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The first time out with new equipment involves a learning curve. This is the story of one of a lesson well learned.
I'm using my brand new Sigma 150-600 Sport lens and set up to photograph the male osprey when it returns to the nest with building materials. I wait patiently for the osprey to fill the frame and am planning to zoom back for a nice full frame image. I have the shot all lined up and I start to rotate the zoom ring and it dose not move. Now I don't want to miss the photos so I compose the best I can with too much lens and take a few photos as the osprey lands. I figure I left the zoom ring locked so I take a moment and see it's not locked. Back to the ring and it still dose not move. By this time the osprey is in the nest and I still have not figured it out. As he takes off I remembered Sigma lenses rotate in the opposite direction as Nikon lenses. Now I remember this by the signs that warn drivers not to make the horrible mistake.
Here are a few images with too much glass:
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041815DSC_0312 by Morris0, on Flickr
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041815DSC_0314 by Morris0, on Flickr
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041815DSC_0317 by Morris0, on Flickr
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041815DSC_0322 by Morris0, on Flickr
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041815DSC_0324 by Morris0, on Flickr
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041815DSC_0325 by Morris0, on Flickr
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041815DSC_0327 by Morris0, on Flickr
D300 + 150-600 Sport @ 600mm, ISO 400, 1/1600, f6.3, fill flash (Metz 64 + JJC flash extender)
It is fun to be able to laugh at our selves!
Morris
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