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Tord · Apr 22, 2013

Some from the weekend

Brought the E620 + scope +EC14 with me to a local wood patch last weekend. The Goldcrest was a real challenge to frame and focus, not still for a second.

JGobeil · Apr 22, 2013

Getting there slowly

My first picture worth keeping with this setup. OM-D + 550mm Atro-Tech + 2X Barlow gives me 44X. ISO 1600, 1/2000 s., IS off. Manual focus of course with the Magnify Assist function set at 5X. Cropped 30%, processed in LR4. Distance is at least 50 m., probably more.

Following Paul's advice, I installed the barlow as close as possible to the camera (4.5 cm) with a 15mm baffle in front of it.

pinkster2008 · Apr 23, 2013

Shore Birds

Dunlin and Yellowlegs.

SW80 + TN + extension tubes 68mm

ISO 640
1/400
Ev +2
20% crop.

Enjoy.

pinkster2008 · Apr 23, 2013

cango said:
Great variety - what's the second one? Love that bird

Do the d600 vignette on your scope?

Hi cango.

There is no vignette on my scope. I use the Skywatcher 80 ED.

JvdM · Apr 23, 2013

Some evidence from a drive-by shoot.

Canon Eos 60D and TSAPO 90/600 @ 840mm f/9.3 (Kenko DG Pro 300 1.4x)

Tord · Apr 25, 2013

Marsh Harriers in display behavior

Some Marsh Harriers in display behavior. I wish I had been able to come closer to get more details.

Tord · Apr 28, 2013

Willow Warblers

Some good light this weekend. Spring is really late this year, but eventually insects have started to hatch. The warblers were numerous and really active. Hard to frame and focus with the speed required for these guys that are not still for one second.

Olympus E620, SW80+1.4 TC
75% crops

Tord · May 1, 2013

Goldeneye

I was surprised to spot a couple of Goldeneye, they are supposed to breed much further North.

The male was kind enough to come within shooting range, 40 meters or so.
I have Pictures of the female and couple too, however not as detailed.

JGobeil · May 1, 2013

Tord said:
I was surprised to spot a couple of Goldeneye, they are supposed to breed much further North.

The male was kind enough to come within shooting range, 40 meters or so.
I have Pictures of the female and couple too, however not as detailed.

Nice !

DanC.Licks · May 2, 2013

Nice, Tord.
Any news from Oly?

Tord · May 2, 2013

Thanks,
Please check the micro 4/3 thread.

Tord · May 2, 2013

Some from today

Some pictures from today. I made a detour on my way back home from work.

cango · May 3, 2013

Nice series, Tord, specially the black cap. I've yet to see any "sångare", heard a few, but not seen one yet.

DanC.Licks · May 3, 2013

My wife and daughter saw one out the window about a month ago, but by the time I arrived on the scene he was gone. They are supposed to be quite common, but I've never seen one.

Paul Corfield · May 3, 2013

Agree, nice Blackcap Tord.

I've always found them to be quite a shy bird. They are resident here all year and if I'm lucky I will see one just a few times a year in the garden.

Paul.

Tord · May 3, 2013

Thanks,
For some reason (I guess the long cold winter and late spring could explain this to some extent) we have many of Blackcaps around since a few weeks back. I usually see only one or a few per season, if any.

rferrieri · May 3, 2013

Pelicans on parade

I had a few remianing shots from my trip to Florida back in March. These brown pelicans were shot in the early morning at Jupiter Inlet. My setup was DIY 76mm refractor (Jaegers lens, 380mm) + x1.4TC + Olympus e-510. The objective was masked to around 40mm for greater DOF. Exposures were 1/400 sec at iso 400. The 3rd shot was uncropped.

Tord · May 3, 2013

More Blackcaps

Mrs. Blackcap - or should I say Browncap? I think these iconic birds look really cool with their head ornament.

SW80 600mm + 1.4 TC, E620 @800ISO.

Tord · May 3, 2013

Tufted ducks

Found a pond not that far away that holds quite a large variety of species. Access and line of sight is a challenge though and most birds are wary. I will try to come back at later occasion and photograph from a portable hide. Meanwhile sharing a pair of Tufted Ducks.

DRodrigues · May 4, 2013

FernandoBatista said:
At this point I would say it’s the best digiscoping camera in the market (either this or the A77 depending on your needs), At least for me.

Sorry to go a bit out of the thread topic, but Fernando I'm curious why you consider the A65 better then the NEX7, besides price, for using with astro-telescopes for photo. The NEX7 image quality should be even better since no light is lost by the translucent fixed-mirror of the SLTs. I'm waiting for a future NEX5 version with the 24M sensor or that the future NEX6/7 versions with this sensor will decrease price but might consider a SLT if there are advantages when using it for photo with astrotelescopes...

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