300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

**tduell** · 02-02-2023, 03:06 PM - **7 Likes**

Brolga . Two juveniles and an adult, another two adults in the far background.
K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 handheld.

Cheers,
Terry

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**bspn** · 02-02-2023, 08:27 PM

Originally posted by Michaelina2

K-3+DA*300/4+HD1.4TC (420mm) handheld, native lighting, close crop, LrC+NIK+Topaz Photo AI...

American Woodcock at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Oak Harbor, Ohio USA.

Trying to up my PP game.

Photog weather is lousy during February, so I've been revisiting my library of unpublished images and exploring ways to fit Topaz Photo AI into my PP workflow.

The original of this image was inadvertently shot using JPG format (normally, I shoot raw DNG).

Comments and questions are always welcome.

Cheers... M

Great shot of a very wary subject. Years ago, I was surprised by a woodcock bursting straight skyward fifteen or twenty feet from the brush about, launching just before would have I stepped on it. It then took off horizontally and hastily disappeared. The only other time I was 'scared' by wildlife was feeling the wind off an owl's wings as he flew over my head on the same path through woods I was walking down well past midnight. I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up before I saw the owl flying ahead of me. The woodcock experience was more heart-stopping even though the one with the owl was in the dark of night.
Isn't Topaz capable of amazing results in fixing less than perfect images?.

**WPRESTO** · 02-03-2023, 05:31 AM - **2 Likes**

Leopard. Sigma 50~500mm (original version)

Ducatigaz · 02-04-2023, 04:38 AM - **4 Likes**

Bank Vole. K3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF].

**Weevil** · 02-05-2023, 11:00 PM - **6 Likes**

The little bugger that's been poking holes in our trees lately.

Grand Pic / Pileated woodpecker [Dryocopus pileatus]
#pentax #pentaxk1mkii #pentax_fa250600

Trou d'un Grand-pic dans un Érable rouge

**bspn** · 02-06-2023, 09:37 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Weevil

The little bugger that's been poking holes in our trees lately.

Grand Pic / Pileated woodpecker [Dryocopus pileatus]
#pentax #pentaxk1mkii #pentax_fa250600

Trou d'un Grand-pic dans un Érable rouge

Nice shot of a 'not so little' bugger.

**onlineflyer** · 02-06-2023, 11:08 AM

Originally posted by Michaelina2

American Woodcock[/B] at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Oak Harbor, Ohio USA.

Comments and questions are always welcome.

Cheers... M

Very nice capture and good work on post. I live near Magee Marsh and visit there on occasion. Have you ever been to Maumee Bay State Park? The boardwalk by the Nature Center is also great place for small amphibian and birds. Lots of marsh lands and somewhat smaller crowds.

**WPRESTO** · 02-06-2023, 03:10 PM - **10 Likes**

Female oriole. Oly 300mm F4 + Oly 1.4X TC

**Weevil** · 02-06-2023, 04:44 PM

Originally posted by bspn

Nice shot of a 'not so little' bugger.

Thanks and indeed that's a pretty big bird !

p.s. but, compared to me, he's very very small

**Weevil** · 02-06-2023, 09:01 PM - **8 Likes**

Another photo from the revisited archives ~2014

Grands Hérons / Great Blue Herons [Ardea herodias]
#pentax #pentaxk3 #pentax_fa250600 #pentax_da_rc14x
exif on flick

**Weevil** · 02-07-2023, 01:12 AM - **5 Likes**

Another photo from the revisited archives ~2015
Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville, Qc

Tyran tritri / Eastern Kingbird [Tyrannus tyrannus]
#pentax #pentaxk3 #pentax_fa250600
All EXIF on flickr!

**bspn** · 02-07-2023, 09:41 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Weevil

Another photo from the revisited archives ~2015
Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville, Qc

Tyran tritri / Eastern Kingbird [Tyrannus tyrannus]
#pentax #pentaxk3 #pentax_fa250600
All EXIF on flickr!

I've taken photos of E. Kingbirds, but none even close to as good as your's!

**jacamar** · 02-07-2023, 02:26 PM - **5 Likes**

Still enough winter birds to keep me heading out for them.

The Iceland Gull breeds in the Canadian Arctic - but not in Iceland!

And I never tire of Long-tailed Ducks

**Weevil** · 02-07-2023, 02:43 PM

Originally posted by bspn

I've taken photos of E. Kingbirds, but none even close to as good as your's!

Thanks... yes got lucky, this one was pretty cooperative, as we were on a pontoon boat in a kind of canal, so he wasn't too scared of us approaching slowly.

**jacamar** · 02-07-2023, 02:48 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Weevil

Thanks... yes got lucky, this one was pretty cooperative, as we were on a pontoon boat in a kind of canal, so he wasn't too scared of us approaching slowly.

The hardest thing about Eastern Kingbirds is that the dark eye tends to disappear into the black cap - but that one's resolved nicely.

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02-02-2023, 08:27 PM	#39242
bspn Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Northern MI Posts: 661	Originally posted by Michaelina2 K-3+DA300/4+HD1.4TC (420mm) handheld, native lighting, close crop, LrC+NIK+Topaz Photo AI... American Woodcock* at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Oak Harbor, Ohio USA. Trying to up my PP game. Photog weather is lousy during February, so I've been revisiting my library of unpublished images and exploring ways to fit Topaz Photo AI into my PP workflow. The original of this image was inadvertently shot using JPG format (normally, I shoot raw DNG). Comments and questions are always welcome. Cheers... M Great shot of a very wary subject. Years ago, I was surprised by a woodcock bursting straight skyward fifteen or twenty feet from the brush about, launching just before would have I stepped on it. It then took off horizontally and hastily disappeared. The only other time I was 'scared' by wildlife was feeling the wind off an owl's wings as he flew over my head on the same path through woods I was walking down well past midnight. I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up before I saw the owl flying ahead of me. The woodcock experience was more heart-stopping even though the one with the owl was in the dark of night. Isn't Topaz capable of amazing results in fixing less than perfect images?.

02-04-2023, 04:38 AM - 4 Likes	#39244
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,500	Bank Vole. K3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF].

02-05-2023, 11:00 PM - 6 Likes	#39245
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	The little bugger that's been poking holes in our trees lately. Grand Pic / Pileated woodpecker [Dryocopus pileatus] #pentax #pentaxk1mkii #pentax_fa250600 Trou d'un Grand-pic dans un Érable rouge

02-06-2023, 09:37 AM - 1 Like	#39246
bspn Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Northern MI Posts: 661	Originally posted by Weevil The little bugger that's been poking holes in our trees lately. Grand Pic / Pileated woodpecker [Dryocopus pileatus] #pentax #pentaxk1mkii #pentax_fa250600 Trou d'un Grand-pic dans un Érable rouge Nice shot of a 'not so little' bugger.

02-06-2023, 11:08 AM	#39247
onlineflyer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NW Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,089	Originally posted by Michaelina2 American Woodcock[/B] at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Oak Harbor, Ohio USA. Comments and questions are always welcome. Cheers... M Very nice capture and good work on post. I live near Magee Marsh and visit there on occasion. Have you ever been to Maumee Bay State Park? The boardwalk by the Nature Center is also great place for small amphibian and birds. Lots of marsh lands and somewhat smaller crowds.

02-06-2023, 04:44 PM	#39249
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Originally posted by bspn Nice shot of a 'not so little' bugger. Thanks and indeed that's a pretty big bird ! p.s. but, compared to me, he's very very small

02-06-2023, 09:01 PM - 8 Likes	#39250
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Another photo from the revisited archives ~2014 Grands Hérons / Great Blue Herons [Ardea herodias] #pentax #pentaxk3 #pentax_fa250600 #pentax_da_rc14x exif on flick

02-07-2023, 01:12 AM - 5 Likes	#39251
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Another photo from the revisited archives ~2015 Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville, Qc Tyran tritri / Eastern Kingbird [Tyrannus tyrannus] #pentax #pentaxk3 #pentax_fa250600 All EXIF on flickr!

02-07-2023, 09:41 AM - 1 Like	#39252
bspn Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Northern MI Posts: 661	Originally posted by Weevil Another photo from the revisited archives ~2015 Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville, Qc Tyran tritri / Eastern Kingbird [Tyrannus tyrannus] #pentax #pentaxk3 #pentax_fa250600 All EXIF on flickr! I've taken photos of E. Kingbirds, but none even close to as good as your's!

02-07-2023, 02:26 PM - 5 Likes	#39253
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	Still enough winter birds to keep me heading out for them. The Iceland Gull breeds in the Canadian Arctic - but not in Iceland! And I never tire of Long-tailed Ducks

02-07-2023, 02:43 PM	#39254
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Originally posted by bspn I've taken photos of E. Kingbirds, but none even close to as good as your's! Thanks... yes got lucky, this one was pretty cooperative, as we were on a pontoon boat in a kind of canal, so he wasn't too scared of us approaching slowly.

02-07-2023, 02:48 PM - 2 Likes	#39255
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	Originally posted by Weevil Thanks... yes got lucky, this one was pretty cooperative, as we were on a pontoon boat in a kind of canal, so he wasn't too scared of us approaching slowly. The hardest thing about Eastern Kingbirds is that the dark eye tends to disappear into the black cap - but that one's resolved nicely.

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