Yes you're right, very Lord of the RingsYesterday's photo of the female red-wing blackbird was one of opportunity. I was walking across the bridge to get shots of a tricolored heron on the ground next to the bridge. As I was taking pictures of the blackbird, the heron flew right up onto the bridge, too.
So off camera is a group of 9 "black riders" on horses chasing 4 very short people?
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I rented it for my trip to FL from lensrentals.com because I had planned to visit the bird sanctuary site. I went there twice during my trip, and I was very happy with the results. I did have a couple of complaints about the lens. One is that it is pretty slow to focus, but I suspect that's normal for such a wide range of focal distance. It was also very tight and difficult to zoom in and out. I had to hold the camera securely with one hand and the lens zoom ring very tight with the other and twist with a lot of strength to move it. It was almost opening a new jar of pickles tight. I don't know if that is normal or not, though it does keep the lens from creeping when it is that tight. Still, it was impossible to do any fast changes for different situations. I had to be patient and take my time. Most of the time shooting I used my monopod to help support the weight of the lens, since hand holding it wasn't feasible for very long.
I remember having to drag our black labrador cross out of the fast moving stream to take the shot - he was so excited by the running water he stood out in the middle barking and singing for joy.
Cheers
Hugh
Pontiac GTO
