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Osprey in Flight....
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:16 pmby Murray1006
This is my first post here so I thought I'd start with some Osprey shots as they seem pretty popular on this forum at the moment.
These were taken with the Canon 30D and 400mm f/5.6 lens on my way to work yesterday.
This last one was taken late last year at the same spot. I used the 350D and the same lens as above.
There are more images at
http://www.pbase.com/muz1006/osprey
Thanks for looking and if you have any comments or questions I'd be glad to read them.
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:38 pmby avkomp
these are way better than the ones I got there on the weekend
well done.
steve
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:41 pmby birddog114
Murray1006,
Welcome!
Very nice shots with the sharpness.
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:59 pmby Colcam
Oh God, is it that time of the year again! Do I have to feather my nest AGAIN
They seems to be very busy with the old home making duties.
Very nice shots indeed. Well framed and exposed. I will have to find a good spot and sit there for a while to equal them
Col
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:05 pmby Bob G
Great shots ! I'm jealous - looks like a 400 is back on the agenda
Bob G
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:24 pmby Willy wombat
Welcome Murray
What a beautiful first post. You should post more of your stuff, if these are anything to judge by I will have to look out for them.
Thankyou...
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:47 pmby Murray1006
Willy wombat wrote:Welcome Murray
What a beautiful first post. You should post more of your stuff, if these are anything to judge by I will have to look out for them.
Thankyou all for the comments. I'll definitely post some more shots in the near future.
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:53 pmby Sir Tristram
Murray , great shots but you know they would have been heaps better if shot with a Nikon.... Actually everything shot with a Nikon is Cleaner, Sharper, Brighter etc etc etc.
Welcome.
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:22 pmby avkomp
sir tristram: not if you saw my saturday morning shots
Steve
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:48 pmby terminaltackle
Very nice photos, I like the way you captured them doing thier nesting bit.
Welcome to the forums
Brett
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:53 pmby admajic
Hey welcome to the forums! Great post!! We arent biast towards any camera brands or
models here!! Enjoy the ride!
Adam
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:27 pmby Slider
Great shots Murray. I particularly like the 3rd. Lots of birds carrying twigs around at the moment
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:59 pmby Murray1006
admajic wrote:Hey welcome to the forums! Great post!! We arent biast towards any camera brands or
models here!! Enjoy the ride!
Adam
Both Nikon and Canon have their good and bad points, but both are capable of producing stunning results in the hands of a capable person. Thankyou all again for your warm welcome to this forum. I’ve posted on other forums where the response of its participants was no way near as inviting. I look forward to hanging around for a while.
Posted:
Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:45 pmby Sir Tristram
Comon Murray, I expected a more vocal defence from you after my good slagging of Canon Equipment. If I knew you wouldn't bite I wouldn't have thrown the bait out.
A friend of mine uses a 20D and a 30D and he has taken some of the best photographs I have ever seen. When I purchased my D50 and compared the 2 I came ever so close to coming over to the dark side, but a simple change away from the blog standard kit lens made me stay in the Nikon camp.
Great shots. Any shots of these Osprey that has AVKOMP turning in his sleep is good for me.
Posted:
Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:59 amby Cows Go Moo
Great shots Murray and welcome to DSLR. I'm starting to wonder if ospreys are the new duck...
I like the way the sun backlights the edge of his wings in the first photo.
I wonder if the osprey is afriad of Wimberly heads...
Posted:
Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:57 pmby wendellt
welcome
3rd one is quite different and it's great
Posted:
Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:10 pmby Cows Go Moo
The third one looks like he's returning after sunset from a hard day collecting branches for his nest. Mrs Osprey must be keeping him busy!
Posted:
Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:12 pmby Murray1006
Sir Tristram wrote:Comon Murray, I expected a more vocal defence from you after my good slagging of Canon Equipment. If I knew you wouldn't bite I wouldn't have thrown the bait out.
A friend of mine uses a 20D and a 30D and he has taken some of the best photographs I have ever seen. When I purchased my D50 and compared the 2 I came ever so close to coming over to the dark side, but a simple change away from the blog standard kit lens made me stay in the Nikon camp.
Great shots. Any shots of these Osprey that has AVKOMP turning in his sleep is good for me.
Don't get me wrong, I'm Canon all the way and believe it to be a better product and will defend my equipment if necessary. I erred on the side of diplomacy as this is my first post here and didn’t want to ruffle any feathers too early on. That can wait for a future post.
Thankyou for your comment and you will be always welcome on the dark side. Also I hope AVKOMP didn't have any trouble getting to sleep last night, as the Osprey is still there and he has all weekend to get the shot he's been after. That is if he is up to the challenge.
Posted:
Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:17 pmby avkomp
avkomp is sick at the moment. so wont be going out this weekend.
but will attempt to when better.
steve
Posted:
Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:25 pmby Cows Go Moo
I think they will only be there one more weekend...