Mountsberg Reservoir (large + pics)

BrettG

Haven't posted in a while, been having a lack of inspiration... Went out to a little lake/reservoir this morning and lucked out.

All shot with 70-210 f4 with a 2x teleconverter, mostly at the long end. The camera wouldn't autofocus at f8 effective (although it tried), so the focus is off a bit on most of the pics.

Butterfly soon to be fish food:


The noisy neighbours:


Looking for breakfast:


Ho! what's that?


Got em! He looks a little smug in this shot I think





This guy (heron? crane?) let me get quite close




:rofl


He likes sticks


Yum




Thanks for looking.

There's a few more pics in my gallery for those interested http://brettg.smugmug.com/gallery/818269

Harryb

Not too shabby Brett. The osprey shots were soft but that was a tough capture. The heron shots came pretty good. I have tried a 2x TC and wasn't thrilled with it. you seemed to have done pretty well especially since you had to manual focus the shots.

BrettG

Thanks Harry. The TC setup is ok, considering the price. I'll probably upgrade to a nice prime when the lens becomes the limiting factor, rather than the loose nut behind the viewfinder :photo