A saturday surprise
Posted 30/03/2013 - 20:43
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All crackers.
A DA*300 is looking mighty tempting but will it make my 150-500 OS obsolete or should I say, how do I convince the bank manager I need both
A DA*300 is looking mighty tempting but will it make my 150-500 OS obsolete or should I say, how do I convince the bank manager I need both
Cheers
Brian.
LBA is good for you, a Lens a day helps you work, rest and play.
Brian.
LBA is good for you, a Lens a day helps you work, rest and play.
Posted 30/03/2013 - 21:11
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Great, great colours - nice shooting
Posted 30/03/2013 - 22:36
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The normal standard Alan, i.e. 'High'.
Regards
David
McBrian wrote:
All crackers.
A DA*300 is looking mighty tempting but will it make my 150-500 OS obsolete or should I say, how do I convince the bank manager I need both
Brian, check out Alan's images with the 150-500; they are equally impressive as those with the DA*300, so no need for you to panic!All crackers.
A DA*300 is looking mighty tempting but will it make my 150-500 OS obsolete or should I say, how do I convince the bank manager I need both
Regards
David
Posted 30/03/2013 - 23:15
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The first shot is a cracker Alan and the last is somewhat of a surprise as it doesn't frequent trees!
Best regards.
Best regards.
Too far from a shore.
Posted 31/03/2013 - 08:43
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Thanks for the comments guys.
Brian, as David has said the Sigma 150-500 is a very good lens. If I could only keep one out of that and the DA*300 then it would be the 150-500 that I'd keep. When you are short of reach, I don't think taking an even bigger crop from the DA*300 can match it.
What the DA*300 does have is f4. So you need both
Incidentally, just had another look at the sky in the steam train shot. Think it needs a re-visit
Brian, as David has said the Sigma 150-500 is a very good lens. If I could only keep one out of that and the DA*300 then it would be the 150-500 that I'd keep. When you are short of reach, I don't think taking an even bigger crop from the DA*300 can match it.
What the DA*300 does have is f4. So you need both
Incidentally, just had another look at the sky in the steam train shot. Think it needs a re-visit
Posted 31/03/2013 - 10:24
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The original shows "the old" and "the new" - power cables and the way electricity has become so dominant.
But good use of PS in the second - there were a few minor give-aways in the first.
But good use of PS in the second - there were a few minor give-aways in the first.
Posted 01/04/2013 - 17:05
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Hope you don't mind me crashing your excellent thread Alan but here's the train you photographed. It was the steam hauled Wansbeck charter train which went from Newcastle, round South East Northumberland, back through Newcastle and then on to Redcar and Saltburn. It had two steam locos, one on the front and the other on the rear. Here's the train coming into Newcastle Central, with the Castle Keep in the background.
David
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Posted 01/04/2013 - 20:42
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Fabulous sharp Waxwing (never seen one) and red squirrel.
We have the red ones here but I've never managed to get close enough to photograph one. Unlike the old grey squirrel, they don't come near the bird feeders.
We have the red ones here but I've never managed to get close enough to photograph one. Unlike the old grey squirrel, they don't come near the bird feeders.
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