My 1st submission..... a Dinky-Di Aussie.

[in1way]

This is my 1st post on this forum, apart from recommending I should buy some decent glass, I'd like your evaluation of this shot from this morning. Nikon D50 Tamron 70-300 at full zoom, f10 as this seems to be the sweet spot for this lens. Great forum you have here btw, some excellent submissions and great advice offered also.




Cheers,
Rob.

[LostDingo]

Geez....l...appears he must have enjoyed your company as close as you were

Good detail in the Kooka and the branch....I know you could not have but an angle more level with the bird would have made a more pleasing image. That said it's still a good capture and great detail as noted

[blacknstormy]

Rob - don't knock that Tamron - my first lens, and I still pull it out - can take a bloody sharp photo

Your kooka is a great first post - keep it up - I'm looking forward to seeing more - and welcome to this great forum

Hugs
Rel

[Pa]

hi rob i agree with rel,great shot. i have the 28-200 tamron and it is possible to produce some nice shots with it.
cheers pa

[christiand]

Hi Rob,

thanks a lot for sharing; it is a beautiful photo of the Kookaburra.

Cheers,
CD

[mark]

Welcome to the Forum Rob.

That's a sweet photo as others have said great detail. Well done. Keep 'em coming.

[in1way]

LostDingo, Rel, Pa, CD & Mark, many thanks for your response and comments........appreciated.
I guess I'm a bit harsh on the Tamron, yes it can produce some good results if the lighting is right. It tends to hunt somewhat in less than perfect light and sounds like a coffee grinder while doing so but it's all I could afford atm. Like everyone I have my wishlist (lens lust), I have a serious model car collection that I may part with to get the glass I want.

Pa, I had family in Old Bar for 25 yrs, great little part of Oz for sure. The new supermarket is a bit of an eye sore though.

Cheers all & Tks.

[mudder]

Nice and sharp and seems well exposed, good feather detail. First post, strewth... Well done...

Not being a birder, the only thing I could suggest is to allow a bit more room in the direction where the subject is looking, he's looking out of the frame a bit here, but you've done better than I have with birds

[avkomp]

welcome to the forums

the others have already mentioned the details you have captured.

from a birding point of view, the angle is a bit steep.
as far as possible getting the shots from as close to eye level as possible generally produces the best shots.

avoiding the harsh light and shoot when the sun is lower in the sky. early mornings and late arvos are generally better.
fill flash can make a lot of difference to plumage details.

Steve

[Justin]

It is a nice photo, nice and sharp for handheld - Have you tried a Circular Poliarising filter (CPL)? This is great for shots when the sun is anywhere between post-sunrise and pre-sunset in the harsh Aussie light.

[in1way]

Nice and sharp and seems well exposed, good feather detail. First post, strewth... Well done...

Not being a birder, the only thing I could suggest is to allow a bit more room in the direction where the subject is looking, he's looking out of the frame a bit here, but you've done better than I have with birds

Thanks Andrew for your comments and advice, I have another shot of this 'burra that has a bit more room in front of the bird, I'll have a play with it for a comparison.

Cheers,
Rob.

[in1way]

welcome to the forums

the others have already mentioned the details you have captured.

from a birding point of view, the angle is a bit steep.
as far as possible getting the shots from as close to eye level as possible generally produces the best shots.

avoiding the harsh light and shoot when the sun is lower in the sky. early mornings and late arvos are generally better.
fill flash can make a lot of difference to plumage details.

Steve

Thanks for the tips Steve.....appreciated. I was actually out shooting kids at a local dressage school, a bit of practice with my 1st DSLR. Saw this Kookaburra and thought I have a try for a shot. My stealth approach wasn't good enough and it flew into this tree, was about 20 ft up so I thought I'd try a shot or two anyway. I know what you mean by shooting as close to eye level as possible, I see some magnificent bird pics posted here.

[in1way]

It is a nice photo, nice and sharp for handheld - Have you tried a Circular Poliarising filter (CPL)? This is great for shots when the sun is anywhere between post-sunrise and pre-sunset in the harsh Aussie light.

Thanks for looking Justin and for the compliment. Using a CPL would help for sure but this Tamron lens rotates the end glass to focus so a CPL in this 'catch it before it flies off' situation would be a hindrance. I hope to get a more advanced lens asap.

[ozimax]

Great shot here now worries about that, I use only the Tamron for all my surf shots, it's all I have and works well for me, until someone lends me a nice 600mm Nikkor