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Horses and Birds of Iceland

pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,698 moderator
edited June 19, 2014 in Wildlife
Just a few frames from my journey to Iceland with Marc and Andy et al

Great Skua

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Arctic tern caught with a 105mm lens on a 70D

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Puffin launching

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Raven in flight

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I have not begun the editing for the Icelandic horses yet

Comments and criticism heartily encouraged.
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    DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited May 28, 2014
    Great shots I really like the crow you nailed the exposure. They are tough to get without one end or the other of the range blowing up
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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,698 moderator
    edited May 28, 2014
    Fortunately, the weather was cloudy, to overcast, so no really high contrast lighting helped, I think

    Shooting in RAW, and exposing to the right helps, of course.
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    StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2014
    LOVE #3, with #4 close behind!

    Puffins are pretty good too! Got any close ups of them? The ones sitting with back to each other....closeup would be a killer!

    Brilliant! Nailing BIFs with clarity and sharpness while finding artistic integrity....that's what it is all about!clap.gif
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    Hunter58Hunter58 Registered Users Posts: 723 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2014
    Nice set all around. I really like the first shot of the Skua.
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    lifeinfocuslifeinfocus Registered Users Posts: 1,461 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2014
    The first shot of the Skua is excellent.
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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,698 moderator
    edited May 29, 2014
    I failed to catch the back to back puffin shot, but I see Andy did catch it.

    I got a sheep dog and a few horses, and some more puffins though...

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    The horses were all shot with my EOS 70-300 IS L on a 1Dx, and the puffins were caught with a 70D with a Tamron 150-600. Some may find this information interesting. As always, comments and constructive criticism are heartily encourages and welcomed.

    Andy is right, there are lots of birds on Iceland.
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    StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2014
    Lovely work! Especially #3 of horses (b&w) and solo of Puffin!
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    StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2014
    I couldn't find 150-600 for Canon on Amazon....is this similar to what you are using?Thx

    http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-200-500mm-5-0-6-3-Digital-A08E/dp/B00021EED6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1401405696&sr=8-2&keywords=tamron+150-600
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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,698 moderator
    edited May 29, 2014
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    I couldn't find 150-600 for Canon on Amazon....is this similar to what you are using?Thx

    http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-200-500mm-5-0-6-3-Digital-A08E/dp/B00021EED6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1401405696&sr=8-2&keywords=tamron+150-600


    The 150-600 is the recently released Tamron lens 150-600mm f5.6 -6.3 with IS. Not as fast as my Canon glass, but smaller and lighter for air travel. I wondered how it would perform, but I think it did ok. The 70D sensor is noisier than my 1 Series, but that was a given. It did focus pretty well, even in the lower light we had.
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    StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2014
    pathfinder wrote: »
    The 150-600 is the recently released Tamron lens 150-600mm f5.6 -6.3 with IS. Not as fast as my Canon glass, but smaller and lighter for air travel. I wondered how it would perform, but I think it did ok. The 70D sensor is noisier than my 1 Series, but that was a given. It did focus pretty well, even in the lower light we had.

    Thanks!
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    HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2014
    Good stuff Jim. I've been looking at that Tamron lens and you may have just cost me some $.
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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,698 moderator
    edited May 30, 2014
    Harry, you can go to my Iceland gallery ( http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/Travel/In-Iceland-with-Marc-Andy-et/41045993_FfbRDd#!i=3269844989&k=GZ9rgzH ) and see more shot with that Tamron lens - just check the exif data, as I also was using my EOS 70-300 IS L on my 1DX. I think with a tripod and a Wimberly head it would do even better. It is light enough and small enough that I took it to Iceland in my backpack. One can get the same reach with a m4/3 body and the Lumix 100-300, but I think the AF on the 70D is snappier than with my GH3.

    This frame of a grebe is a significant crop of a 70D frame with that Tamron lens at about 500mm, handheld again. Not a great image, but that is not a fault of the lens, but the user.

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    AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited May 31, 2014
    Great stuff, Jim! You got some really good shots. Love the Terns you shot in Hali. Their flight patterns were so predictable!
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    nzmacronzmacro Registered Users Posts: 200 Major grins
    edited May 31, 2014
    Often call that Skua a brown backed gull here, Skua is a much nicer name though. Fine shots and looks like a lot of fun shooting there. All wonderful shots in here, nice shooting.

    Danny.
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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,698 moderator
    edited June 11, 2014
    Found another puffin folks may appreciate, again captured with the Tamron 150-600 at 600mm, handheld - bokeh seems acceptable to me for an inexpensive lens

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    HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2014
    Love that puffin Jim. Puffins are high on my list to capture. Spoke to Andy today I will probably be doing Iceland next May. I will be renting out the Tamron sometime in August to give it a whirl before a possible purchase.
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