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Ibn
04-07-2006, 1:57 PM
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Started raining and shutter speed dropped dramatically. One of the instances when I wish Nikon made a 300mm f/4 AFS with VR (other than the first two shots, the rest from this thread was shot handheld).
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Schnauzer
04-07-2006, 3:36 PM
Beautiful shots Eric. I love the bad hairday/pin cushion bird. I'm curious. Did you add contrast or did they come out off the camera that way? If you use parameter 1 on the 20D the camera adds contrast and other things and they look similar.
Ibn
04-07-2006, 4:49 PM
It's during the post, Ron. Shooting in RAW gives you a pretty flat picture and some of the levels were adjusted.
Schnauzer
04-07-2006, 5:02 PM
Just wondered Eric. Sure looks like the D200 is quite a camera. Of course its only as good as the person behind it. I have used RAW from day one. I don't think my camera has more than a couple dozen that weren't shot in RAW.
phishphorphun
04-07-2006, 7:04 PM
Like the eagle shot the best here.

Yeah, the camera is a nice tool in the right hands.:-D
hir0
04-08-2006, 1:10 AM
nice shots eric. i like #2 the best because it's such an odd looking bird ;)
Ibn
04-08-2006, 5:22 PM
Yeah, that secretary bird was very interesting. If only the glass on the exhibit was as clean as the one used for the gorillas.

Thought I had more pictures and I guess I did. :) Forgot to process them, so here they are.

http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/597035/1/58358116.DSC_2012.jpg

Genuine lovebirds
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http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/597035/1/58358126.DSC_2279.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/597035/1/58358133.DSC_2333.jpg

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Schnauzer
04-08-2006, 5:38 PM
Very nice and very clean shots Eric. I love numbers 1 & 4. I won't comment on the love birds.
I've noticed everyone that had a D70 that was good with it and got a D200 seems to be putting out a little better picture now. Not that their pictures weren't very good before but they all seem a little crisper or something. Can't put my finger on it but they just have an added something. I wonder is it just me or can anyone else see it?
JerseyJay
04-08-2006, 10:09 PM
Sweet Eric,

I'm seeing fairly "high contrast" on few of those pictures. What lens did you use ?
Ibn
04-09-2006, 8:50 AM
Probably because we've been shooting a lot of pictures; it's all about practicing.

Jay, used the 300mm f/4 AFS on these. They're all stopped down to f/5.6 and for once I didn't use any TCs on them.