My 2009 Photo Resolution

bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
edited January 7, 2009 in Wildlife
I decided to try this and figured if I posted it here, I would
feel guilty if I didn't give a good Ole American Try :D :deal

For my personal Wildlife Photography I'm going to:

use a D300 & D2Hs as backup
only use one lens 300 AFS Ver11 + TC 1.7 when needed
gitzo Monopod
aim for shots that show peak action or interaction.

Something like this but better of course :rofl :rolleyes
This shot is my starting point however
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  • iotashaniotashan Registered Users Posts: 68 Big grins
    edited January 5, 2009
    My 2009 Photo resolution is going to be 10.2 MP :)

    Joking aside, I saw that exact situation in my back yard. All the crows didn't appreciate the hawk that landed in our tree. They chased it wherever it landed till it was about 4 blocks away.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2009
    That's a fine resolution Ben and a good start. My humble suggestion is that since you ahve two cameras why not put a lens on the second body? Perhaps an inexpensive zoom like the 70-300 so you can get the capture where the 300 + the 1.7 is too much glass. The 300 f/4 and the 1.7 TC is my main lens BTW.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2009
    iotashan wrote:
    My 2009 Photo resolution is going to be 10.2 MP :)

    Joking aside, I saw that exact situation in my back yard. All the crows didn't appreciate the hawk that landed in our tree. They chased it wherever it landed till it was about 4 blocks away.

    Yep crows make for excellent warning alarms when it comes to raptors :D
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2009
    Harryb wrote:
    That's a fine resolution Ben and a good start. My humble suggestion is that since you ahve two cameras why not put a lens on the second body? Perhaps an inexpensive zoom like the 70-300 so you can get the capture where the 300 + the 1.7 is too much glass. The 300 f/4 and the 1.7 TC is my main lens BTW.

    Spankin good idea Harry and one that did cross my mind but........(ain't there always rolleyes1.gif )
    when I broached the idea about the thought that a 200 f2 would be a good match
    with you know who, I got one of these :wow
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    Although Maggie is on my side :D
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    and Henry ain't talkin
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2009
    Cool parrots!
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2009
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Cool parrots!

    Yeah my favorite test subjects.
    In fact hope to be testing the D300 against the D2hs with them as models thumb.gif

    Waitin for the Brown Truck as I type :ivar
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