[swip]

common tern

I think what you had is a caspian tern.

[taks]

I think what you had is a caspian tern.

Ah! I knew I can count on someone here to correct me when I get it wrong Thank you!

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eagle with catch

[termy]

DFA 150-450.
heavily cropped.

[Lowell Goudge]

To keep on the barn swallow theme

Sigma APO 70-200/2.8 EX (pre DG version)and 2 X teleconverter

Shot at F5.6 using a K1 MK2 about 50% crop

[WPRESTO]

Ah! I knew I can count on someone here to correct me when I get it wrong Thank you!

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eagle with catch

What a capture! Great image.

[taks]

What a capture! Great image.

Thank you. Shot from a pier that goes out in to Lake Washington at a park not so far from home. I often see people fishing but no birder I feel so lucky to see many of these awesome birds this year.

[northcoastgreg]

Cedar waxwing, with the DA* 300 + DA 1.4x:

[termy]

some sort of monitor lizard.
DFA 150-450, cropped.

This one was somewhat large (for those encountered locally).
Estimate, perhaps 1.7metres to 1.9 metres length.

[WPRESTO]

some sort of monitor lizard.
DFA 150-450, cropped.

This one was somewhat large (for those encountered locally).
Estimate, perhaps 1.7metres to 1.9 metres length.

My guess would be a "lace monitor" ( = Varanus varius ) which has a dark phase with that patterning.

[Ducatigaz]

These were taken on Salisbury plain training area [largest military training area in the UK] K-5/Sigma 800mm F5.6 APO EX/RRS BH-55/Kirk window mount.







K-5/Sigma 500mm F4.5 EX DG/RRS BH-55/Kirk window mount.

[termy]

with DFA 150-450.
Cropped much.

[goatsNdonkey]

To keep on the barn swallow theme

Sigma APO 70-200/2.8 EX (pre DG version)and 2 X teleconverter

Shot at F5.6 using a K1 MK2 about 50% crop

I realized that our young barn swallows must have fledged, when I walked out to the barn this morning and the air was full of squadrons of them zipping around after insects!

[MossyRocks]

A late night with the SMC A* 400/2.8. The results of 25 minutes of total exposure on Andromeda (M31) from last Saturday. The framing you see is actually about what one actually gets with a 400mm lens on an APS-C camera give or take a few pixels. I am at the moment combining another 2.5 hours of shots from last year with this one so that I can bring out more details with less noise so expect another post at some point.

77x20s (with astrotracer for tracking)

ISO 1600
f/3.5
Lens: SMC A* 400mm f/2.8 ED [IF]
Camera K-3
Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor
Edited in GIMP
Final tweaks in RawTherapee

Also captured in this shot are M32 and M110 which are 2 satellite galaxies of Andromeda (M31). Earlier in that night I went after the Veil Nebula and did a quick stack and process but I believe I have some more shots of it and didn't do a good job of processing so I need to rework that before showing the results.

[WPRESTO]

A late night with the SMC A* 400/2.8. The results of 25 minutes of total exposure on Andromeda (M31) from last Saturday. The framing you see is actually about what one actually gets with a 400mm lens on an APS-C camera give or take a few pixels. I am at the moment combining another 2.5 hours of shots from last year with this one so that I can bring out more details with less noise so expect another post at some point.


Also captured in this shot are M32 and M110 which are 2 satellite galaxies of Andromeda (M31). Earlier in that night I went after the Veil Nebula and did a quick stack and process but I believe I have some more shots of it and didn't do a good job of processing so I need to rework that before showing the results.

"Impressive" doesn't begin to convey the impact of seeing this image.

[ChipB]

"Impressive" doesn't begin to convey the impact of seeing this image.

Plus 2!!