[PIC_THREAD] Wildlife, Animals, Birds, Zoo

Took delivery of my new 70-300mm Nikkor today, only took me 3 years to eventually get a lens with some reach. And it prompted me to actually get outside with the camera for the first time this year.

Ended up with 50 odd shots, but of all of them only 4 that I'm happy with. Just show that much more time with the camera is needed. Even these aren't a sharp and noise free as I think they could be with the lens/camera I'm using.

Comments/suggestions gratefully received.


JTK_4440.jpg by jamestknight82, on Flickr


JTK_4445.jpg by jamestknight82, on Flickr


JTK_4446.jpg by jamestknight82, on Flickr


JTK_4464.jpg by jamestknight82, on Flickr
 
Hmm the change of format from raw to jpeg seems to have had a interesting effect on some of my pictures anyway, a few I've taken whilst learning on my third hand digital camera.

Heres a bee that I took a picture of before being called a paedophile.
Bumblebee flower by dale.jrose, on Flickr

A bird on a branch..(jpeg has had a issue with this photo)
Noisy Bugger On Branch by dale.jrose, on Flickrr
Bird and Daisey by dale.jrose, on Flickr
Bird on Branch by dale.jrose, on Flickr


Some dragonflys
Blue Dragonfly on leave by dale.jrose, on Flickr
Dragonfly on a stick by dale.jrose, on Flickr
Dragonfly on a leave by dale.jrose, on Flickr

I really want a sharper macro lens as this cheap sigma unit doesn't seem to be the sharpest unit in the world... Will have to wait till I win the lottery
 
Abraxaz1 said:
Some dragonflys
Blue Dragonfly on leave by dale.jrose, on Flickr
Dragonfly on a stick by dale.jrose, on Flickr
Dragonfly on a leave by dale.jrose, on Flickr

I really want a sharper macro lens as this cheap sigma unit doesn't seem to be the sharpest unit in the world... Will have to wait till I win the lottery
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As was pointed out to me earlier this spring/summer, those are Damselflies :D Dragonflies are bigger with wings out all the time apparently! Took me a while to find some proper Dragonflies lol
 
White Tail Sea Eagle with fish (Mull, June 2014)

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Puffin (Lunga, June 2014)

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Red Deer (Mull, June 2014)

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Phal said:
As was pointed out to me earlier this spring/summer, those are Damselflies :D Dragonflies are bigger with wings out all the time apparently! Took me a while to find some proper Dragonflies lol
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is this a dragonfly then?

Dragonfly by dale.jrose, on Flickr
Heard Under branches by dale.jrose, on Flickr
Young Forn in the woods by dale.jrose, on Flickr
If you go down to the woods today by dale.jrose, on Flickr
Moth by dale.jrose, on Flickr
Damselfly breeding by dale.jrose, on Flickr
 
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Phal said:
Looks like it :) heh
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Woot woot. Glad my clean socks were not sacrificed in vain.
And said:
It's a broad-bodied chaser (male). Females and young ones have a yellow abdomen, the yellow turning powder blue on males as they mature.
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should really get a book on these to find out what i'm taking pictures off

Inquisitive Crow by dale.jrose, on Flickr

Popped to my mums on the way home and found these's outside. :D
Mother Peacock + peachicks 1 by dale.jrose, on Flickr
 
while i was out yesterday on a bit of a photo sesh. i got slightly lost, so as i was turning my car round in a grassy clearing i caught sight of this fella :-) because he was in cover, so to speak, i couldn't really get any full profile shots, but being skittish i didn't want to scare him off











using D7100 & 55-200 f3.5
 
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