[PIC_THREAD] Wildlife, Animals, Birds, Zoo

footman · 22 Sep 2016 at 07:51

Some lovely shots there And, the eagle is simply stunning!
Give us a clue about the optics

And · 22 Sep 2016 at 09:29

Thanks.

Re: optics
I was referring to binoculars. In my case Hawke Frontier ED 8x43 which I'd recommend optically (not far off brands 2x the price) but not for build quality.

footman said:
Some lovely shots there And, the eagle is simply stunning!
Give us a clue about the optics

footman · 22 Sep 2016 at 09:52

And said:
Thanks.

Re: optics
I was referring to binoculars. In my case Hawke Frontier ED 8x43 which I'd recommend optically (not far off brands 2x the price) but not for build quality.

Aah right. I looked at Hawkes a couple of years back when I realised that my binos were appalling.
Finished up with Opticron 8x42 BG HD's, not cheap at £360 but when I've compared them with other peoples super expensive binos I'm very pleased I made that choice.
So what photo gear do you use?

And · 22 Sep 2016 at 14:41

100-400 II/600 II/1.4x/1DX for the pics I posted.

footman · 22 Sep 2016 at 14:50

And said:
100-400 II/600 II/1.4x/1DX for the pics I posted.

That explains the quality then (without denying any skill on your part of course)

And · 22 Sep 2016 at 15:15

It certainly helps.

footman said:
That explains the quality then (without denying any skill on your part of course)

D.P. · 22 Sep 2016 at 16:43

Stunning shot of the sea eagle!

.one. · 27 Sep 2016 at 01:37

D.P. · 27 Sep 2016 at 16:32

Some recent photos taken with Sigma 150-600 Sports on a D800.

Osprey preparing to dive

Success! Sadly a load of bushes in the foreground meant I couldn't capture the water entry and retrieval

The Sigma Sports has no issue rendering fine feather detail

This was a big owl!

Vultures doing that vulture thing

.one. · 28 Sep 2016 at 02:17

Raymond Lin · 2 Oct 2016 at 00:36

smogsy · 2 Oct 2016 at 09:24

my first outing with new lens & 3+ years out of photography!

any comments expected

hux · 2 Oct 2016 at 10:14

1,3 slightly oof, bump the aperture a couple stops up. Less contrast more sharpness otherwise very good.

IMGP5570 by darren bray, on Flickr

hux · 2 Oct 2016 at 10:17

No editing or cropping.

Unedited Squirrel by darren bray, on Flickr

Minstadave · 2 Oct 2016 at 11:35

P1090152.jpg by Dave Hopkins, on Flickr

smogsy · 2 Oct 2016 at 13:46

i went out again today, Took hux advice & took more time over my shots too.

These are untouched just right from the camera. its all practice

bird__who_you_looking_at__unedited__by_smogsy-dajq1fu.jpg

hux · 2 Oct 2016 at 22:19

Lovely, much better.

robfosters · 2 Oct 2016 at 23:05

Minstadave said:
P1090152.jpg by Dave Hopkins, on Flickr

Didn't fancy trying out some macro photography?

smogsy · 3 Oct 2016 at 08:36

lol robfosters, why dont you try

just a B&W of one of my shots with some other tweaks

JohnnyG · 4 Oct 2016 at 18:35

I snapped this little chap the other day but I've no idea what it is

I think it's a Bunting of sorts, can anyone ID it for me please?