Eagle shot with a six hundred mm mirror lens...
Jan 21, 2013 14:45:14 #
Hope to get some shots of the baby' s in about two weeks..
Eagle late afternoon.
Jan 21, 2013 14:46:24 #
Jan 21, 2013 14:54:07 #
Jan 21, 2013 16:24:27 #
JR1 wrote:
is this totally out of focus or is it me
Yes it's you, how can it be TOTALLY out of focus when you can see it's eyeball, it's not in the same class as some you see on here but do you think that could be the quality of the lens.
Jan 21, 2013 16:56:11 #
rpavich wrote:
out of focus...what's a "mirror" lens?
Also known as a Mirror lens. For example, not my words or picture have a look here. http://www.davidappleton.co.uk/photos/kit/lenses/sigma600.html
Sigma 600mm f.8 Mirror (catadioptric) lens
Mirror lenses have fallen out of favour because of the pronounced "doughnut" shape to out of focus background light (mirror lenses are considered to have awful "bokeh") and their fixed slow f-stop and generally low contrast image quality.
Baz
Sigma 600mm f.8 Mirror (catadioptric) lens
Jan 21, 2013 17:03:16 #
Haveago wrote:
quote=rpavich out of focus...what's a "mirro... (show quote)
Thanks for the explanation....it appears that there are good reasons that they've fallen out of favor! :)
Which makes me wonder...why did you shoot with it if it's so bad?
Jan 21, 2013 17:32:15 #
rpavich, you tend to see sport photographers using up to 1 ft long lens say at a football (uk) match. The well off tend to use the mirror lens as well, less weight.
Personal choice really.
Baz
Personal choice really.
Baz
Jan 21, 2013 17:35:00 #
jaddottart, approx how far away were you from this giant of a bird? Still a v good photo.
Baz
Baz
Jan 22, 2013 11:47:57 #
Haveago wrote:
jaddottart, approx how far away were you from this giant of a bird? Still a v good photo.
Baz
Baz
Hard to say,it was taken from a trail approximately 80 yards and in a tree at least 40 feet high......
Jan 22, 2013 11:51:37 #
Jan 22, 2013 11:52:08 #
JR1 wrote:
is this totally out of focus or is it me
Hey jri,cut me some slack, I'm 76 and the lens is manual focus.Better next time,I hopeif not You can whip me with Your words...............
Jan 22, 2013 11:52:43 #
MissStephie wrote:
I sure hope u can get a shot of those babies :) I wanna see them!
ME too.
Jan 22, 2013 17:32:11 #
Jan 22, 2013 17:53:39 #
I like this shot and all others here. There is no such thing as a bad shot... Just ask the person who took it...I'm sure that jaddottart was thrilled to take and post this shot. I for one am glad he did...
Jan 22, 2013 17:56:15 #
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