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Apr 12, 2007 17:22 |  #1

I haven't done much macro this year; in fact I wasn't doing it today; but saw this Hover doing it's thing so thought I'd try and get a couple of shots, not easy with a 100-400L on the body. Not brilliant but worth a show I think, they weren't brilliant to start with and I've over cooked them on the sharpening a bit too. Sorry!


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Apr 13, 2007 11:54 |  #2

Nice pictures, but I think you could maybe contrast colors a little, or get a new backround....




  
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Apr 13, 2007 13:06 |  #3

What! You want me to get a new sky? (that's what the background is in these shots) I think the shots are noisy enough with out upping the contrast don't you? I'm not sure of the minimum focus distance of the 100-400 but these were taken about 8 foot away from the hover and as such are huge crops, I'm glad I got anything at all. I suppose as you suggest I could work on them a little more but they would never be great shots so not really worth the time, thanks for looking and more thanks for taking the time to comment.




  
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Apr 13, 2007 14:52 |  #4

Excellent in flight shots - :)
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Apr 13, 2007 16:12 |  #5

Good shots with such a heavy lens.
I did the same thing before having the 105, used 100-300 USM for Dragonfly shots

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Apr 13, 2007 16:34 as a reply to  @ Lawrie B's post |  #6

I think you did brilliantly to get these shots. Its hard enough with a macro let alone a lense like that. They are not bad at all :)

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Apr 13, 2007 16:35 |  #7

Thanks Brian, here's another one. Thought this was going to be a good front on in flight shot, unfortunately it turned out to be the complete opposite :oops: ;)


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Apr 13, 2007 16:39 |  #8

Thanks Linda and Lawrie, if I went out with my Sigma 150 I wouldn't see an insect of any sort for miles.




  
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