Uh, how about some GBH's....;-)

Sorry, but GBH's and Cormorants are all I've got to shoot right now. Got these guys last weekend with the D2H / 300 2.8 + 1.7 TC. These were taken while the early sun was still behind the dam, so most of the lighting came from the SB-800. Sorry if they are a little on the dark side, but, well, they were in the dark. :smile:

Just to prove to Ben that our birdies do occasionally eat smaller fish. :wink:





And 'Da Flip':


And another example of how humans and birdies don't mix well: :frown:


Thanks for looking.

 

Thanks Gordon. I put it down to persistence, and a true love for this area of photography. :wink:

 

Rich,

I couldn't agree with you more. I actually threw rocks at this guy, trying to get him to drop the fish. He was turned away from me though, so I don't know if he swallowed it or not. :frown:

 

Ben, I love the 2.8, but now I'm lusting for the 200-400VR. Not that I think that I could get sharper images, because the 300 2.8 is about as good as it gets, but for the adjustability as the birds fly in and out. Since I can't possibly afford one any time soon, I'm going to do what Greg has, and have my 300 on one D2H (probably with the 1.4 TC), and the 70-200VR with the other (1.7) TC on the other H. Not quite as good as having a 200-400VR, but a whole lot cheaper.

As for comparing my shots with yours, you are very kind, but your shots are every bit as good. Thanks for the kind words though. :wink:

 

Hey 3, come on over any time. If you wait a month or so, there will be an Eagle pair nesting right in the same area. I'm hoping to get some good ones at a decent ISO this year. Seems like every time they landed on our version of 'the tree' last year, it was around dusk, and the ISO had to be 400 - 500 just to get any kind of shutter speed.

 

Steve,

I didn't have the beemer on for these shots because they were so danged close. I responded to a question you had in another thread few days ago about using the BB with the SB. If you didn't see it, I'll try to find it and send you a PM with the particulars.

 

Gordon, I'll swap lenses, but you can't have my birds. :tongue:

Scott, Not a pro, just a very persistent amateur, but thanks for the compliment. :wink:

Dave, The hook made me sick.

 

Thanks guys. :smile:

Kev,

Yeah, I noticed. I just wish that I had gotten a little more flash on Mr. Fish.

As to shooting with flash, I agree, but my take is that it is better to shoot with flash than not to shoot at all. :biggrin:

 

Thanks Louis. :smile: