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Sep 17, 2009 20:57 |  #1

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300mm/F4.5 on Canon 40D

My Canon kit 450D/s90; Canon lenses 18-55 IS, 70-210/3.5-4.5....Nikon kit: D610; 28-105/3.5-4.5, 75-300/4.5-5.6 AF, 50/1.8D Nikkors, Tamron 80-210; MF Nikkors: 50/2K, 50/1.4 AI-S, 50/1.8 SeriesE, 60/2.8 Micro Nikkor (AF locked), 85mm/1.8K-AI, 105/2.5 AIS/P.C, 135/2.8K/Q.C, 180/2.8 ED, 200/4Q/AIS, 300/4.5H-AI, ++ Tamron 70-210/3.8-4, Vivitar/Kiron 28/2, ser.1 70-210/3.5, ser.1 28-90; Vivitar/Komine and Samyang 28/2.8; 35mm Nikon F/FM/FE2, Rebel 2K...HTC RE UWA camera

  
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Sep 17, 2009 21:21 |  #2

Yikes! Great capture


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Sep 17, 2009 22:33 |  #3

Of the bunch I took, this was the best/lucky combo of sharpness, drama, and timing...


My Canon kit 450D/s90; Canon lenses 18-55 IS, 70-210/3.5-4.5....Nikon kit: D610; 28-105/3.5-4.5, 75-300/4.5-5.6 AF, 50/1.8D Nikkors, Tamron 80-210; MF Nikkors: 50/2K, 50/1.4 AI-S, 50/1.8 SeriesE, 60/2.8 Micro Nikkor (AF locked), 85mm/1.8K-AI, 105/2.5 AIS/P.C, 135/2.8K/Q.C, 180/2.8 ED, 200/4Q/AIS, 300/4.5H-AI, ++ Tamron 70-210/3.8-4, Vivitar/Kiron 28/2, ser.1 70-210/3.5, ser.1 28-90; Vivitar/Komine and Samyang 28/2.8; 35mm Nikon F/FM/FE2, Rebel 2K...HTC RE UWA camera

  
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Sep 18, 2009 01:57 as a reply to  @ kitacanon's post |  #4

Great shot, right place, right time.


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Sep 18, 2009 05:40 |  #5

Great capture.


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Sep 18, 2009 10:26 |  #6

Wow.


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Sep 18, 2009 10:36 |  #7

NICE!!!




  
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Sep 18, 2009 14:02 |  #8

Incredible.


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Sep 18, 2009 15:17 |  #9

Really, what's incredible is that the heron can see and catch the sucker through all the surface greenery...


My Canon kit 450D/s90; Canon lenses 18-55 IS, 70-210/3.5-4.5....Nikon kit: D610; 28-105/3.5-4.5, 75-300/4.5-5.6 AF, 50/1.8D Nikkors, Tamron 80-210; MF Nikkors: 50/2K, 50/1.4 AI-S, 50/1.8 SeriesE, 60/2.8 Micro Nikkor (AF locked), 85mm/1.8K-AI, 105/2.5 AIS/P.C, 135/2.8K/Q.C, 180/2.8 ED, 200/4Q/AIS, 300/4.5H-AI, ++ Tamron 70-210/3.8-4, Vivitar/Kiron 28/2, ser.1 70-210/3.5, ser.1 28-90; Vivitar/Komine and Samyang 28/2.8; 35mm Nikon F/FM/FE2, Rebel 2K...HTC RE UWA camera

  
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Sep 19, 2009 22:39 |  #10

great shot... just fits so nicely... i cant wait tell im good enough to do that...




  
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Sep 20, 2009 00:28 |  #11

That's a stunning capture!


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Sep 20, 2009 02:07 as a reply to  @ X-images's post |  #12

Hey that's a damn sharp image and spot on. Great.


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Sep 20, 2009 19:32 |  #13

Fantastic. don't think it could have been any better




  
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