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Had a great trip yesterday to a local mountain rainforest region (Lamington Plateau for those who may have been there). A friend of mine had arranged a loan of the awesome 200-400VR and here's one of my shots using that amazing hunk of glass.
(Click for larger image) Last edited by Manta on Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Simon
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Sorry Darryl - should work now.
Simon
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Simon,
Great to know you have had a play with it. The image can't click to larger size. Birddog114
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Works now Birdy. What a lens!!! Simon
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Simon,
Is it going to be under your Xmas tree in 05?? Birddog114
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2105 maybe.....not 2005!! Simon
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Thanks Steve. It's certainly worth lugging it around, as long as you don't have too far to walk... Simon
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Simon this is a nice looking bird, i am amazed how these birds stay still long enough to get shots of but yeh sure there is a lot to learn on this side of things as using the flash while birding. But nice pcture well framed as well.
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It was a bit a job to snap the shots while they were flitting around - they don't like to stay still for very long! EXIF on this one, for those that are interested: 1/160@f11, ISO 200, SB800 on TTL-BL. This was shot at 400mm Simon
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Cracking shot of the bird Simon, I too would like to try one of them thar lens thingos, Max
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What a beauty!
 A nice lens to have in a rainforest environment. Great place for birds. Last time I was there I got eaten alive by the leeches. Any chance your friend can arrange a loan at Christmas?!  Great job!Nicole
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Thanks Max, Kevin and Nicole.
I'll be twisting Mike's arm to see if he can wangle this baby again 'cos I certainly couldn't justify the expense at my level of expertise. Kipper and avkomp on the other hand....  Simon
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Simon - that is one beautiful bird. If you are using CS it might be nice to see what happens if you use the highlight/shadow to see if the black(!) feathers would show more definition. BTW did you use the VR
 Chris
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Thanks Chris - I'll give that a go. Yes - I did use the VR. What a hoot! Simon
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So many toys, not enough money
Been a few times where I could of done with the luxury of a VR lens in some of the low light situations I've been shooting in. Darryl (aka Kipper)
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Thanks K - pleased you like it. The Regents are smaller than the Satins and are very cute. This should put it into perspective:  Simon
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Eeeww! Looks like it dropped a little present in your hand.
Seriously though, love the original image, Simon. Nice grab.  TFF (Trevor)
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Yes it does look like that Trevor but it certainly wasn't a 'deposit' of any kind.
Glad you liked the shot. Simon
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Nice subject, and quite tame by the looks of it. Lucky you. Good use of the lens and vivid capture. Thanks for sharing them
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Thanks Willy - they are certainly very photogenic though the sheen on their feathers does tend to throw the sharpness a bit. Simon
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It's not hard when they can't resist a nice feed. (Sometimes it was my finger they were chewing on!)
Like the new avatar! Simon
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Simon - beautiful beautiful photo. You have me drooling all over my keyboard!!! I was soooo tempted to chuck a 'sickie' on Tuesday, and follow you two around (bastards
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Congrats on a wonderful shot - remember what you said to me in the training room yesterday??? I believe I can say the same to you?? !! Rel Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships! -Ansel Adams
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Thanks Rel - I fluke one occasionally....
Simon
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Great shot. Animal portraits are one of my favourite subjects, when done right, like this one.
As I said in PMs, must get up there again myself one day Canon 20D and a bunch of lovely L glass and a 580EX. Benro tripod. Manfrotto monopod. Lowepro and Crumpler bags. And a pair of Sigma teleconverters, and some Kenko tubes. http://www.dionm.net/
Re: Regent Bowerbird
Lovely photo! Crisp and clear. We are going to Queensland in December! Mainly to Townsville and Airlie Beach, am hoping to take lots of photos and do some hiking,snorkelling diving etc!!! Can't wait... Cheers Scott Nikon D80, Nikkor VR 80-400mm, Nikkor 18-135mm (kit lense), 90mm 2.8 macro, Tamron 2x AF TC
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Thanks for your comments Dion and Scott.
Hope you enjoy your trip Scott.... and Dion - what are you waiting for man! It's only 90mins up the road! Last edited by Manta on Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Simon
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Thanks Craig. This is one of about 250 shots for the day. I think I'll have to take a week off work to go through them.  Simon
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Might as well do it at work Simon
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Love to! But then who's gonna deliver all those riveting training sessions for you guys?!
Simon
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