unedited) of his head if anyone is interested in seeing the detail the lens can resovle crop.jpg photo - palmor photos at pbase.com