That's one of the coolest bird's nest I've ever seen. Love how the bird enters the nest and then has the main chamber around the corner. And built out of mud at that!
asiostygius wrote:
First of the New Year:
Caught in the act: Blue-winged Parrotlet "stealing" Rufous Hornero's house
I think you will be very happy with those. Big bang for the buck for sure.
leighton w wrote:
Thanks guys for the help. I found a good site about binoculars and after some reading, and suggestions from George and Ray, I went with the Vortex Diamondback HD 10x42.
Hny everyone. It's been a whirlwind start trying to get the kid ready for school (he wasn't ready... or didn't want to be?) and all the email replies start flooding in (yeah no I asked for this three weeks ago).
I don't feel ready for anything... just wanna dive under the covers and snuggle till February, ahem
In direct contrast to...
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I sometimes marvel at the amount of hustle the Taiwanese have
Businesses tumble and another sprouts, willing to give it a go
Sounds of construction at every corner; take down the old, up with the new
Spoke with my airbnb manager, 2 partners and himself, they grabbed the lease for the entire apartment stack at $15k/month
It was an old beauty parlor and hair salon, he shrugged
And refurbed every room to make 'em liveable
Three weeks after they opened, covid lockdowns were in force
You can't stop, he shrugged again
And pivoted to offering a soho, co-working space
All three took on extra jobs, he had three at one time, doing deliveries and handing out flyers
The stories were the same: the cab driver, the clothes kiosk woman, street food vendor
You gotta do what you gotta do, they shrugged
Oops! I should have read that you already made a purchase before I made my post. I, too, looked at the Vortex Diamondback HD and I think you'll be very pleased with them.
This zoom is still working its way to my heart. Based on the pictures from this board, I know it's capable of much better than I have done but I'll get there. I like the background of these.
Df + AI Zoom NIKKOR 50-135mm f/3.5S | F4 ISO 800 -0.33EV
Df + AI Zoom NIKKOR 50-135mm f/3.5S | F4 ISO 1000 -0.67EV
Nothing wrong with those! You are right about the background.
SiMuMe wrote:
This zoom is still working its way to my heart. Based on the pictures from this board, I know it's capable of much better than I have done but I'll get there. I like the background of these.
SiMuMe wrote:
This zoom is still working its way to my heart. Based on the pictures from this board, I know it's capable of much better than I have done but I'll get there. I like the background of these.
Thanks Scott. The parallax using the 25mm viewfinder on the hot shoe threw off the framing just a touch. It is driving me nuts. I am now impatiently waiting for another foggy morning to go back and shoot it again
mp356 wrote:
Very nice George. Great converging lines.
At the Southrn end of the North Island are the Putangirua Pinnacles, a weird geological feature of eroded cliffs. Used in The Return of The King, the spooky Path of the Dead.
GeorgeBo wrote:
One more from a foggy New Years Day morning.
Cropped to 5x4
Beautiful image even though you think there's something wrong with it, George. *shrug*. I've looked at it from all angles, fine image but because of the forced double-take I have discovered lines crossing over in the distance and a "worm" floating on top of the trees. Maybe thicker fog required now
