I've created a Monster

RayLarsonRayLarson Registered Users Posts: 199 Major grins
edited July 8, 2007 in Wildlife
:clap Last year at Christmas my wife got me a Nikon D80 with an 18-55 lens. I got a 55-200 and then got an 18-200vr. For Mother's day I got her a D40 and gave her my 18-55 and 55-200 and she is going great guns. This capture was one of her first shots. Now I am playing catch up. We are getting a Sigma Bigma and having a wonderful time. Seems like she is always one step ahead of me.
Ray Larson
Nikon D80, D300, D700 all gripped, Nikkor 50 f1.8 Nikkor 18-200 VR Nikkor 70-200 VR f2.8 Nikkor 28-300 VR, Sigma 50-150 f2.8 Sigma 80-400 OS Sigma 150-500 OS Nikon SB600

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    Nice pic of an old world house sparrow. I hate to say this but lens lust is a horrible disease. I hope you cope better than me. :D
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    Nice "much too little" capture.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.
    "Nothing sharpens sight like envy."
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  • NetgardenNetgarden Registered Users Posts: 829 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    Boy, it sure is addictive, a few good captures of in flights and it becomes a passion! Maybe your wife has better animal instincts, ??wings.gif
    .Linda's OCwildlife Galleries
  • RayLarsonRayLarson Registered Users Posts: 199 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2007
    Netgarden wrote:
    Boy, it sure is addictive, a few good captures of in flights and it becomes a passion! Maybe your wife has better animal instincts, ??wings.gif

    Would love to post a bigger version but limitations prevent it. It actually looks really good in full size
    Ray Larson
    Nikon D80, D300, D700 all gripped, Nikkor 50 f1.8 Nikkor 18-200 VR Nikkor 70-200 VR f2.8 Nikkor 28-300 VR, Sigma 50-150 f2.8 Sigma 80-400 OS Sigma 150-500 OS Nikon SB600
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2007
    Nice capture and good luck with teh Bigma.
    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!"
  • donekdonek Registered Users Posts: 655 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2007
    RayLarson wrote:
    Would love to post a bigger version but limitations prevent it. It actually looks really good in full size

    If you adjust the jpg compression or quality settings, you'll be able to save a larger version. You won't loose much quality in doing so, while gaining a lot in image size.
    Sean Martin
    www.seanmartinphoto.com

    __________________________________________________
    it's not the size of the lens that matters... It's how you focus it.

    aaaaa.... who am I kidding!

    whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!
  • RadleyRadley Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited July 2, 2007
    It's a great life when you have a mate that says "why not get the bigger/better one?" when you are lens shopping! wings.gif
    Claude
  • RayLarsonRayLarson Registered Users Posts: 199 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Nice capture and good luck with teh Bigma.

    After lots of research my wife and I ordered a Sigma 80-400 with OS. It works with both the D40 & D80 according to Sigma and optically appears a little sharper than the Nikon 80-400. I should have it in about a week. Almost as hard to find as the Nikon 18-200 which took me almost 8 months to get. Looking forward to the reach. rolleyes1.gif
    Ray Larson
    Nikon D80, D300, D700 all gripped, Nikkor 50 f1.8 Nikkor 18-200 VR Nikkor 70-200 VR f2.8 Nikkor 28-300 VR, Sigma 50-150 f2.8 Sigma 80-400 OS Sigma 150-500 OS Nikon SB600
  • RayLarsonRayLarson Registered Users Posts: 199 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2007
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    Nice "much too little" capture.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.

    Dick, managed to make it larger...love the little baby beaks
    Ray Larson
    Nikon D80, D300, D700 all gripped, Nikkor 50 f1.8 Nikkor 18-200 VR Nikkor 70-200 VR f2.8 Nikkor 28-300 VR, Sigma 50-150 f2.8 Sigma 80-400 OS Sigma 150-500 OS Nikon SB600
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