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**luftfluss** · 10-28-2020, 02:25 PM

Originally posted by Aaron28

pelicans on the elk river, alabama......K-3ii....sigma 150-500os

The first photo... I've never seen that perspective before. So cool!

Aaron28 · 10-28-2020, 02:59 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

It.s that first image that is really special. Hove taken & seen many images of pelicans, but never one quite like that. It's an eye-stopper and stirs the brain to sort it out.

Originally posted by luftfluss

The first photo... I've never seen that perspective before. So cool!

it's certainly different.....have gotten their mouths open before but with nothing present.......the way they bring up their head after scoring a fish ya figure the water is drained.....here water but no fish........pretty wild

**Des** · 10-29-2020, 01:22 AM - **8 Likes**

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) making a low pass over our place. So much so that I failed to get the whole of its 2 metre+ wingspan in the frame in the second shot. KP + DA 55-300 PLM at 300mm.

(X-posted from the yard birds thread.)

**jacamar** · 10-29-2020, 06:48 AM - **13 Likes**

Great bird to have on your yard list Des!

Snow Buntings must be among the toughest birds. They nest in the high Arctic and seem to find enough to eat on bare ground and rocks.
Usually you just see flocks moving in the distance, showing a lot of white - I was fortunate that this group of 4 or 5 came relatively close.

K-3, DA*300mm, 1.4x DA TC

**swip** · 10-29-2020, 02:24 PM

Originally posted by jacamar

Great bird to have on your yard list Des!

Snow Buntings must be among the toughest birds. They nest in the high Arctic and seem to find enough to eat on bare ground and rocks.
Usually you just see flocks moving in the distance, showing a lot of white - I was fortunate that this group of 4 or 5 came relatively close.

K-3, DA*300mm, 1.4x DA TC

Lucky you. They are always so skittish and difficult to approach for a close shot.

**Des** · 10-30-2020, 12:42 AM

Originally posted by jacamar

Great bird to have on your yard list Des!

Always special to see them Steven.

Originally posted by jacamar

Snow Buntings must be among the toughest birds. They nest in the high Arctic and seem to find enough to eat on bare ground and rocks.Usually you just see flocks moving in the distance, showing a lot of white - I was fortunate that this group of 4 or 5 came relatively close.

Great captures.

Basie · 10-30-2020, 10:14 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by siva.ss.kumar

WOnderful shot. The bleak landscape and the vulture presiding over it ... Super

Thanks siva.ss kumar

I was very privileged to go into that area when they were ringing vulture chicks. They can be up to 4 kg, before fligthing. They eke out a precarious existence far away from people and poisons and there plans afoot to make it a vulture friendly area. And they do lord over everything there. Majestic birds with wingspan of up to 2,8 metres

normhead · 10-31-2020, 06:34 AM

Originally posted by jacamar

Great bird to have on your yard list Des!

Snow Buntings must be among the toughest birds. They nest in the high Arctic and seem to find enough to eat on bare ground and rocks.
Usually you just see flocks moving in the distance, showing a lot of white - I was fortunate that this group of 4 or 5 came relatively close.

K-3, DA*300mm, 1.4x DA TC

We've seen the flocks passing's through, on our morning walk and driving to go shopping, but none close enough to photograph.

**jacamar** · 10-31-2020, 11:08 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by normhead

We've seen the flocks passing's through, on our morning walk and driving to go shopping, but none close enough to photograph.

They seem to want to stick to the narrow rip-rap shoreline (with a few short promontories) and the trail runs next to that, so there's only so far they can go. Good to hear there are more coming through.
I was looking back through some of my old pics and we had thousands at one of our favourite spots in February 2004. I only had an Olympus superzoom at that time so the pics weren't all that great. Maybe we will get something similar this year.

Pentaxians · 11-01-2020, 04:12 AM - **13 Likes**

Red-cheeked cordon-bleu, taken yesterday with my Kp and DFA 150-450mm.

**rod_grant** · 11-01-2020, 04:48 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

It.s that first image that is really special. Hove taken & seen many images of pelicans, but never one quite like that. It's an eye-stopper and stirs the brain to sort it out.

What Walt said.

**scc** · 11-01-2020, 09:19 AM - **7 Likes**

Some picture taken yesterday (Robin, DA*) and last week (Swan A*).

The white plumage of the Swan did not help, the camera exposure was set on center weight, perhaps should I have tried the spot setting.

**RedRuff** · 11-01-2020, 12:27 PM - **9 Likes**

I've been in and out of hospital the past couple of weeks so I couldn't get out to take photos. I managed to get out today for the last time in a while, apparently.

I've decided on a new project though... My Nikon 500mm F4 MF lens focuses past infinity, like many long lenses, so I'm going to try to figure out a glass-less adaptor to attach it to my Pentax and use the past-infinity "room" to make up for the thickness of the adaptor. So far the thinnest adaptor I could find was still too thick and it couldn't focus to infinity, but I have a few ideas! Though actually I don't even need that infinite focus to get photos of sheep...

K1, F*300 f4.5 @ f8 6400iso 1/125s

**MossyRocks** · 11-01-2020, 06:07 PM - **8 Likes**

My moon from 10-30-2020. A stack of 445 shots, I wanted to try for pixel shift shots of the moon but it was too windy. This is a 100% crop from using my 300mm

445x1/100s
ISO 100
f/8

Camera: K-3ii
Lens Sigma 300mm f/4 APO Macro

**rod_grant** · 11-02-2020, 03:58 AM

Originally posted by RedRuff

photos of sheep...

That is a good photo of a sheep. I like it.

10-29-2020, 01:22 AM - 8 Likes	#34383
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,424	Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) making a low pass over our place. So much so that I failed to get the whole of its 2 metre+ wingspan in the frame in the second shot. KP + DA 55-300 PLM at 300mm. (X-posted from the yard birds thread.) Last edited by Des; 10-29-2020 at 01:37 AM.

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10-28-2020, 02:25 PM	#34381
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,629	Originally posted by Aaron28 pelicans on the elk river, alabama......K-3ii....sigma 150-500os The first photo... I've never seen that perspective before. So cool!

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Aaron28 Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,131	Originally posted by WPRESTO It.s that first image that is really special. Hove taken & seen many images of pelicans, but never one quite like that. It's an eye-stopper and stirs the brain to sort it out. Originally posted by luftfluss The first photo... I've never seen that perspective before. So cool! it's certainly different.....have gotten their mouths open before but with nothing present.......the way they bring up their head after scoring a fish ya figure the water is drained.....here water but no fish........pretty wild

10-29-2020, 06:48 AM - 13 Likes	#34384
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	Great bird to have on your yard list Des! Snow Buntings must be among the toughest birds. They nest in the high Arctic and seem to find enough to eat on bare ground and rocks. Usually you just see flocks moving in the distance, showing a lot of white - I was fortunate that this group of 4 or 5 came relatively close. K-3, DA*300mm, 1.4x DA TC

10-29-2020, 02:24 PM	#34385
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,827	Originally posted by jacamar Great bird to have on your yard list Des! Snow Buntings must be among the toughest birds. They nest in the high Arctic and seem to find enough to eat on bare ground and rocks. Usually you just see flocks moving in the distance, showing a lot of white - I was fortunate that this group of 4 or 5 came relatively close. K-3, DA*300mm, 1.4x DA TC Lucky you. They are always so skittish and difficult to approach for a close shot.

10-30-2020, 12:42 AM	#34386
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,424	Originally posted by jacamar Great bird to have on your yard list Des! Always special to see them Steven. Originally posted by jacamar Snow Buntings must be among the toughest birds. They nest in the high Arctic and seem to find enough to eat on bare ground and rocks.Usually you just see flocks moving in the distance, showing a lot of white - I was fortunate that this group of 4 or 5 came relatively close. Great captures.

10-30-2020, 10:14 PM - 1 Like	#34387
Basie Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Windhoek, Namibia Photos: Gallery Posts: 991	Originally posted by siva.ss.kumar WOnderful shot. The bleak landscape and the vulture presiding over it ... Super Thanks siva.ss kumar I was very privileged to go into that area when they were ringing vulture chicks. They can be up to 4 kg, before fligthing. They eke out a precarious existence far away from people and poisons and there plans afoot to make it a vulture friendly area. And they do lord over everything there. Majestic birds with wingspan of up to 2,8 metres

10-31-2020, 06:34 AM	#34388
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by jacamar Great bird to have on your yard list Des! Snow Buntings must be among the toughest birds. They nest in the high Arctic and seem to find enough to eat on bare ground and rocks. Usually you just see flocks moving in the distance, showing a lot of white - I was fortunate that this group of 4 or 5 came relatively close. K-3, DA*300mm, 1.4x DA TC We've seen the flocks passing's through, on our morning walk and driving to go shopping, but none close enough to photograph.

10-31-2020, 11:08 AM - 1 Like	#34389
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	Originally posted by normhead We've seen the flocks passing's through, on our morning walk and driving to go shopping, but none close enough to photograph. They seem to want to stick to the narrow rip-rap shoreline (with a few short promontories) and the trail runs next to that, so there's only so far they can go. Good to hear there are more coming through. I was looking back through some of my old pics and we had thousands at one of our favourite spots in February 2004. I only had an Olympus superzoom at that time so the pics weren't all that great. Maybe we will get something similar this year.

11-01-2020, 04:12 AM - 13 Likes	#34390
Pentaxians Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 733	Red-cheeked cordon-bleu, taken yesterday with my Kp and DFA 150-450mm.

11-01-2020, 04:48 AM	#34391
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Originally posted by WPRESTO It.s that first image that is really special. Hove taken & seen many images of pelicans, but never one quite like that. It's an eye-stopper and stirs the brain to sort it out. What Walt said.

11-01-2020, 12:27 PM - 9 Likes	#34393
RedRuff Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 145	I've been in and out of hospital the past couple of weeks so I couldn't get out to take photos. I managed to get out today for the last time in a while, apparently. I've decided on a new project though... My Nikon 500mm F4 MF lens focuses past infinity, like many long lenses, so I'm going to try to figure out a glass-less adaptor to attach it to my Pentax and use the past-infinity "room" to make up for the thickness of the adaptor. So far the thinnest adaptor I could find was still too thick and it couldn't focus to infinity, but I have a few ideas! Though actually I don't even need that infinite focus to get photos of sheep... K1, F*300 f4.5 @ f8 6400iso 1/125s

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MossyRocks Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,982	My moon from 10-30-2020. A stack of 445 shots, I wanted to try for pixel shift shots of the moon but it was too windy. This is a 100% crop from using my 300mm 445x1/100s ISO 100 f/8 Camera: K-3ii Lens Sigma 300mm f/4 APO Macro

11-02-2020, 03:58 AM	#34395
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Originally posted by RedRuff photos of sheep... That is a good photo of a sheep. I like it.

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