Posts: Sunfish 33 | Ugly Hedgehog

Tonight's moon

Great shot!!!!

Jun 1, 2012 21:10:21 #

zuzanne wrote:

Wonderful Shots. I have the T3i and the 75-300 kit lens as well. Could you tell me about how far away from the Eagles you were when taking the shots? I seem to have trouble with distance from me to the shot I'm trying to get, which makes my shots out of focus and blurry.

Suzanne

Thanks, sorry for the delay in answering you. I was very close to the eagles, 50-100 feet. I've had trouble with focus in general but not so much with this lens. I do have trouble with strange colors (magenta, purple) appearing in my images on the fringes of the object. It really shows up in water droplets in bright sun. I purchased a polarized filter but it did not help the problem. I will post an example and throw it out to the forum for possible solution.

Jun 1, 2012 12:10:24 #

(Introduce Yourself)

Hello from Florida

Photo Gallery.....page 3 right now.

Jun 1, 2012 11:58:10 #

(Introduce Yourself)

Hello from Florida

dpullum wrote:

Ouch, yes now I ended up in the tree, you did not tell me it had thorns... !!!
Great work Sunfish.

Yes, it could have been cropped tight portait on the tree, but then what is the feeling, why is he showing me a tree...... as you have cropped, the rocky beach now at the left sets a mood for the isolation of the tree; a tree all alone there with wet lands and birds in the distance..

Thanks......have you seen the "Florida Bald Eagles" yet?
I cropped them keeping your advice in mind. I think they are much better now. I didn't post the before image for comparison, but let me know what you think if you have the time.

Jun 1, 2012 10:59:51 #

See Kids, THIS Is How It's Done

Sunfish 33 wrote:

This is what I was talking about......you always have great shots!

And your wife does too!

Jun 1, 2012 10:56:20 #

See Kids, THIS Is How It's Done

This is what I was talking about......you always have great shots!

Jun 1, 2012 10:48:50 #

Swamp Gator wrote:

Those are super shots sunfish!!
You are in a fantastic area for photographing birds and other wildlife. Keep these coming!

Thanks Swamp Gator and Happy Birthday! Your shots are amazing. I have some gator shots I'll post sometime but they are nothing compared to yours.

Jun 1, 2012 10:36:13 #

gym wrote:

Superb! I especially liked the last one.

Thanks gym! That's my favorite also.

Jun 1, 2012 10:27:21 #

mountaincamper wrote:

AWESOME PICTURES.

Thanks mountaincamper!

Jun 1, 2012 09:52:24 #

Thanks Wizz!

Jun 1, 2012 09:45:29 #

Thanks Audwulf!

Jun 1, 2012 09:06:24 #

A first for me

I love it!

Jun 1, 2012 08:37:55 #

(Introduce Yourself)

Hello from Florida

dpullum wrote:

Sunfish you crop looks good. you got rid of the ro... (show quote)

Before

After

Jun 1, 2012 07:41:25 #

Thanks Mullumby. I would like to get back to Australia some day. I visited your wonderful country while on R&R from Vietnam (1970). Loved it and the people.

Jun 1, 2012 07:37:27 #

Thanks. I'll be going back soon and hope to catch the eagles (there were four that day near the boat ramp) with my new Sigma 150-500mm lens.