Natural Light - Wildlife

The sun last Sunday afternoon had a very soft quality
to it, coupled with hardly any breeze it meant shooting
into the sun around water, wasn't the usual disaster
and the water itself just burnt out with quite a
pleasant effect.

K10D 400ASA Pentax 55-300mm lens + Pentax 1.4x converter
Handheld 1/350 f/8


[IMG]http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh387/penbx/Gull_Sun.jpg[/IMG]


[IMG]http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh387/penbx/Duck_Pond.jpg[/IMG]


[IMG]http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh387/penbx/Heron_Fish.jpg[/IMG]


I got about 12 single shots in the sequence of the Heron catching and
eating the fish including a big bulge as it went down it's throat.

Dirty sensor since cleaned.

shim

The second image is a real nice one. But I would tweak it to bring out the ripples very subtly maybe.

There's some sort of smudge in the top right of the image.

Thank's Paul, I actually prefer it without any ripples, like a
sheet of glass, I can't see any on my other monitor/comp. that I
did the editing on, nor could I see the smudges off the sensor.
I could have easily removed them, just didn't see them. Think I
need to buy a Huey

shim

shim wrote:
I got about 12 single shots in the sequence of the Heron catching and
eating the fish including a big bulge as it went down it's throat.

You lucky so and so, I cant get within 200 yards of a Heron without spooking it:. Hows the swans doing?

Good shots by the way.

Nice photos Shim.
The first one is pleasant to the eye and it's very good you don't lose the detials in the light and in the shadows.

I like the second image the most, like a sheet of glass like you said.
I also see the smudge and some dirt on the right part of the photo and also some ripples. I also need to calibrate my monitor

Nice shots Shim, very nice indeed.

Been out early this morning to take advantage ofr this glorious weather. First time in a while due to work and increasingly bad knee

Anyhoos, managed to snap these using the DA*300mm and Kenko 1.5x TC, all handheld and MF.

First time posting images here so hope it works.













I love this lens and even with the MF 1.5x it's giving good results.

Nice shots first time I've seen any of the DA*300 with a Kenko 1.5TC. I can never get near any birds around where I live I think there may be too many big woods. Rarely see any birds near ground level.

shim

Thanks Shim. This pair seemed rather curious and kept coming closer on each visit.

I'm lucky enough to live just a few miles from 3 good sized reservoirs with the Grand Union canal running next to them. Lots of reedbeds, hedgerows and woodland and a hugely diverse mix of birds... and deer too if lucky and up early enough!