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p.1 #1Zooooooom
There are three instances when you are unable to zoom with your feet to get closer to a wildlife subject. One is when there are physical obstacles in your way. Another is when approaching closer frightens away your subject. Another is simply there is not time to move closer.
This Barred Owl posed for me for a long time, but I could not get any closer than the edge of the deep ditch where I was standing.
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This Barred Owl posed for me for a long time, but I could not get any closer than the edge of the deep ditch where I was standing.
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OM-1MarkII OM 150-400mm F4.5 lens 150mm f/4.5 1/125s 500 ISO 0.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 150-400mm F4.5 lens 213mm f/4.5 1/125s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 150-400mm F4.5 lens 367mm f/4.5 1/125s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 150-400mm F4.5 TC lens 500mm f/5.6 1/125s 1000 ISO 0.0 EV
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Nov 11, 2025 at 04:40 PM
p.1 #2Zooooooom
Not to mention you get better subject/background separation at the long focal length,
Nov 12, 2025 at 06:37 PM
p.1 #3Zooooooom
Which at shorter focal length can often be accomplished with post-processing.
Nov 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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p.1 #4Zooooooom
Not if you are entering for contest, kind of frown on that. But for personal use or selling, all gloves are off on the processing side.
Nov 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
p.1 #5Zooooooom
I gave up on photo contests many years ago. The final image is my objective, and how I get to that point is not going to be dictated by some contest rules.
On top of that, many photo contests are for the benefit of those sponsoring them. Instead of having to pay photographers for the right to use their images, they charge them a fee for entering the contest and giving up their copyrights to the images. Instead of paying out fees to use your images, they take in thousands of dollars from entry fees from thousands of photographers.
On top of that, many photo contests are for the benefit of those sponsoring them. Instead of having to pay photographers for the right to use their images, they charge them a fee for entering the contest and giving up their copyrights to the images. Instead of paying out fees to use your images, they take in thousands of dollars from entry fees from thousands of photographers.
Nov 13, 2025 at 01:10 AM
p.1 #6Zooooooom
juvenile Bald Eagle, at 1,000mm & 50% crop
OM-1MarkII OM 150-400mm F4.5 TC + MC-20 lens 1000mm f/11.0 1/60s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
Nov 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM