3 1/2 day christmas trip with Bigma

dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
edited December 28, 2006 in Wildlife
I bought a Bigma a few days before we went home to Iowa by the QC area. I knew the eagles are down there so I had hoped to get a few shots while there. My wife's family & my own put up with me running out to the lock & dams #13 & 14 each day.
first day ..or 1/2 day sunny but not really any eagles
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worked on my panning
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a hawk stopped by .
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eagle!!!!!!!! wayyyyyyyyy up there.
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DAY 2 was to be sunny....wrong..frost & heavy fog:uhoh
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but I let my daughter shoot this hawk out of the car window.:D
& later I got a fly by...
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& I got one shot off of this kingfisher..
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not too happy about my eagles but I had 2 days left .............
..................to be continued.....(& prosessed yet):D
**If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
Dave

Comments

  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    These really came out well considering you're new to using the Bigma, especially that gull-in-flight clap.gif
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    thank you!!!!!! I mostly shot hand held....I had to shoot it wide open most of the time so I could get at least 1/500th at 400 iso.
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited December 28, 2006
    good work DB it is fun playing with the new lens thumb.gif good luck and good shooting
    Jeff W

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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited December 28, 2006
    Having fun with your Bigma huh? Congrats!
    Nice series!

    Thanks for sharing.

    Dick.
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited December 28, 2006
    Thanks Dick.......it's been sunny all december...until I got the bigma. I think it has been sunny 2 out of the last 10ne_nau.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 28, 2006
    Great series! That Bigma is working very well for you already. It looks like you live in bird heaven.

    Regards,
    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited December 28, 2006
    Thanks .
    the little island by lock 14 in LeClaire, Ia draws alot of different birds.
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 28, 2006
    You got some nice shots thumb.gif and they will just get better as you get used to the lens. You need to start usinga tripod or monopod more. The Bigma is not that easy to use handheld.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited December 28, 2006
    thanks Harry
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited December 28, 2006
    Very nice series. That kingfisher shot looks cold.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

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