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I was bored today so I went up the road and shot at some Bucks. This one looked pretty good to me. Prints out good also. Hope you like it.

Pentax K20D, Sigma 500mm f4.5, at f8, 1/640s, ISO320, beanbag support.



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Cheers.

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'Keep your eyes looking forward. However, glance back now and then to see where you've come from. It will put a smile on your face.' ~ brandrx

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Ron ~ Retired.
 
Lovely Ron.

Though I wish you'd stop posting images from this lens you will get me into serious trouble with the boss ;-))

Andy
 
Spectacular !

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Sune



”Techniques aside, some of the earliest photos compare favourably with those of today. Why ? Because, like the chicken and the egg, imagination and image must go together. It is the photographer, not his camera, that catches the moment” G.Grosvenor (President & Chairman NGM)
 
Excellent Ron - I tell you what, you wouldn't want him to charge you with those antlers, do they ever charge?
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Regards Dean - Capturing Creation
 
OHHH WOW

i am jealous

my bro is a huge deer hunter and he took me out thinking my camera can work magic even though all i have is a 50-135 mm lens ,
i WISH i had a 500mm to get shots like this

excellent shots
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Pentax K10d
DA* 50-135mm f/2.8
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens
AF540fgz external flash
Sto-fen
BG-2 Battery Grip
Silk U-212 Deluxe Tripod
 
Simply phenomenal..I knew you would put that lens to good use..WOW!
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K10D, Pentax AF-540 Flash, Sigma 10-20, Pentax DA 21, Pentax FA 43, Sigma 100-300 F4, Sigma 1.4X TC, Tamron 18-250.

May modify my images for posting as a reply to my posts and crticisms are truly welcome.

'Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming... 'Wow! What a ride!'

 
ozdean said:
Excellent Ron - I tell you what, you wouldn't want him to charge you
with those antlers, do they ever charge?
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Thanks Dean. I've never been close enough to one of these big guys to worry about it charging me. I guess if the conditions were right and one of them felt threatened then it might charge.

Cheers.

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'Keep your eyes looking forward. However, glance back now and then to see where you've come from. It will put a smile on your face.' ~ brandrx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_County,_Utah

Ron ~ Retired.
 
Great photos!!

Dave
 
That is a handsome animal. How did you decide on using the lens, bushhawk, tripod, beanbag ... and how are you carrying the lens? Yes, I'm taking your great shots for granted now, and I am more interested in how with that big lens.

Thank you
Russell

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'It is impossible to reason a person out of positions they have not been reasoned into'

--Walter Cunningham
 
Hi Ron, are interested in this lens, how you find the speed of the autofocus
and compliments for the shots, make me want to buy it ;)

Ciao
ZoT
 
UtahManSir said:
Sir Ron,

I think you have found your 500mm lens for life. That sucker is
SHARP!!!!!

Zoom? Don't need no stinking ZOOM! Primes-R-U!
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Hi Lloyd,

Yep, "Primes-R-Me" kit. :-)

Today I fitted a kit to take with me when I go out shootin' and my brother was overwhelmed. I had the following fitted:
(1) - K20D + Sigma 500mm f4.5
(2) - K20D + Sigma APO 400mm f5.6 Tele-Macro
(3) - K10D + Pentax-FA*300mm f4
(4) - K10D + Sigma 180mm f3.5 Macro
(5) - K2000 + Pentax-FA 135mm f2.8
(6) - *istDS2 + Pentax-DFA 100mm f2.8 Macro

(7) - a small bag containing the seven limiteds (21, 31, 35, 40, 43, 70, and 77mm), a Pentax-A 16mm FE, a Pentax SMC 18mm f3.5, a Pentax-FA*24mm f2, a Pentax-A 28mm f2, a Pentax DFA 50mm f1.4, a Pentax-FA 50mm f2.8 Macro, and just in case my Pentax-F 1.7X AF Adapter. Then for focus trapping hummingbirds, my Pentax-A*200mm f2.8 and Pentax-A*300mm f4.

Yep, I am primed and ready to go. :-)

Now, all I need is a couple of K30D's when they come out and fit them with:
(1) - K30D + Pentax-FA*85mm f1.4
(2) - K30D + Pentax-A 50mm f1.2

Just kidding with all of the above of course......or....am I? Hehe. :-)

Cheers.

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'Keep your eyes looking forward. However, glance back now and then to see where you've come from. It will put a smile on your face.' ~ brandrx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_County,_Utah

Ron ~ Retired.
 
Russell Evans said:
That is a handsome animal. How did you decide on using the lens,
bushhawk, tripod, beanbag ... and how are you carrying the lens? Yes,
I'm taking your great shots for granted now, and I am more interested
in how with that big lens.
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Hi Russell,

Right now I am just using a beanbag or just handhold it (not that heavy for me...really). I turned the tripod mount towards the top and use that to carry the lens. As I've said before, my lens carrier is my Jeep Wrangler X Unlimited and anything that is more than 100 feet from the road is not photogenic. Now I have to modify that to say, if I have to walk more than 100 feet then it is not photogenic. :-)

Serious though, when I go out to do some real shooting I will have my beanbag, monopod, tripod, gimbol mount, and maybe my Bushawk with me. So, I will use whatever it takes to get the shot.

Cheers.

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'Keep your eyes looking forward. However, glance back now and then to see where you've come from. It will put a smile on your face.' ~ brandrx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_County,_Utah

Ron ~ Retired.
 
volosong said:
Nice pose, Ron. You always get good lighting on your "subjects". Do
you consciously work at that?
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Hi Steven,

In the case of these deer, and the Bighorn sheep when they come around, I know that in most cases they will not even be seen until about one hour before sunset. The mouth of the canyon where they are found is open to the setting sun until it goes down completely. Most of the time it is very good light unless it is overcast.

Cheers.

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'Keep your eyes looking forward. However, glance back now and then to see where you've come from. It will put a smile on your face.' ~ brandrx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_County,_Utah

Ron ~ Retired.
 
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