Couple of shots of my "mates"

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Couple of shots of my "mates"

Postby mudder on Fri May 06, 2005 7:03 pm

G'day all,
Called in to see my mates, couldn't resist posting these couple, no matter what the species, all babies are cute :-)

#1 is from today, #2 & #3 are from another day.

Cheers.

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Postby Onyx on Fri May 06, 2005 7:24 pm

That's amazing - black fur with very fine detail preserved. Chalk that one up to "a photo you can't achieve on a Canon".
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Postby Andyt on Fri May 06, 2005 10:30 pm

Mudder,

Excellant! If ever I get over to the "eastern" states you will have to give me lessons in control of DOF.

Love 'em all,.............. but the last one..........reminds me of the Ex, same expression in the eyes I think, :oops: :wink:

Great Pics!

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Postby BBJ on Fri May 06, 2005 11:44 pm

Andrew, I love these pics and your mates!!! I have never seen these animals before, only on tv and so on, and well the colours on #3 is unreal. Very nice animal and you have some great shots of these as i have seen before and well they are just fantastic.
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Postby robw25 on Sat May 07, 2005 2:28 am

hey john
I have never seen these animals before
i thought i saw a resemblance in pic three of you ??????????? lol

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Postby NetMagi on Sat May 07, 2005 2:37 am

the 3rd is my fav, but they're all very good

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Postby flipfrog on Sat May 07, 2005 3:34 am

Mudder:
#3 is very sharp, great detail. love it.

too bad you couldnt get a clean, up close of the baby, that would have been a good one
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Postby mudder on Sat May 07, 2005 10:34 am

NetMagi wrote:... which lens did you shoot with?


G'day Netmagi,
All with the 80-400VR, Terrific lens usually at around f8 unless I need to open up to get a faster shutter, I think with these I was upping the ISO to about 400 or so to get a faster shutter speed...

The 80-400VR may not be as sharp or contrasty as the 70-200 (and hunts a bit in low light) but I find myself needing even more reach than 400mm quite often...

Thought I buggered the colour balance on #2 as that one (and #3) were both through thick double glazed glass... I always find it tricky getting the colour right when shooting through thick glass...

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Postby sirhc55 on Sat May 07, 2005 10:37 am

Andrew - great shots - great definition and great colour
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Postby BBJ on Sat May 07, 2005 11:46 am

HAHAHA Rob, if only i was that colourful. Lisa said the same thingm only i am fatter than him, there is a reason i dont go swimming or to the beach i dont want to be mistaken for a beached whale. Lisa calls me a Bull i think is like a Bull seal.
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Postby mic on Sat May 07, 2005 11:51 am

Great shots Mudder,

Love the little guy :D

I have shots of the same creature but all I had at the time was a Tamron lens & they certainly don't look like yours.

Well done.

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Postby meicw on Sat May 07, 2005 9:46 pm

Grerat shots again Andrew. You certainly have an affinity with these animals.
The third one is my fav.

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Postby KerryPierce on Sun May 08, 2005 4:37 am

The 1st and 3rd shots look great to me. :D The 2nd looks like it has a green color cast, like you were shooting through tinted glass.
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