Black Phoebe by my pool
Nov 26, 2018 21:07:03 #
The old slide is finally gone but the poles and ladder are still standing until I chip away the concrete, pull them up and fill in the holes with concrete patch.
The Phoebes, finches sparrows etc seem to think the poles are acceptable as perches. Esp the two taller ones of the four.
Several times this little guy went diving down to skim the water then either land on the pool edge, back on the pole or on the new slide at the far end of the pool. My flash didn't seem to create much of a reaction. The back ground is a tan block retaining wall.
80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/250 @ f/8.0, ISO 400 with flash off a tripod Range about 40 feet. This time of year most things in the yard are back lit by the low angle sun because it is south of the house and I am on a hill so my yard is shaded by the homes uphill except in the middle of the day. So late fall to spring the yard is flash country.
The Phoebes, finches sparrows etc seem to think the poles are acceptable as perches. Esp the two taller ones of the four.
Several times this little guy went diving down to skim the water then either land on the pool edge, back on the pole or on the new slide at the far end of the pool. My flash didn't seem to create much of a reaction. The back ground is a tan block retaining wall.
80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/250 @ f/8.0, ISO 400 with flash off a tripod Range about 40 feet. This time of year most things in the yard are back lit by the low angle sun because it is south of the house and I am on a hill so my yard is shaded by the homes uphill except in the middle of the day. So late fall to spring the yard is flash country.
Nov 27, 2018 06:04:16 #
Great shots. I haven't tried using my built-in flash for my bird photography - is that what you use? If so, I'm surprised it worked at 40 ft. If not, what did you use?
Nov 27, 2018 07:01:32 #
robertjerl wrote:
The old slide is finally gone but the poles and la... (show quote)
Jerry, Tamron should pay you for your testing out this great lens. The set of photos are awesome and DDLs show off the detail and sharpness.
Greg
Nov 27, 2018 11:46:34 #
MikWar wrote:
Great shots. I haven't tried using my built-in flash for my bird photography - is that what you use? If so, I'm surprised it worked at 40 ft. If not, what did you use?
Thank you
I am using a Yongnuo yn600ex-rt (clone of the Canon 600 and they now sell the II model) with a guide number of 60. They are about $112 on Amazon.
https://yongnuousa.net/
They have gear compatible for Canon and Nikon and some "universal" that will work with other brands of camera. They have a model with a guide number of 58 that is only $70.
Nov 27, 2018 11:49:40 #
CLF wrote:
Jerry, Tamron should pay you for your testing out this great lens. The set of photos are awesome and DDLs show off the detail and sharpness.
Greg
Greg
They have pros who have field tested the lens. The wildlife photographer whose test I read concluded that he could do publishable shots all day with the G2. My local shop did have one of my prints of the moon to show people that I did with the G1 when it came out a few years ago.
Nov 27, 2018 17:01:49 #
Nov 27, 2018 17:09:58 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Excellent downloads, Robert!
Thank you very much.
Nov 27, 2018 18:44:14 #
robertjerl wrote:
The old slide is finally gone but the poles and la... (show quote)
Very nice, robertjerl
Nov 27, 2018 20:02:49 #
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