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Postby Slider on Tue May 08, 2007 9:11 am

Juvenile Blue Faced Honey Eater. I always thought they were a different bird until recently :D


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Postby Oscar on Tue May 08, 2007 9:44 am

Cool shots Mark. Detail around the head in both shots is great.

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Postby the foto fanatic on Tue May 08, 2007 10:27 am

Terrific sharpness in #2.

It's a shame about the OOF leaf in #1 which just prevents it from being a superlative nature shot.

Good shooting here! :D
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Postby ATJ on Tue May 08, 2007 11:20 am

I love both shots. I don't think the out of focus leaf detracts from the image much.
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Postby ozimax on Tue May 08, 2007 12:47 pm

Tremendous images with great OOF area, very interesting subject. Aren't birds wonderful creatures to photograph?
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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Tue May 08, 2007 1:02 pm

sharp as a tack...nice work!
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Postby sheepie on Tue May 08, 2007 3:37 pm

Much more like it :)

DOF nice, focus spot on.

I don't mind the oof leaf in the first, although perhaps try cropping a little off the right. Detail in the second is great :) I knew you were able to get better shots than the last lot I commented on!
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Postby colin_12 on Tue May 08, 2007 5:57 pm

These are great Mark.
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Postby Finch on Tue May 08, 2007 8:21 pm

Great shots, Mark

That new 300mm 2.8 is just awesome. Can't get much sharper than that, eh?

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Postby the foto fanatic on Tue May 08, 2007 9:39 pm

ATJ wrote:I love both shots. I don't think the out of focus leaf detracts from the image much.


It doesn't. :) At least, not in everyday photographic terms.

Perhaps I'd better make my post a little clearer. It is an excellent pic, and worthy of (say) a PotW or a photographic magazine cover.

My comment about a nature shot was using the truest sense of the word - where you have an almost botanical view of the flora/fauna. This is where this image leaves a little to be desired.

But otherwise, an image that, I suspect, most of us would be overjoyed to own. :)
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Postby Slider on Tue May 08, 2007 9:51 pm

Thanks for the comments Folks. Much appreciated.

I am loving this lens :D

I see where you are coming from Trevor as I almost didn't post the shot but the more I looked at the more I liked it. The damn thing was darting around so quickly I was happy to get what I got :D
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Postby marc on Wed May 09, 2007 9:13 pm

Hi Mark
Looks like your really enjoying the 300VR as well :wink:
#2 is superb !
How are you finding the weight?
I've only recently discovered that VR ON really works on mono/tripods.
Who would have thought to actually READ THE MANUAL! :lol: :lol:

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Postby Slider on Wed May 09, 2007 9:30 pm

marc wrote:Hi Mark
Looks like your really enjoying the 300VR as well :wink:
#2 is superb !
How are you finding the weight?
I've only recently discovered that VR ON really works on mono/tripods.
Who would have thought to actually READ THE MANUAL! :lol: :lol:

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Thanks Marc. Mine is not the VR though. It is a '94 vintage and bloody HEAVY :D
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Postby marcotrov on Wed May 09, 2007 9:37 pm

Great stuff Mark. You and that combo are one! :) What settings did you use?
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Postby Slider on Wed May 09, 2007 10:00 pm

marcotrov wrote:Great stuff Mark. You and that combo are one! :) What settings did you use?
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Thanks Marco :D

ISO 400 Aperture priority f/2.8
First is 1/500s and the second is 1/350s
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Postby petermmc on Wed May 09, 2007 11:08 pm

I like both shots and am jealous. The second one is a ripper. So sharp you can almost feel it.

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Postby jethro on Thu May 10, 2007 7:29 am

Nice sharpness and colour sats
shoot it real.

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Postby fozzie on Thu May 10, 2007 8:07 am

Slider - sharp as a tack, nice work. I did not take you long to have the 300mm f/2.8 singing.

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