K3 sample shots ... post here !

normhead · 04-24-2018, 07:19 PM - **3 Likes**

Cross posted to the Post Your Photos, and 300 plus threads.

The beaver pond.
K-1 and DFA 28-105 @ 28mm

K-3 and Tamron 300 2.8 and F 1.7 AF adapter.

It's possible beavers do something besides eat this time of year, but I'm not sure what it might be.

There was more than beavers on the pond.

**aslyfox** · 04-24-2018, 07:30 PM

I would love to be able to say that this image is from the wild but it is one of the two cougars living at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center

no pp, just crop

photographed through the window of the enclosure

Jonathan Mac · 04-24-2018, 11:12 PM - **2 Likes**

Trying out my new Sigma EX APO 70-200mm f/2.8 yesterday. I'm not a wildlife photographer but have been meaning to photograph these critters for some time and yesterday was my opportunity. In the near future they're being moved somewhere that they can be properly taken care of, and away from their current home in the tropical garden in the old Atocha train station in central Madrid.

IMG_6401a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

IMG_6382a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

IMG_6385a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

IMG_6391a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

IMG_6387a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Doundounba · 04-25-2018, 05:29 AM - **11 Likes**

First spring shooting for me yesterday! The stalwarts: D-FA 100mm WR plus Raynox DCR-250, here with Godox AD180 off-camera flash.

str8talk83 · 04-25-2018, 05:41 AM

Originally posted by Doundounba

First spring shooting for me yesterday! The stalwarts: D-FA 100mm WR plus Raynox DCR-250, here with Godox AD180 off-camera flash.

Nice shot!

**Erictator** · 04-25-2018, 06:40 AM

Originally posted by Doundounba

First spring shooting for me yesterday! The stalwarts: D-FA 100mm WR plus Raynox DCR-250, here with Godox AD180 off-camera flash.

That is a great shot that shows the 3 ocelli eyes very clearly. Most people don't know (myself included for many years) bee's have 5 eyes , even if the 3 ocelli just gauge light intensity.
Our camera's do that too with extra sensors... funny how machines sometimes end up mimicking nature to get the job done, heh.
Eric

str8talk83 · 04-25-2018, 07:11 AM - **6 Likes**

BorisKolo · 04-25-2018, 02:39 PM - **7 Likes**

**aslyfox** · 04-25-2018, 04:42 PM

Blue-capped Motmot Momotus coeruliceps found at the Tropical Rain Forest Exhibit in the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center

Blue-capped Motmot - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online

male and female, long tail is the male

other than crop, SOC

str8talk83 · 04-25-2018, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by BorisKolo

Fantastic colors!

BorisKolo · 04-26-2018, 12:47 PM - **10 Likes**

Doundounba · 04-27-2018, 06:23 AM - **3 Likes**

Thanks for the likes on the previous shot folks! Not often have I hit double-digit likes on a post, I think...

Originally posted by str8talk83

Nice shot!

Thank you!

Originally posted by Erictator

That is a great shot that shows the 3 ocelli eyes very clearly. Most people don't know (myself included for many years) bee's have 5 eyes , even if the 3 ocelli just gauge light intensity.

Thanks! Many insects have a trio of ocelli on top of their heads. They are often dwarved by the compound eyes that surround them (e.g. in flies), but when the compound eyes are further apart, they are easier to spot. Here are a couple of the more obvious examples from older, previously posted, K-3 shots, just because...

**WPRESTO** · 04-27-2018, 06:46 AM - **3 Likes**

Sorry if these images were taken with something other than a K3 (may have still been using the K5), but while we're on the subject of ocelli, with close inspection all three can be seen just about touching each other on these fly images.

**taks** · 04-27-2018, 09:09 AM - **5 Likes**

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**WPRESTO** · 04-27-2018, 10:45 AM

Love the plump little bird out in the wet. We tend to be sympathetic, even pity the chilly-looking thing, but birds have endured such conditions for tens - correction - hundreds of millions of years.

04-27-2018, 06:23 AM - 3 Likes	#9252
Doundounba Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,351	Thanks for the likes on the previous shot folks! Not often have I hit double-digit likes on a post, I think... Originally posted by str8talk83 Nice shot! Thank you! Originally posted by Erictator That is a great shot that shows the 3 ocelli eyes very clearly. Most people don't know (myself included for many years) bee's have 5 eyes , even if the 3 ocelli just gauge light intensity. Thanks! Many insects have a trio of ocelli on top of their heads. They are often dwarved by the compound eyes that surround them (e.g. in flies), but when the compound eyes are further apart, they are easier to spot. Here are a couple of the more obvious examples from older, previously posted, K-3 shots, just because... Last edited by Doundounba; 04-27-2018 at 06:31 AM.

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normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Cross posted to the Post Your Photos, and 300 plus threads. The beaver pond. K-1 and DFA 28-105 @ 28mm K-3 and Tamron 300 2.8 and F 1.7 AF adapter. It's possible beavers do something besides eat this time of year, but I'm not sure what it might be. There was more than beavers on the pond.

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Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,902	Trying out my new Sigma EX APO 70-200mm f/2.8 yesterday. I'm not a wildlife photographer but have been meaning to photograph these critters for some time and yesterday was my opportunity. In the near future they're being moved somewhere that they can be properly taken care of, and away from their current home in the tropical garden in the old Atocha train station in central Madrid. IMG_6401a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr IMG_6382a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr IMG_6385a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr IMG_6391a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr IMG_6387a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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str8talk83 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bluffton, SC Photos: Albums Posts: 674	Originally posted by Doundounba First spring shooting for me yesterday! The stalwarts: D-FA 100mm WR plus Raynox DCR-250, here with Godox AD180 off-camera flash. Nice shot!

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Erictator Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,347	Originally posted by Doundounba First spring shooting for me yesterday! The stalwarts: D-FA 100mm WR plus Raynox DCR-250, here with Godox AD180 off-camera flash. That is a great shot that shows the 3 ocelli eyes very clearly. Most people don't know (myself included for many years) bee's have 5 eyes , even if the 3 ocelli just gauge light intensity. Our camera's do that too with extra sensors... funny how machines sometimes end up mimicking nature to get the job done, heh. Eric

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