Post your best bird shots!

[HDNitehawk]

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check out that link JJ if you are in California

[JJphoto]

Rick,thanks again for the information!

[Steve U]

Pretty spectacular JJ, what a beautiful bird. Blood thirsty big sucker though isn

[Fast Glass]

Just got my 60D and better beamer yesterday night. I love it![] I'll keep you posted with the latest shots hopefully latter on today.


I'mone happy camper today,


John.

[Jayson]

That is gruesome and totally awesome. Great shots JJ!!!

[Joel Eade]

JJ..... very nice Raptor encounter .... I think YOU were lucky and the Coot was unlucky! Sometimes with the 500 your subject can come unexpectedly too close ..... you need another camera body with a shorter lens on a Black Rapid strap for just such events[]


I had a similar experience on some Brown Pelicans in Florida when I rented a 500mm, even with the 1.3 crop factor some of them came too close ....





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[JJphoto]

thanks guys for the comments!

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I have been thinking about that, it's just hard to pick one, 7D or 1D IV, or 1DIII?, maybe 3D or 5DIII, I just don't know what to do[]

[Fast Glass]

Shot of the day with my new 60D. What do ya think?


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I didn't instal DPP and had to use Paint to downrez so the quality is not the best, but I'm to exited to wait right now![] I'll do that later.


Edit. I reloaded the picture in a higher quality compresion using DPP, now it's much better.


Cheers,


John!

[bob williams]

John, very nice shot and congrats on he new camera.

[clemmb]

nice shot. The EXIF says 50mm? Is this your Minolta?