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cockers Silver Member Nikonian since 25th May 2006Mon 26-Mar-12 02:23 PM
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"Air Wars - it's definitely for keeps . . ."
Mon 26-Mar-12 02:54 PM by cockers

Plover, US
          

Final trip back out to the Lek - in hopes of some captures of female Prairie Chickens along with the males of two weeks ago. Turns out it was still bit early for the ladies arrival but the males are definitely ramped up and ready. Their turf defenses were much more aggressive than before, and they provided quite an aerial display!

They don't seem to hurt each other however.

Thanks for looking . . .

Al

All shot D300s and 500P Nikkor manual focus @ f/8, and ISO 500, #2 also used 1.4 Kenko teleconverter and ISO 800, shutter speeds varied from 1/320 sec to 1/1000 sec., all with -.3 EV. On Induro AT413 tripod and BHD-3 ballhead.


It starts with a face to face encounter.



And then it's game on . . . .











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STAN__LEE Silver Member Charter MemberMon 26-Mar-12 03:51 PM
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#1. "RE: Air Wars - it's definitely for keeps . . ."
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Great series, Al. I envy you being able to be in their company. stan

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Lunastar Silver Member Nikonian since 06th Jan 2010Mon 26-Mar-12 04:53 PM
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Great images, Al! It's strange to them "ritualizing" on green grass!

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cockers Silver Member Nikonian since 25th May 2006Mon 26-Mar-12 07:31 PM
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Thanks Mark - at least they stand out from the background!! Over the last three weeeks I've been able to capture them on snow, dried grass and now green pasture! Weird spring!!

Al

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cockers Silver Member Nikonian since 25th May 2006Mon 26-Mar-12 07:32 PM
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Thanks so much Stan - they've been on my list for years. This year I finally found the right connections to be able to view them.

Al

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Dubes Silver Member Nikonian since 16th Jun 2007Mon 26-Mar-12 10:01 PM
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Excellent job again Al, well done. Amazing how green things are turned in the past couple of weeks!

Kenko 1.4 TC appears to work well, pretty sure that it's the same as the Tamron version, just branded differently.

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vcottman Silver Member Nikonian since 22nd May 2006Mon 26-Mar-12 11:56 PM
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Wow! I love the action! Nice exposure under low light I suppose.

Good shootin'


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Jim Pearce Silver Member Nikonian since 02nd Mar 2004Tue 27-Mar-12 03:00 AM
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Colourful, funny and well done again Al.

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cockers Silver Member Nikonian since 25th May 2006Tue 27-Mar-12 10:45 AM
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Thank you Richard - I appreciate your comments -

I believe you're correct about the Kenko and Tamron converters being the same. I do however have the occurance of the Kenco losing electrical contact with the camera if I rotate the setup on the ballhead using the camera body. There is a bit of play in the mount with the converter mounted. So I need to be a bit more "light-handed" when using the converter.

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cockers Silver Member Nikonian since 25th May 2006Tue 27-Mar-12 10:46 AM
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Hey thanks Vaughn! They are truely a hoot to watch . . . and the sounds they make are equally entertaining as well!

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cockers Silver Member Nikonian since 25th May 2006Tue 27-Mar-12 10:49 AM
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Thanks for the kind comments Jim . . . These guys were a blast to shoot, now I'm beginning to anticipate the warblers returning.

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Gert van der Kolk Silver Member Charter MemberTue 27-Mar-12 12:39 PM
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You keep amazing me with your results with the MF and action photography. You must anticipate really well. #4 and #5 are great.

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Bump57 Silver Member Nikonian since 01st Apr 2007Tue 27-Mar-12 12:42 PM
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Very interesting series Al, all well captured. Nice job keeping them sharp. I'll bet they were fun to watch & shoot.

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cockers Silver Member Nikonian since 25th May 2006Tue 27-Mar-12 01:00 PM
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You're very kind Gert, thank you so much.

I just work with what I have - been shooting Nikons since Vietnam (1972) when everything was manual focus. Hopefully my vision will hold out a bit longer and continue to allow me to do it. I love the image quality of the 500P plus the cost of this lens is affordable!

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cockers Silver Member Nikonian since 25th May 2006Tue 27-Mar-12 01:02 PM
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 Tue 27-Mar-12 01:03 PM by cockers

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Thanks Scott -
It is a challenge holding focus on these guys - lots for the trash bin as compared to the keepers! But I like the effort it takes to get the good ones, It's gratifying.

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spraay2236 Silver Member Nikonian since 27th Feb 2012Thu 29-Mar-12 01:44 PM
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The action shots are great!

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cockers Silver Member Nikonian since 25th May 2006Thu 29-Mar-12 02:30 PM
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Thanks so much Shane - I appreciate your comments!

Al

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moosespop Registered since 13th Apr 2009Thu 29-Mar-12 02:59 PM
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Wow, Al. What great captures. Must have been fun.

Thanks for sharing,
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cockers Silver Member Nikonian since 25th May 2006Thu 29-Mar-12 03:03 PM
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Thanks Rick - - - it was a blast.
Especially when you combine the action with the sounds they make. It really is loud!

Al

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jdroach Platinum Member Nikonian since 21st Mar 2009Sat 31-Mar-12 03:15 AM
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Fine action captures!

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cockers Silver Member Nikonian since 25th May 2006Sun 01-Apr-12 09:32 AM
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Thanks so much John.

Al

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treadwl Silver Member Nikonian since 10th Feb 2009Mon 02-Apr-12 03:16 PM
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I really like the last two in the series. Great action and faces (?)

The throw a-ways don't matter---the keepers do---these are a wonderful collection of keepers. Well done.

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cockers Silver Member Nikonian since 25th May 2006Mon 02-Apr-12 05:36 PM
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Thank you for the kind words Larry - I'm glad you enjoyed them.

Al

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