Second crack at a Barred

[AIRIC]

One of these days I'm going to get him flying.

Cheers,

Eric

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

Great sharpness, and dof considering it was almost dark when you took these Airic, aweome work!

 

[charizzi]

nice crispy focus!!

 

[LaFoto]

It was almost DARK?
And you get THIS clarity, focus, brightness ... and all that at a LONG focus length???? Some guy have all the luck....................

Regards,
Envy

 

[Lensmeister]

How do you get these so sharp Eric?

Wonderful caaptures.

 

[doenoe]

wow, these are great. Awesome captures

 

[duncanp]

you certaintly have a way the the birds these pics are so sharp and clear its a shame you cant see all the detail in their eyes

 

[AIRIC]

...and I never use a tripod. Raymond and I both picked up the 80-400VR lens last week and it really helps in poor lighting to stabilize the lens and also helps keep the iso down. My father taught me how to shoot riffles when I was young and I use that technique with photography. Get as stable as you can, take in a big breath and let half out, calm down and slightly depress the trigger while holding the camera as stable as possible. Then when you get older get a VR/IS lens

Eric

 

[duncanp]

i got a great Image stabiliser in my new SLR style camera it can reduce he iso by about 200.
btw what were you shooting?

 

[AIRIC]

i got a great Image stabiliser in my new SLR style camera it can reduce he iso by about 200.
btw what were you shooting?

I have two D-70 bodies. One for a short lens and one for a long lens. Less dust on the CCDs and if one camera fails I have a back-up.

Eric

 

[mentos_007]

did you focus manually there?

 

[AIRIC]

did you focus manually there?

No, AF centre lock.

Eric

 

[JTHphoto]

Beautiful shots, Eric - sounds like you've got a nice setup too! Can't wait to see this guy in flight

 

[M @ k o]

Awesome :thumbup: