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Post by byuphoto on Mar 10, 2006 23:31:09 GMT -5
spring is not far behind.Taken in my backyard Canon T90 Canon 500 f4.5 Canon 1.5 extender Gitzo tripod  |
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Post by kamera on Mar 11, 2006 19:45:28 GMT -5
Rick,
A nice sharp shot, and yes...spring is right around the corner...we were up to 60F with sunshine today in Kalamazoo.
One comment: I know you did use a long lens plus extender, but I would like to have seen the bird a little larger and less surroundings. Was there any chance of a digital crop and enlargement?
Ron Head
Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by John Parry on Mar 12, 2006 7:14:41 GMT -5
Rick
Have just been trying to get a clear shot of a bulfinch in his spring finery - in the middle of a blizzard! I take it that your finches must be migratory?
Regards - John
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Post by byuphoto on Mar 12, 2006 8:20:27 GMT -5
Ron, I cropped as much as I could, They are verytiny, John, yes they are gone now
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Post by kiev4a on Mar 12, 2006 10:49:22 GMT -5
We have gold finches around our front window almost all year. We have a feeder. It's one where they have to eat upside down and only the gold finces do that. The othe finches just look puzzled. They drop a lot of seed on the ground so there almost always is a herd of quail and/or doves fighting for position underneath the feeder. They don't get all the dropped seed, however, so I constantly fighting sprouts from the "inert" thistle seed.
I'm considering deactivating the feeder, however, because of the bird flu. It't not here yet but I read somewhere that a precaution is to eliminate bird gathering places around you home. That won't mean we won't have birds as the hill we live on seems to be a natural gathering place for finches (two types), robins, doves, quail, sparrows, killdeer, and several hawks who circle overheard daily looking for lunch.
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Post by mickeyobe on Mar 12, 2006 15:06:33 GMT -5
This seems to be a fowl day so here is a poor little Cedar Waxwing braving a cold, blustery February day. He is sitting on a crabapple tree outside my office window. The apples freeze and thaw and then ferment. The birds and squirrels love them. Canon T90, Vivitar Series I, 24 to 70mm. Fujifilm Superia x-Tra 400 ASA  Mickey |
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Post by kamera on Mar 13, 2006 7:03:23 GMT -5
Mickey,
Nice shot. The poor little thing does look rather cold. We have seen much in the way of birds yet in this area. In fact, the only one I have seen was a crow.
Ron Head
Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by herron on Mar 13, 2006 10:08:11 GMT -5
I'm amazed at that first shot, since you mention you were using a 500mm plus a 1.5 extender! I have a 400mm for my Mamiya DTL's that might give me something approaching that shot (with an extender), but my 500mm is a mirror lens -- and I don't have a whole lot of positive things to say about it!  I like the way the light spot in the soft background kind of frames the little guy's head! ;D |
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Post by byuphoto on Mar 13, 2006 15:43:01 GMT -5
Thanks, that is the early 500 f4.5 L lens for the FD mount. However i do have a Sigma 600 mirror and it does oustanding. I will see if I can dig up a photo from it
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Post by byuphoto on Mar 13, 2006 15:43:47 GMT -5
Mickeyobe, good to see another T90 shooter
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Post by mickeyobe on Mar 13, 2006 16:43:03 GMT -5
Rick,
Since 1986.
Semper Fidelis.
Mickey
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