More Backyard Birds

March 29th, 2009  | Tags:

This morning saw a pair of vultures and a lone hawk. One of the vultures took perch on the top of one of the trees for a photo-op. The Hawk took perch in another tree.

The Vulture

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The Hawk

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Photographed with a Canon 1D-MkII using the 70-200 f/2.8 USM IS at 200mm with the Kenko 1.4x Teleconverter. I need a longer lens for this kind of picture. These crops are 100% and barely good enough for web display. There’s no hope of getting a decent print from these.

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  1. Bill
    March 29th, 2009 at 20:49
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    Helloooo 300 2.6… :)

  2. kevin
    March 29th, 2009 at 21:03
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    Hellooo 21MP 5D Mk II…

  3. Bill
    March 30th, 2009 at 07:37
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    If you went full frame, you would loose the cropping factor… You should step up to the 50D!

  4. kevin
    March 30th, 2009 at 09:25
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    As much as I want a full frame, the 50D might be the ticket. It 40% of the price, and 95% of the capability of the 5D, and has is an equivalent 24.5MP (1.6x * 15.2MP). I’d like the HD video of the 5D, but not sure I’d actually use it for anything.

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