EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Review WOW!

isn't that a cute handbag?

bidkev wrote in post #18064588

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/JoTX​E2 Saltwater Crocodile (3) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/JeWK​bE Saltwater Crocodile (2) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/HYiZ​pm Saltwater Crocodile (1) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

Kev, shooting wildlife in your back yard is getting ridiculous . . .

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Look out you guys in Missouri! My grand daughter has just been granted an internship at the World Bird Sanctuary at Valley Park near St Louis. She's coming in January so I guess she'll have to shop around for some warm clothes Australia Zoo are holding her job and encouraging her further learning

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bidkev wrote in post #18064717
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Look out you guys in Missouri! My grand daughter has just been granted an internship at the World Bird Sanctuary at Valley Park near St Louis. She's coming in January so I guess she'll have to shop around for some warm clothes Australia Zoo are holding her job and encouraging her further learning

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/xhS8​fh Jade at Work by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

She's a lovely looking kid. You must be proud as punch

Kev your daughter is blessed in many ways.
I would venture you planted good seeds.

That is awesome Kev. I hope she has a fantastic time

George Zip wrote in post #18064724
She's a lovely looking kid. You must be proud as punch

I am that!

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18064728
Kev your daughter is blessed in many ways.
I would venture you planted good seeds.

Grand daughter mate. My seeds were all one way though............I had 5 boys Strangely enough, my 3 married sons had girls

bidkev wrote in post #18064588

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/JoTX​E2 Saltwater Crocodile (3) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/JeWK​bE Saltwater Crocodile (2) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/HYiZ​pm Saltwater Crocodile (1) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

Stone me, Kevin. How close were you actually to that first croc? How close can you safely get? (Please don't tell me it was in a zoo!) Awesome pics, as usual!

bidkev wrote in post #18064742
I am that!

Nice. I bet a lot of your sentences start with " My granddaughter, who is a zoologist.......)

You should try and get her to get into a bit of photography. She is in a unique position to photograph animals from a zoo workers point of view. It would be a great long term thing to do.

I understand Robert Irwin is into photography. I only know this because a dude I know from Teds Cameras in Maroochydore sold him a 5DSR.

Jack Dawe wrote in post #18065211
Stone me, Kevin. How close were you actually to that first croc? How close can you safely get? (Please don't tell me it was in a zoo!) Awesome pics, as usual!

Thanks mate, but you wouldn't get me that close IRL. They were in Australia Zoo. Most of the time I ignore the exhibits there and only go (I have a season pass) for the birds that inhabit the landscaping and bush there, or to catch up with my grand daughter in her lunch break.

George Zip wrote in post #18065265
Nice. I bet a lot of your sentences start with " My granddaughter, who is a zoologist.......)

You should try and get her to get into a bit of photography. She is in a unique position to photograph animals from a zoo workers point of view. It would be a great long term thing to do.

I understand Robert Irwin is into photography. I only know this because a dude I know from Teds Cameras in Maroochydore sold him a 5DSR.

Yes George, she is into photography but uses a DSLR only on her excursions into the bush. She's worked a few refuges here and in the UK and the work is pretty full on so most of her pics whilst working are taken with a phone. You can see the range of birds she's worked with here: https://www.flickr.com …/albums/7215763​8363356323

bidkev wrote in post #18065319
Thanks mate, but you wouldn't get me that close IRL. They were in Australia Zoo.

Thanks. It did look a bit close!

bidkev wrote in post #18065319
Thanks mate, but you wouldn't get me that close IRL. They were in Australia Zoo. Most of the time I ignore the exhibits there and only go (I have a season pass) for the birds that inhabit the landscaping and bush there, or to catch up with my grand daughter in her lunch break.

Oh, come on Kevin. Be adventurous. The 100-400L II lets you get real close to wild gators and crocs.

These were taken at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina last spring.

I just got the 100-400ii as a refurb and have been playing around with it. I've done some MFA adjustments, but I think they still need some tweaking. I focused on his eye and you can see where the depth of field is falling on the stone pretty well. I was getting some variance in the focusing, but that may be the 7dii. I still need to use it more to get a better feel.

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