Helpful Posts: Just back from a week in Eskdale in the Lake District and I have a few shots to process but in the meantime, some shots taken in my local nature reserve.
All on the Nikon D7100
Tokina 100mm Macro 1/320th sec @ f6.3 ISO 100
Tokina 100mm Macro 1/200th sec @ f8 ISO 100
Tamron 150-600mm @ 350mm 1/640th sec @ f8 ISO1000
Tokina 100mm Macro 1/320th sec @ f8 ISO 100
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5th October 2014, 01:53 PM #1
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5th October 2014, 02:10 PM #2
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Hi John,
#4 is awesome! Original and great angle… it even smiles at you!
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5th October 2014, 02:31 PM #3
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...and they make me smile
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5th October 2014, 02:51 PM #4
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Nice series.
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5th October 2014, 04:03 PM #5
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Great series John, well done mate love the in flight pair
David
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5th October 2014, 04:18 PM #6Moderator
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I am really envious of #3, I have tried sooooo many times myself!
Great series John, especially #4.
Well done,
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5th October 2014, 10:45 PM #7
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Nice images, I loved #4
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6th October 2014, 08:16 AM #8
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Thanks all for your comments.
Kodiak, they are the worlds most effective predators. No wonder they can smile.
David and Dave, I have tried many times as well but you cannot chase these. They move too quickly. I was looking for birds, hence the long lens, when those two presented themselves. Hand held, that's why the quality is not brilliant.
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6th October 2014, 10:01 AM #9
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If this is not good quality for you, if these are mind, I'd smiling from ear to ear. Very nice shots especially #4 -- it has that smile quality in it...
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6th October 2014, 10:07 AM #10
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These are so good I may have to dash out and buy a Tokina 100mm macro. Mind you I reserve most of my credit for the photographer.
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6th October 2014, 10:13 AM #11
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Great series John and No 3 is superb, it's the first shot of a couple in flight I have seen.
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6th October 2014, 12:52 PM #12
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I love the last shot. I did a double take when I saw his smiling face. You have really captured the beautiful lace pattern of the wings.
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6th October 2014, 02:49 PM #13
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Absolutely love Nr.4 the fact that it looks like it's smiling just completes the Image!
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6th October 2014, 07:56 PM #14
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very nice capture my favorites 4
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7th October 2014, 02:11 PM #15
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Thanks for the additional comments all. Sorry for the delay I responding. Life is a bit busy at the moment.
LP, the Tokina is an excellent lens. I had wanted the Tamron equivalent but it was so popular that it was in short supply. I searched for something else and found rave reviews for the Tokina. It and the Tamron are claimed to be better than the Nikon equivalent particularly since unlike the Nikon, they both rely on internal focusing which means that you can use a CPL filter without it rotating as you focus. Worth considering.
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