Quack Quack and a GHO

[coastalconn]

Couldn't find anything all that exciting today so I spent some time with some mallards in so ho-hum light (Not as cool as JR's Cinnamon Teal). Also found my ol faithful Great Horned Owl just being an owl. Comments welcome and thanks for looking.

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Mallard 2_1 1 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr

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Mallard 2_1 2 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr

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Mallard 2_1 3 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr

4 Who needs a Jesus lizard when you can have a Jesus Duck?
Mallard 2_1 4 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr

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Great Horned Owl 2_1 by Kristofer Rowe, on Flickr

 

[Rgollar]

Great series Kris. Did you get a 800mm lens?

 

[coastalconn]

Great series Kris. Did you get a 800mm lens?

Thanks! It's a loaner from Canon. They have had my 7dm2 since the 16th and my 500 F4 since the 22nd. There is a service manager that is actually verifying the AF works correctly. Might have it back on Wednesday,hopefully... The 800 is a beast to shoot handheld, plus it's a little slow at F5.6..

 

[jcdeboever]

Excellent. Nominated #1 Feb POTM

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[Rgollar]

Thats especially impressive those shots hand holding a beast of a lens like that. Well done you have mastered hand holding.

 

[snowbear]

All good but loving #3 and the GHO. Well done.

 

[coastalconn]

Excellent. Nominated #1 Feb POTM

Thank you kindly!

All good but loving #3 and the GHO. Well done.

Thank you!

 

[John Hunt]

All are wonderful! The owl is my favorite.

 

[zombiesniper]

Great shots but handholding the 800?

 

[coastalconn]

All are wonderful! The owl is my favorite.

Thank you John!

Great shots but handholding the 800?

Well, it's only 1.5# more at 10#.. Its actually too long for the local hawks when they fly close.. It would be impossible for me to shoot from a pod. Of course you would need a megapod as the total weight is over 13#.. Still less than a bowling ball, lol..

 

[Braineack]

They have had my 7dm2 since the 16th and my 500 F4 since the 22nd.

I thought the 7dm2 didnt have an AF issue and that I was crazy for thinking it did.

Duck shots are STELLAR!

 

[shefjr]

Really great captures Kris. I tried picking a favorite but, I gotta be honest they are all great.

 

[Photosensitive]

Superb images.... great story... i think Owl should fall in a separate thread

 

[MSnowy]

Nice set Kris. Mallards are nice to practice on when there's nothing else around. This winter has been tough finding something interesting to shot. Harriers,Cardinals and GBH get old quick.

 

[OlegNeven]

Fantastic shots. Love #1