Conrad Tan wrote:
Hey pingflood, how long have you been using the 400mm now? The reason I ask is, it seems like you're really having fun with it. I remember when I first got mine, it was like christmas and my birthday rolled into one! Haha!
I guess around 3 weeks or so? Still learning it, but my "hit rate" is slowly improving!
noelle wrote:
So I am thinking about selling the MKII and getting the MKIII
Will my marriage survive another camera? Noelle -
You have to get your husband "hooked" on photography so you can "share" your gear...'cause once they're hooked, you can never have enough cameras or lenses! Of course, you may get into fights about who gets to use what when but...
You have to get your husband "hooked" on photography so you can "share" your gear...'cause once they're hooked, you can never have enough cameras or lenses! Of course, you may get into fights about who gets to use what when but...
Conrad Tan wrote:
Well... the babes like the Porsche alright... but what they really love is riding with me on this! Its my Suzuki Boulevard M109R. 1800cc and 800 lbs dry weight modeled after the Hyabusa. At 109 cubic inches shes a screamer. I rarely ride it anymore with photography as my new passion. Poor old girl just sits in my garage!
The squirrel baiting reminds me of a trip to Traverse City a few years ago. Little bags of corn were being sold for 50 cents - being a cheapskate, I bought a 50-pound bag of shelled corn at a feed and grain store, and sat on the lawn of the Holiday Inn. In a short time, there were more than 100 ducks around me, climbing into my lap, sitting on my head, and eating out of my hands. It was great! Had to be careful, as I've heard it's not healthy to give the ducks too much corn at one time.
At home, I throw a handful of peanuts to the squirrels every morning, and now the cardinals and bluejays are down in the grass competing with the squirrels.
Conrad, I can tell that you have to follow a special little plan in order to improve your cormorant shots.
(1) Attract them to your neighbourhood by dumping large quantities of raw fish on the shore. Must be done daily in order to be effective.
(2) Hand pick a few most intelligent appearing birds, chase away the rest.
(3) Teach your new stunt cormorants a few tricks, like flying in circles around your house/building.
