*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #2

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Really? I don't think that there can be such a thing. Maybe for today only.

Ha! True for you maybe, but it's a rare thing for me to see one, much less the pair I saw last week. I guess I could have said last one of my series

I need to get up to Klamath, where they have dozens of nesting pairs. They have a big event up there in February for eagles.

[Mik3ymomo]

X5M in the snow today.
X5M in the snow by -mik3ymomo-

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by Mik3ymomo

X5M in the snow today.

Love It!

[justanotherdude]

This fox look-a-like here is the newest member to my family, Kitsune Miki.
Kitsune being Japanese for fox and Miki being Inuit for little. We call him Kit for short.

Kitsune by Darrick Snyder, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

^^^ OK, I will be the first to say Awwwww

[Itsed65]

Two of my favorite things to shoot in one frame

Railfan Red-tailed Hawk by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[Vudoo4u2]

One way out

[Itsed65]

Close-up of the hawk in the above shot

Railroad Hawk by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Close-up of the hawk in the above shot

I stood up well to a pretty HUGE crop. I can see only a small artifact of the sharpening needed. The ole 7D2 produces a really nice file.

What I don't get is how the file is still 2396pX2995p, even after the crop. Looking at the original file, I would have guessed that it would be less than 1,000p.

Dave

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by dcstep

I stood up well to a pretty HUGE crop. I can see only a small artifact of the sharpening needed. The ole 7D2 produces a really nice file.

What I don't get is how the file is still 2396pX2995p, even after the crop. Looking at the original file, I would have guessed that it would be less than 1,000p.

Dave

LoL, I guess I should have been more specific. It is a different picture of the same hawk. Actually taken from the same spot, but with a different camera, as you would notice the first shot was with a 5d3, versus the 7D2 on the second.

That would be a damn impressive crop, but I think i would need your fancy 5DSR to pull that off. Hmmm, I haven't bought a camera in over a year...

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

LoL, I guess I should have been more specific. It is a different picture of the same hawk. Actually taken from the same spot, but with a different camera, as you would notice the first shot was with a 5d3, versus the 7D2 on the second.

That would be a damn impressive crop, but I think i would need your fancy 5DSR to pull that off. Hmmm, I haven't bought a camera in over a year...

Me too, LOL! I was thinking, "Holy Crap! How'd he do that?"

Loved my 5D3, but haven't touched it since I bought the 5DSR. Prices are down a bit, so time to move. Check out prices at www.cameraCanada.com The prices shown are in Canadian $, so divide by 1.40 and you get a substantial discount. I and friends have used them several times over the last few months, all with happy results. (You get a "North American" warranty, just like in the USA).

Lots of people worry about the body out-resolving their lenses. That's NOT an issue. It's exactly the same resolving power as the 7D2, just on a larger sensor.

[Itsed65]

I will have to see after my taxes get done. I actually sold my Tacoma this weekend and ordered a new pickup, so I have to prioritize some things as far as gear lust goes...as usual

[Itsed65]

White Tailed Kite #6 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[Antetokounmpo]

IMG_1290 by Bryan Kendall, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Man, I really want to get some good kite shots. I don't even see them here. I love that hunting pose. Reminds me of the way a harrier hunts. Are their hunts similar?

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Man, I really want to get some good kite shots. I don't even see them here. I love that hunting pose. Reminds me of the way a harrier hunts. Are their hunts similar?

Not really. More like a kestrel hunts. The kites pick a spot and just hover over it for 10 to 30 seconds, looking down below them, and fly at altitude to a different spot if they don't see anything, but they stay up around 20 feet or so in the air, versus the harrier down in the weeds.

If they see a critter, they do this silent dive down on them that looks really cool. You need to spend a little more time out here in the bay area, they are actually pretty common.

Diving for prey

20121209-AQ4E6281 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Nice diving shot.

With a daughter in SF, I get there regularly, so maybe we can schedule an outing soon.

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Nice diving shot.

With a daughter in SF, I get there regularly, so maybe we can schedule an outing soon.

That could be fun Dave, although I will say that the optimum raptor season is coming to a close. September through January are the best months, except for Osprey, which will start arriving to nest around late March.

But anytime you have spare time in the area, let me know, I can always figure something out.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

That could be fun Dave, although I will say that the optimum raptor season is coming to a close. September through January are the best months, except for Osprey, which will start arriving to nest around late March.

But anytime you have spare time in the area, let me know, I can always figure something out.

My next likely visit is next fall, so we'll see.

Dave

[Itsed65]

Panther Carl, Showing his Choppers by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[allachie9]

Hi Guys,
Just nicely back after 10 days in Madeira (for a bit of winter sun and warmth). Some great shots posted recently, especially that X5M and also Ed's railway shot.

Anyway here's one from a serious walk we did last Wednesday - taken from the summit of Pico Ruivo (1862m / 6108ft), looking down through the clouds into the Ecumenda Valley, around 3000ft below.

Pico Ruivo_2 by Alan Butterfield, on Flickr

[John Tanglewood]

Originally Posted by allachie9

Anyway here's one from a serious walk we did last Wednesday - taken from the summit of Pico Ruivo (1862m / 6108ft), looking down through the clouds into the Ecumenda Valley, around 3000ft below.

Some serious depth to this photo, really nicely done!