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A Pheasant perched on our neighbours shed roof.

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Nikon D800E & D700 bodies + Nikon AF-S 80-400mm f4.5-5.6G ED VR, 50mm F1.4G, 16-35mm f/4G VR, 105 F2.8 VR macro, 70-300mm lenses. A couple of filters, Giotto tripod & ballhead. Lowepro Slingshot 302 AW

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcarlos/

Heron Wings by Crestie Crazy, on Flickr

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

Love that pheasant, Carlos...gorgeous bird that I'd love to see living in my area!

Got out to the wetlands finally with the new camera...weather was mostly sunny, so I had decent light to get some closeups and in-flight shots with the 300mm F4 & 1.4x TC.

Here's a tricolor heron, up close:


A pied-billed grebe:


Limpkin, up close and personal:


A red-shouldered hawk in flight:


A merlin:

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Justin Miller
Sony DSLR-A580 / Sony 18-250mm / Minolta 50mm F1.7 / Sigma 30mm F1.4 / Tamron 10-24mm / Tamron 200-500mm / Tamron 90mm F2.8 macro / Minolta 300mm F4 APO
Sony NEX5N / 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 / 55-210mm F4-6.3 / Pentax K adapter / Konica K/AR adapter / bunches o' Konica & Pentax lenses!

Galleries:
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awseome, you would have to be happy with those.
So is the new camera much better, I didn`t think there was much in it, in the specs at least?

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Canon Powershot S95, Canon 6D,7D, 24-70 2.8 Tamron VC, Canon 15-85, Canon 85 1.8, Sigma 30 1.4, 50mm 1.8, Canon 100 2.8L Macro, Canon 70-300L +Kenko 1.4 Pro 300DGX, Canon 430EX II and RS 4 Classic

Thanks Max. It's noticeable in a few areas: 1. the build and design have been improved a bit, which make some controls more fluid, and others better placed. 2. High ISO has definitely been improved - almost a full stop - more importantly there's more detail retention with slightly less noise at ISO1600 & 3200, which make them quite usable without post processing, whereas ISO3200 in lower light needed a little touchup on the last camera. 3. Focus speed and focus points improved - makes it a better focus tracker. 4. The extra resolution is actually usable - leaving more cropping room and improving printability on crops.

Along with the additions of focus inmain sensor live view, and the most-excellent multistack ISO mode, it's a very nice evolution.

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Justin Miller
Sony DSLR-A580 / Sony 18-250mm / Minolta 50mm F1.7 / Sigma 30mm F1.4 / Tamron 10-24mm / Tamron 200-500mm / Tamron 90mm F2.8 macro / Minolta 300mm F4 APO
Sony NEX5N / 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 / 55-210mm F4-6.3 / Pentax K adapter / Konica K/AR adapter / bunches o' Konica & Pentax lenses!

Galleries:
http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg

Just a little guy on the feeder after a snow here in Anchorage

Little bird on the feeder by sherpa1d, on Flickr

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Canon 550D | Canon EF 35mm 1:2 | Canon 50 f/1.8 II | Sigma 18-125mm DC OS | Tamron SP 70-300mm Di VC USD | Canon 430EX II
Military Issued Canon 40D | Canon 55-250mm IS

Been wanting to get a few photos of these guys, but there numbers must be down. After seeing oldCarlos's picture I tried a little harder today and finally got a picture of one.


Pheas_Male1 by Photos by Dete, on Flickr

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nice one Dete.. Ive been trying to take pics of those forever with no success.

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A starling on the garden feeder.

(colour/saturation untouched)

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Nikon D800E & D700 bodies + Nikon AF-S 80-400mm f4.5-5.6G ED VR, 50mm F1.4G, 16-35mm f/4G VR, 105 F2.8 VR macro, 70-300mm lenses. A couple of filters, Giotto tripod & ballhead. Lowepro Slingshot 302 AW

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcarlos/

Looks like a pretty good catch, Dete. I'd love to see one myself.

Carlos - nice starling - the colors do indeed look very vibrant - much as those birds are thought of as pests, I find them quite beautiful.

I had fun yesterday with the A580 out in my usual wetlands birding areas - light was gorgeous, selection of birds is getting amazing as we enter winter migration time, and the good-old Minolta 300mm F4 lens worked its magic:

I started with Daggerwing, a small park near my house which is usually pretty sparse but was rumored to have a kestrel hanging out there lately. Sure enough, the kestrel was there, easy to spot on a lookout tree in nice light:





Moving on to Green Cay Wetlands, the usuals were still there. Light was nice at 2-3pm, with the winter hours and earlier sunset.

Green heron:


I wrapped up by going to Wakodahatchee Wetlands, which had been closed for a few weeks to clean up the trails/boardwalks. The good news is that the birds didn't mind the cleanup and stuck around or came in for winter...it was jam-packed.

Another green heron:


Tricolor heron:


I believe this is a red-shouldered hawk - sitting high on top of a tree and watching the wetlands:


Snowy egret running after a meal:


Little blue heron, watching for fish:


Snowy on the hunt:


Great egret got himself a fish:


A juvenile purple gallinule:


Snowy egret taking off in sunset light:


Roseated spoonbill waking up from a nap:

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Justin Miller
Sony DSLR-A580 / Sony 18-250mm / Minolta 50mm F1.7 / Sigma 30mm F1.4 / Tamron 10-24mm / Tamron 200-500mm / Tamron 90mm F2.8 macro / Minolta 300mm F4 APO
Sony NEX5N / 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 / 55-210mm F4-6.3 / Pentax K adapter / Konica K/AR adapter / bunches o' Konica & Pentax lenses!

Galleries:
http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg

Pelican in St James's Park, London.

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

Two Crows by Crestie Crazy, on Flickr

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

Thanks Justin.
Some wonderful pics on this thread.

A couple, of black headed gulls.

Lift off.
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Very strong light, so converted to B&W. I quite like the almost `see through` wings & charcoal feel to it.
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Nikon D800E & D700 bodies + Nikon AF-S 80-400mm f4.5-5.6G ED VR, 50mm F1.4G, 16-35mm f/4G VR, 105 F2.8 VR macro, 70-300mm lenses. A couple of filters, Giotto tripod & ballhead. Lowepro Slingshot 302 AW

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcarlos/

Nuthatch.

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Nikon D800E & D700 bodies + Nikon AF-S 80-400mm f4.5-5.6G ED VR, 50mm F1.4G, 16-35mm f/4G VR, 105 F2.8 VR macro, 70-300mm lenses. A couple of filters, Giotto tripod & ballhead. Lowepro Slingshot 302 AW

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcarlos/

beautiful carlos

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Canon 7D + 50D + EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM + EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Pelican // Black Rapid // Think Tank // Manfrotto // Garmin

Reflections On Canadian Wildlife
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