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donlavange
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 11:09
This is my first Bird in Flight. A simple gull, but HOT DAMN! I did it and with these old eyes, bad reflexes and simple mind!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1426/829483626_8969ee3871.jpg
JC4
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 11:10
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1426/829483626_8969ee3871.jpg

Very nice.
canonloader
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 11:35
Practicing up for eagles are you? :D
stevefossimages
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 11:50
Looks sharp to my eye, Don. Congrats on your first.
donlavange
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 12:06
Practicing up for eagles are you? :D

Yes! But for you they just hover there and follow your directions. . . right? At least yours look that way.
donlavange
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 12:12
Looks sharp to my eye, Don. Congrats on your first.

Thank you Steve! Actually this was the 7th or 8th in a series and they all were what looked sharp to me at 100% or more. So far I have not had occasions to see the Mark3 problems people have been talking about.

I did shoot some planes taking off and landing and they were equally sharp as well. A companion said that that was not really a focussing test since planes are so much larger than birds. But they take up the same percentage of the viewfinder and they are moving faster. I agree that they follow a predictable path (hopefully) but so do runners which are what the complaints are based on.
sugarzebra
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 14:18
Very nice Don...great crop with the bird on an upward path. I'm getting MkIII envy :)
GMACK24
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 14:46
This is my first Bird in Flight. A simple gull, but HOT DAMN! I did it and with these old eyes, bad reflexes and simple mind!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1426/829483626_8969ee3871.jpg

Beautiful Capture. That camera takes some very sharp photos.
Thanks for sharing !
And you got the formatting right ;-)
dazzlebea
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 14:50
Great shot, Don :) Are you hooked now?
Cooper911
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 15:11
He looks to be rapidly ascending,,,nice capture. And yes it looks sharp.
Reyno
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 15:12
Very nice and Big congrats on your first Don.
Reyno
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 15:13
Very nice and Big congrats on your first Don.
GyRob
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 15:30
Reyno has an ecco lol
very nice shot and i like the frameing too with space for the bird to fly into.
Rob
Canonada
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 15:39
Very nice shot, I would like to see a larger image, say in the 800x680 range.
Joe
donlavange
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 18:24
Very nice shot, I would like to see a larger image, say in the 800x680 range.
Joe

I kept it smaller because I thought that was a rule. . . . No? You can download a larger version on my flickr site, name colormechanic. Thanks though for your kind comment.
donlavange
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 18:25
Great shot, Don :) Are you hooked now?

Thanks. . . . so hooked!
donlavange
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 18:27
Very nice Don...great crop with the bird on an upward path. I'm getting MkIII envy :)

So far, I like it a LOT! It sure burns up the cards in raw!
hTr
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 18:28
Actually Don Eagles are easier to shoot they are bigger and generally fly in straight lines. Nice shot Don and Congrats
donlavange
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 18:28
He looks to be rapidly ascending,,,nice capture. And yes it looks sharp.

Thanks Cooper!
donlavange
18th of July 2007 (Wed), 18:29
Actually Don Eagles are easier to shoot they are bigger and generally fly in straight lines. Nice shot Don and Congrats

Thanks Gary!