Took a few minutes off today to

[grandpawrichard]

Clear my head and relax. This is what I managed to do:








Dick

[Blacktailaddict]

pics look great what kind of ducks are those?

[grandpawrichard]

Thank you! The ducks are Pintails.

Dick

[Blacktailaddict]

cool !

[seth30]

Nice pics!

[grandpawrichard]

Thanks guys!

These were hand held shots with the following settings:

1st.
Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Image Date: 2011-03-03 12:49:47 -0800
Focal Length: 400.0mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.0008 s (1/1250)
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: Adobe RGB (1998)
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined

2nd.
Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: EF400mm f/5.6L USM +1.4x
Image Date: 2011-03-03 12:51:06 -0800
Focal Length: 560.0mm
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.0020 s (1/500)
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: Adobe RGB (1998)
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined


3rd.
Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Image Date: 2011-03-03 12:49:47 -0800
Focal Length: 400.0mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.0008 s (1/1250)
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: Adobe RGB (1998)
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined


Dick

[wilsongideon]

Very nice! good clarity for hand held. So another question....thats a 400 fixed? how much glass 77mm?

[grandpawrichard]

Very nice! good clarity for hand held. So another question....thats a 400 fixed? how much glass 77mm?

Yes Sir the lens is a Fixed 400 mm f/5.6 with a 77 mm glass. It is an awesome lens and does a wonderful job. Actually, it isn't really that heavy either! Lately it has been hooked to the camera more than my 17-40 wide angle L series lens.

Dick

[wilsongideon]

definitly wonderful! cameras and lenses that is. hard to hold a heavy lens steady freehand Thanks

[Skyvalhunter]

You must be retired as many minutes as you been taking off lately!! Nice pics Richard

[huntlakewood]

Very nice pics

[grandpawrichard]

definitly wonderful! cameras and lenses that is. hard to hold a heavy lens steady freehand Thanks

Thanks Wilson! I was driving when I saw the puddle of water and all the ducks, so I pulled over on the wide shoulder of the Busy Highway to grab some photos. I couldn't get out of the car due to the heavy traffic, so I just grabbed the camera, opened the window and stared shooting between the passing cars.

The water was on the other side of the highway, then another 50 feet to the edge of the water. The ducks were about midway out into the puddle, so I am guessing that they were about 150 to 200 feet away from me. I had to do some creative cropping to draw them out of the photos and get rid of passing vehicles.

Dick

[grandpawrichard]

You must be retired as many minutes as you been taking off lately!! Nice pics Richard

Skyval,
Yup! I decided in October to "Pull the Plug" for the second time and Retire! 38 years in the construction field, retired for a year and got bored so I got a job for 6 years in the Retail field.
This time I'm having a ball and enjoying life to the Maximum!

Dick

[grandpawrichard]

Very nice pics

Thank you very much!

Dick

[wilsongideon]

thats pretty funny! :chuckle:I wouldnt have guessed that, I figured you sat in a cold blind this morning calling them in