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LavenderBlade [2017-11-21 02:59:18 +0000 UTC]
A fine looking woodpecker. Another great capture.
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finhead4ever In reply to LavenderBlade [2017-11-21 14:49:58 +0000 UTC]
thanks... the locals view these as pests - they drill holes in the houses' siding to hide a nut!
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DrPatte [2017-11-20 23:38:37 +0000 UTC]
Great shot Mr Fin, what lens did you use ?Β Β
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finhead4ever In reply to DrPatte [2017-11-21 01:02:16 +0000 UTC]
thanks...it was the 300mm
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DrPatte In reply to finhead4ever [2017-11-21 01:11:07 +0000 UTC]
Great colors and details on that lens Mr Fin.Β Β
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finhead4ever In reply to DrPatte [2017-11-21 14:48:15 +0000 UTC]
it should be for $600!
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DrPatte In reply to finhead4ever [2017-11-21 17:49:45 +0000 UTC]
Dang, you can buy a converter for the Canon and use FD lenses instead, cheaper + in some cases better quality.
That's what I do with my Canon.Β Β
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finhead4ever In reply to DrPatte [2017-11-21 19:48:07 +0000 UTC]
I have a Tokina & Sigma with Canon mounts...
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DrPatte In reply to finhead4ever [2017-11-21 21:16:56 +0000 UTC]
How do you like them combined with the Canon camera ?
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finhead4ever In reply to DrPatte [2017-11-21 22:31:23 +0000 UTC]
good results so far...
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finhead4ever In reply to Kitteh-Pawz [2017-11-21 01:03:24 +0000 UTC]
bird books are kinda lame.Β IfΒ a person doesn't know what it is, how do you look it up?
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Kitteh-Pawz In reply to finhead4ever [2017-11-21 02:39:45 +0000 UTC]
One could go through the whole book page-by-page and hope they come across what they are looking for?
But that could be painstakingly long though...
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finhead4ever In reply to Kitteh-Pawz [2017-11-21 14:47:52 +0000 UTC]
that's what I have to do.Β Now I'm trying to ID a duck I saw!
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finhead4ever In reply to Kitteh-Pawz [2017-11-21 16:21:39 +0000 UTC]
whew!Β the duck was flapping like crazy when I tried to hold it over my scannerΒ :-0
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