Red Kites at Rhayader
Posted 03/07/2009 - 20:35
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cracking shots dan, 2 and 4 for me, but there all great
just keep snapping,
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CAMERAS = k200d + battery grip.
nikon d300 + battery grip.
LENSES = tamron aspherical DII 18-200mm f3.5/6.3,
nikon 18-200mm afs vr f3.5/5.6 g dx
sigma 150-500mm apo dg hsm os
sigma 170-500mm apo dg
FLASH = samsung sef36pzf flash + more.
https://pentaxphotogallery.com/scottbenson
http://s727.photobucket.com/albums/ww272/scottthehat/
CAMERAS = k200d + battery grip.
nikon d300 + battery grip.
LENSES = tamron aspherical DII 18-200mm f3.5/6.3,
nikon 18-200mm afs vr f3.5/5.6 g dx
sigma 150-500mm apo dg hsm os
sigma 170-500mm apo dg
FLASH = samsung sef36pzf flash + more.
Posted 03/07/2009 - 22:21
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Stunning. Great shots Dan. Red Kites are relatively common around here now, but I've yet to get good shots of them.
Posted 03/07/2009 - 22:28
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All crackers but number 1 for me Daniel
Posted 03/07/2009 - 23:05
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Mannesty wrote:
Wow. Thanks Dan. Are these all wild, but tagged, birds, or are they captive/tame?
Wow. Thanks Dan. Are these all wild, but tagged, birds, or are they captive/tame?
All wild Peter, but feeding every day at 3pm brings in hundreds of them from miles around.
Chirpy, Gigrin Farm is the place to go, you can book a place in the photo hide too, apparently, but these were from the general hides.
Thanks all for your comments!
Dan
K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...
Posted 03/07/2009 - 23:50
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I'll be contraversial and say it's no 4 for me, but they are all magnificent!!!!
Posted 04/07/2009 - 10:00
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Truely amazing shots. Very impressive.
Nos 1 and 4 do it for me. Superb, all great images.
Tried this myself and know how hard it was, for me anyway, took loads of shots... all the ones in flight were... well I better not use my terminology but you know what I mean
It was difficult and frustrating to say the least.
Well done Dan.
ali
Nos 1 and 4 do it for me. Superb, all great images.
Tried this myself and know how hard it was, for me anyway, took loads of shots... all the ones in flight were... well I better not use my terminology but you know what I mean
It was difficult and frustrating to say the least.
Well done Dan.
ali
Cheers
Ali
ist* DS & Ricoh GR
Ali
ist* DS & Ricoh GR
Posted 04/07/2009 - 10:07
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Shame you had only 300mm, I mean you wouldn't have to crop if you had 500mm...
Serously though fantatic, jealousy inducing shots
I like 5 best with the Out of focus kite in the background
Serously though fantatic, jealousy inducing shots
I like 5 best with the Out of focus kite in the background
Posted 04/07/2009 - 10:09
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It has now become a very popular venue for photographers, there is also a feeding station, as they are commonly known, at Llangadog as well, below the Black Mountains.
Excellent captures by the way and all you say, "hand Held" at ISO 100, very impressive - well done.
Excellent captures by the way and all you say, "hand Held" at ISO 100, very impressive - well done.
Not everything in life is Black & White, If only it were!
Kind Regards,
Rees
Kind Regards,
Rees
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Here are a few of the Red Kites at Gigrin Farm, Rhayader. If you've never been there, and like birds, it's definitely somewhere to put on your list of places to go.
All shot with my K10D and DA*300mm, handheld, mostly ISO100, AF-C, all cropped to some extent, some more than others!
f/4.5, 1/350s
f/4.5, 1/750s
f/5.6, 1/1000s
f/4.5, 1/750s
f/4.5, 1/500s, ISO200
More photos, of other things in Wales, to come.
Dan