April 19, 2005

  • (Click any of these pics for bigger versions.)

    The Moon.

    I wonder how Xanga will mangle it.

    This is a 1:1 crop of a moonlight test of my 'new' Tamron 80-210 zoom lens. Thrift stores RULE. Nevertheless, I have promised myself that the next lens I buy with a three-digit focal length will be the SMC-F* (or FA*) 300/4.5 prime, or the f/2.8 version if I win the lottery. It is highly unlikely that either of these lenses will be at a thrift store. Until I can afford it, no more.

    Some other pics I took today, on a trip to Juanita Bay Park. Both are crops... 210mm won't get you that close... I'm still getting used to this lens. I thought it was automatic (meaning, you can set the aperture on the camera), but it isn't. It has the wrong Tamron adaptor for that. Frikken' adaptors!

    Red-winged blackbird:

    Great blue heron:

    This is the first heron pic I took today. After this, he moved around like he was going to strike at a fish in the water. I sat there for 15 minutes waiting while he stood still as a tree branch. Finally he just hopped into the reeds and started wandering around. Out of sight, of course. No action shots today, but more than a few anticipatory ones.

Comments (9)

  • nice, a real picture? that turned out really well.

  • The moon shot is good.  so is the Heron.  Birds are difficult since they don't always sit still.  Warblers can be like that.

  • I'd say you're putting that lense to some good use :)

  • Wow, the moon came out great!

    Have you had any luck with the stars though?

  • Holy crrrrrrrrap, that moon shot is unbelievable.

    A coupla weeks ago, Scott and I went to this bird sanctuary in BC. We saw the red-winged black birds, among others. Didn't see a heron that day, which is a mild disappointment, as those are some of my favorites. But saw all kinds of stuff, including an eagle.

  • Juanita Bay park is such a great place for watching wildlife. That's the only thing I miss about Kirkland, but there are plenty of places up here in Bellingham for doing that so it's really not too much of a loss. When I lived in Kirkland we were walking distance from that park and I used to go over there quite a bit to watch the resident beaver. =O)

  • MOON!

    I need a telephoto lens. Badly.

    'Course, having a camera to attach it to would be nice...

  • great shots!

  • Would you like to know the secret code for getting around the xanga picture sizing?

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