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Postby yeocsa on Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:25 pm

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Postby mudder on Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:05 pm

Wow Arthur these are great...

The first one is such a regal pose, dramatic lighting but detailed shadowy areas... And the second is a hard one to get and so detailed on the underside too, well done...
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Postby mic on Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:51 pm

Great Artie,

You, the wild man Harry Butler Kipper & Nicole should have a Bird Orgy

The Bird talent is great here.

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Postby kipper on Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:18 am

FYI, these are two different birds.

The top is the Brown Falcon that we were stalking a lot on the day. The second is a Whistling Kite.

Good shots btw Arthur, I'll have to check mine to see how sharp they are.
I so need 500 with 1.4x, I have a good behaviour shot of the Brown Falcon and Willy Wagtail.
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Postby kipper on Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:36 am

Here is the same Brown Falcon a few seconds later getting harrassed by a Willy Wagtail. Take notice of the white markings on the head of the Willy Wagtail. I'm pretty sure these only come out when they're aggressive.

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Postby Catcha on Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:39 am

Nice shot, very detailed....
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Postby digitor on Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:56 am

Nice shots guys! I must admit though, that I was expecting to see a pic of Mark Latham when I clicked on this thread... :lol:

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Postby Willy wombat on Sat Jul 02, 2005 3:27 pm

digitor wrote:Nice shots guys! I must admit though, that I was expecting to see a pic of Mark Latham when I clicked on this thread... :lol:

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Me too! I love the pose in #1. Great capture and composition.
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Postby marcotrov on Sat Jul 02, 2005 3:38 pm

Great shots arthur. Very stately looking bird. Any details on lens and shooting setup?
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Postby kipper on Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:20 pm

Arthur was using a Nikkor 300 F/4 AF-S with a 1.4x TC (think Nikon brand).
I was using the Nikkor 70-200VR F/2.8 with Nikkor TC1.7IIE. And for anybody who cares, Nicole was using the 80-400VR F/? :)
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Postby marcotrov on Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:39 pm

Thanks Kipper. I've been tossing whether to buy an 80-400VR(Oh for AFS VR!) or sell my 80-200F/2.8 AF-D Tripod collar version and getting the 70-200AFS VR and TC 1.7. Now there's a choice for you!
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Postby yeocsa on Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:55 pm

marcotrov wrote:Great shots arthur. Very stately looking bird. Any details on lens and shooting setup?
cheers
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thanks.

for birdie shots, go for AFS 300F4. Sharper with TC than zooms. Very well balanced. You get better shots right away if you are able to handle 80 - 200 f2.8.

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Postby kipper on Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:59 pm

No, for birdie shots go 500 F/4 or 600 F/4 and get a TC :)
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