Another dull, dreary day on the deck.

Harv

Most of what I saw today was rain and/or overcast. It would have been a waste of time going out to shoot ospreys so I spent a little time on my deck (which has a roof) and tried for some critter portraits.

Id MkIIn, 300 f/2.8L IS, fill flash w/ 430EX at -2/3 FEC, ISO400, f/5.6, 1/320









Thanks for looking. C&C is always welcomed.

emmalou

Where the heck is your deck?!?!?!?!?!?!

Lol.those are amazing Harv!!!!! It looks like they all gather around the same spot??? WHat a fabulous view on any day, but best on a dreary one!

THe details are stunning........

Maestro

Great shots with excellent detail even the furry rat! That F2.8 lens comes in handy on dreary days!

Harv

emmalou wrote:

Where the heck is your deck?!?!?!?!?!?!

Lol.those are amazing Harv!!!!! It looks like they all gather around the same spot??? WHat a fabulous view on any day, but best on a dreary one!

THe details are stunning........

Thanks, Emmalou. You're very kind. We're pretty lucky as our property backs up to a conservation area. It holds a lot of wildlife and we get a lot at our feeders. Anything from chickadees to rabbits to squirrels to coyotes. All you have to do to shoot from my deck is travel to Ontario.

Harv

Maestro wrote:

Great shots with excellent detail even the furry rat! That F2.8 lens comes in handy on dreary days!

Thanks a lot, Stephen. Yes, it sure helps on viewing brightness and accurate focus. It's also a pretty sharp hunk of glass.

emmalou

Harv wrote:

Thanks, Emmalou. You're very kind. We're pretty lucky as our property backs up to a conservation area. It holds a lot of wildlife and we get a lot at our feeders. Anything from chickadees to rabbits to squirrels to coyotes. All you have to do to shoot from my deck is travel to Ontario.

I knew there was a catch:s85

Harv

emmalou wrote:

I knew there was a catch:s85

Isn't there always a catch?

Shasoc

You did a very good job considering the though lighting situation, Harv.

raptorcaptor

I need a deck like yours to shoot from! Excellent shots Harv!

PrescottPhotog

Hi Harv.. It rained here today too, that's a good thing around here though.

I have a question for you and the other 300, 400, 500, 600 shooters.
Have you ever used the internal circular polarizer that Canon sells that fits all the super-tele's. The CL-P52 by Canon.

I bought one today but haven't used it yet. Thought it might be a good thing for our Arizona blue skies and the lakes I photo on, lots of glare.

Just curious if you had or do use one. It is very well made and seems to fit and operate very solid.

It says in the brochure that the lens glass in these lenses was specifically designed to have a filter used at all times and not to operated them without one. But on my 300 and 500 all that comes is a clear glass plug, it doesn't say if the clear glass is a filter of any type or just a protector (besides plugging the hole).

The Canon package brochure was pretty vague except for the "a filter must be used at all times". I know they weren't just talking about the hole because it specifically said the lens glass was designed for a filter at all times.. a strange statement.

Just curious. Thanks

dbaker1221

terrific series Harv!:ivar

Harv

Shasoc wrote:

You did a very good job considering the though lighting situation, Harv.

Thanks very much, Socrate.

Harv

raptorcaptor wrote:

I need a deck like yours to shoot from! Excellent shots Harv!

Thanks very much, Glenn. When we built the house 6 years ago, we specified a covered deck because I'm a smoker bu tdon't smoke in the house. It's definitely turned out to be a bonus for some of my bird photography. The other bonus is the conservation area that borders our property at the rear. It holds a lot of birds.

Harv

PrescottPhotog wrote:

Hi Harv.. It rained here today too, that's a good thing around here though.

I have a question for you and the other 300, 400, 500, 600 shooters.
Have you ever used the internal circular polarizer that Canon sells that fits all the super-tele's. The CL-P52 by Canon.

I bought one today but haven't used it yet. Thought it might be a good thing for our Arizona blue skies and the lakes I photo on, lots of glare.

Just curious if you had or do use one. It is very well made and seems to fit and operate very solid.

It says in the brochure that the lens glass in these lenses was specifically designed to have a filter used at all times and not to operated them without one. But on my 300 and 500 all that comes is a clear glass plug, it doesn't say if the clear glass is a filter of any type or just a protector (besides plugging the hole).

The Canon package brochure was pretty vague except for the "a filter must be used at all times". I know they weren't just talking about the hole because it specifically said the lens glass was designed for a filter at all times.. a strange statement.

Just curious. Thanks

Hi, Chris. The short answer to your question is 'no'. I have owned several lenses of this type over the years and have never used a PL filter. Living where I do, I never seem to have enough light to sacrifice some to a PL. It's most often a struggle to keep the shutter speed up to where I want it with the long glass and animate subjects. Another reason I don't use one is that I don't want to remove the holder when in the field to adjust the filter. If any dust got inside that area, I don't have a clue how I would get it out without sending the lens to Canon.

As for the supplied element in the filter holder, I assume it would be of filter quality, coated glass. Given how much we spend for these lenses, I can't imagine Canon (or anyone else) using window glass.

I would be very interested in your impressions once you've used yours.

Harv

Harv

dbaker1221 wrote:

terrific series Harv!:ivar

Thanks a lot, Dave. Your comments are always appreciated.

WildWally

Great series Harv .
Love the portrait of the squirrel . He's so cute !!!:D

Harv

WildWally wrote:

Great series Harv .
Love the portrait of the squirrel . He's so cute !!!:D

Thanks a lot, Walt. Much appreciated.

Dick on Aruba

Awesome series!

Thanks for sharing,

Dick.

Khaos

Great set of shots.thumb
With the fill flash it gives them almost a surreal look, especially the squirrel, it almost looks stuffed.:D

Harv

Dick on Aruba wrote:

Awesome series!

Thanks for sharing,

Dick.

Thanks a lot, Dick. I always appreciate your comments.

Harv

Khaos wrote:

Great set of shots.thumb
With the fill flash it gives them almost a surreal look, especially the squirrel, it almost looks stuffed.:D

Thanks very much, Keith. I appreciate you stopping in for a look and commenting.