After hearing and getting quick glimpses of them last weekend, I returned today and waited patiently in the same area of the park. After about a 30 minute wait, a pair showed up and posed for me on a few different perches. Sun was bright but not overly high (around 9:00 am)


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D300 + Nikkor 600mm VR + 1.4TC: ISO400, f/7.1, 1/1000sec, -0.3EV







D300 + Nikkor 600mm VR + 1.4TC: ISO400, f/7.1, 1/400sec, -0.3EV






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Richard

Tremendous shots of a favourite bird Richard.

Jim

Thanks Jim, last weekend was the first time I'd seen these birds - love the warm olive yellow colour of their belly feathers.

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>love the warm olive yellow colour of their belly
>feathers.

That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw this lovely set, Richard.

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Thanks Gert.

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Nice shots Richard. #2 is definitely posing for you......Scotty.

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Thanks Scotty, they're pretty skittish and difficult to approach. Took about 45 minutes for them to get somewhat used to me being around.

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Another beauty series Richard. Love the pose in #2. Did you push up the saturation a bit for #3? On my monitor the greens look just a tad over the top -- or is that just the colour of spring leafing out coming through?

I'm off to Algonquin tomorrow to see if I can capture some cinnamon- coloured moose calves. Wish me luck. (Although I think I need a tad more talent to capture the "luck" that seems to follow you.)

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Hi Chuck and thanks, they look fairly calm on my monitor (calibrated IPS monitor), I probably boosted saturation no more than 5 points from the standard profile setting in Capture NX.

Good luck with your moose hunt, looking forawrd to seeing some shots.

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Richard

Thanks for the reply Richard. My monitor hasn't been calibrated in awhile so that's probably the reason.

As for the moose today... we saw only 3, all fairly skittish and they did not stay around long. Alas no cinnamon-coloured calves and no keepers. Still a pretty great day in my opinion.
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CK
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Wonderful set Richard. #2 is very nice, what a pose.

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Scott, thanks. These guys don't sit long in one spot, it was hard keeping up with them as they flitted around the trees.

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Richard

Wonderful set Richard. Nice looking bird - I don't believe I've seen one here.

Al

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Thanks Al, this was my first experience with them as well.

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Lovely! I do believe he's posing for you in the second one!

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Thank you Diane, actually I think he/she (don't know which one which both sexes are identical in colouring) was looking for its mate in another tree.

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Nice colours and bokeh on this bird, Richard. I don't think I've ever seen one before.

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Thanks Greg and good to here from you. Point Pelee following week wasn't very productive for me. Only ended up with a few shots after almost 2 days there; I've come home with more shots after a 1/2 day in a local park vs. 2 days there!

The lens does produce a nice bokeh on distant objects, even with a TC mounted.

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Thanks Gery - the lens does have a nice, creamy bokeh.

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Richard it is always a pleasure to see your postings and to read the explanations. This is another set of lovely pics from you.
I have to calibrate my monitor (Sony Vaio 64 bit)

Pakku

#2 sure is a real "ham" that show off pose in really nice.

Love the tones and clarity.

Larry

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Hi Larry, I had mentioned above that I think it was posing for its mate in another tree rather than for me.
Thanks for the nice words.

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Richard

Thank you Pakku, I enjoy sharing my experiences with you. Do the greens also look a little over the top on your monitor as well?

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Great job Richard.

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Beautiful set of images, Richard! #2 of course!

I have some settling in here for the summer and this motivates me to give it a try although I have to do it in some unfamiliar places. Never shot one either.

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Neil, thanks. Good luck in your hunt, this was a relatively new area for me as well. As mentioned I came across them a couple of days prior and lucked out on my return. These were realtively shy and tended to stay high in the trees most of the time.

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Richard

Great job on these Richard. Lovely to look at.

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Thanks Gerard, glad you enjoyed them.

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