300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

**tduell** · 09-25-2020, 07:06 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Arjay Bee

This is odd behaviour is it not?

I don't think so. I have observed this a number of times.
They seem to like to have dip, usually in shallow water.

Cheers,
Terry

Arjay Bee · 09-25-2020, 07:58 PM

Wow, okay- have never seen it before thank you for all the clarification.

skierd · 09-25-2020, 11:23 PM - **1 Like**

A quick study of the same flower at vastly different focal lengths

10-17mm at 17mm

55-300 PLM at 300mm

Pentaxians · 09-25-2020, 11:50 PM - **14 Likes**

Oriental Pied Hornbill with Kp and DFA 150-450.

Jome · 09-26-2020, 03:59 AM - **12 Likes**

Other birds with DA*300

**RedRuff** · 09-27-2020, 12:30 PM - **8 Likes**

More fun with the K1/F*300mm F4.5. I still need to get used to the control layout on the K1, and figure out how to mitigate the aperture wheel moving on its own accord.

Squirrel in the sun

Multicolour sheep

**alfa75ts** · 09-28-2020, 01:14 AM - **17 Likes**

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo's Braeside Park (again) K3 DA*300 Tamron-F 1.4 TC:

I managed to get really close, no crops here.

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zzeitg · 09-28-2020, 04:27 AM - **17 Likes**

DFA 150-450

siva.ss.kumar · 09-29-2020, 02:52 AM - **23 Likes**

Couple more from last weekend.
White Eyed Buzzard

Red Necked Falco

Ducatigaz · 09-29-2020, 08:59 AM - **21 Likes**

A few shots taken with my K3ii/FA*600mm F4 ED [IF]/ Gitzo 5532LS

**tduell** · 09-29-2020, 04:54 PM - **24 Likes**

Brown Falcon.
K-3 II, DA*300 handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

**ivanvernon** · 09-30-2020, 05:05 PM - **1 Like**

Some deer shots and flowers.

KIT: 645Z with Pentax-FA 645 400mm f 5.6.

noelpolar · 10-01-2020, 12:47 AM - **15 Likes**

Was at the community garden today and saw this flower...

Then I saw this wren.....

and being the ideas man I am..... I thought I'd get a photo of the wren on the flower..... so.... brought up my bird phone app on my phone.... got the wren music happening..... and placed the phone at the base of the flower..... and waited....

mmmm.... that didn't work..... so moved the phone up into the flower stem......

mmm... still no luck.... will put the phone up higher up on a stick so wren has to land soon on the flower.....

mmm.... can't give in to a Wren just yet.... will lean the stick right on the flower.... haha goto get it this time.....

Ok.... Wren one.... man zero.

I might have to show some wren'spect.

Jome · 10-01-2020, 01:11 AM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by noelpolar

Was at the community garden today and saw this flower...

Then I saw this wren.....

and being the ideas man I am..... I thought I'd get a photo of the wren on the flower..... so.... brought up my bird phone app on my phone.... got the wren music happening..... and placed the phone at the base of the flower..... and waited....

mmmm.... that didn't work..... so moved the phone up into the flower stem......

mmm... still no luck.... will put the phone up higher up on a stick so wren has to land soon on the flower.....

mmm.... can't give in to a Wren just yet.... will lean the stick right on the flower.... haha goto get it this time.....

Ok.... Wren one.... man zero.

I might have to show some wren'spect.

Very nice, did it sent a tweet with your phone?

Arjay Bee · 10-01-2020, 04:54 AM

Originally posted by noelpolar

Ok.... Wren one.... man zero.

Had me laughing out load - "best laid plans ... "

09-26-2020, 03:59 AM - 12 Likes	#34310
Jome Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 784	Other birds with DA300 Last edited by Jome; 11-21-2020 at 08:04 AM.*

10-01-2020, 12:47 AM - 15 Likes	#34318
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Was at the community garden today and saw this flower... Then I saw this wren..... and being the ideas man I am..... I thought I'd get a photo of the wren on the flower..... so.... brought up my bird phone app on my phone.... got the wren music happening..... and placed the phone at the base of the flower..... and waited.... mmmm.... that didn't work..... so moved the phone up into the flower stem...... mmm... still no luck.... will put the phone up higher up on a stick so wren has to land soon on the flower..... mmm.... can't give in to a Wren just yet.... will lean the stick right on the flower.... haha goto get it this time..... Ok.... Wren one.... man zero. I might have to show some wren'spect. Last edited by noelpolar; 10-01-2020 at 12:56 AM.

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tduell Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,514	Originally posted by Arjay Bee This is odd behaviour is it not? I don't think so. I have observed this a number of times. They seem to like to have dip, usually in shallow water. Cheers, Terry

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Arjay Bee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Horn Island, Torres Straits, Q Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,715	Wow, okay- have never seen it before thank you for all the clarification.

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skierd Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fairbanks, AK Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,472	A quick study of the same flower at vastly different focal lengths 10-17mm at 17mm 55-300 PLM at 300mm

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zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	DFA 150-450

09-29-2020, 02:52 AM - 23 Likes	#34314
siva.ss.kumar Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai, India Photos: Albums Posts: 534	Couple more from last weekend. White Eyed Buzzard Red Necked Falco

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10-01-2020, 01:11 AM - 4 Likes	#34319
Jome Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 784	Originally posted by noelpolar Was at the community garden today and saw this flower... Then I saw this wren..... and being the ideas man I am..... I thought I'd get a photo of the wren on the flower..... so.... brought up my bird phone app on my phone.... got the wren music happening..... and placed the phone at the base of the flower..... and waited.... mmmm.... that didn't work..... so moved the phone up into the flower stem...... mmm... still no luck.... will put the phone up higher up on a stick so wren has to land soon on the flower..... mmm.... can't give in to a Wren just yet.... will lean the stick right on the flower.... haha goto get it this time..... Ok.... Wren one.... man zero. I might have to show some wren'spect. Very nice, did it sent a tweet with your phone?

10-01-2020, 04:54 AM	#34320
Arjay Bee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Horn Island, Torres Straits, Q Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,715	Originally posted by noelpolar Ok.... Wren one.... man zero. Had me laughing out load - "best laid plans ... "