grendel64 Goldmember 1,387 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Sioux Lookout, On More info | Sep 09, 2012 12:47 | #1 I have found a location about 10 minutes from home that has a group of at least four kingfishers in the area, possibly siblings from earlier this year. I finally managed to get a few shots this a.m., but many of them seemed a bit soft (possibly due to having IS on while using the monopod?)     Mike
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DiamondLil Cream of the Crop  6,495 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2009 More info | Sep 09, 2012 12:50 | #2 Congratulations Mike! You have some nice shots there. I am glad for your persistence and look forward to more. Wow do I have a lot to learn! The Chosen Spot, NY
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gidewey52 Hatchling 9 posts Joined Jul 2009 More info | Sep 09, 2012 12:51 | #3 Nice shots of a skittish bird . . .
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grendel64 THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,387 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Sioux Lookout, On More info | Sep 09, 2012 13:25 | #4 gidewey52 wrote in post #14968002  Nice shots of a skittish bird . . . What are you shooting with? Jerry "I shoot birds." 7D with 100-400 IS...
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WallaceRiver " ...a bit of a pervy voyeur "  More info | 100-400? Very well done, Mike! And like a cat returns to where it found its last mouse, you shall return! I would expect nothing else! IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
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CDMOOSE Cream of the Crop  More info | Sep 09, 2012 14:33 | #6 Congratulations, Mike, and good shooting. Al
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Sep 09, 2012 21:47 | #7 Congrats, and super shots Mike. You did very well with the side lighting. Steve
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rrblint Listen! .... do you smell something?  More info | Beautiful shots...Love #3. Mark
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sophie's-mom Senior Member  317 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jul 2012 More info | Sep 09, 2012 21:57 | #9 Those are GREAT shots. Not to get too far off topic but, what is the issue of using the monopod and IS?
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Snydremark my very own Lightrules moment More info | Sep 09, 2012 22:08 | #10 Congrats, Mike! - Eric S.: My Birds/Wildlife
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grendel64 THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,387 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Sioux Lookout, On More info | Sep 10, 2012 07:19 | #11 Snydremark wrote in post #14969878 Congrats, Mike!  Not an easy bird to get good shots of, and you got some crackers!MONOpod shouldn't make a difference for IS; you've still got movement going on when using a monopod that the IS can help with. It's a TRIpod you should consider turning the IS off for. Edit #2: You should try throwing it into IS mode 2, however. Thanks, I'll give that a try next time, and may even try a few without any IS to hit all the bases. I was sitting on a small stool and had the monopod quite steady. As I was probably only around 30-40 feet from the bird, I was really expecting sharper results than I got...all the more reason to go back and try again.
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WallaceRiver " ...a bit of a pervy voyeur " More info | Sep 10, 2012 08:21 | #12 grendel64 wrote in post #14970969 Thanks, I'll give that a try next time, and may even try a few without any IS to hit all the bases. I was sitting on a small stool and had the monopod quite steady. As I was probably only around 30-40 feet from the bird, I was really expecting sharper results than I got...all the more reason to go back and try again. Mike If your EXIF is accurate (I always wonder about it) you were 18.1 metres, or almost 60 feet! Still pretty close. IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
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kinghong1970 Goldmember  2,093 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2009 Location: NYC/NJ More info | Sep 10, 2012 09:54 | #13 grats on the pics! Albert the Clumsy Ape
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StephenStephen Cream of the Crop  More info | Sep 10, 2012 11:34 | #14 Great series Mike. You're fortunate to have found a location where they are somewhat approachable. Stephen
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grendel64 THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,387 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Sioux Lookout, On More info | Sep 10, 2012 12:58 | #15 Wallace River wrote in post #14971138 If your EXIF is accurate (I always wonder about it) you were 18.1 metres, or almost 60 feet! Still pretty close. Really...? Huh, seemed a lot closer than that, next time I'm there I'll take a closer look.
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