Having a Laugh

Katie BethKatie Beth Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
edited March 27, 2009 in Wildlife
I recently purchased a Canon 70-200 f/4L IS lens and a Kenko 1.5x tele-extender and began practicing taking wildlife photos. C&C welcome.

Here is a set of a pair of Laughing Gulls at Galveston's Seawall beach:

1. Tug of War
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2. The Winner!
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3. Oops, I dropped it!
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4. There it is - grab it!
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5. And here is a pair picking on a Ring-Billed Gull
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Katie

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2009
    Well done Katie. Nice and sharp with good exposure.thumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2009
    Excellent captures Katie. clap.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    The last one is a hoot! wings.gif
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    Nice set Katie! #1 is my favorite! thumb.gif
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  • darkdragondarkdragon Registered Users Posts: 1,051 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    these are great. I especially like the 1st and last.

    the IQ and sharpness look really nice, better then i expected with the Kenko on there. Your composition is wonderful too, are these all uncropped?

    One thing that isn't really image related - your watermark in these particular images wouldn't do you any good. if someone wants to steal the image it would be easy to crop the watermark out and not lose anything of the subject. Just thought i'd mention that.
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2009
    clap.gifclapclap.gif:D:D:D

    Great job
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  • Katie BethKatie Beth Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2009
    darkdragon wrote:
    these are great. I especially like the 1st and last.

    the IQ and sharpness look really nice, better then i expected with the Kenko on there. Your composition is wonderful too, are these all uncropped?

    One thing that isn't really image related - your watermark in these particular images wouldn't do you any good. if someone wants to steal the image it would be easy to crop the watermark out and not lose anything of the subject. Just thought i'd mention that.

    Thanks! I really haven't noticed any significant decrease in IQ with the kenko 1.5 extender. The 70-200 f/4L IS has proved to be mad sharp so that may be a factor.

    I cropped each photo slightly but the composition is basically the same as the original images.

    I do need to change the watermark on these, I really just posted them on my Smugmug site in a bit of a hurry so I could post the images here.
    Katie
  • Katie BethKatie Beth Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2009
    Thanks for the feedback everyone! It was good practice taking photos of these birds at the beach. They are so used to being around people that it's not much of a challenge getting decent shots. It's a bit harder trying to capture many of the other birds / wildlife around here.
    Katie
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2009
    Great set with the laughing gulls. They are very charismatic and photogenic. I especially like the composition of the last image.
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  • Hikin' MikeHikin' Mike Registered Users Posts: 5,487 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2009
    rolleyes1.gifWhat a great series! rolleyes1.gif
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