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Postby Glen on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:55 am

Just stopped for a cup of tea five minutes ago and noticed a few birds outside. Naturally when I came out with the camera the interesting birds had gone and I was left with a few pigeons. Very pleased with the results with the teleconverter.

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Postby kipper on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:00 am

When did you recieve your baby Glen? :)
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:02 am

Glen,
We have just finished Peking duck now we have pigeon for entrees :lol: :lol:
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Postby Glen on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:03 am

It was a Christmas present Kipper, so pulled it out of the box Christmas Day



Birddog, couldn't find any ducks :(
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Postby MHD on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:04 am

Geeze the Boke on that lens is just brilliant!
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:04 am

Glen wrote:It was a Christmas present Kipper, so pulled it out of the box Christmas Day


kipper, you be good then you'll have one nice Xmas present from forum like Glen! huh! :shock: :shock:
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Postby Glen on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:08 am

250mm at F8 1/125 sec MHD. I must say it is a nice lens, shoot and you usually get a result :wink:
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Postby mic on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:08 am

Glen, I must say I hate pigeons. They always seem to scare the BJesus out of you when you happen to come round a corner and not to mention the left overs of their diet.

I'm with Birddog, put em on a plate and some nice plum sauce :) :)

The shot is great, beautiful Bokeh and light falling on the Bird.

Cheers, Burp :roll:

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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:36 am

Glen - a really nice shot, even if it is a pidgeon. That lens is certainly a winner - but watch the caffeine :roll:
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Postby JordanP on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:38 am

Very nice shot glen - showing off the lens, the TC and the photographer.

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Postby stubbsy on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:43 am

Glen.

Great shot. You can see every detail on the bird. Makes the prosaic look fantastic.

This has to be my favourite lens. It just gives magic shots straight out of the camera and, as has already been observed, has such wonderful bokeh. I'm finding this lens on my camera more than my 24-120 VR
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Postby MHD on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:46 am

ahhh... 250mm and sharp as a tack... how sweet it is...

Can some one drive to my neighbourhood with TC + VR in car and leave it unlocked?

Let me know when you plan to do it as well :D
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Postby Glen on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:52 am

Thanks Craig, Mic, Peter, Chris.

Stubbsy, I must say it is easily the best lens I own and my favourite. You are right, straight out of the camera the shots work. Great detail (though if I was a real photographer would have taken it at 5.6 to lose the twig behind, didn't because was trying to keep the whole bird in focus) and the boke is just tremendous. You wouldn't even realise there was a blue falcon in the background (I live in an urban enviroment). Love that lens :wink:
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Postby mic on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:54 am

Glen, please don't post such shots.

My Lens LUST is already out of control and my marriage would not survive another LUSTFULL thought.

I have to go to confession now :roll: I have hade inpure thoughts of your lens, :D :D

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Postby stubbsy on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:57 am

mic.

To fuel your lust :lol: . Same lens + same TC as Glen. Shot at 340mm (max zoom):

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Postby Glen on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:58 am

Mic, you know you need one :wink:
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Postby mic on Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:10 pm

Arrrrrrhhhhhhhh :x :x :x

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I hate SeaGulls More than Pidgeons :evil:

Bring out the Plum Sauce Birddog, Will you do the plucking or me ?

Mic off to Church to confess my sins.

Forgive me father for I have sinned, I am having inpure and LUSTFULL thoughts about a 70-200mm VR Lens.

I'm going to hell :evil:

How much heat can these things take :roll:

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Postby Geoff on Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:14 pm

Nice shot glen, I wish you posted pics more often :) You have some great gear and a good eye for a great shot :)

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Postby Glen on Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:21 pm

Thanks Geoff. Great shot Stubbsy, and great background. Now Mic just got pick of the week without this lens, imagine where he could be with it :wink:
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Postby mic on Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:28 pm

Stop ! Stop ! :x

Now I did get that Glen with my very nice 17-55 which I am very happy with. :D

Cheers, :wink:
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:34 pm

When is someone going to photograph real ”Birds” and forget about pidgeons, seagulls et al :roll:
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Postby mic on Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:16 pm

Yes Yes, my thoughts exactly, how about the Left Breasted Yellow Footed Dove Tailed Crooked Beaked WhiperWil.

Hmmm, Haven't seen one of these little guys in this hemispere in years.

Keep an eye out :shock:

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Postby stubbsy on Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:52 pm

mic wrote:Yes Yes, my thoughts exactly, how about the Left Breasted Yellow Footed Dove Tailed Crooked Beaked WhiperWil.

Hmmm, Haven't seen one of these little guys in this hemispere in years.

Keep an eye out :shock:

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Mic, since you asked, I believe Glen took one this monring with the 70-200 just after he shot the pigeon. Maybe he could post it for you :D
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Postby mic on Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:20 pm

Gees stubbsy, do ya think we might be able to look at such a nice piece of Bird on this Forum :shock: I've heard Glen keeps these shots tucked away in a shoe box somewhere unknown.

:D :D :D Ha Ha H!

Sorry Glen, I'm in a bit of a Frisky mood today. I didn't mean to make light of your nice Pidgeon Pic.

Look what happens to a person when he gets his Picture up on show, He turns into a Pransing Pheasant. My head won't fit through my front door tonight, but I'm sure the family will bring me right back down to Earth with a Thud !

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