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  1. 29-09-2017, 01:31 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarvo View Post
    Top rate Photography - a credit to you
    Can I ask what you are using ??
    Thanks - I use a Nikon D7000 (which is getting on a bit now but still does the job), those photos are with an 18-105mm lens which is usually a bit too short for bird photos but those ones were friendly and let me get close enough.
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  2. 29-09-2017, 01:40 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by GravelBen View Post
    Thanks - I use a Nikon D7000 (which is getting on a bit now but still does the job), those photos are with an 18-105mm lens which is usually a bit too short for bird photos but those ones were friendly and let me get close enough.
    Yes - I would have thought you would of had a bit more zoom than that - great work !!!
    Clarity is pefect
    Anyone on here using camera adaption (or IPhone - Android) on Spotting scopes ??
    thinking it might be my up and coming lazy old man retirement hunting in "very near" future
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  3. 29-09-2017, 02:12 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarvo View Post
    Yes - I would have thought you would of had a bit more zoom than that - great work !!!
    I have an 80-200mm and a 400mm for things a bit further away but I don't usually take them too far into the hills because of the extra weight and bulk on multiday trips.

    Here is a whole album of my bird photos to browse through if you're interested: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjXCA3Hb
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  4. 29-09-2017, 08:00 PM #4
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    We have a resident NZ Falcon at work flying around catching sparrows that are feeding on the feed pad.Bloody impressive to see but too fast for my little pocket camera.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dundee View Post
    We have a resident NZ Falcon at work flying around catching sparrows that are feeding on the feed pad.Bloody impressive to see but too fast for my little pocket camera.
    Dundee, as soon as the high country gets a bit cooler, and the birds start storming the vineyards, the Falcons arrive ... love watching them hunting the birds through the vines ...
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  6. 29-09-2017, 09:27 PM #6
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    Very cool, always been a bit of a part time twitcher but your talent shows how even the starling is taken for granted!
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  7. 01-10-2017, 02:58 PM #7
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    DSC_9223 by Ben, on Flickr

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  8. 01-10-2017, 04:39 PM #8
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    geeze great timing ben
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    Name: IMG_20171019_130318.jpg Views: 384 Size: 298.0 KB Had a wee korero with this guy on the way out the other day... Reckoned everything is going to be alk good...
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  10. 22-11-2017, 04:15 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Biggun708 View Post
    Attachment 78099 Had a wee korero with this guy on the way out the other day... Reckoned everything is going to be alk good...
    oiyoujimmywada helluthinkure lookinat eh.great photo but that certainly is one of those dont even think of f..g with me looks.majestic bird is old morepork.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kotuku View Post
    oiyoujimmywada helluthinkure lookinat eh.great photo but that certainly is one of those dont even think of f..g with me looks.majestic bird is old morepork.
    One of those omnipotent stares that your not quite sure if you should be holding eye contact with....
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    He might look better on a log in the estuary - but he has become a frequent visitor - nice place to dry out on the roof after wading Name: IMG_6153 2.JPG Views: 245 Size: 454.8 KB
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  13. 01-11-2017, 11:19 PM #13
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    A few from the weekend...

    NZ South Island Robin by Ben, on Flickr

    NZ South Island Robin by Ben, on Flickr

    NZ South Island Robin by Ben, on Flickr

    NZ South Island Robin by Ben, on Flickr

    NZ South Island Robin by Ben, on Flickr
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    You certainly have a talent Ben.
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
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