A couple of shots from the pond this morning....

Greg Giesing and I made another stop by the local duck pond this morning, and were joined this time by Patrick. It was on the chilly side, but we did get a few decent shots. Here are some examples.

All shot with the D2H / 300mm 2.8 + TC-17EII. I shot these wide open (which is f4.8 with the 1.7 TC) just to see how it would look. I was pretty pleased with the resulting DOF. The ISO setting was 320.

Two flocks of geese came in while we were there. This one came in down wind. They were coming in pretty fast. I think I got about 8 or 10 sharp shots of him as he approached. These are the two closest:





Several Mallards flew by us, but they were either behind trees, or between us and the early morning sun. Here is one that I did manage to get lined up:



Not as good as UF's Snowies, but they are all we have here right now. 8)

Regards,

Frank

 

Thanks Gordon. You really need to make a trip down to see Harris, Gale, and Harry when you get back from Italy if you really want to get some incredible birdie shooting opportunities. ;-)

We will miss you in June while you are off gallivanting around the big boot. 8)

Frank

 

Leigh,

Any time. The cool thing is that with the Wimberley (either the big one, or the Sidekick), it is really a matter of hand to eye coordination, not just brute strength. I'll bet that you could give Patrcick, Greg, and I a good run for our birdie shooting money.... :wink:

Regards,

Frank

 

Greg,

I don't mean this as criticism of your cam, but just ask Patrick what a difference the D2H makes. If you are interested in trying one out, you are welcome to shoot with mine. What are you doing in the morning?

Frank

 

That means a lot, coming from you Gale. ;-)

Thanks,

Frank