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Postby Oneputt on Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:25 am

The Osprey is back on his normal daytime roost. He surveys the world from the top of a channel marker in the water in front of my home. About the closest I can get to him is a solid forty metres, and he is always backlit.

Apart from sitting on the pontoon all day with camera in hand waiting for him to take to the air, does anyone have any suggestions as to tackle this tricky subject?
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Postby birddog114 on Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:29 am

Nikkor 500mm/ AF-S II :lol:
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Postby mitedo on Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:29 am

600mm Lens + 2x converter :lol: :lol:

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Postby birddog114 on Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:30 am

mitedo wrote:600mm Lens + 2x converter :lol: :lol:

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Kevin,
With 2x converter is little bit soft, 1.7x will do the trick well
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Postby mitedo on Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:36 am

Ok 1.7x it is then :lol: can you let me know when John orders them ill be the first one knocking on his door 8)
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Postby Oneputt on Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:46 am

I guess I asked for that :lol: So let me add a rider to my original question. Without spending anymore money!
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Postby birddog114 on Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:51 am

Oneputt wrote:I guess I asked for that :lol: So let me add a rider to my original question. Without spending anymore money!


Get the boat and anchor it closer to the target.

Or

Pay the freight and I'll loan you my 200-400VR :wink:
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Postby big pix on Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:52 am

........ a canon...... boom boom.....
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Postby Oneputt on Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:23 am

Shoot it, stuff it and then take the pic. Good one BP :lol:
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Postby Killakoala on Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:53 am

Tonnes of patience.

It all depends on how much you want to photograph this bird. The best nature phots spend a considerable amount of time waiting for the perfect opportunity to shoot. That's much more patience than i have :)

Alternatively, you could sneak up on it and throw a rock at it to get it airborne.
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Postby Oneputt on Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:25 am

Steve the problem is that I want him to fly closer to me not further away, which is what I think rock tossing would do. :lol:

I think I might have to put my boat in before daylight and then sit and wait for him to show.
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Postby Killakoala on Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:02 pm

I had another thought.

Buy some pilchards from a tackle shop and 'entice' him from his roost. it may take some time to gain his confidence though.
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Postby Oneputt on Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:13 pm

Steve that is amazing as that is exactly (down to the pillies) what I was thinking. It should be possible to get the bird to take one on the wing.
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