Outdoor Ontario

Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: denis on January 18, 2011, 10:03:47 PM

Title: juvi harriers
Post by: denis on January 18, 2011, 10:03:47 PM

some more juvi harrier shots from the durham region.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5162/5368427405_889014565f_b.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5369037028_93c240eb7f_b.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5369036940_a4b2d9447c_b.jpg)
paying homage to the vole gods
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5369036514_a4aab77ee6_b.jpg)
this juvi flew by so close i barely got it in the frame!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5368427005_6b971e8363_b.jpg)

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Post by: Bird Brain on January 18, 2011, 10:25:53 PM

omg, Photo #4 is spectacular, truly breath-taking!   :D

WOW!!!

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Post by: denis on January 19, 2011, 09:28:34 AM

thanks jo-anne.

Title: how? HOW?
Post by: dbellilo on January 19, 2011, 11:25:19 AM

Holy cats, Denis! Your in-flight shots are among the best I've ever seen. Consistently! What sort of lenses do you favor? I assume you're a Canon fellow? Canon's lens selection is better for us bird photographers. He said bitterly...
Seriously, gorgeous in-flight shots, I look forward to more and more of them...
David B.

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Post by: Luv2Bird on January 19, 2011, 11:26:24 AM

OMG is right .. what fab. shots.  Love  how you captured the "searching" look.    They are fantastic flying machines.

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Post by: Reuven_M on January 19, 2011, 03:20:01 PM

Please stop posting these, they make me very jealous.
Thanks.

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Post by: Vince on January 19, 2011, 06:09:48 PM

Wow, encore

Title: Re: how? HOW?
Post by: denis on January 19, 2011, 08:53:31 PM

Quote from: "dbellilo"

Holy cats, Denis! Your in-flight shots are among the best I've ever seen. Consistently! What sort of lenses do you favor? I assume you're a Canon fellow? Canon's lens selection is better for us bird photographers. He said bitterly...
Seriously, gorgeous in-flight shots, I look forward to more and more of them...
David B.

thanks david.
yes i am a canon man.right now i,m using a mark 111/400 f/5.6 prime combo,for flight shots.
it,s nice and light,so i can get on the bird quickly, lock focus,and track it till i,m ready to take a burst.
bottom line: practise,practise etc....

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Post by: denis on January 19, 2011, 08:54:21 PM

thanks sue,vince and reuven.

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Post by: JW Mills on January 19, 2011, 09:04:02 PM

Well done Denis!
#4 is my fave

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Post by: denis on January 19, 2011, 09:30:34 PM

thanks john.

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Post by: dbellilo on January 19, 2011, 10:17:47 PM

Denis: of course, practice practice practice, that's how you get to Carnegie Hall! But seriously, I'm happy with Nikon but a little miffed that they never put out a 400 f5.6 as Canon did. They've got the 300 f4, but not the 400. Ah well...must make do with what I have, which is a zoom for now...but we're getting off topic, and it's all my fault. Anyhow, great shots, and thanks for sharing...whereabouts are you finding these glorious harriers, will you tell us?

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Post by: denis on January 20, 2011, 08:11:31 AM

too bad david.
canon makes 3, 400 lenses.the other 2 are too rich for my blood.the primes are much faster.i used to have the 100-400,but way too slow for IF,even without IS turned on,which is not needed for flight shots,and in fact slows the lens down.
there are harriers all over it seems this year,at least in durham region.