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Old 28-07-2008, 01:25 PM
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not birds...

just to go against the grain... heres a waspy looking thing
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Old 28-07-2008, 01:45 PM
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Fantastic shot David.
I love the colours and textures/detail too.

Excellent.
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Old 28-07-2008, 02:27 PM
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thanks andrew. I am loving this new home made flash diffuser... no more harsh lighting and shadows
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Old 28-07-2008, 02:55 PM
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Beautiful image Dave, lovely colours and very sharp.

Thanks for posting.
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Old 28-07-2008, 03:50 PM
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np matty, its my pleasure
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Old 28-07-2008, 03:51 PM
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Beautiful, Dave! Though a bird would love to eat that!
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Old 28-07-2008, 07:01 PM
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got something against feathers David?? lol..

Nice shot, and as Mike said, A bird would eat that... (i happened to capture a few great shots of an eagle today which may make their way to the forums tonight at some stage )
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Old 28-07-2008, 09:22 PM
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yes alex, but eagle are biiiirds!

thanks for the compliment
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Old 28-07-2008, 09:26 PM
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Credit where credit is due my friend... It is an impressive shot... Not only the photographic technical side, but impressive that you had the nerve to get that close to something that looked like a wasp!! I've always wanted to get a macro lens and get some shots all up close and personal with bugs etc... however my sever aversion to bugs etc. precludes me from such activities...
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Old 29-07-2008, 01:01 PM
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thankyou alex
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Old 29-07-2008, 02:20 PM
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David, I really love your stuff, the little bitty bits of backyard life are my favourites. Birds are OK, but give me a closeup of a dragon-fly's eyes or the stain glass structure of a bee's wings anytime Don't throw things... unless they're a new Canon 70-200 F2.8IS with 2x tele-extender so I can join the birdy types
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Old 29-07-2008, 02:53 PM
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Don't throw things... unless they're a new Canon 70-200 F2.8IS with 2x tele-extender so I can join the birdy types
canon! as if!



thanks for the compliment Robert
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Old 29-07-2008, 03:06 PM
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canon! as if!
you Nikon types just don't know what you're missing
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Old 29-07-2008, 05:54 PM
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David. I used to be the same.. I used to laugh at canon users... Then I owned an L lens... now I have nikons as backups and L glass coming out my.... glASS
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Old 29-07-2008, 07:14 PM
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alex alex alex.... while L glas is really good i can show tests thatshow for example a sigma 120-400 OS HSM is sharper and has less CA than the canon 100-400 L

i kid you not. L's were once to best glass you could get but i think everyone has caught up
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Old 29-07-2008, 07:27 PM
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the optics quality is not all that makes a good lens. its extremely important, but also speedy/precise auto focus, build quality etc.. Mind you my old Nikkor 300 F/4 ED IF is awesome in every respect. as is the tokina 300 2.8.

But I'm yet to own something that keeps up with the 70-200 F/4 or the 400 F/5.6 L lenses.
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