Nice enough shot. I've found that birds in Florida to be
a bit camera shy, having people chase them with blunderbuss
sized lenses wouldn't have something to do with it...
At 04:48 AM 1/29/2003 -0500, you wrote:
For those curious about the RMC Tokina 400mm F5.6
lens, here's a sample image I shot a coupla days ago:
http://jcoconnell.com/temp/bird012703.jpg
Looks pretty good to my eye. Not bad
for a lens which cost me only $125....
This lens has one big advantage over
the also excellent SMCT 400, it's got
automatic aperture which is essential for
quick shooting. The reason you see ripples
in the water is that there were 4 other birds
resting on the same float but when I approached
they dove into the water. I grabbed this shot
quick just before this final bird also dove in...
TECH:
Lens : RMC Tokina 400mm F5.6 (M42)
Exposure :1/250 @ F11
Body : Pentax SL
Film Tmax 400
Meter : My Brain :)
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