300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

siva.ss.kumar · 04-17-2018, 07:02 AM - **7 Likes**

Went again to Pulicat Lake (near Chennai, India) to see some birds in plumage. Here are some,
All with FA*300/4.5 and K-5iis. Lot of cropping.

Curlew Sandpiper

Black-tailed Godwit

Lesser sandplover

**ivanvernon** · 04-17-2018, 07:39 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by siva.ss.kumar

Went again to Pulicat Lake (near Chennai, India) to see some birds in plumage. Here are some,
All with FA*300/4.5 and K-5iis. Lot of cropping.

Curlew Sandpiper

Black-tailed Godwit

Lesser sandplover

Nice bird shots. I always wished I could rent one of those old Mahendra jeeps and hire an Indian bird expert to take me on a tour of the most famous Indian bird sanctuaries. For our fellow forum members who may be unfamiliar with India, I post this link that provides lots of information about the sanctuaries, although it omits Pondicherry.

Please keep posting so I may be with you vicariously!

The Incredible Bird Sanctuaries of India: Tour My India

**aslyfox** · 04-17-2018, 07:50 AM

a shadowy figure

siva.ss.kumar · 04-17-2018, 08:17 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by ivanvernon

Nice bird shots. I always wished I could rent one of those old Mahendra jeeps and hire an Indian bird expert to take me on a tour of the most famous Indian bird sanctuaries. For our fellow forum members who may be unfamiliar with India, I post this link that provides lots of information about the sanctuaries, although it omits Pondicherry.

Please keep posting so I may be with you vicariously!

The Incredible Bird Sanctuaries of India: Tour My India

It will be my pleasure to post pics.
As to the Mahindra (not e, but i

) jeeps, that is my dream too. For the price of a 560mm, I can get an old Mahindra jeep. So, you can understand my confusion

That is a good site. But most places you can't take Mahindra jeeps

In Bharatpur, you have to take a 'rickshaw'. In Ranganthittu/Chilika/... you have to take a row boat.
If in case you (or any one else) visit India for birds, do give a shout out. We (India Pentax users) are converting a few Canonians/Nikonians to Pentax. The 560mm is a great attraction for birders, who still can't afford a big 600/4 yet

**ivanvernon** · 04-17-2018, 09:12 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by siva.ss.kumar

It will be my pleasure to post pics.
As to the Mahindra (not e, but i

) jeeps, that is my dream too. For the price of a 560mm, I can get an old Mahindra jeep. So, you can understand my confusion

That is a good site. But most places you can't take Mahindra jeeps

In Bharatpur, you have to take a 'rickshaw'. In Ranganthittu/Chilika/... you have to take a row boat.
If in case you (or any one else) visit India for birds, do give a shout out. We (India Pentax users) are converting a few Canonians/Nikonians to Pentax. The 560mm is a great attraction for birders, who still can't afford a big 600/4 yet

Thanks for this information. It is a real pleasure to be in communication with you. I used to spend lots of time in India during the 1980s conducting international business/export related seminars and carrying out other consultancies as well. This was back in the time when one saw mainly Padminis, Ambassadors, the Tata Estate Wagon, and occasionally a Mahindra jeep. There were Bedford trucks, of course, and Mahindra had just started up production. If not for the infirmities of age, I would love to tour your beautiful country one more time with an emphasis upon birds! You may be sure I will follow your postings with interest.

flugfiske · 04-17-2018, 11:25 AM - **1 Like**

Telkkä, Bucephala clangula, Goldeneye
This couple was feeding and observing me...
K-3 + Sigma 100-300 F4 EX DG

kengoh · 04-17-2018, 11:38 AM - **12 Likes**

Jungle Fowl shot with K1 + DA*300

**marcusBMG** · 04-17-2018, 11:51 AM - **3 Likes**

I was taking some test pics with a newly acquired tc - a sigma 1.4x, non-apo - and there were two cormorants on the musselmans raft. So I used them as a subject, and then, just out of interest I tried stacking the sigma with an adaptall 014F tc on my 300mm f2.8 60B.
Samsung NX20, sigma 1.4x top 2 - 1/200sec; 014F + sigma bottom 2 - 1/160sec. Same PP. 1st pics show whole frame.

Mmm .. not much difference in the end result. But, I think, a viable 588mm f5.6'ish combo. One more:

The "apo" tc might be better...

**aslyfox** · 04-17-2018, 12:55 PM - **2 Likes**

this is one of the Eurasian Eagle Owls at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center in the tree inside of its enclosure

it likes to hang out up high

making it very difficult to get a good photo

through the netting, through the branches, through the needles and this is what you are left with

**Canada_Rockies** · 04-17-2018, 03:45 PM

Originally posted by Aslyfox

this is one of the Eurasian Eagle Owls at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center in the tree inside of its enclosure

it likes to hang out up high

making it very difficult to get a good photo

through the netting, through the branches, through the needles and this is what you are left with

The eye makes it quite clear what s/he thinks of you.

StephenHampshire · 04-17-2018, 04:11 PM - **5 Likes**

Flowers with the K1 and DA*300mm

**aslyfox** · 04-17-2018, 04:22 PM

my flowering tree isn't as colorful

**aslyfox** · 04-17-2018, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

The eye makes it quite clear what s/he thinks of you.

those Eyes are striking indeed

and even though I am a lot bigger, I've seen the talons, the beak, the wings and those eyes

and I am very glad I'm on one side of the net and they are on the other

**alfa75ts** · 04-17-2018, 11:51 PM - **9 Likes**

A few from this morning:

**aslyfox** · 04-18-2018, 05:40 AM

SOC

no crop or pp

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04-17-2018, 07:02 AM - 7 Likes	#28156
siva.ss.kumar Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai, India Photos: Albums Posts: 534	Went again to Pulicat Lake (near Chennai, India) to see some birds in plumage. Here are some, All with FA*300/4.5 and K-5iis. Lot of cropping. Curlew Sandpiper Black-tailed Godwit Lesser sandplover

04-17-2018, 07:39 AM - 1 Like	#28157
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Originally posted by siva.ss.kumar Went again to Pulicat Lake (near Chennai, India) to see some birds in plumage. Here are some, All with FA*300/4.5 and K-5iis. Lot of cropping. Curlew Sandpiper Black-tailed Godwit Lesser sandplover Nice bird shots. I always wished I could rent one of those old Mahendra jeeps and hire an Indian bird expert to take me on a tour of the most famous Indian bird sanctuaries. For our fellow forum members who may be unfamiliar with India, I post this link that provides lots of information about the sanctuaries, although it omits Pondicherry. Please keep posting so I may be with you vicariously! The Incredible Bird Sanctuaries of India: Tour My India

04-17-2018, 08:17 AM - 1 Like	#28159
siva.ss.kumar Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai, India Photos: Albums Posts: 534	Originally posted by ivanvernon Nice bird shots. I always wished I could rent one of those old Mahendra jeeps and hire an Indian bird expert to take me on a tour of the most famous Indian bird sanctuaries. For our fellow forum members who may be unfamiliar with India, I post this link that provides lots of information about the sanctuaries, although it omits Pondicherry. Please keep posting so I may be with you vicariously! The Incredible Bird Sanctuaries of India: Tour My India It will be my pleasure to post pics. As to the Mahindra (not e, but i ) jeeps, that is my dream too. For the price of a 560mm, I can get an old Mahindra jeep. So, you can understand my confusion That is a good site. But most places you can't take Mahindra jeeps In Bharatpur, you have to take a 'rickshaw'. In Ranganthittu/Chilika/... you have to take a row boat. If in case you (or any one else) visit India for birds, do give a shout out. We (India Pentax users) are converting a few Canonians/Nikonians to Pentax. The 560mm is a great attraction for birders, who still can't afford a big 600/4 yet

04-17-2018, 09:12 AM - 2 Likes	#28160
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Originally posted by siva.ss.kumar It will be my pleasure to post pics. As to the Mahindra (not e, but i ) jeeps, that is my dream too. For the price of a 560mm, I can get an old Mahindra jeep. So, you can understand my confusion That is a good site. But most places you can't take Mahindra jeeps In Bharatpur, you have to take a 'rickshaw'. In Ranganthittu/Chilika/... you have to take a row boat. If in case you (or any one else) visit India for birds, do give a shout out. We (India Pentax users) are converting a few Canonians/Nikonians to Pentax. The 560mm is a great attraction for birders, who still can't afford a big 600/4 yet Thanks for this information. It is a real pleasure to be in communication with you. I used to spend lots of time in India during the 1980s conducting international business/export related seminars and carrying out other consultancies as well. This was back in the time when one saw mainly Padminis, Ambassadors, the Tata Estate Wagon, and occasionally a Mahindra jeep. There were Bedford trucks, of course, and Mahindra had just started up production. If not for the infirmities of age, I would love to tour your beautiful country one more time with an emphasis upon birds! You may be sure I will follow your postings with interest.

04-17-2018, 11:38 AM - 12 Likes	#28162
kengoh Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,787	Jungle Fowl shot with K1 + DA*300

04-17-2018, 11:51 AM - 3 Likes	#28163
marcusBMG Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Wales Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,869	I was taking some test pics with a newly acquired tc - a sigma 1.4x, non-apo - and there were two cormorants on the musselmans raft. So I used them as a subject, and then, just out of interest I tried stacking the sigma with an adaptall 014F tc on my 300mm f2.8 60B. Samsung NX20, sigma 1.4x top 2 - 1/200sec; 014F + sigma bottom 2 - 1/160sec. Same PP. 1st pics show whole frame. Mmm .. not much difference in the end result. But, I think, a viable 588mm f5.6'ish combo. One more: The "apo" tc might be better...

04-17-2018, 03:45 PM	#28165
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by Aslyfox this is one of the Eurasian Eagle Owls at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center in the tree inside of its enclosure it likes to hang out up high making it very difficult to get a good photo through the netting, through the branches, through the needles and this is what you are left with The eye makes it quite clear what s/he thinks of you.

04-17-2018, 04:11 PM - 5 Likes	#28166
StephenHampshire Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Winchester Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,523	Flowers with the K1 and DA*300mm