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PART 2- This Week Through YOUR m4/3 2014.05.17 -PART 2

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Michael L NYC 99 said:
These are excellent Bob. What lens did you use? That second shot almost looks like the branch is floating in space. :)
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That would be the Oly 70-300. The only nit about the lens is the size of the hood, but otherwise I consider it THE lens for this sort of thing. The Panasonic 75-300 is pretty much on par with it, but on an Oly body the OIS is redundant for static wildlife (I can't speak to BIF experience).

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"Well, sometimes the magic works. . . Sometimes, it doesn't." - Chief Dan George, Little Big Man
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So it could be suited to living near brackish water. I had a feeling it was a coastal plant.
 
Thanks Chris, I will post more ducks if I can find some...:-)
 
I tried to find the plant on google, but no luck yet. It seems familiar.
 
Nice lighting in this.
 
Some lovely expressions and nice colour/life in these, I particularly like the smile in #5.
 
Cute!
 
Cheers, geoff
 
Some beautiful light in 2 and 3.

2 is good but I can't help thinking there was an even better pic if it was framed differently. Maybe less sky and a full reflection of the tree.
 
Berni, might I suggest a bit of cropping? In the first pic, slice a bit off the bottom to reduce the yellow beach to about a quarter of what it is. For the second pic, slice off the bottom part so that the beach disappears. I've tried these crops on my screen and feel they really add emphasis to the atmosphere.

The third pic -- a wonderfully ridiculous kind of structure, serious overkill for its apparent purpose, but I feel this picture does not fit with the other two as a set.

Cheers, geoff
 
Bob Tullis said:
GeorgianBay1939 said:
This evening I happened to be in the area with the Pileated Woodpecker's nest so I stopped to see if I could improve on the technicals with that subject. I recalled Florida's comment (Thank you) and tried to improve focus.

Light was fading so I cranked ISO to 800, f/5.6, 1/50sec (elbow propped against truck roof), Spot metering on chest, FL reduced to 275mm, AF-S smallest area on throat area (contrast between white and black feathers). Single shot.

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The bird is now perching on the edge of the nest. Does this indicate that it is ready to leave soon? It was calling quite a bit, perhaps suggesting that a parent bring some (more) food? (Similar to teenaged humans when they are ready to leave home?)

The bird is about 15 meters away from the camera. Intervening brush etc means that I can't get any closer and can't change the approach path. I suppose that IF I WERE REALLY SERIOUS I could throw a stepladder in the back of the truck, though! ;-)
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[chuckle] I like the way you think (though I've never followed through with the ladder, I have opened the sun roof and stood the console or climbed on the SUV roof).
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Brilliant! I can carry a little 4' stepladder in the back of the truck. I first thought that would get me up on the tailgate. Better idea is to get me up between the open door and the truck. Things to hang on to and to brace against.
Bobo Hodls said:
With the Flickers and Hairy Woodpecker nests I've encountered, they're crying to be fed, but it looks like these are just about big enough to start flying. With one of the studies I was able to do over a few weekends, I'd watch the parents fly to the nest and remove what looked like sacs of something (is that how the chicks dedicate?), cleaning the nest when they'd leave to get more food for the fledglings. I've seen Pileated Woodpeckers, mainly by following the sound of slow hard hammering, but when I see them they see me and vamoose immediately. This is a great opportunity - and a fine shot. With that light and shutter I'd have gone up to 1600 easy - kudos.
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I went over to the nest this morning. All Quiet (on the Western Front). A good friend daily walks his dog in the vicinity. He carries a cell phone. I'll recruit him as a recce man to phone me whenever the youngster is crying out loud. If nearby I might get to see the parent feeding the younster(s). THAT would be super!
Bobo Hodls said:
p.s. Those robins fled the nest 10-15 days ago. This weekend I saw the parents and 4 others all about the forest's edge and into the lawn, staying local to the house/nest for now. I guess the young 'uns are still being taught to fend for themselves.
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Any more sightings of the ruffed grouse? My two families have been seen by others but not by me. Maybe I'll have to set up a recce organization for them too. In fact any sort of interesting wildlife!!!!! ;-)

Went out on The Bay a couple of days ago. Will post some scenes in this thread under a different title.

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"Well, sometimes the magic works. . . Sometimes, it doesn't." - Chief Dan George, Little Big Man
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Weeds!? They're Eringium. Quite sought-after.
 
Pretty enough foliage for a test shot.
 
5, 7 and 11 for me.
 
3 and 4 are remarkably good for a lens with, I believe, a flaky reputation.

Between you and me, while no-one else is reading, did you emphasise the blur?
 
Lovely atmosphere in these. And what the H is that thing in #3?
 
I like the first four, good atmosphere and lighting.
 
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