300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

Mike.P® · 10-15-2020, 03:15 AM - **9 Likes**

X posted, A few (of many) from Sunday morning with the K-1 and 150-450mm

Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

**MossyRocks** · 10-15-2020, 04:58 AM

Originally posted by microlight

Great captures, MossyRocks! I’ll have to see if I can find Andromeda and have a go myself.

If you aren't familar with the night sky I suggest getting a planetarium app for your smartphone. Personally I like SkySafari but for things like Andromeda others will work too. Using one will make your life a lot easier

**Canada_Rockies** · 10-15-2020, 08:47 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Mike.P®

X posted, A few (of many) from Sunday morning with the K-1 and 150-450mm

Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

The first in the series is nothing short of spectacular!

**marcusBMG** · 10-15-2020, 11:04 AM - **4 Likes**

These ended up being the last pics I obtained of the seal pup, first of the season, at Angel Bay. The pup has weaned at this point, approx 3 weeks after birth. A few days later it was gone, off on its independent life. A pic posted on a notice board from the last day it was seen show it shedding its white coat. Adaptall 63B 400mm f4 + newly acquired 1.7x pentax tc.

Couple more pics with the adaptall-tc combo...

(this was in the interregnum before more covid restrictions came down on us here in N Wales...)

TBC....

---------- Post added 15th Oct 2020 at 20:03 ----------

A second pup has been born in Angel Bay - a couple of days old in this pic. Adaptall 360B 300mm + 1.7x tc.

The pup is gone. Long live the pup.

A few more pics.

hello cutie

BAME? I'm just a SEAL, mate!

This guy looks like he's been doing a few rounds in earnest..

And this balloon came barrelling in on the stiff northerly breeze, and disappeared in the clouds off towards Snowdonia.

Last edited by marcusBMG; 10-15-2020 at 12:07 PM.

**marcusBMG** · 10-15-2020, 12:21 PM - **4 Likes**

I went back to Angel Bay yesterday to see what might be going on with seal pups 'n all. No pup in sight, just several seals hanging out on the shingle amongst the boulders. And then, this raptor gave a show, hovering in the uplift off the northerly breeze while scanning the scrubby bluffs that rise from the shore. But what is it?
tamron 360B 300mm + pentax 1.7x tc. KS2. Monopod

**tduell** · 10-15-2020, 03:31 PM

Originally posted by marcusBMG

And then, this raptor gave a show, hovering in the uplift off the northerly breeze while scanning the scrubby bluffs that rise from the shore. But what is it?

In this neck of the woods it would be known as a Kestrel...it's very similar to our Nankeen (or Rufous) Kestrel.
Not sure what the local naming would be in your neck of the woods, but possibly similar.

Cheers,
Terry

**WPRESTO** · 10-15-2020, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by tduell

In this neck of the woods it would be known as a Kestrel...it's very similar to our Nankeen (or Rufous) Kestrel.
Not sure what the local naming would be in your neck of the woods, but possibly similar.

Cheers,
Terry

There's a small raptor here, in fact the smallest North American raptor SFAIK, called the American kestrel (formerly called the "sparrow hawk") that is also very similar to the one in the posted images although its colors are more intense/saturated with more obvious black "sideburns.".

Pentaxians · 10-15-2020, 08:54 PM - **12 Likes**

Another lifer in 2020! I'm finally capturing this Asian paradise flycatcher (white morph) on my KP's sensor. A record shot on last week.

siva.ss.kumar · 10-16-2020, 04:40 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by WPRESTO

There's a small raptor here, in fact the smallest North American raptor SFAIK, called the American kestrel (formerly called the "sparrow hawk") that is also very similar to the one in the posted images although its colors are more intense/saturated with more obvious black "sideburns.".

That 'sideburn' is called 'malar stripe' in the birder jargon

**WPRESTO** · 10-16-2020, 06:34 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by siva.ss.kumar

That 'sideburn' is called 'malar stripe' in the birder jargon

Thank you. I'm always glad to learn something new. I'm not a sufficiently devoted birder to know the proper term for all the coloration spots in the diagram at the start of my Petersen guides.

northcoastgreg · 10-16-2020, 06:40 PM - **13 Likes**

A fawn, with the DA* 300 + DA 1.4x:

mohb · 10-17-2020, 01:23 PM - **14 Likes**

Out testing my newly acquired DA 55-300mm f/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR and this robin agreed tp pose.

noelpolar · 10-20-2020, 03:27 AM - **6 Likes**

This guy was quite patient whilst I took photo or two.... some models just work better with a long lens... (DFA 150-450)

Kangaroo at Nuccaleena mine in the Flinders Ranges.

Unregistered User · 10-20-2020, 04:38 AM

This little guy is eating a black walnut on top of the remains of a black walnut tree that got hit by lightening. The tree was tall enough to be a threat to the house, so I had the chainsaw squad take the top off, leaving a "stump" that 's about fifty or sixty feet tall. Figured the woodpeckers needed something to do. The shot was taken from about seventy yards away, DA* 560mm w/1.7x TC. That lens has a circular polarizer in a drop-in filter holder in the rear of the lens, which I always seem to forget to remove.

**tduell** · 10-21-2020, 02:54 PM - **13 Likes**

Elwood...I See the light!!!

Superb Fairy-wren.
K-3 II, DA*300 + 1.4x TC, handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

10-20-2020, 03:27 AM - 6 Likes	#34363
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	This guy was quite patient whilst I took photo or two.... some models just work better with a long lens... (DFA 150-450) Kangaroo at Nuccaleena mine in the Flinders Ranges. Last edited by noelpolar; 10-20-2020 at 03:38 AM.

10-20-2020, 04:38 AM	#34364
Unregistered User Guest	This little guy is eating a black walnut on top of the remains of a black walnut tree that got hit by lightening. The tree was tall enough to be a threat to the house, so I had the chainsaw squad take the top off, leaving a "stump" that 's about fifty or sixty feet tall. Figured the woodpeckers needed something to do. The shot was taken from about seventy yards away, DA* 560mm w/1.7x TC. That lens has a circular polarizer in a drop-in filter holder in the rear of the lens, which I always seem to forget to remove. Last edited by Unregistered User; 10-22-2020 at 08:39 AM.

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Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154	X posted, A few (of many) from Sunday morning with the K-1 and 150-450mm Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

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MossyRocks Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,982	Originally posted by microlight Great captures, MossyRocks! I’ll have to see if I can find Andromeda and have a go myself. If you aren't familar with the night sky I suggest getting a planetarium app for your smartphone. Personally I like SkySafari but for things like Andromeda others will work too. Using one will make your life a lot easier

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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 Mike.P® X posted, A few (of many) from Sunday morning with the K-1 and 150-450mm Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr Deer rut - Bushy Park by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr The first in the series is nothing short of spectacular!

10-15-2020, 11:04 AM - 4 Likes	#34354
marcusBMG Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Wales Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,867	These ended up being the last pics I obtained of the seal pup, first of the season, at Angel Bay. The pup has weaned at this point, approx 3 weeks after birth. A few days later it was gone, off on its independent life. A pic posted on a notice board from the last day it was seen show it shedding its white coat. Adaptall 63B 400mm f4 + newly acquired 1.7x pentax tc. Couple more pics with the adaptall-tc combo... (this was in the interregnum before more covid restrictions came down on us here in N Wales...) TBC.... ---------- Post added 15th Oct 2020 at 20:03 ---------- A second pup has been born in Angel Bay - a couple of days old in this pic. Adaptall 360B 300mm + 1.7x tc. The pup is gone. Long live the pup. A few more pics. hello cutie BAME? I'm just a SEAL, mate! This guy looks like he's been doing a few rounds in earnest.. And this balloon came barrelling in on the stiff northerly breeze, and disappeared in the clouds off towards Snowdonia. Last edited by marcusBMG; 10-15-2020 at 12:07 PM.

10-15-2020, 12:21 PM - 4 Likes	#34355
marcusBMG Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Wales Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,867	I went back to Angel Bay yesterday to see what might be going on with seal pups 'n all. No pup in sight, just several seals hanging out on the shingle amongst the boulders. And then, this raptor gave a show, hovering in the uplift off the northerly breeze while scanning the scrubby bluffs that rise from the shore. But what is it? tamron 360B 300mm + pentax 1.7x tc. KS2. Monopod

10-15-2020, 03:31 PM	#34356
tduell Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,512	Originally posted by marcusBMG And then, this raptor gave a show, hovering in the uplift off the northerly breeze while scanning the scrubby bluffs that rise from the shore. But what is it? In this neck of the woods it would be known as a Kestrel...it's very similar to our Nankeen (or Rufous) Kestrel. Not sure what the local naming would be in your neck of the woods, but possibly similar. Cheers, Terry

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WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,084	Originally posted by tduell In this neck of the woods it would be known as a Kestrel...it's very similar to our Nankeen (or Rufous) Kestrel. Not sure what the local naming would be in your neck of the woods, but possibly similar. Cheers, Terry There's a small raptor here, in fact the smallest North American raptor SFAIK, called the American kestrel (formerly called the "sparrow hawk") that is also very similar to the one in the posted images although its colors are more intense/saturated with more obvious black "sideburns.".

10-15-2020, 08:54 PM - 12 Likes	#34358
Pentaxians Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 733	Another lifer in 2020! I'm finally capturing this Asian paradise flycatcher (white morph) on my KP's sensor. A record shot on last week.

10-16-2020, 04:40 AM - 1 Like	#34359
siva.ss.kumar Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai, India Photos: Albums Posts: 534	Originally posted by WPRESTO There's a small raptor here, in fact the smallest North American raptor SFAIK, called the American kestrel (formerly called the "sparrow hawk") that is also very similar to the one in the posted images although its colors are more intense/saturated with more obvious black "sideburns.". That 'sideburn' is called 'malar stripe' in the birder jargon

10-16-2020, 06:34 AM - 1 Like	#34360
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,084	Originally posted by siva.ss.kumar That 'sideburn' is called 'malar stripe' in the birder jargon Thank you. I'm always glad to learn something new. I'm not a sufficiently devoted birder to know the proper term for all the coloration spots in the diagram at the start of my Petersen guides.

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mohb Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,912	Out testing my newly acquired DA 55-300mm f/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR and this robin agreed tp pose.

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