wow wow and wow.
love how the SEO went after the harrier.
somehow the bokeh of the 500mm is more appealing than the bokeh of the 200-600. voted of course.
speedmaster20d wrote:
sweet shots, #1 and #2 are tops, you got the desirable male.
Arash,
Is one if these a male? If so which one. They all look like females to me (i.e. they are brown not gray) but I am no expert. I have never photographed a male and believe they are all females. I suspect that I may be wrong.
You got the light on these. All well done, Geoff. I like the harrier chasing the shorty (I know it looks the other way around) in 5. Now 6 is obvious.
Rex
Is one if these a male? If so which one. They all look like females to me (i.e. they are brown not gray) but I am no expert. I have never photographed a male and believe they are all females. I suspect that I may be wrong.
Dave
These are all male birds Dave, males have white/grey undersides. only #6 is a female
Is one if these a male? If so which one. They all look like females to me (i.e. they are brown not gray) but I am no expert. I have never photographed a male and believe they are all females. I suspect that I may be wrong.
Dave
Yes, what Arash said is correct. They are all males (except #6) but not in full perfect solid grey plumage. Boundary Bay is a good spot for males (Grey Ghosts) and the last couple years all my shots have been of perfect plumaged males. For whatever reason the males I saw on my two trips this year were in this intermediate(?) plumage. Not sure if this is a transitional plumage from juvenile plumage (which is more like a female plumage), a winter plumage (I don't think so) or just a more faded variation of male plumage.
All the shots except for #6 (female) and #7 (different male) were of the same bird that hung around the same area the entire day.
KCollett wrote:
Excellent set, Geoff.
Thanks Ken
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Bear Dale wrote:
Just beautiful BIF captures.
Thanks Bear
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kdacharya wrote:
wow wow and wow.
love how the SEO went after the harrier.
somehow the bokeh of the 500mm is more appealing than the bokeh of the 200-600. voted of course.
Thanks KD. Yes in these particular shots it certainly is better bokeh in the 500PF shots. That may be a lens thing or may just be the distance to background wasn't as favourable in the A9 shots. Although I think the prime lens 500PF without any TC involved is probably nicer rendering than the zoom lens with a TC on it.
