Weekly Wildlife Thread 8-23 to 8-28

Rodger1943 · Aug 23, 2014

boldyog said:
great shots rodger!

very crisp and detailed...

regards..

manthasfamily · Aug 23, 2014

ysal said:
manthasfamily said:

Nice shots Yuki! I see you've taken the plunge into the m4/3 realm while I've been absent. Which lenses do you have? AND.... What are your first impressions with the GX7 and why that camera instead of the Olympus OM-1?

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manthasfamily · Aug 23, 2014

Nice shots, Rodger. I especially like all the little hairs sticking out of the fallow deer. Very nice detail.

manthasfamily · Aug 23, 2014

As always, Vickie, great shots!

manthasfamily · Aug 23, 2014

Great shot, Lee! I love swans.

manthasfamily · Aug 23, 2014

Lovely shot Peg! The OM-1 is one of the cameras I'm thinking about getting if I have the cash flow. The other is the GX7.

manthasfamily · Aug 23, 2014

Gorgeous shots Rodger!!

Stuart T · Aug 23, 2014

Very nice. I particularly like the second shot. The ducks of course are lovely, but that water looks so clear and inviting. It's just one of those shots where apart from being "just" technically good it is also very appealing.

Stuart T · Aug 23, 2014

All very nice but the third shot of the Night Heron is a cracker.

NeillJ · Aug 23, 2014

This koala had literally fallen out of the tree so was a bit bemused. Note: koalas are marsupials hence they are NOT bears! So please refer to the subject of this photo as a koala.

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Koala (not a bear)

ysal · Aug 23, 2014

manthasfamily said:
I was wondering why you didn't get the FZ1000 since your pics from the FZ150 were always fabulous. I've battled whether or not to get the GX7, but..... #1 finances are extremely tight, and #2 I an told that there is no half pressing the shutter button to get focus like other cameras. Is this true? I do like the fact that it can be connected to a tablet to get a larger view for taking shots.

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Karen
If it pleases you then to hell what everyone else thinks!

Not true Karen, the half shutter works just like other cameras. I found a brand new one for a great price on eBay. It has a great EVF, tilting and very bright. The body is a bit heavy though. And it has so many advanced features, I still don't know what most of them do!!

i still love my FZ150. If it ever dies, I'll replace it with the 1000 (it maybe FZ3000 by that time!). It's a bit too expensive for me, I would have to sell bunch of old gear.

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yuki

manthasfamily · Aug 23, 2014

Stuart T said:
Very nice. I particularly like the second shot. The ducks of course are lovely, but that water looks so clear and inviting. It's just one of those shots where apart from being "just" technically good it is also very appealing.

manthasfamily · Aug 23, 2014

ysal said:
manthasfamily said:

I was wondering why you didn't get the FZ1000 since your pics from the FZ150 were always fabulous. I've battled whether or not to get the GX7, but..... #1 finances are extremely tight, and #2 I an told that there is no half pressing the shutter button to get focus like other cameras. Is this true? I do like the fact that it can be connected to a tablet to get a larger view for taking shots.

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Peg Bethany · Aug 23, 2014

Thanks! All credit goes to Mr Goldfinch.

As for the OMD-EM1. Pricey. Yes. I snagged my used from BH Photo - saving enough money to get a 4/3 adapter and a sweet 17mm f1.8 lens. Also used.

I am very fond of the OMD-EM1, but I am fairly sure that I would be just fond of the EM10. The only reason I pounced on the EM 1 is my 3 Panasonic Leica D 4/3 lenses and a few Oly 4/3 lenses. The EM1 is reported to handle the old 4/3 lenses better than the rest of the micro 4/3 cameras. And, I have been very happy with how well the EM-1 auto-focuses .

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sb123 · Aug 23, 2014

I've never got a good one previously, either.

ysal · Aug 23, 2014

Gorgeous shot. He's a big boy, I would hate to get him mad at me!

ysal · Aug 23, 2014

Very cool lighting on the deer. What kind of animal is the first one? Looks like our raccoon but different.

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yuki

ysal · Aug 23, 2014

Those are bright happy shots nico! The trick is to focus on the flower which you anticipate the hummer to go to.

ysal · Aug 23, 2014

Nice catch, and thanks to Vickie for the ID. Never seem them before!

myssvictoria · Aug 23, 2014

ysal said:
Those are bright happy shots nico! The trick is to focus on the flower which you anticipate the hummer to go to.

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