Love the Willets too. Brilliant composition. http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=35
Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20. mars 2006 01:06 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Which tele lens for poor mans bird photography > > Markus Maurer wrote: > > Hi Christian - the real bird man > > > > I hoped to get an answer from you and I understand your recommendations > and > > conclusion very well. > > But frankly, I not convinced that I am really into bird or wildlife (in > > Switzerland ;-) photography in the longer run > > but more into landscape and people shooting. That's why I first want to > > experiment a bit in this field and not invest > > any money. > > A very good idea. I started out with a REALLY crappy 60-300 Kalimar > zoom and got soooo frustrated with it that I ended up spending more > money on better gear. But I WANTED to photograph nature (and birds in > particular) so I knew I was going to upgrade. > > > > > > So, for the first trials, I will go with the M200/4 + converter and the > > mirror lens > > I had both the M and A 200/4 lenses and liked them very much. I used a > 2x converter with them with OK results. > > and better only on *big* birds ;-) > > See, here's the deal, small birds (songbirds, shorebirds, etc) tend to > be less skittish and are easier to approach... but you need a BIG lens > to make a full frame shot of them even at relatively close distances. > Big birds like hawks and eagles and cormorants, tend to be extremely > skittish and hard to approach so you STILL need that big lens to get a > good frame-filling shot! :-) > > Learn good field craft. Learn to stalk the birds, use blinds, feed > them, whatever. Just don't get discouraged and have fun! I'm looking > forward to seeing some results. > > And just to make Mike Wilson cringe: > http://photography.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?pos=-2 > > -- > > Christian > http://photography.skofteland.net >
