Flying Fantail finally...

[NordieBoy]

Sorta...

Just have to get closer and clearer :lol:

#1
http://fran.orcon.net.nz/potn/Walkaround%2020060624/20060624-134608.jpg
#2
http://fran.orcon.net.nz/potn/Walkaround%2020060624/20060624-134611a.jpg
#3
http://fran.orcon.net.nz/potn/Walkaround%2020060624/20060624-134611b.jpg

And a friend.
#4
http://fran.orcon.net.nz/potn/Walkaround%2020060624/s20060624-135051.jpg

[weka2000]

What lens did you use?

[Anthony J Howe]

These shots show how beautiful the Fantail looks when flying, the feathers are well spread out.

[NordieBoy]

Sigma 70-300 APO, 1/1000, ISO800.
Would have loved to use the 200 2.8 L but I don't have it anymore :(

They're 100% crops.
Just couldn't keep any of the little buggers that got closer in the sights long enough.
Who am I kidding, In the sights at all :(

At least ducks are easy :)

[weka2000]

They dont stand still at all. Kingfishers have the opposite but you can get close best I ever did was with 20D and bigma then they were still very small.

Great captures

[NordieBoy]

Thanks.

I thought "right it's time I did this properly."
and ended up with 15 keepers from 120 shots :D

Including a sequence of the duck jumping from rock to rock and into the water.

[dgcorner]

Fran -- good captures, outstanding effort! It is indeed difficult catching these birds still enough for a decent pic with their fans spread in glory. I have difficulty myself in spite of the fact that the tree is less than 5 meters from the deck.