Posted by Kosta Koeman on December 11, 2008 at 7:23 PM
Ran across this article today: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2008491875_nwwbirders11.html
Anyone been down there? As my longest lens is a 70-200 2.8, I'm thinking about renting something from Glazers. Any recommendations for lenses or shared experiences would be great.
Posted by Austin Booth on December 11, 2008 at 7:45 PM
I'm gonna assume your talking about for Canon (Nikon has a 70-200mm f 2.8 also). I own the Canon 100-400mm and its a great lens although its only f5.6 at 400mm if you need faster glass. If you aren't too much on a budget the 300mm f2.8, 400mm f2.8 or 600mm f4. None of them cost more than $80/day to rent at pro photo supply here in Portland.
Posted by Sean Watson on December 21, 2008 at 3:21 PM
My wife and I went there on 2/10/2007 (EXIF data). She was shooting a 500 F/4 and I was using our 200-400 F/4. It looks like she posted some shots on our website.
As far as raptors go, I think we saw only bald eagles. We also shot some snowy plovers and some surf. There were some kiteborders we could've shot if we wanted to.
Damon Point is a spit so keep an eye on the tide. (We stopped by once again at some point and found it was an island.) It was a bit of a walk lugging long glass. (It didn't stop me, but I want to make sure you know what you're in for.)
If you're out there with long glass, you might try some of the other spots listed on the Grays Harbor Audubon Society page for the region (or other hotspots they list -- the Brady Loop road has been interesting in the past.)
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2 repliesAnyone been down there? As my longest lens is a 70-200 2.8, I'm thinking about renting something from Glazers. Any recommendations for lenses or shared experiences would be great.
As far as raptors go, I think we saw only bald eagles. We also shot some snowy plovers and some surf. There were some kiteborders we could've shot if we wanted to.
Damon Point is a spit so keep an eye on the tide. (We stopped by once again at some point and found it was an island.) It was a bit of a walk lugging long glass. (It didn't stop me, but I want to make sure you know what you're in for.)
If you're out there with long glass, you might try some of the other spots listed on the Grays Harbor Audubon Society page for the region (or other hotspots they list -- the Brady Loop road has been interesting in the past.)
Hope this helps,
Sean