300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

northcoastgreg · 01-10-2019, 08:05 AM - **14 Likes**

Gliding hummingbird, DA^ 300 + DA 1.4x converter:

**Canada_Rockies** · 01-10-2019, 08:44 AM

Originally posted by northcoastgreg

Gliding hummingbird, DA^ 300 + DA 1.4x converter:

Superb!

str8talk83 · 01-10-2019, 09:14 AM - **16 Likes**

A few more from today, this time with the a7r III and 500 F/4P

**WPRESTO** · 01-10-2019, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

Superb!

+++ on that comment.

zzeitg · 01-13-2019, 05:19 AM - **8 Likes**

DFA 150-450

This guy helped us a lot in the autumn to get the walnuts down to the ground :-).

normhead · 01-13-2019, 02:45 PM - **3 Likes**

Went out for my first feeder shoot of the new year. I decided to take the DA*200 and the F 1.7 AF adapter. Not the easiest way to shoot buy, it was cold, the birds were hungry and they let me get close. I didn't set up the blind, I just took out a monopod and shot standing up near the feeders.

K-1 DA*200 2.8 and F 1.7 AF adapter (340mm ƒ 4.5)

ISO 400, ƒ5/6 or ƒ8, AV mode

A couple of female Pine Grosbeaks, more skittish than the other birds so further away.

Downey woodpecker female.

Downy woodpecker male

Hairy woodpecker.

Red Breasted Nuthatch

angerdan · 01-13-2019, 03:18 PM - **5 Likes**

FA* 300mm 2.8

European wildcat (in zoo).
Animal of the year 2018.

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zzeitg · 01-13-2019, 03:24 PM - **15 Likes**

DFA 150-450

sutherland · 01-13-2019, 03:51 PM - **8 Likes**

D500 - 300mm f/4

D500 - 500mm f/4 American Robin

D500 - 500mm f/4 - White Breasted Nuthatch

I concede defeat to Norm's and Zzeitg's Nuthatch captures. The White Breasted Nuthatch images were salvaged in post-processing.

Drove about an hour south and had a late start to the morning at a new refuge. Majority of the images were extremely backlit and with harsh lighting, but did not want to leave empty handed.

**swip** · 01-14-2019, 08:02 AM - **9 Likes**

Captures from the weekend. It was really cold and Sunday was cloudy but some of the pictures turned out pretty good.

Rose breasted grosbeak. Should have gone south but it managed to survived so far with the extreme cold temperatures.

Evening Grosbeak (f)

Evening Grosbeak (m)

Northern Cardinal (m)

normhead · 01-14-2019, 08:10 AM

I just saw a female Rose breasted through the Binoculars out at my feeder, it does seem bit cold for them (-23ºC)

**WPRESTO** · 01-14-2019, 11:47 AM - **7 Likes**

Eastern Bluebird. Tamron 150~600mm

**Des** · 01-14-2019, 03:47 PM - **5 Likes**

Humpback off Wilson's Promontory, Victoria. From a whale-watching cruise in October. K-3 + DA 55-300 PLM at 300mm.

**Canada_Rockies** · 01-14-2019, 04:11 PM

Originally posted by Des

Humpback off Wilson's Promontory, Victoria. From a whale-watching cruise in October. K-3 + DA 55-300 PLM at 300mm.

Nice shot. It looks a bit over sharpened to my eyes, but that might be PF resizing your image.

**Des** · 01-14-2019, 04:38 PM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

Nice shot. It looks a bit over sharpened to my eyes, but that might be PF resizing your image.

Thanks Albert. Flickr does oversharpen too, and maybe I was a little heavy-handed in processing in DxO.

01-13-2019, 05:19 AM - 8 Likes	#30380
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	DFA 150-450 This guy helped us a lot in the autumn to get the walnuts down to the ground :-). Last edited by zzeitg; 01-13-2019 at 12:01 PM.

01-14-2019, 08:10 AM	#30386
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	I just saw a female Rose breasted through the Binoculars out at my feeder, it does seem bit cold for them (-23ºC) Last edited by normhead; 01-18-2019 at 07:02 AM.

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Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by northcoastgreg Gliding hummingbird, DA^ 300 + DA 1.4x converter: Superb!

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str8talk83 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bluffton, SC Photos: Albums Posts: 674	A few more from today, this time with the a7r III and 500 F/4P

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WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,107	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies Superb! +++ on that comment.

01-13-2019, 02:45 PM - 3 Likes	#30381
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Went out for my first feeder shoot of the new year. I decided to take the DA200 and the F 1.7 AF adapter. Not the easiest way to shoot buy, it was cold, the birds were hungry and they let me get close. I didn't set up the blind, I just took out a monopod and shot standing up near the feeders. K-1 DA200 2.8 and F 1.7 AF adapter (340mm ƒ 4.5) ISO 400, ƒ5/6 or ƒ8, AV mode A couple of female Pine Grosbeaks, more skittish than the other birds so further away. Downey woodpecker female. Downy woodpecker male Hairy woodpecker. Red Breasted Nuthatch

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sutherland Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 220	D500 - 300mm f/4 D500 - 500mm f/4 American Robin D500 - 500mm f/4 - White Breasted Nuthatch I concede defeat to Norm's and Zzeitg's Nuthatch captures. The White Breasted Nuthatch images were salvaged in post-processing. Drove about an hour south and had a late start to the morning at a new refuge. Majority of the images were extremely backlit and with harsh lighting, but did not want to leave empty handed.

01-14-2019, 08:02 AM - 9 Likes	#30385
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,825	Captures from the weekend. It was really cold and Sunday was cloudy but some of the pictures turned out pretty good. Rose breasted grosbeak. Should have gone south but it managed to survived so far with the extreme cold temperatures. Evening Grosbeak (f) Evening Grosbeak (m) Northern Cardinal (m)

01-14-2019, 03:47 PM - 5 Likes	#30388
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	Humpback off Wilson's Promontory, Victoria. From a whale-watching cruise in October. K-3 + DA 55-300 PLM at 300mm.

01-14-2019, 04:11 PM	#30389
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by Des Humpback off Wilson's Promontory, Victoria. From a whale-watching cruise in October. K-3 + DA 55-300 PLM at 300mm. Nice shot. It looks a bit over sharpened to my eyes, but that might be PF resizing your image.

01-14-2019, 04:38 PM	#30390
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies Nice shot. It looks a bit over sharpened to my eyes, but that might be PF resizing your image. Thanks Albert. Flickr does oversharpen too, and maybe I was a little heavy-handed in processing in DxO.