re-post Mountain Bluebird

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Posted by Dave Flaig on September 17, 2008 at 12:45 AM

I posted this shot in the Avian Forum on NPN a few days ago and thought I'd re-post it here...

Hi All,

I just returned from a trip out West and this is one of a few new experiences I had with a new-to-me lens... A 600mm f5.6 manual lens.
Any advice on using this lens on a D200 would be greatly appreciated.
I have focus issues more often than not...
The Mountain Bluebird was shot with my Nikon D200, NIkon 600mm f5.6, on tripod with a Bogen Gimbal mount and Sigma 1.4 teleconverter.
Later I removed the teleconverter, and got better results on different subjects, but still had sharp focus problems... Hmmm.. my eyes, maybe??

Thanks for any comments,

Dave

Dave Flaig
Green Bay Wisconsin
www.flaigphoto.com

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Posted by Don R. Millbranth on September 17, 2008 at 12:36 PM

Hi Dave..
A beautiful shot. Keep up the good work with your new lens

Don Millbranth

Posted by Toni Lankerd on September 17, 2008 at 1:29 PM

Looks sharp to me, Dave! Very nice colors and details in the bird.

Posted by Chuck Beatty on September 18, 2008 at 2:43 PM

Nice comp and spectacular colors, Dave. Looks sharp at this resolution. I vaguely recall a thread on the NPN forum regarding focus issues and a D200, but I don't remember how it was resolved.

Posted by Philip Schwarz on September 21, 2008 at 6:24 PM

Beautiful shot.

Posted by Mike Klarich on September 24, 2008 at 1:47 AM

Very nice shot Dave! Great looking bird, nice framing and DOF. Love the color in the background, too!

Posted by Kerry Leibowitz on September 24, 2008 at 9:50 PM

Really nice shot--great detail.