Yes that shot was using the Sigma 1.4TC and I have and also use the Canon 1.4TCiii.
Honestly I didn't see a difference between the two.....but like you I read where others had
faster AF/AF-C tracking with using Sigma 1.4TC with the MC-11.
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Yes that shot was using the Sigma 1.4TC and I have and also use the Canon 1.4TCiii.
Honestly I didn't see a difference between the two.....but like you I read where others had
faster AF/AF-C tracking with using Sigma 1.4TC with the MC-11.
Thanks for the reply. Good to know. I guess I’ll be sticking with the Canon 1.4x III. 😀
Thanks! Just glad Poof gave me some 'bierd' time amongst the travels to ruins and petroglyphs.
Have to agree Bosque it great place for bird photography. I'd rank it up there with Bird Rock in Newfoundland for fantastic experiences. I think next winter we'll try for Sax-zim (sp??). Have to work on my winter gear for Minnesota in January though
Up early, even in the desert, that's the key.
I'd been to the Saguaro NP west a couple of times before.
Poof had never been. I told here it was worth 3-4 hours early morning exploring.
I came home with 22K+ files from Bosque del Apache.
It is up there with Bird Rock in Newfoundland for bierd lovers.
I would go again, but age limits how many 're-do's' I can get in a lifetime and
really want to visit Sax-zim (sp) next winter.
But I would recommend Bosque to any bird photographer as another Mecca bucket list.
I came home with 22,000 files from Bosque alone. Like all our trips the vast majority of captures
will end up in the archives for some archeologist to find centuries down the road
bwcolor wrote:
I must be doing something wrong. After 57 pages of A9 birds, I looked through my images and to my dismay, not a single bird.
Look harder man! Surely to God there is a bierd image there somewhere ha!
It's funny. My co-worker in the hospital said to me 'do you like anything besides birds!" I laughed and turned him onto an album of bruins. Just birds are everywhere and a challenge. I do wish polar bears lived in the backyard
MedicineMan404 wrote:
I came home with 22K+ files from Bosque del Apache.
It is up there with Bird Rock in Newfoundland for bierd lovers.
I would go again, but age limits how many 're-do's' I can get in a lifetime and
really want to visit Sax-zim (sp) next winter.
But I would recommend Bosque to any bird photographer as another Mecca bucket list.
I came home with 22,000 files from Bosque alone. Like all our trips the vast majority of captures
will end up in the archives for some archeologist to find centuries down the road
If you head to Sax Zim, give me a shout. Duluth is only 2 ½ hours away, and if you
come down to the cities, I can show you some local haunts for deer, swans, maybe an owl or two.
If you come after a cold snap in Jan. or Feb. you may have some good chances for eagles
along the Mississippi River.
There are a few pairs that are getting their nests ready right in town.
At times last year, Redwing was a hot spot with around 70 eagles hanging out by the power plant.
I've only been there twice, (the bog) both times came up empty on owls.
Some years there are a lot, some, not so many.
This year we haven't had a lot of snow, and the temps have been pretty warm.
That may have something to do with it.
Snowy sightings have been down, so have great grays.
Some friends went there last week and did find a northern hawk owl.
I watch that site too although last time the hotspot was Reeds Landing but I saw far more at Colvil Park. Where exactly is Lock/Dam #5 anyway and is it accessible?
rji2goleez wrote:
I watch that site too although last time the hotspot was Reeds Landing but I saw far more at Colvil Park. Where exactly is Lock/Dam #5 anyway and is it accessible?
South of Alma, near Winona ... about 2 hours from the Twin Cities.
Thanks for the tour invite.
It will be next winter before we have time for Minnesota, maybe next winter will be better for owls but they have wings eh and go where they want
) next winter.
