seagull, and something different

cyclopopcicle · 8 Jun 2009 at 08:09

went to freeport at fleetwood yesterday, and took some shots of the gull there,, and used spot focus as suggested by someone else last week to stop the cam hunting for focus, seems to have worked?
i also spotted something different

as usual C+C appreciated

these shots are the same bird taking flight

Derek W · 8 Jun 2009 at 08:30

thats women drivers for you!

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fowler002 · 8 Jun 2009 at 09:51

I've heard of putting a car on bricks(after the wheels have been nicked), but that is ridiculous

what lens did you use?

geuben · 8 Jun 2009 at 11:12

I can't believe you went to Fleetwood by choice.

That car was put up their by a scrap merchant. I guess he thought it would be good advertising.

cyclopopcicle · 8 Jun 2009 at 12:10

fowler002 said:
I've heard of putting a car on bricks(after the wheels have been nicked), but that is ridiculous

what lens did you use?

I used my sigma 70-300 APO lens

Dup · 8 Jun 2009 at 13:14

Haha, I saw that car on the way back from Fleetwood a few weeks back.

Nice pics of the Gull, nice and sharp for action shots

russ · 9 Jun 2009 at 12:58

cyclopopcicle said:
I used my sigma 70-300 APO lens

Whats that lens like? I'm looking at getting the motorised version for my D40

cyclopopcicle · 9 Jun 2009 at 15:05

i like the lens, but cant really comment on how it is compared to other lenses, when i got it i was allowed to try it first, so maybe your local shop will let you do the same, maybe try it against others.

robmiller · 9 Jun 2009 at 16:51

russ said:
Whats that lens like? I'm looking at getting the motorised version for my D40

It's widely regarded as being good for the money, but then it's not a lot of money. You get what you pay for, but this one is good value at least.

russ · 12 Jun 2009 at 15:34

cyclopopcicle said:
i like the lens, but cant really comment on how it is compared to other lenses, when i got it i was allowed to try it first, so maybe your local shop will let you do the same, maybe try it against others.

Took a punt and went out and got it. I like it, paid £180 for the APO version in the end and would say it's certainly worth the money.

Mystique · 12 Jun 2009 at 16:44

I like the first shot - the 5th isn't too good as you can't see the birds face

. Also your lens needs cleaning lol!

cyclopopcicle · 13 Jun 2009 at 09:27

Mystique said:
I like the first shot - the 5th isn't too good as you can't see the birds face . Also your lens needs cleaning lol!

what can you see in the images that say my lens needs cleaning? could you out line where
cheers