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Peek-a-boo.............Whitethroat

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Posted by Andy Astbury on June 7, 2007 at 2:06 PM
I was desperate to try out my latest lump of glass today (do lumps come any bigger??) but was greeted this morning with dire light.

I must have spent 3 hours playing hide and seek with a pair of Whitethroats who steadfastly refused to show themselves clearly - and trying to find them in a 1100mm + FoV did my head in :frown: :frown:

This is one of the better ones with no OoF wort stems crossing the birds face.

So I appologise for the OoF FG items - couldn't help it!

Techs
D2Xs
Sigmonster @750mm
ISO400
1/750th @ f8
+1/3EV

PP CapOne + CS2

Thanks for looking :toast: :toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on June 7, 2007 at 2:35 PM
The Sigmonster, i think thats bigger than my 500(in actual size) :eek: .Hope you got a strong tri-pod for it.Or arms like "Arnie" to hold it :wink: :biggrin:

This is a very nice shot with cracking detail.I like the FG stuff as it all adds to acompany what action he's doing.

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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on June 7, 2007 at 3:16 PM
:cool: niceimage.

Phillip.

:toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Paula Graham on June 7, 2007 at 6:30 PM
What a lens that must be...looking forward to seeing one some day
Very nice shot too, you must be pleased.
Posted by Tim Munsey on June 8, 2007 at 1:57 AM
Wow, some arsenal you have now. How come you're not using the zoom to locate? You know find at 300mm and zoom in?
Great shot, very sweet pose.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 8, 2007 at 3:05 AM
Hi Tim - light was that low I was having to use manual focus - on auto it was just hunting like crazy (why don't Sigma fit this lens with a range limiter??).
So left hand was constantly adjusting focus and I was only getting split seconds to take the shots - if I tried zooming, by the time I got what I wanted the bird had moved - hence it was doing my head in!!! So it was just putup and shutup at 800mm:smile: :smile:
Until you see a Sigmonster in the flesh so to speak you wouldn't believe how big and front-end heavy it is - it's a real leviathon - no good at all at Bempton Tim - the cliffs would give way :biggrin: :biggrin:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on June 8, 2007 at 4:18 AM
Hi Andy,I love my sigmonster too,great image,great detail :wavey: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by John Chapman on June 8, 2007 at 12:30 PM
Nice pose Andy and great story. :toast:
John
Aberdeen