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Thought I'd join the Seagull club!

Postby beetleboy on Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:34 pm

Sorry to bore you all with MORE seagull pics but I snapped these fella's down at the Port River (Port Adelaide) with the 70-300mm G Nikkor (thanks birddog!!).

http://www.west.troden.com/D70pics/Seagulls.jpg

http://www.west.troden.com/D70pics/Seagull.jpg

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Postby pippin88 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:38 pm

Very nice, very sharp. BTW, how did you do the borders? A nice border certainly enhances a photo.
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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:40 pm

Once again, through your pics, the 70-300G has proven to be a nice lens

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Postby JordanP on Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:41 pm

Welcome to the club!

Nice sharp and saturated images. I think you also nailed the seagulls best side too in the second shot - up close and personal.
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Cheers

Postby beetleboy on Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:06 pm

Thanks for the comments..

RE the 70-300mm G, I've taken the advice of others on the forum with this lens and stick by two rules:

1) f8 (where possible)
2) NO backlighting

Stick by these two rules and the lens makes things look pretty!

pippin88 - the borders are an Action I created in Photoshop. Right click the following link and save the zip file to your computer, unzip it and load the .atn file into Photoshop.

http://www.west.troden.com/beetleboy.zip

Enjoy!

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Postby BBJ on Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:08 pm

Nothing like good Seagull pictures and they do make good pics at times when some of us dont have the luxary of having nice pretty birds that will stay long enough to get a pic of them. Well looks like it's Seagulls and Ducks. Good pics Liam.

Oh and i like this lens as well.
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Thanks

Postby beetleboy on Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:21 pm

Cheers BBJ!

I'm trying to get loads of practice in for my upcoming Africa trip!

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Postby BBJ on Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:27 pm

Lucky you Liam, Hope u have fun hell mate i get excited when i have to come to Adelaide lol. Only 4.5 hrs away but yeh makes a change from here i guess and i do like it up there for a few days then get sick of the rat race. i wonder how a teleconvertor would go on that lens, something like a 1.4, i was thinking of the 80-400 but then the sigma 70-200 f/2.8 with a 1.4 or 1.7 or even the 2x convertor in the sigma spose to be sharp only the nikon 2x is a bit soft.

Oh well mate u know we all will be waiting for your return to see the pics.
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Postby bwhinnen on Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:12 am

Very nice photo's really shows what the 70-300G can do, I was surprised at the results from it when I bought it too.

I really do like the second one better, it really has that "What you looking at me?" look to it. Although being in Port Adelaide some Magpies may have been more prudent :P (ex-pat South Australian and Port Adelaide (not power) supporter)

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Postby mudder on Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:07 pm

G'day,
Wow, the eyes in the second pic ( http://www.west.troden.com/D70pics/Seagull.jpg ) are piercing... Nice border too... Really sets off the pic.

They make good subjects huh... Will have to try the infamous chip trick!

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Brett..

Postby beetleboy on Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:52 pm

A bit off topic but you wouldn't happen to know Tristan Whinnen would you Brett?! Email me if you do!

I'm a bit out of touch with the footy, have just moved back here from England...

Mudder; you're definitely right about the seagulls being good subjects. I wish I could get my little 2nd cousins to sit patiently for so long!

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