will do Bill, but tomorrow, as its 11;15pm here and im off to bed

thanks Dave

hi, as i have never been in your neck of the woods, im sure i would enjoy that also, i have been lucky as i have lived in the UK,Liverpool is my home town, also New Zealand, Auckland and Dunedin, and of course Aus, and have seen a lot of Australia, been around the country twice, but there is so much more to see, and time, and money are running out,
its a bugger this getting old, mind you ,the alternative isnt that good .

Thanks Mate, yes i am lucky here, as i can be in the bush just 2k from home, and the beach 14k, and most of my photos are taken within a 30k radius from home.

thanks for looking Neweagle, im pleased to say we dont get any Lions out here , :D , and during winter we do not have to worry about any wild life,different to summer months, when we have those BIG worms to look out for.Tiger,Blacks etc and they are not to be messed about with,

when i can be out in this type of country, why would i want to be in a city, the peace and tranquility ,, magic

the photos may not be the best, but they are not to bad

Victorian Bush in Winter,20c


Herron


Egret


flying away


Pelicans meal time

Hi all thought you may like to have a look at my part of the world, good in summer , but winter can be rather wet, and the dirt roads then , rather dodgy, even for 4x4s

near mckillops bridge,the SNOWY RIVER


mckillops bridge


from under the bridge


other side of the bridge


that's the rd home for me, ORBOST


free camp area on the way home,with toilets

hi mdorn, as far as i know and from the info i have rec on the Hog, the sigma at 500 will give me around 750, and the canon 400 about 600, to be honest i would be happy with either, as they would give me much more reach, than my 250, thanks for replying colin

thanks to you all for replying to my post, re what lens to get with a good zoom for my 600d, it looks like the sigma 150-500 wins out, and as the 500 x the crop factor would get me something like 750, that would be real good, just have to save my $$$$, and shop around, cheers colin

personally i like warm water, better than cold useless none constructive comments,------- now im very new to the hog, and i hope i never stoop so low, go and get a life 13oct1931

thanks for posting, THIS IS MUSIC, , love it, far better than the idiots in so called bands of today, where they just turn up the volume, and scream,bring back the days of the big bands, :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS , im not an experienced photographer, but like to pass on what limited knowledge i have, and i must say, i have learned to much from the hog, i love it and the people i do not know, who i call friends

thanks Joeb re the roos, about 2k from home we have dense bush, and the roos and wallabies, can go through it so fast its hard to believe, if i wanted to keep up with them i would need a tank, a 4x4 would not be any good, they also can climb very steep hills so easy ,its unbelievable,

i have a canon 600d with kit lenses, they are ok, but the 55-250 is a little short of zoom for bird photos, i get around 400mm with the canon crop factor, and feel that i could with
say around 600mm or even more,
any suggestions please, without breaking the bank, oh i live in australia cheers

Blue Tongue Lizard, very timid and harmless;

I disturbed these Roos while up in the bush.

this Koala makes a run for it, to get away from us,
oh out of interest, Koala is a indigenous name meaning of course Bear,so if you call them a Koala Bear, what you are actually calling them, is, a, BEAR BEAR, it has taken me years to try and get out of calling them Koala Bears, and i still do at times,

blue tongue


Roos


Koala