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Absolutely beautiful photos. Those gators are VERY scary. Thanks, Ron ronthomas.art@***.net, I'm a wildlife painter and appreciate all the time and effort you've put in to accomplish your goals.
I am guessing you guys used a big zoom lens on most of those ..
If so, what kind.
Thanks
Over the years I have used 70-200, 80-200, 300, 400, 150-600 and 200-500.The 400 was a cheap Sigma before they upped their quality. My favs are the Nikon 300/4 and the Nikon 200-500/5.6. The big drawback to the 300 was focus speed. It was just an AF instead of AF-s.
Depends on the situation as to the focal length. On a recent wildlife photography trip, I used two lenses -- a Canon 500 f/4 with a 1.4 extender on a 1.3 crop sensor body and a 100-400 zoom on a full-frame sensor body.
I got started in photography because I wanted to be able to shoot the nesting pair of bald eagles whose nest tree I found. But I'll have to admit, I really enjoy shooting osprey, probably more than any other birds.
Savewave, those are some nice osprey shots. I have hundreds of shots of osprey, agree that they are a lot of fun to shoot. I have had them around my back yard pond occasionally and see them flying too high for a decent shot a lot. Bald eagles are also fun (I haven't seen any golden eagles in my area). I had a juvenile bald eagle that would fish in my back yard pond last year and the year before. Didn't see it around this year.
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I enjoy taking pics of birds in my own yard. We have two ornamental trees that seem to attract nesting birds. I set my camera up with a remote trigger and shoot the nests. One series is of a Robin and the other is a Chipping Sparrow. Then there is always the Hummingbird feeder...
Savewave, those are some nice osprey shots. I have hundreds of shots of osprey, agree that they are a lot of fun to shoot. I have had them around my back yard pond occasionally and see them flying too high for a decent shot a lot. Bald eagles are also fun (I haven't seen any golden eagles in my area). I had a juvenile bald eagle that would fish in my back yard pond last year and the year before. Didn't see it around this year.
I have to drive about 90 miles to shoot the osprey, but they have very natural-looking nests at this lake and the guide I've used for several years makes a big difference. He knows which birds are tolerant, but also understands photography. If at all possible, he positions the boat so the wind and sun are ideally positioned for the shoot. We shoot the first or second weekend in June when there are chicks in the nests, making the birds more predictable in their activity.
They also have bald eagles at the lake, but their nests are remote and difficult to access. I'm jealous you are able to shoot osprey and eagles in your backyard.
The bald eagle nest I monitor also is about 90 miles away from me, but in another direction. The eagles also are more predictable when they have chicks in the nest, but are not as active as the osprey. They might feed the chicks four times a day or they might go a day without feeding them anything.
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Terrific Osprey shots, guys. We have them around our reservoirs but I've never tried photographing them. I do get lucky with Bald Eagles, on occasion. Best time is Winter when they've migrated to the area, mostly in areas where they can hunt rabbits.
