300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

zzeitg · 01-03-2017, 08:33 AM - **8 Likes**

DA560

**marcusBMG** · 01-03-2017, 10:30 AM - **1 Like**

One more. Portrait, tight crop, ~ resized to h=900px from ~1450px.

Kameko · 01-03-2017, 11:03 PM - **10 Likes**

Originally posted by jacamar

Kameko's Barred Owl is beautiful. This was the best I could do with the light I had today - tried both with and without the T/C but this one with the DA*300 and the T/C came out best despite 3200 ISO.

Aw thanks Steven. I use a tripod 99% of the time too, so I don't have to worry as much about motion blur. Given that your ISO was so high, I'd say your photo's pretty damn fantastic!

Originally posted by Weevil

Very Nice!!!
I was going to say about the same for my first bird pic of 2017...
But this one was pretty far (maybe 200 ft?)

K3II+ FA250-600 + HDTC1.4x

That's amazing! I've yet to get a shot of a Merlin in the "wild". Best I've done is a photo of one in a crate in my car after I chased it around for half an hour trying to rescue it because it had a broken wing

Here's another Mr. Fox from my weekend in Washington last month.

**WPRESTO** · 01-04-2017, 05:33 AM

Originally posted by Kameko

Here's another Mr. Fox from my weekend in Washington last month.

Lovely portrait of that foxy gentleman in the russet waistcoat.

dcerrati · 01-04-2017, 06:19 AM

Originally posted by kameko

a short clip i took of a bohemian eating a berry. Shot with the k3 + sigma 500

that was very cool!!!

---------- Post added 01-04-17 at 06:20 AM ----------

Originally posted by gifthorse

You can see the veins in the nictitating membrane. I still love my Sigma 150-500.

Never get tired of seeing eagle pictures. This particular one is STUNNING!!! Very well done.

sculptor666 · 01-04-2017, 08:56 AM - **3 Likes**

here's a crow at the santa barbara zoo... i was able to get maybe 15' away from it... it was hopping along the top of a chain link fence before flying off.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/PdJvGy]

**woodywesty** · 01-04-2017, 09:06 AM

Originally posted by zzeitg

DA560

Very nice, sharp compositions!

ccc_ · 01-04-2017, 10:58 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Weevil

... there are so many around, but are so hard to photograph...

part of the reason for that is they are seldom actually alone

crows and ravens set up perimeters around the areas they are visiting
if you look you will find birds at varying distances and heights
surrounding ground-feeding crows, for instance

they speak a language of their own
as long as you can hear their simple two note "all clear" you've got a chance of a shot
otherwise you will need a fast long lens

I have speculated that the "eye" of my lens is an active threat to raptors and corvids
(particularly when my "long" lens was a tamron mirror)
much like moving directly towards them
both actions seem guaranteed to push them up and away

zzeitg · 01-04-2017, 11:47 AM - **8 Likes**

Originally posted by woodywesty

Very nice, sharp compositions!

Thx!
A bigger bird below (DA560).

biz-engineer · 01-04-2017, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by zzeitg

A bigger bird below (DA560).

Excellent photos.

zzeitg · 01-04-2017, 12:24 PM

Originally posted by biz-engineer

Excellent photos.

Thanks a lot. (I posted some more shots from the same session in the DA560 lens club.)

**onlineflyer** · 01-04-2017, 12:26 PM

No birds around so I'm practicing with my recent acquisition (DA 300mm) and handsome model. This is one sharp lens.

derekkite · 01-04-2017, 09:46 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by onlineflyer

No birds around so I'm practicing with my recent acquisition (DA 300mm) and handsome model. This is one sharp lens.

Lens hoods are good protections against slobbery kisses. Nice shot.

Ian Stuart Forsyth · 01-05-2017, 12:34 AM - **11 Likes**

At the Den

Shot with the K7

UserAccessDenied · 01-05-2017, 06:16 AM

Originally posted by Ian Stuart Forsyth

At the Den

Shot with the K7

wow~how/where did you get this shot?

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Kameko Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: White Rock Photos: Albums Posts: 450	Originally posted by jacamar Kameko's Barred Owl is beautiful. This was the best I could do with the light I had today - tried both with and without the T/C but this one with the DA*300 and the T/C came out best despite 3200 ISO. Aw thanks Steven. I use a tripod 99% of the time too, so I don't have to worry as much about motion blur. Given that your ISO was so high, I'd say your photo's pretty damn fantastic! Originally posted by Weevil Very Nice!!! I was going to say about the same for my first bird pic of 2017... But this one was pretty far (maybe 200 ft?) K3II+ FA250-600 + HDTC1.4x That's amazing! I've yet to get a shot of a Merlin in the "wild". Best I've done is a photo of one in a crate in my car after I chased it around for half an hour trying to rescue it because it had a broken wing Here's another Mr. Fox from my weekend in Washington last month.

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WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Originally posted by Kameko Here's another Mr. Fox from my weekend in Washington last month. Lovely portrait of that foxy gentleman in the russet waistcoat.

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dcerrati Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 43	Originally posted by kameko a short clip i took of a bohemian eating a berry. Shot with the k3 + sigma 500 that was very cool!!! ---------- Post added 01-04-17 at 06:20 AM ---------- Originally posted by gifthorse You can see the veins in the nictitating membrane. I still love my Sigma 150-500. Never get tired of seeing eagle pictures. This particular one is STUNNING!!! Very well done.

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sculptor666 Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: PA Photos: Gallery Posts: 675	here's a crow at the santa barbara zoo... i was able to get maybe 15' away from it... it was hopping along the top of a chain link fence before flying off. [url=https://flic.kr/p/PdJvGy]

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woodywesty Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Northern Wisconsin Posts: 725	Originally posted by zzeitg DA560 Very nice, sharp compositions!

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ccc_ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,400	Originally posted by Weevil ... there are so many around, but are so hard to photograph... part of the reason for that is they are seldom actually alone crows and ravens set up perimeters around the areas they are visiting if you look you will find birds at varying distances and heights surrounding ground-feeding crows, for instance they speak a language of their own as long as you can hear their simple two note "all clear" you've got a chance of a shot otherwise you will need a fast long lens I have speculated that the "eye" of my lens is an active threat to raptors and corvids (particularly when my "long" lens was a tamron mirror) much like moving directly towards them both actions seem guaranteed to push them up and away

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zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	Originally posted by woodywesty Very nice, sharp compositions! Thx! A bigger bird below (DA560).

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zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	Originally posted by biz-engineer Excellent photos. Thanks a lot. (I posted some more shots from the same session in the DA560 lens club.)

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derekkite Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Nelson B.C. Posts: 3,782	Originally posted by onlineflyer No birds around so I'm practicing with my recent acquisition (DA 300mm) and handsome model. This is one sharp lens. Lens hoods are good protections against slobbery kisses. Nice shot.

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Ian Stuart Forsyth Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,531	At the Den Shot with the K7

01-05-2017, 06:16 AM	#24225
UserAccessDenied Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,677	Originally posted by Ian Stuart Forsyth At the Den Shot with the K7 wow~how/where did you get this shot?