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King Parrot (great spot to get close!)

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King Parrot (great spot to get close!)

Postby Nicole on Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:05 pm

I decided to take a trip up to the Dandenong Ranges today as I'd read about this place called Grant's Picnic Ground. Apparently you can get close to the birds. Well they were right! I had a fantastic time and will definitely be going back. Kipper...that 70-200VR would be perfect. I was using my 80-400VR.

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Postby MHD on Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:13 pm

ooooh! Birds eye view!
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Postby Oneputt on Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:15 pm

Excellent chrisp image there :D
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Postby Wombat124 on Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:29 pm

Nicole

Geart sharpness, colour and composition. I want a VR lens.

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Postby Matty B on Sun Mar 13, 2005 9:30 pm

I concur with all of the above - this is as good as it gets! brilliant still shot Nicole! I also agree, VR lenses - wow!

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Postby leek on Sun Mar 13, 2005 9:32 pm

Nicole,

That's a really nice image...

For future reference, I'd probably prefer to have seen slightly more of the bird, or failing that, slightly less bokeh at the top and more of the lower half of the bird...

One day I'll have to get one of those VR thingies...
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Postby Matt. K on Sun Mar 13, 2005 9:39 pm

Nicole
Great shot! Maybe a slightly tighter crop will add impact?
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Postby Nicole on Sun Mar 13, 2005 10:16 pm

Thanks for the comments. I agree about showing more of the bird. I have another shot I took that shows more of the bird. Hope you guys don't mind all these birds...

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Postby yeocsa on Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:30 pm

Hi Nicole,

Wow. Nice sharp pic you got there. Looks like 80 - 400 is a very sharp lens for a zoom.

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Postby fozzie on Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:35 pm

Nicole - well done. Tremendous colour and sharpness. More birds the better, and they do not have to be feathered :lol: .

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Postby mudder on Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:31 pm

Wow, that's a bewdy Nicole, colors are striking and seems really really sharp... You know how to drive that 80-400.

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