[dbs]

Here are a couple of shots of Greater sandplover
KP with DA 560

Hi Siva

Very nice shots there

Dave

[dbs]

an Eurasian Eagle Owl at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center high in its tree

hand held, natural light, through the mesh of the enclosure

K 3 II + SMC PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM

Hi Sly

I think he/she is saying " are you here again "

Dave

[WPRESTO]

Those are absolutely beautiful images -- Thanks for posting them.

+ 1 on that praise. Very well done.

[ChipB]

an Eurasian Eagle Owl at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center high in its tree

hand held, natural light, through the mesh of the enclosure

K 3 II + SMC PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM

Neat looking bird!

[ChipB]

Here are a couple of shots of Greater sandplover
KP with DA 560

VERY well shot!! Great angle too!!

[siva.ss.kumar]

Those are absolutely beautiful images -- Thanks for posting them.

Hi Siva

Very nice shots there

Dave

+ 1 on that praise. Very well done.

VERY well shot!! Great angle too!!

Thanks all.

I got the angle because, I was on a fishing boat. The 560 was on a bean bag placed on the side and the birds will be seen on mudflats.

Any one want to do birding in Chennai (old name Madras), please do ping me. Would love to accompany you

[str8talk83]

Thanks all.

I got the angle because, I was on a fishing boat. The 560 was on a bean bag placed on the side and the birds will be seen on mudflats.

Any one want to do birding in Chennai (old name Madras), please do ping me. Would love to accompany you

Where is that in India? My wife is from Pune

[Canada_Rockies]

I got up this morning, and at about 8 am Mountain Daylight Time, there were a Stellers Jay and a Blue Jay squabbling over our feeder in the back yard, in the shade of a small forest of Pines (that green blur in the back) with our chain link fence showing nicely blurred.

The K-3 was set to my User Mode 2 (DA 55-300). TAv, 1/320@f/8, ISO Auto 100-6400, and the drive was Continuous High. All in camera corrections were off, SR on. Shot hand held between curtains through a double pane window. I applied the DA 55-300 profile in LightRoom after importing DNG. I added two stops so these are effectively at ISO 25400.

No cropping was performed (what would be the point?)

I don't think these are the world's best BIF shots. I was only one coffee away from staggering out of bed, and these birds can move.

All of you folks who complain about your BIF shots not turning out very well, take note.

I kind of like the first one with the squabble ...
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[Canada_Rockies]

Previous post was the "Interesting" treatments of BIF, these two are the best of the rest of the rather high number of shots. Hand held shooting through double paned window, User Mode 2: (DA 55-300, all in camera corrections turned off), Continuous High speed drive. TAv 1/320@f/8, hand held, ISO Auto 6400, added two stops = ISO 25400 equivalent. Imported DNG, LightRoom Profile for Pentax DA 55-300 applied.

I cannot complain about the quality the K-3 comes up with in this rather dim lighting. Sunrise was 7:00 am, and we are between two mountain ridges. The woods in the background are to the South of our home. It is very cloudy.

[siva.ss.kumar]

Where is that in India? My wife is from Pune

The place is Pulicat Lake

Couple more shots of Ruddy Turnstone

[aslyfox]

Hi Sly

I think he/she is saying " are you here again "

Dave

I hadn't been by that exhibit for weeks

but as an unpaid docent volunteer I am at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center several times a week

[northcoastgreg]

Scarlet Ibis, with the DA* 300 + DA 1.4x TC:

[WPRESTO]

Scarlet Ibis, with the DA* 300 + DA 1.4x TC:

Nice feather texture in that image.

[dbs]

Scarlet Ibis, with the DA* 300 + DA 1.4x TC:

Hi Greg

Nice shot there....and its alive !!

\Dave

[alfa75ts]

The Pardalotes have a new neighbor, just five metres away.

Standing at her front door:



And posing for a nice shot: