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More birdy pics

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Posted by bill meikle on April 24, 2008 at 4:46 PM
More birdy pics
Hope it's OK to post this, I went out today for an hour or so and was amazed to get some decent bird pics. I found ospreys, swainson's hawk, RWB and a nice pair of wood ducks.

I posted a few more on my website blog FYI.

Bill

mostly D300, 300mm f4 handheld.

http://www.billmeikle.com/content/blogcategory/5/6/
Posted by Mel Ladewig on April 24, 2008 at 4:54 PM
Those talons look wicked. Nice capture Bill. And of course its fine to post wildlife shots here.
Posted by D J Kuklinski on April 24, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Very nice. Looks as if it's about to land or snatch some prey.
Posted by Chad Rudd on April 24, 2008 at 9:49 PM

Bill, that's an incredibly sharp image! Very nice!
Posted by Dan Walters on April 24, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Great flight shot! Very sharp.
Posted by James H Egbert on April 25, 2008 at 7:34 AM
Speaking of Talons.... Got any Tots?



Love the frozen action and tension here!
Posted by Gail Diane Yovanov on April 25, 2008 at 7:41 AM
I checked out your link, Bill - a really nice series of wildlife images. I esp like the osprey - so sharp throughout and a great action shot.

I noticed the BG of your Mountain Bluebird looks kind of funky. I get this same look occasionally on "big" telephoto wildlife shots and have never figured out what causes it. Does anyone know? :confused:
Posted by bill meikle on April 25, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Agree Gail, the bluebird isn't a great shot and the background is funky, it was shot with Nikon D300, 300mm f4 lens and TC17EII, 1/500s, and I haven't yet got close enough to a bluebird to get a good shot. I can't remember if it was windy or not. Shot from the car window in RMNP if I remember right using a bean bag.

Bill
Posted by Don Grall on April 25, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Excellent osprey shot, Bill. Wonderfully sharp and great posture, it can be really difficult to get a quality shot like this. Is this in Fort Collins or in the Poudre Canyon?
Posted by Jeremy Week on April 25, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Great shots Bill!
Posted by Dave Showalter` on April 25, 2008 at 3:47 PM
Geez, Bill these are flippin' incredible! Great in-flight shots!
Posted by bill meikle on April 26, 2008 at 7:55 AM
Thanks Dave, well you know what they say, the harder you work the luckier you get! Now if only I could get "the boss" to agree to fund a 300 f2.8 VR lens!