300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

antipattern · 04-11-2017, 04:27 PM

Took my K3 + Ricoh 300mm lens to the beach, ended up with some lovebirds:

**WPRESTO** · 04-11-2017, 07:04 PM - **2 Likes**

Tree swallow way-way-way out there.

Pentaxians · 04-11-2017, 07:09 PM - **8 Likes**

Sharing the Rufous-throated Partridge (Arborophila rufogularis), a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. This is my second time meeting up with the partridge, first time was the King quail around July, 2015 in Singapore.

Rufous-throated Partridge:

The King Quail:

**jacamar** · 04-13-2017, 06:35 AM - **9 Likes**

The Red-necked Grebes were putting on a show yesterday.

All with K-3. DA* 300mm, 1.4x TC

Last edited by jacamar; 04-13-2017 at 08:11 AM.

danmdan · 04-13-2017, 08:00 AM

A brief visit to my backyard - handheld as no time to set-up otherwise.
Data: 1/750 @f/5.6 and ISO = 1600. Pentax K20D with Sigma 70-300 @ 300mm (=450mm)

kengoh · 04-13-2017, 08:41 AM - **14 Likes**

Little Green bee Eater shot with Sigma 500 F4.5

"Excuse me, I'm landing!" said the adult bee eater to the juve bee eater

Ducatigaz · 04-13-2017, 10:31 AM - **16 Likes**

This was taken with my K-5/Sigma 500mm F4.5 EX DG/Eckla window mount.

Sigma 300mm F2.8 EX DG

Sterby · 04-13-2017, 01:33 PM - **2 Likes**

Found this gem from January, shot on a clear and sunny but otherwise quite cold day. I put out four kinds of feeders for many kinds of visitors, later counted 12 species of birds coming for the daily winter menu.
One of the feeders had a piece of butter that a pair of woodpeckers found quite tasty.
The one pictured is stopping for a moment after a satisfying butter feast to look at the weirdo pointing at him(her?) with a camera.

**WPRESTO** · 04-13-2017, 05:54 PM - **4 Likes**

Hooded merganser, a long way even for 600mm and a substantial crop.

normhead · 04-13-2017, 07:06 PM - **4 Likes**

K-3 and Tamron AF 300 with DA 1.4 TC
ISO 200, ƒ 5/6 or ƒ8

Birds of the day.

Blue Jay

Downy Woodpecker

We've had hundreds of Grackles in the yard, more than I've ever seen before.

American Goldfinch

Male Purple Finch

Redwing Black Birds

And my sparrows are finally back. No White granted or White Crowned yet, but all the others I usually see during migration.

Fox Sparrow

Junco

American Tree Sparrow

Sterby · 04-14-2017, 01:13 AM - **7 Likes**

Two from yesterday:

Lens was Sigma 50-500 OS HSM on a K-3

Lessons learned: Switch lens stabilization to panning mode, and don't go over ISO 3200.
It could've been such a good shot...

A great blue heron perhaps?

Kevriano · 04-14-2017, 01:50 AM

Looks like a Purple Heron to me, but either way, great capture.

Sterby · 04-14-2017, 01:59 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Kevriano

Looks like a Purple Heron

It is! Thanks for the help. It was more of a lucky shot, it got spooked and flew right into the sun at the perfect angle. Sun to my back, bird turning away from me, in the zone, burst away.

**WPRESTO** · 04-14-2017, 03:30 AM

My feeder has been visited by essentially all the same birds that been coming to normhead's place, although I haven't seen any grackles as yet.

**dadipentak** · 04-14-2017, 04:36 AM

Originally posted by Sterby

a lucky shot

Luck is good. You can have great skill and super gear but without a bit of luck it's all in vain.
And then there are those of us with limited skill who depend on luck to get a good shot from time to time.

04-11-2017, 07:04 PM - 2 Likes	#25232
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,108	Tree swallow way-way-way out there. Attached Images

04-13-2017, 05:54 PM - 4 Likes	#25239
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,108	Hooded merganser, a long way even for 600mm and a substantial crop. Attached Images

04-14-2017, 03:30 AM	#25244
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,108	My feeder has been visited by essentially all the same birds that been coming to normhead's place, although I haven't seen any grackles as yet. Attached Images

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antipattern Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Berlin, Germany Photos: Albums Posts: 232	Took my K3 + Ricoh 300mm lens to the beach, ended up with some lovebirds:

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jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	The Red-necked Grebes were putting on a show yesterday. All with K-3. DA* 300mm, 1.4x TC Last edited by jacamar; 04-13-2017 at 08:11 AM.

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Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,504	This was taken with my K-5/Sigma 500mm F4.5 EX DG/Eckla window mount. Sigma 300mm F2.8 EX DG

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Sterby Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Tarján Photos: Albums Posts: 140	Found this gem from January, shot on a clear and sunny but otherwise quite cold day. I put out four kinds of feeders for many kinds of visitors, later counted 12 species of birds coming for the daily winter menu. One of the feeders had a piece of butter that a pair of woodpeckers found quite tasty. The one pictured is stopping for a moment after a satisfying butter feast to look at the weirdo pointing at him(her?) with a camera.

04-13-2017, 07:06 PM - 4 Likes	#25240
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	K-3 and Tamron AF 300 with DA 1.4 TC ISO 200, ƒ 5/6 or ƒ8 Birds of the day. Blue Jay Downy Woodpecker We've had hundreds of Grackles in the yard, more than I've ever seen before. American Goldfinch Male Purple Finch Redwing Black Birds And my sparrows are finally back. No White granted or White Crowned yet, but all the others I usually see during migration. Fox Sparrow Junco American Tree Sparrow

04-14-2017, 01:13 AM - 7 Likes	#25241
Sterby Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Tarján Photos: Albums Posts: 140	Two from yesterday: Lens was Sigma 50-500 OS HSM on a K-3 Lessons learned: Switch lens stabilization to panning mode, and don't go over ISO 3200. It could've been such a good shot... A great blue heron perhaps?

04-14-2017, 01:50 AM	#25242
Kevriano Veteran Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: West Sussex Posts: 472	Looks like a Purple Heron to me, but either way, great capture.

04-14-2017, 01:59 AM - 1 Like	#25243
Sterby Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Tarján Photos: Albums Posts: 140	Originally posted by Kevriano Looks like a Purple Heron It is! Thanks for the help. It was more of a lucky shot, it got spooked and flew right into the sun at the perfect angle. Sun to my back, bird turning away from me, in the zone, burst away.

04-14-2017, 04:36 AM	#25245
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by Sterby a lucky shot Luck is good. You can have great skill and super gear but without a bit of luck it's all in vain. And then there are those of us with limited skill who depend on luck to get a good shot from time to time.