The Osprey has been found

bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
edited August 6, 2005 in Wildlife
These would have been culled except these are the only ones I have :D
He made one pass at about 200 - 100 yrds and then gone. I just let the machine gun do her thing :lol4. Now I only need to bring home better shots, but I feel good about this small success.
Oh and I learned I need a TC1.4 ASAP!!!

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Looks to me like he was looking right at me
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2005
    My machine gun would not fire at one pass.

    And those are good shots.

    I am seriously concerned re my 300L lens that I am supposed to trade this month. Maybe I have the settings wrong, but I am having lots of trouble focusing when the camera is held for a vertical shot. And I am still not getting good focusing.

    Great that you found the bird. Talk nice to him, he might stay around. That is probably his territory or something.

    ginger
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2005
    About time. :lol



    Congrats Ben. You will love the 1.4 TC when you get it. I found the 300mm and the 1.4 to be a perfect combo.
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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    Congratulations Benclap.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gif
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,951 moderator
    edited August 5, 2005
    Ben, nice one! You'll find the TC will add greatly to your ability to
    capture more stuff thumb.gif

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  • hichuzhichuz Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    great stuff!
    RC :thumb
  • nikknikk Registered Users Posts: 29 Big grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    so this is how an osprey look like icon10.gif.. nice catchclap.gif
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  • marlofmarlof Registered Users Posts: 1,833 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2005
    Congrats on your Osprey catch! clap.gif
    enjoy being here while getting there
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    My machine gun would not fire at one pass.

    And those are good shots.

    I am seriously concerned re my 300L lens that I am supposed to trade this month. Maybe I have the settings wrong, but I am having lots of trouble focusing when the camera is held for a vertical shot. And I am still not getting good focusing.

    Great that you found the bird. Talk nice to him, he might stay around. That is probably his territory or something.

    ginger

    wish I could help more with your focus problem?? ne_nau.gif
    Going to go and try and find em again Sat. with DocJeff wish us luck :D
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    About time. :lol



    Congrats Ben. You will love the 1.4 TC when you get it. I found the 300mm and the 1.4 to be a perfect combo.

    I knew you'd say that :D
    Looking forward to the 1.4 thumb.gif
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2005
    Beautiful bird...nice captures. I'd like to pick up a 300mm f/2.8 soon. :D I've been living with a 200mm to this point...but often have to crop a good bid on the "BIF" shots. I suppose a 1.4 tele would help...but want the prime first.

    Hope you get another chance to machine gun this fella.

    Cheers

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2005
    gluwater wrote:
    Congratulations Benclap.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gif

    Evening Gluwater
    Yeah I feel good about finding some hope in the future can get closer thumb.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    Ben, nice one! You'll find the TC will add greatly to your ability to
    capture more stuff thumb.gif

    ian

    Yeah Ian I was going to wait, but can't, :D going to go get one Sunday morning. After todays shoot it was the straw that broke ........ well you know the rest :D
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