A dark day ...
Apr 22, 2017 19:42:34 #
... with the D300 and original AF-s 500mm. The first two shots were with Nikon 1.4 extender.
Grackle
White Throat Sparrow
House Finch
Mocking Bird
Titmouse
Chickadee
Apr 22, 2017 19:51:18 #
No experience with that lens/extender setup, but looks like a winning combo--especially like the grackle composition, glowing iridescence, glowering stare!
Apr 22, 2017 19:51:23 #
Very nice set. as usual from you, perfectly executed.
What did you do to make the grackle so grumpy?
What did you do to make the grackle so grumpy?
Apr 22, 2017 20:10:07 #
cabunit wrote:
No experience with that lens/extender setup, but looks like a winning combo--especially like the grackle composition, glowing iridescence, glowering stare!
Thank you. Those are among my oldest pieces of Nikon glass, but still do a pretty good job. My newest long Nikon lens is in Melville being repaired under warranty.
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Apr 22, 2017 20:13:09 #
BassmanBruce wrote:
Very nice set. as usual from you, perfectly executed.
What did you do to make the grackle so grumpy?
What did you do to make the grackle so grumpy?
Thanks Bruce. When I put the new perch in the feeder I also lowered and reduced the size of the seed tray. It makes it a little harder for the Grackles giving the smaller birds a better chance.
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Apr 23, 2017 07:11:43 #
Bill_de wrote:
... with the D300 and original AF-s 500mm. The first two shots were with Nikon 1.4 extender.
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Apr 23, 2017 08:14:28 #
nimbushopper wrote:
Excellent set, very sharp!
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it.
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Apr 23, 2017 08:22:04 #
martinfisherphoto wrote:
Excellent set without the busy background
Thanks Martin.
I can't really decide if I like the clean, green background or the busy background created by the barberry bush. Since moving the feeder with attached perch a couple of feet left or right is all it takes to change the background I do it as the mood strikes.
Your comment has me thinking about it, which is a good thing.
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Apr 23, 2017 08:56:41 #
Bill_de wrote:
... with the D300 and original AF-s 500mm. The first two shots were with Nikon 1.4 extender.
It may have been a dark day, Bill, but you brightened it greatly with those images! Corky
Apr 23, 2017 09:24:19 #
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