Pictures ! Anything goes, it is the camera corner after all !!

Hello here goes:D

Can anyone spot the Tim Man,s head in the photograph Hint He is smoking:-)

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Boat Ramp, West of Peterborough, VIC

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Stream at Californian Redwood Stand, near Beech Forest, VIC

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Cape Otway Lighthouse, VIC

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Drop Bear, Bindi Park, VIC

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WWII Indian Scout army motor bike.

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D300, 80~400mm @ 400mm, 1/800, f13, ISO800.

The spider is about as big as a blowfly and was hanging by a thread about a metre long and 1.5 metres above the river and swaying in the breeze. I was two metres away on the river bank. It was a test of the camera/lens autofocus and my patience.

Deano:)

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D300, 80~400 @400mm, 1/2000, f5.6, ISO1250

Another crazy test of man and machine. Sitting beside the waterhole trying to catch mating dragonflys 10-20 metres away.

Deano:)

Sorry somehow doubled up? :blush::blush::blush:

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WWII Scout army motor bike.

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Tony :wheelchair:

havnt touched a camera for 9 months lol ,i either carry it everywhere or ignore it for yonks....A well you come back fresh.

wow deano was looking at one of those 80-400mm lenses last night.
my other half and I really want a bigger lens (curently have a 18-200mm) as we do allot of photography of birds and wildlife. here's a few pics of some humpbacks we saw on the weekend about 50k's south of kalbarri WA on the weekend.
would of been nice to have that extra range.
none of these are cropped

G'day Benz, this lens is certainly good for wildlife photography, especially hand held bird photography. Though there are a couple of things to note. At the upper and lower end of its range the focus is a bit soft. I find that it is best from about 130mm to 360mm. Also not having 'on the fly' manual overide of focus can be a nuisance when trying to focus behind a foreground object, such as a bird in a tree for example, and the lens is reasonably heavy to lug around, a chest carry pouch is a good idea when in the bush. Apart from these minor gripes it is a terrific lens. The VR is exactly what its cracked up to be and the lens is quite robust.
Heres a few more samples.

Unknown Prickly Flower (probably a weed), Carawine Gorge WA.

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1/1000, f14, 240mm

Cockatiels, Rudall River NP WA

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1/500, f11, 280mm

Bearded Dragon, near Coober Pedy SA

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1/500, f18, 300mm

Budgerigars, near Emu Claypan SA

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1/2000, f5.3, 310mm

Desert Rose, Rudall River NP WA

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1/500, f11, 280mm

Egret, Cooper Creek SA

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1/1000, f8, 400mm

Australian Reed-Warbler, Carawine Gorge WA

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1/500, f9, 360mm, auto-focus ON.

Auto-focus was used for all these shots. The last photo shows how 'spot' focus allows focusing on a background subject.

All these shots were taken with a hand held Nikon D300. Having a lot of pixels certainly helps when it comes to cropping the shots later. The hardest thing I need to remember is not to push the lens at its upper end but to rely on PP to get a better result.
If I was able to wrap my head around PhotoShop or Nikons Capture NX the results could be even better.
I can recommend this lens for general purpose birding/nature photography at a cost that doesn't break the bank, (just bends it a bit).

Deano:)