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Wow these photos are great. Love the wildlife shots, some of you guys are super talented.
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11-07-2017, 11:27 AM | #11200 |
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Looks like our nesting pair had success again. I was shooting this one when the sibling burst out of the branches and took off. I hadn't even spotted it.
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11-08-2017, 01:05 PM | #11201 |
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We had a nice display of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) last night. It showed up well even in the bright moonlight.
This shot was taken at our local West Beach, looking due north across The Moray Firth towards Wick and The Orkney Isles.
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I'm hoping that I luck out in January, when I visit Northern Canada to shoot owls. We'll be on the edge of the arctic, so all I need is a little luck with solar activity. Alan, do you have a resource that you use to estimate likelihood?
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11-08-2017, 01:39 PM | #11203 | |
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A couple of good sites that I use and are equally suitable for North America viewers are - http://spaceweather.com/ http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/au...inute-forecast There are another couple of sites that work well for us here in the UK and Mainland Europe, they are - http://www.aurora-service.eu/aurora-forecast/ http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ I'm sure there will be similar sites across your side of the pond.
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11-11-2017, 11:42 AM | #11205 |
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Ugh.
We had our first a few weeks ago, but I don't have to commute it.
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11-11-2017, 08:36 PM | #11206 |
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Just got back from a trip to Oregon. We made it up to Crater Lake, but all the roads inside the park were closed after the visitor center due to the first big snow of the year.
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11-13-2017, 02:11 PM | #11213 |
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I currently have a 70-200mm f4, but have the opportunity to buy a 70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM for $900. It supposedly is in very good condition. However, it's a Version I. Is it a good deal for a V1? And is the V2 worth the extra coin?
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11-13-2017, 05:55 PM | #11214 | |
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The f/4 is a stupendous lens. The question is, do you need f/2.8 and is it worth the extra weight and bulk? If you shoot a ton in low light, with no flash and you can't stand the noise of ultra-high ISOs, then you should get the f/2.8. For someone, like me, carrying two bodies, two lenses on the bodies and three lenses on my back, it's not worth the extra weight. Are you unhappy with your f/4? If not, then you've simply got GAS, brought on by a killer price and you'll get over it. If you've got issues, what are they? I've sold all my Series I lenses and all the buyers are very happy.
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Light painting this last Saturday Mclaren by -mik3ymomo-
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11-17-2017, 10:05 AM | #11219 |
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Can't get anymore northern California than this. Oregon to the left of the road, California to the right. The Lower Klamath NWR is a few miles down this highway.
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Great perspective.
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