I wouldn't say these guys are shy, but they usually keep a bit of a distance. However last weekend they allowed me to get much closer than usual. Even with that, I cropped quite a bit (I'd say what you see is less than1/4 the original frame). Given the foregoing, I'm pleased with the sharpness I was able to get out of the Tokina 80-200 f2.8 (on a monopod).
BTW, they aren't just grebes, they're Red Grebes: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/grebe-gallery.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
