New Lens = Lots of Loons

[runnah]

So putting the 400mm 5.6L through it's paces and so far I am very impressed.

Common loon.
6N5A1028 by runnah555, on Flickr

Common Loon (so sharp)
6N5A0656 by runnah555, on Flickr

6N5A0697 by runnah555, on Flickr

 

[ronlane]

Heck yeah. Nicely done.

 

[MSnowy]

Nice set. Have you gotten any flight shots yet?

 

[runnah]

Nice set. Have you gotten any flight shots yet?

Sure have. Not of the loons tho.

6N5A0604 by runnah555, on Flickr

 

[Donde]

Very nice and that's my favorite lens.

 

[tirediron]

Nice set!

 

[WesternGuy]

Very nice set of images. The first loon image is my favourite.

WesternGuy

 

[MSnowy]

Nice set. Have you gotten any flight shots yet?

Sure have. Not of the loons tho.

6N5A0604 by runnah555, on Flickr

Nice! Looking forward to a Loon in flight shot.

 

[runnah]

Nice set. Have you gotten any flight shots yet?

Sure have. Not of the loons tho.

6N5A0604 by runnah555, on Flickr

Nice! Looking forward to a Loon in flight shot.

You know, I've been going to lakes for 30 years and have never seen a loon fly. My Dad who is have been going for 50 has never seen one either.

 

[DarkShadow]

Nice set #2 my fav.Loons do fly but the common loon is around 9lbs of body weight with a wingspan of around 46 inches and with such a short wingspan they have to do a lot of flapping to support the body weight.The hardest challenge for a Loon is getting up in the air and they need a lot of runway and air wind beneath them just to get off. Basically, your not going to see one fly unless you scare the **** out of it and it has the room and winds to get off the pond,otherwise it will just swim from point A to point B.

 

[MSnowy]

Nice set. Have you gotten any flight shots yet?

Sure have. Not of the loons tho.

6N5A0604 by runnah555, on Flickr

Nice! Looking forward to a Loon in flight shot.

You know, I've been going to lakes for 30 years and have never seen a loon fly. My Dad who is have been going for 50 has never seen one either.

Ya I've only seen them fly when the been spoked on South Branch Lake Soboeis ME. So if you do get one in flight it will be special.

 

[Hunter58]

Nice shots, looks like you'll get some good use out of that lens.

 

[C. Brian Kerr]

Nice set.#1 is my pick. Looking forward to seeing more from this lens

 

[Woodsman]

Very nice set. The first loon is my fav

 

[weepete]

Oohh thats nice, looks tack sharp. And probably the best osprey shot I've seen. The way the light is falling on its face really elevates that shot.