Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are all very nice, but the third, where the bird is meeting you eye to eye, is my favorite. Nice work! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 6/25/2016 11:35 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > "A wonderful bird is the pelican, > His bill will hold more than his belican, > He can take in his beak > Enough food for a week > But I'm damned if I see how the helican!" > - Dixon Lanier Merritt > > Some Spot-billed Pelican studies from the Adyar Poonga, a protected > wetlands area behind my house. The light was soft, muted and very clear > after morning rains and the consequent overcast sky. All the frames are as > shot with no cropping at all, as the couple were swimming quite close to a > pedestrian walkway across a narrow stretch, the only place to photograph > from, as visitors are not allowed inside under directions from our Supreme > Court They did not get very active, though, so I could not put the tracking > abilities of the D500 to the test. > > Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 and TC 1.4x, giving an effective 630mm f5.6 lens, > which is lightweight and very easy to hand hold, and can be used wide open > with no loss of image quality. > > The first three are in colour, and last in monochrome: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Vedbirds/Poonga-20160625-1029.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Vedbirds/Poonga-20160625-716.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Vedbirds/Poonga-20160625-371.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Vedbirds/Poonga-20160625-390.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome! > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >