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

Did a short run and played SAG while wifey reconned the bike course of next week's tri, so I had some time around the lake to do some shooting.

I still don't understand this "birds" thing.

I put my 1.4 extender III on my lens and took a few photos in the backyard while resting from my fence project this weekend.

Photo from McNeese72's gallery.

Photo from McNeese72's gallery.

Photo from McNeese72's gallery.

Photo from McNeese72's gallery.

Photo from McNeese72's gallery.

Lewin's Honeyeater in the Lamington National Park.

Cheers

Dennis

That's a good question... for me, photographing birds is a relaxing retreat from a modern world filled with incessant distraction. I can go birding for hours at a time, away from the bustle of everyday life, and just revel in that one singular focus. Many times I come away with no useful photos, but that's OK because the joy of it all is in process; yet, when you do happen upon that rare moment that it all comes together, it's immensely satisfying, and it's what keeps you coming back for more Fishing is an apt comparison.

I kind of just described photography as a whole, yes, but... Birding and other wildlife photography gets you out of the house, further away from iPhone/computer/TV/vid​eo games/work/traffic/oth​er humans/house work/deadlines/etc.

And a few more from yesterday.

Not just birds Matt, a little shot of adrenalin is good for the soul too lol

Jeff, that is a nice BIF shot (Bears in Foliage).

MatthewK wrote in post #18376503
That's a good question... for me, photographing birds is a relaxing retreat from a modern world filled with incessant distraction. I can go birding for hours at a time, away from the bustle of everyday life, and just revel in that one singular focus. Many times I come away with no useful photos, but that's OK because the joy of it all is in process; yet, when you do happen upon that rare moment that it all comes together, it's immensely satisfying, and it's what keeps you coming back for more Fishing is an apt comparison.

I kind of just described photography as a whole, yes, but... Birding and other wildlife photography gets you out of the house, further away from iPhone/computer/TV/vid​eo games/work/traffic/oth​er humans/house work/deadlines/etc.

I feel exactly the same. I go shooting birds or wildlife every weekend, even maybe for just an hour, but I have to do it to get out of the house. Sometime I am lucky to get a nice shot of a big hawk or tiny a warbler, sometime it is nothing but a few swallows, but it became a strong habit of mine.

Considering that I am just less than two month out of a lung cancer surgery, walking is a regiment that I have to do. Walking with a camera gives this regiment a nice flavor!

Lbsimon wrote in post #18376690
I feel exactly the same. I go shooting birds or wildlife every weekend, even maybe for just an hour, but I have to do it to get out of the house. Sometime I am lucky to get a nice shot of a big hawk or tiny a warbler, sometime it is nothing but a few swallows, but it became a strong habit of mine.

Considering that I am just less than two month out of a lung cancer surgery, walking is a regiment that I have to do. Walking with a camera gives this regiment a nice flavor!

Good regiment!
Keep it up!!

bidkev wrote in post #18375645
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These little fellers are so hard to nail focus as you can see their size in relationship to the rain drops. Not as sharp as I would have liked with all the rain/ moisture in the air and lens at full stretch

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Vtsy​ct Juvenile brown Honeyeater (9) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/VEWd​fM Juvenile brown Honeyeater (8) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/VEWi​XP Juvenile brown Honeyeater (7) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Ursq​RP Juvenile brown Honeyeater (6) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

Looks sharp to me.

Hydro lines in the way but it added to the challenge.