[lukulele]

The deck, foundation and pine tree were inspected today…….gratis.

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[swip]

One from the weekend and yesterday.

Black crown night heron.


Bobolink singing.

[Canada_Rockies]

The deck, foundation and pine tree were inspected today…….gratis.

And you just might have one or two fewer rodents around as well. Nicely shot.

[lukulele]

And you just might have one or two fewer rodents around as well. Nicely shot.

Thanks Albert and absolutely true as the indoor traps have been empty since early March.

[pete-tarmigan]

Still working on my @#$%^&* Bird In Flight settings and technique, or lack thereof in the technique department..... However this is the first time I have seen this one as it has much more coloration on the wings.

Mississippi Kite.

The photo looks good to me.

The spots on the wings suggest it's a one-year old bird.

[r0ckstarr]

The deck, foundation and pine tree were inspected today…….gratis.

Nice sized rat snake! That's a great find. Good shots.

[r0ckstarr]

DA*300 + 1.4 HD TC

Eastern Eyed Click Beetle



Cicada



These two were less than a foot away from each other when I found them. The grey background in the Cicada photo is the oak tree in the first pic. All I had to do was tilt the camera ever so slightly and focus a little closer to get both. I found the Beetle first, and when I accidentally pressed the AF button, it tried to focus on the Cicada. Quite a surprise when watching through the viewfinder.

[Rupert]

The deck, foundation and pine tree were inspected today…….gratis.

Reminds me of old Homer....a 6 foot black rat snake that lived under my house for years. He would come out every morning to get a drink from the dogs water bowl then go back under. We never had rats or mice. He was friendly if I was around, never aggressive and never seemed bothered by my presence. I fear that raccoons finally ate old Homer......I still find a few snake remnants the raccoons drag up every so often. They like to eat snakes...and most anything else!

I'd like the 150-450...but need other FF lenses worse currently. Maybe next year? Meanwhile, my Bigma 50-500 satisfies me pretty nicely. If you can get close enough it will give nice detail.......and at a distance it is still decent.

1/125 f7.1 @ 500mm ISO 4000


Most of the shots I see from the 150-450 are at very low ISO values.......most of my shots are at much higher ISO values......and shot wide open or close to it.
Although I believe the 150-450 is no doubt better....if I could shoot the Bigma stopped down at ISO 200-400 I do believe the difference would lessen considerably?

1/125 handheld f7.1 @ 500mm ISO 6400 ...K1 + Bigma 50-500 Crop Mode-No noise reduction in or out of camera.




Always great shots in this thread......makes you dream of the possibilities! For anyone still left wondering....the K1 is living in a wonderful Pentax dream come true!

Regards!

[WPRESTO]

I am in my 60's now so weight is also an issue especially so when contemplating the A* 600 but even that would be OK with a long plate on a good gimble head.

Just FYI: The 600 f4 weighs 15.1lb (6830g) which is almost 3.5 times the weight of a Bigma 50~500. Would you like to deal with three Bigmas mounted on one tripod? The 600 f4 is in a different class of size & weight.

[pete-tarmigan]

Just FYI: The 600 f4 weighs 15.1lb (6830g) which is almost 3.5 times the weight of a Bigma 50~500. Would you like to deal with three Bigmas mounted on one tripod? The 600 f4 is in a different class of size & weight.

But the A* 600mm he is considering weighs only 7.2 lb. because it is f/5.6 and has no autofocus.

[zzeitg]

DA560

[BigDave]

Bonkers! Now even ducks get tattoos???!!!

[littledrawe]

DA560

The baby Grebes riding on the back are one of my favorite things. An old one from me.

[boriscleto]

A male Pileated Woodpecker decided to start tearing up the maple stump in my front yard today. Don't know why they waited 5 years...

[boriscleto]

Sorry about the double post.