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Postby CraigVTR on Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:06 pm

A few bird shots with the 70 - 300g

#1 Feeding time for the gulls.
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#2 Bonxie (Great Skewer) closeup (uncroped)
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#3 Can not remember this guys name.
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Postby avkomp on Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:12 pm

looks like you did well with the g lens.

on my notebook the whites look hot in the first one.
did well with the skua.

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Postby Pa on Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:24 pm

first photo looks like theyre doing what they normally do
fighting over food. second is an excellent shot nice and
clear and sharp.
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Postby Manta on Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:42 pm

The others have pretty well summed up the gulls and skua shots, Craig, but I'll jump in a say I quite like the Pied Oystercatcher too - a tad more DOF to focus the wings and it would have been a pearler of a shot.
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Postby big pix on Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:45 pm

Craig, good capture...... but did you tuck your elbows in :wink: :wink:
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Postby CraigVTR on Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:49 am

Thanks for the comments guys.

Simon
The next frame of the Oystercatcher.
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Bernie
Elbows were in, although the boat was pitching about quite stongly.

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Postby Manta on Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:53 am

CraigVTR wrote:Simon
The next frame of the Oystercatcher.


Was this full-frame Craig or a crop? Obviously more of the bird is in focus but it's still a little soft. Were you using the 70-300 at 300mm?
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Postby CraigVTR on Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:05 am

Simon
Nearly full frame, a small amount of the right side. Yes it was the 70 - 300g at
Aperture: f/13.0
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 135mm (202mm 35mm)
Exposure Time: 0.0013s (1/750)

Could be soft from camera shake because of the pitching boat and the rushed manner in which I was trying to get the shots. Little buggers would not fly in the same spot for very long.
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Postby Manta on Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:15 am

CraigVTR wrote:Simon
Nearly full frame, a small amount of the right side. Yes it was the 70 - 300g at
Aperture: f/13.0
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 135mm (202mm 35mm)
Exposure Time: 0.0013s (1/750)

Could be soft from camera shake because of the pitching boat and the rushed manner in which I was trying to get the shots. Little buggers would not fly in the same spot for very long.
Craig


D'oh! Forgot you were on a boat (I was thinking cliff top for some reason - must be the Puffins still stuck in my mind.) The softness is quite understandable in those circumstances and I reckon you've actually pulled off a pretty good result. :)
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Postby CraigVTR on Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:23 am

Thanks Simon
I am happy with some of the shots from the 70-300 but I know now I should have splashed out on a quality lens before I went.
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