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Rodentman
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 Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject: Finally, a hummingboid |
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Not a prize winning photo, but I finally got a hummingboid at the feeder...
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uncle aj
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice try Bob. You need some expensive equipment to get anything decent. :cry: |
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Rodentman
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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Well, the little Nikon Cookpix 4800 serves me well with its compact size and 8.3:1 zoom. It's light and I carry it everywhere. I realize its limitations, however.
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uncle aj
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| Rodentman wrote: | | Well, the little Nikon Cookpix 4800 serves me well with its compact size and 8.3:1 zoom. It's light and I carry it everywhere. I realize its limitations, however. |
It's a great little camera and ideal for carrying around. Some of the digital SLR lenses weigh 4 kilos!! Not very transportable. I have a 300mm 2.8 lens and after a while of trying to shoot birds in flight, my arms start to ache like hell. :cry: |
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Rodentman
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:44 am Post subject: |
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We were in the back yard and saw the hummingbird fairly close up. He was not a ruby throat, I don't think, but had a small almost irridescent red spot on his throat. He flitted around the zinnias and the feeder, then made a beeline for my head! Had I not ducked I think he would have flown into me. I don't know why.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:58 am Post subject: |
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He was just moving in for his close-up... :lol:
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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| great shot of this tiny bird,bob cheers. |
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