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Hugh
Morning Hugh. It’s actually not too bad at the moment thanks. Lockdown has had one positive effect for me apparently
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Morning Hugh. It’s actually not too bad at the moment thanks. Lockdown has had one positive effect for me apparently
Thanks for the warm welcomeWelcome to the other forum I frequent
Cheers
Hugh
A sculpture in the front yard of an art house.
Munching On Something by Ray Harrison, on FlickrBurrowing Owl - these guys are very small but lots of fun to watch. Packed with personality.
Taken from the bridge above one of my favorite fishing spots. The water is chest deep on me in the middle of the river and I am 5' 11".
f/3.5, 1/160 sec., ISO 200
f/3.5, 1/160 sec., ISO 200
A picture I took because of the interesting placement of the flowers. I forget what flower this is, but it was taken on my Nikon DSLR (a D3300). f/5.6, 1/50 sec, ISO 200.
Quadrilateral
Atrophy is an art form,
As reflected, here.
Overcast; iP8
Regards, splifingate
Already missing these guys:
Probably be a while before I see any Juncos again...
Probably be a while before I see any Juncos again...
Back home in southern Oregon we have them also, a fun bird to watch.
I traded in some unused gear today for the Sigma 150-600 Contemporary. Now I have to learn my birds! (But they were scarce on my walk today, so guess what -- you get flowers again.)
yayayayay!!!!!!Unbelievable - my Sigma 150-600 Contemporary arrived this morning
Cheers
Hugh
A friend of mine who has it says she never handholds it at less than 1/1600. With my trade in, the net cost was only $10 for me, so I also ended up buying a used Manfrotto monopod. I don't expect to use the monopod often, but if my son ever gets to go back to lacrosse games it will be really helpful there. Of course, I do have tripods already that I can use if I want to remain stationary somewhere. But that isn't really my style. ?Now the work begins...
Cheers
Hugh
I always use the monopod when I go out on a field hike. While I don't have a 150-600 (yet) with a smaller tele, find racking over shoulder with the lens resting on shoulder very easy and convenient. Doesn't feel like carrying a lot of weight. Quickly plant (or track BIF) and shoot. Also attach a sling strap so can let it hang hands free when getting something. Bay want to try it.
That’s definitely a fun lens with very nice image quality. Also light(ish) enough to hand-hold for reasonable periods. You’ll have fun getting to know your birds!
Learning the birds is the fun part. My wife actually has a list of birds we’ve seen in our yard, and she was super excited to see a thrush yesterday. Well, I saw it and photographed it, but it counts anyway! She knew nothing of birds before, and she said “teenage her” would have roller her eyes at this. My 8 year old can use the bird ID book like a champ, too!