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Post by Mick Harris on May 5, 2012 13:16:21 GMT
Yellow-legged Gulls taken from a tourist boat off Dubrovnik, Croatia on a short break. Took no birding gear but managed these two shots with my 5D and 70-200 mm zoom. The gulls followed us knowing very well that they would be getting the left-overs from the fish dinner that we all enjoyed on board on a day trip around some beautiful islands close to Dubrovnik (an old and beautiful historic city).  20120503-_MG_0576 Yellow-legged Gull by Mick Harris, on Flickr  20120503-_MG_0571 Yellow-legged Gull by Mick Harris, on Flickr |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 5, 2012 21:16:06 GMT
This is the kind of lens that I would like to use which is very easy to carry and shoot. But one has to be very close to the bird which seldom happens here. You got these shots perfectly. Well done Mick & Mabuhay.
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Post by Mick Harris on May 6, 2012 13:27:07 GMT
Hi Ely thanks for looking.
Yes the 70-200 f4L is easy to carry around and takes reasonable shots with a 1.4x (which I didn't use for these shots) but you need to be almost treading on the bird's toes to be close enough! I suppose it would be a better prospect for birding on my 7D( plus 1.4x) which would make it equal to about a 450 mm lens.
Happy birding
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Post by tina mallari on May 7, 2012 17:52:47 GMT
Fantastic shots Mick. I'd be smiling like crazy if I get to take shots like these :-)
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Post by Mick Harris on May 8, 2012 16:51:04 GMT
Thanks a lot Tina. I almost couldn't be bothered to change from my wide-angle lens having just stuffed myself with a mackeral meal on the boat the gulls were following ... glad I did though, and managed a few keepers, despite forgetting to change the AF to A1servo.
Happy Birding and crazy smiling!
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Post by Eric Patdu on May 18, 2012 19:44:58 GMT
Great shots Mick! How I wish I can take BIF's like that.
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Post by Mick Harris on May 23, 2012 14:14:48 GMT
Belated thanks Eric. It's easier to track them with the lens I used on this occassion rather than with my usual setup ... 7d and 400 mm 5.6L where the increased 'reach' causes problems in getting the bird in the frame.
Happy birding
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Post by Conrad Arellano on May 25, 2012 13:25:31 GMT
Nice gull in flight shots, clear and sharp. Cheers
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Post by Mick Harris on May 26, 2012 7:14:24 GMT
Thanks for looking Conrad and happy birding.
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