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tornado33
19-01-2005, 01:03 PM
Hi all
Got a Sigma Hypersoon 28 to 300 lens, for my Canon EOS 300D
http://www.photoshot.com/articles/product_reviews/sigma_28_300mm.htm
the next day while trying it out had some Kookaburras fly round
http://www.users.on.net/~josiah/temp/kookaburra.jpg
http://www.users.on.net/~josiah/temp/kookaburra2.jpg
(cropped images)
iceman
19-01-2005, 01:18 PM
Great shots! Pity the sky was so overcast!
ving
19-01-2005, 01:19 PM
more of a magpie person myself :P but great action shots there.
Vermin
19-01-2005, 01:21 PM
An overcast day is the best time to take outdoor pics Mike (no glare or blooming with the nice diffuse light).
iceman
19-01-2005, 01:25 PM
True V, it just doesn't look at pretty to me.. looks more drab.. :) Great bird shots though!
Robby
19-01-2005, 02:49 PM
Wow, that's awesome :jawdrop:
ballaratdragons
19-01-2005, 03:14 PM
Wanna see some shots of my sheep?
ballaratdragons
19-01-2005, 03:35 PM
There they are, my sheep. Well some of them!

Yes, I have a Rugby League field in one of my paddocks. The rich have Tennis Courts, I have a RL field.

Sorry for the quality of the photo, I'm not a good photographer.
Comet Hunter
19-01-2005, 03:38 PM
I like the first shot - the details in the feathers... the colouration, fraying of tips on the tail + wings etc, the claws etc etc.

Well done!



:cheers:
ballaratdragons
19-01-2005, 03:46 PM
Sheep don't have feathers!:lol2:
Comet Hunter
19-01-2005, 03:55 PM
:lol:

you snuck your sheep in while I wasn't lookin - not fair :tasdevil:

:lol:
rumples riot
19-01-2005, 04:25 PM
Nice kooka shots, well caught in flight.
ving
19-01-2005, 05:09 PM
see if we can catch a pic of those sheep in flight.
got any actoin shots of them? ;)
ballaratdragons
19-01-2005, 05:38 PM
Not yet. The dynamite is locked up! :D
Comet Hunter
19-01-2005, 06:44 PM
How many paddocks can there be with footy fields in them? :evil:
Mick
19-01-2005, 09:07 PM
Beautiful photos tornado, my wife took this photo in Cairns.:love2:
iceman
20-01-2005, 08:53 AM
I got this picture of a King Parrot at my parents place at Bellingen near Coffs Harbour.

http://www.iceinspace.com/images/images/nonastro/20050103-kingparrot-800prv.jpg

Click here (http://www.iceinspace.com/images/images/nonastro/20050103-kingparrot-full.jpg) for the medium res version (reduced to 300k).
Vermin
19-02-2005, 09:05 PM
My attempt a capturing a Kooky-burrah on film:

http://www.webclot.com/photos/DSCF0064crop.jpg

I may have overdone the unsharp mask a bit.
parsec
19-02-2005, 09:37 PM
Really like the first kookaburra shot. Great detail. If anyone with a reasonable clue is interested, I have a few shots from a recent trip to one of our national parks at http://itshare.org.au/ngarkat/ I am just using a canon a85 (mainly on the auto setting as I tend to have little time to make adjustments). I would love to learn to use the camera properly if anyone has some photography or even photo manipulation hints. There are quite a few pics there of a fire a couple of weeks ago. Things to think about are that they are large uncropped, thumbnailed jpegs, and they on one of my home computers on adsl (so be gentle if you are getting multiples)


cheers

shaun