Mug Shot

The closest I've ever gotten to one of these guys. We have a lot of cats and I just happened to be out in the trees while all the cats where inside. I had to take a long break from birding after four surgeries this summer. I'm happy to be able to get out and about again.

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Here are some more with the 70-200 f/4 IS out to 70mm.

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awesome closeups

Great shots

very nice series, good that you're up and around

Great shots. I love Downies.

bettyn wrote in post #11395548
Great shots. I love Downies.

Thanks for all the nice comments. It's great to be able to walk around outside with a camera again.

The Downies are fun to watch. I know they're pretty common but usually I spook them before I can get that close. I hope this little guy has moved in, he appears to be much tamer than most and it would be great to get some more close shots of him without cloud cover as these were taken under.

Beautiful close up images and nice smooth background.

Four surgeries...wishing you the best! Great shots!

Bill Boehme wrote in post #11399223
Beautiful close up images and nice smooth background.

Thanks Bill. Even the 70-200 f/4 IS can produce some nice bokeh in the right situations. I've been really pleased with mine.

riverdog1 wrote in post #11399233
Four surgeries...wishing you the best! Great shots!

It was rough and kept me holed in the house most of the summer and early fall so I missed a lot of shooting opportunities. Getting better though and I'm thankful for that. Thanks for the well wishes!

Great shots. Feels good to have a camera back in your hand doesnt it?

frontiermonkey wrote in post #11399854
Great shots. Feels good to have a camera back in your hand doesnt it?

Thanks. It is nice to get out and about and shoot something other than the cats in the house. I'm not quite up to putting the 35-350, 100-400, or 400/5.6 on the 1D4 yet but I'll get there and for now I'm just happy to be able to get around with the 70-200 f/4 IS.

Some nice shot you have here, Just one question, I could see the exif and some of the shots are a bit oof, what shutter speeds did you shoot these at? That's pretty close at 70mm, must of been exiting to be upclose to these guys.

S.E.V. wrote in post #11401330
Some nice shot you have here, Just one question, I could see the exif and some of the shots are a bit oof, what shutter speeds did you shoot these at? That's pretty close at 70mm, must of been exiting to be upclose to these guys.

F/4 and 1/60 to 1/100 which is slower than I like to shoot with that lens even with IS. It was dark and overcast, hopefully I catch him again in sunshine.