[Ducatigaz]

A few metal birds from me.
K-5/Sigma 300mm F2.8 EX DG











K-3ii/Sigma 500mm F4.5 EX DG

[aslyfox]

a few from the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center today

[Des]

K-3 + FA*300 f4.5 + Kenko Pz-AF 1.5x Teleplus SHQ TC

Little Wattlebird feeding on Callistemon (bottlebrush) flowers


And a Callistemon flower alone

[alfa75ts]

One for you Des, Eastern Yellow Robin. K3 DAL 55-300 @ 300

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[tduell]

Little Eagle, Woodlands Historic Park.
K-1, D-FA 150-450 + 1.4x TC, handheld.

Cheers,
Terry

[onlineflyer]

Little Eagle, Woodlands Historic Park.
K-1, D-FA 150-450 + 1.4x TC, handheld.

Cheers,
Terry

Gorgeous photos Terry. I find it interesting the first photo was shot with a shutter speed of 1/1600 and the second 1/640. Just looking at the photos, I would have thought it was the opposite. Again, very nice, especially handheld.

[Des]

One for you Des, Eastern Yellow Robin. K3 DAL 55-300 @ 300

Don't you love them? Here's a tip: share a little scrambled egg and you'll be friends for life. Our resident EYRs have a chick at present. I'll post once I get a decent shot.

Little Eagle, Woodlands Historic Park. K-1, D-FA 150-450 + 1.4x TC, handheld

Great get Terry. I've only ever got blurry and distant shots of a Little Eagle. Well done.

[tduell]

Gorgeous photos Terry. I find it interesting the first photo was shot with a shutter speed of 1/1600 and the second 1/640. Just looking at the photos, I would have thought it was the opposite. Again, very nice, especially handheld.

Thanks onlineflyer.
The first shot was using spot exposure which probably picked up on light breast feathers, whereas the second was shot with +1 EV, which might explain the difference.
I think I was lucky with 1/640 for the second shot, I'd normally want more than that for BIF.

Cheers,
Terry

---------- Post added 12-11-17 at 10:40 PM ----------

Great get Terry. I've only ever got blurry and distant shots of a Little Eagle. Well done.

Thanks Des.
I reckon I'm very lucky, with the resident Little Eagles (and other raptors) only a few km away, and they often fly in quite close to have a look...maybe they know me after all the times I've been out there trying to get shots of them

Cheers,
Terry

[siva.ss.kumar]

Little Eagle, Woodlands Historic Park.
K-1, D-FA 150-450 + 1.4x TC, handheld.

Cheers,
Terry

Cute looking eagle (if an eagle can be cute )
The TC makes this a APSC shot, right?

[tduell]

Cute looking eagle (if an eagle can be cute )
The TC makes this a APSC shot, right?

Yes, they can be cute.
How does it make it an APSC shot?
The lens combination is mounted on the K-1 and shot full frame.
The TC does vignette, but it is a poofteenth, and I've yet to see any shots that don't need some cropping for one reason or another, which makes the vignetting a non-existent issue as far as I'm concerned...so I always shoot full frame on the K-1 with this lens combination.

Cheers,
Terry

[swip]

DA* 300mm + 1.4x

Lovely looking bird.

[aslyfox]

Crown Crane

[siva.ss.kumar]

Yes, they can be cute.
How does it make it an APSC shot?
The lens combination is mounted on the K-1 and shot full frame.
The TC does vignette, but it is a poofteenth, and I've yet to see any shots that don't need some cropping for one reason or another, which makes the vignetting a non-existent issue as far as I'm concerned...so I always shoot full frame on the K-1 with this lens combination.

Cheers,
Terry

What I meant was when you mount the 1.4x TC, the K1 switches to APSC mode, as this is a DA lens. So, you switched to FF mode manually when you shot this. That's what I meant by APSC shot.

-Siva

[Artesian]

Looks like the Screech Owl had come back to the hollow in my back yard old Oak tree. Here is a shot from today.



Steve

[tduell]

What I meant was when you mount the 1.4x TC, the K1 switches to APSC mode, as this is a DA lens. So, you switched to FF mode manually when you shot this. That's what I meant by APSC shot.

-Siva

OK.
My K-1 has never switched to APSC mode, that I can recall, when I mount the 1.4x TC with the D-FA 150-450.

Cheers,
Terry