day at the zoo (bigma)

[jpalmer]

hello i had taken the family to the local zoo .and apart from all the normal bigger animals these where the only bird images of the day.

i had done many body shots on this subject but the head shot was the best.
500mm f10 1/1600 iso 400 -2/3 monopod.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/madas/PARROTcopy.jpg
next batch are all @300mm f8 monopod.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/madas/punkpengine.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/madas/luvbird.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/madas/kookabrrow.jpg
hope u like them.
i will post the out of africa image in the wildlife section later:)
many thanks
jason p

[pttenn]

Nice shots! You must love that Bigma!
Karen

[GyRob]

very nice set of shots and show's waht a bigma can do in the right hands.
Rob.

[pttenn]

I'd love one if I could pick it up! :)

[rebelnotarget]

Beautiful shots.

[elfieh]

Very nice shots!

Elfie

[reewik]

Great job! Always nice to see images that do not look as though they were made at the Zoo.

[dancinec]

Very nice portraits Jason, my favorite is the Penguin.

[jpalmer]

thanks for the comments every one the bigma is deffinatley a zoo lens with close focus distance 1.5mtrs @ 300mm witha mag 1:5.4 3mtrs 500mm 1:6.8 helps a lot and as eric said it nice to isolate the subject so not to get wire and bars so it does'nt look like the normal zoo shot etc in the b/g all in all very happy apart from i still feel the for a prime .
the only problem i have is wide open shots are soft and resolving power ie .
when you have an bird in the centre of frame and and u have to do 100% crop the detail just isnt there.does any one now if the 400 5.6 will give me this.
many thanks
jason

[Keith R]

Very nice, but you might want to go back to the macaw - and spell your surname right, Jason!

;) ;) ;)

[kr88]

Nice series of shots. I'd say you and the bigma will be/ are getting along fine. Love 'em all. :)

[jpalmer]

thanks keith r :lol: should have done that from the start .
thanks for looking.
jason

[jpalmer]

thanks keith 88 yes it bean a year since owning the lens and im very happy when
u get the very sharp shots not all time but the ones that are make up for that.
many thanks jason