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

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

Cheers, Mick

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!

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

Tremendous images with great OOF area, very interesting subject. Aren't birds wonderful creatures to photograph?

sharp as a tack...nice work!

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!

These are great Mark.
Regards Colin

Great shots, Mark

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

Cheers

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.

Thanks for the comments Folks. Much appreciated.

I am loving this lens

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

Hi Mark
Looks like your really enjoying the 300VR as well
#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!

Cheers
Marc

marc wrote:Hi Mark
Looks like your really enjoying the 300VR as well
#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!

Cheers
Marc

Thanks Marc. Mine is not the VR though. It is a '94 vintage and bloody HEAVY

Great stuff Mark. You and that combo are one! What settings did you use?
cheers
marco

marcotrov wrote:Great stuff Mark. You and that combo are one! What settings did you use?
cheers
marco

Thanks Marco

ISO 400 Aperture priority f/2.8
First is 1/500s and the second is 1/350s
Spot focus and metering

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

Peter Mc

Nice sharpness and colour sats

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

fozzie