Time for the Kingfisher

nzmacro · Sep 16, 2016

Still my favourite little bird here, so here comes a few. Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) try and say that ten times fast and see what happens. :1251:

Oly E-M10 and either the Canon FD 500 F/4.5L or the 800 F/5.6L

I feel a headache coming on

I'm not happy, its too darn cold

Darn crab seems to be stuck

Well that crabs not stuck is it

Lookout, coming in

Off and about

I like my crabs tossed with a little sand thanks

Not too much sand and crab shells, or i can't keep it down !!

You better share

Breaks on

All the best folks.

Danny.

dxqcanada · Sep 16, 2016

Great shots, as expected. #4 is great timing.
I see you are using an Olympus now instead of the Sony.

zombiesniper · Sep 16, 2016

Awesome set.

dxqcanada · Sep 16, 2016

.. ah crap, you made me look on eBay for an FD 500mm ... hmmm.

ZombiesniperJr · Sep 16, 2016

Very Nice set

jcdeboever · Sep 16, 2016

Fantastic set!

nzmacro · Sep 16, 2016

Thanks folks, I'll drive you nuts with other birds and BIF's yet.

The NEX-7 is still used Den. Has the 300 F/2.8 on it at the moment. The body is a mess, but it still works just fine. Wanted to try the extra crop factor of m4/3, not bad sensors at all and the less cropping is handy.

Gone FF sony I see Dennis ??

Danny.

coastalconn · Sep 16, 2016

Welcome back Danny! Looking good as ever..

dxqcanada · Sep 16, 2016

nzmacro said:
Gone FF sony I see Dennis ??

Danny.

Nope, A77mII is APS-C, though my Maxxum 9000 is FF film ... like you, its about the crop factor.
I really should have kept my FD 400mm f4.5 for my NEX-6, it was a great lens ... sadly I have no telephoto for it.

FITBMX · Sep 16, 2016

Man these are really outstanding! :Hail.sml:

baturn · Sep 17, 2016

Super set!

AKUK · Sep 17, 2016

Lovely set, Danny! Kingfishers are among my favourite birds. Difficult to shoot too, as they are spooked so easily. I'm currently waiting for the rain and grey skies to bugger off, so I can get back to the local reserve to photograph them. Probably not going to happen for another week, judging by the weather forecast :blue:

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DarkShadow · Sep 17, 2016

Welcome back Danny,I wondered what happened to you even looked at your flicker a while ago and noticed you where not active or at least posting for quite some time.Great to see ya back and as usually you have not missed a beat.Great set.