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Second Osprey Shot

Postby Bob G on Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:33 pm

This one has a more conventional crop

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Re: Second Osprey Shot

Postby robert on Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:22 am

I prefer this crop and there is a richness in the brown feathers the other is lacking.
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Re: Second Osprey Shot

Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:44 am

Wow, razor sharp and great background seperation can I ask how long you'd spend shooting to get a shot like this, I'd imagine it usually take a whole lot of patience, and probably learning favoured resting sites etc.
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Re: Second Osprey Shot

Postby Lukaszek on Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:26 pm

Incredible sharpness! Great crop!
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Re: Second Osprey Shot

Postby MATT on Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:03 pm

This is spectacular... It is a large improvement over the first and that was special.

edit: Bob what lens are you using?? I was reading the exif data from the image iso1600 and so clean. The D3 showing its worth. The lens shows 700mm???


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Re: Second Osprey Shot

Postby Bob G on Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:25 pm

Alpha_7 wrote:Wow, razor sharp and great background seperation can I ask how long you'd spend shooting to get a shot like this, I'd imagine it usually take a whole lot of patience, and probably learning favoured resting sites etc.


Yesterday was an investment of about 2.5hrs. - but luck plays a big part.

I will know where to look next time and then hope for good light.
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Re: Second Osprey Shot

Postby Bob G on Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:37 pm

MATT wrote:This is spectacular... It is a large improvement over the first and that was special.

edit: Bob what lens are you using?? I was reading the exif data from the image iso1600 and so clean. The D3 showing its worth. The lens shows 700mm???


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This was the 500 f4 with a 1.4 T/C combo giving the 700 which you need this and more with the FF sensor of the D3. Not the ideal birders camera but you get lucky now and again.

Here's another shot with a different head angle

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Re: Second Osprey Shot

Postby MATT on Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:42 pm

No luck there Bob.. Great image.

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