[Basie]

At first I thought some milk cows had been struck by a train causing an udder disaster

Nice one!

Here is a shot from above. On tripod and stacked from 3 shots do get a reasonable depth of field form that close. Again with DA* 300 F4. I have a new 100 DFA Macro and when it rain again and I am the coast, will try something with a real macro

[Aaron28]

nesting supplies....K-3ii....sigma 150-500os

[Canada_Rockies]

Using the DA*300 F4 as a macro flower lens These little succulents ( bloody fingers) have leaves 2-3 cm long and will only show up after the very infrequent rains. Here near Swakopmund on the Namibian coast

At first I thought some milk cows had been struck by a train causing an udder disaster.

That's absolutely terrible Walt, terrible!

[WPRESTO]

That's absolutely terrible Walt, terrible!

Oh, I am so, so sorry

[normhead]

K-3 and DA*200 2.8 with the DA 1.4 TC for 280mm ƒ4. Not quite 300mm but close enough.

Today at the feeders

He carefully selected the biggest piece of cheese available and flew off with it.


Like A Bird on a Wire


Great fans of the peanut feeder,


A great fan of peanuts in general.

[Arjay Bee]

On a river in NZ - lots of ducks about:













K3 DA 55-300 HD ED WR

[jacamar]

Plain Chachalaca



Eastern Meadowlark (familiar sight and sound in summer on eastern North American pastures, here in winter quarters)



Another Long-tailed Grackle. They're hard to ignore.

[Canada_Rockies]

On a river in NZ - lots of ducks about:

K3 DA 55-300 HD ED WR

Nice group, ArJay.

[luftfluss]

I've been processing/re-processing stuff from last year. For part of the summer I had this little fella visit the field next to my yard, and after I saw him a couple times I began leaving little treats for him. There was also a fox or two around, so sometimes I'd leave a snack for one, wait a little while, and then the other


On a dreary and drizzly afternoon, Pentax K 500/4.5 @ 5.6. Cropped away about 2/3 of the frame.




Evening, Tamron Adaptall-2 400/4 65B + Pentax A 1.4x-L, wide open





Evening, Pentax K 500/4.5, wide open. I could barely see the little guy.



I feel so fortunate to have these great old lenses, allowing me to photograph such a creature.

[Canada_Rockies]

I've been processing/re-processing stuff from last year. For part of the summer I had this little fella visit the field next to my yard, and after I saw him a couple times I began leaving little treats for him. There was also a fox or two around, so sometimes I'd leave a snack for one, wait a little while, and then the other


On a dreary and drizzly afternoon, Pentax K 500/4.5 @ 5.6. Cropped away about 2/3 of the frame.




Evening, Tamron Adaptall-2 400/4 65B + Pentax A 1.4x-L, wide open





Evening, Pentax K 500/4.5, wide open. I could barely see the little guy.



I feel so fortunate to have these great old lenses, allowing me to photograph such a creature.

I missed picking up a 500/4.5 some years back, then got an M 400/5.6. Lovely photos LuftLust

[Arjay Bee]

Nice group, ArJay.

Thank you for commenting

[luftfluss]

I missed picking up a 500/4.5 some years back, then got an M 400/5.6. Lovely photos LuftLust

My A 400/5.6 is my favorite lens, ever. The 500/4.5 is good and fun, but is very large and unwieldy and doesn't have the wonderful focusing action that many of the old Pentax lenses have.

The A 400/5.6 can photograph a raccoon, too...

[skolkmeier]

Great pictures here. Here's on of my backyard birds.

[Ducatigaz]

K-5/Sigma 800mm F5.6 APO EX/RRS BH-55/Kirk window mount.





1/80



1/80

[luftfluss]

Pentax K1 with an SMC Pentax 4.5/500
I think this bird was after my chickens. It hung out for hours, until I put the chickens in the coop.

It looks like a hawk...