*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #2

Itsed65 · 08-19-2019, 04:18 PM

Pollen Collecting by lennycarl08, on Flickr

eagle_bmw · 08-19-2019, 07:23 PM

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Pollen Collecting by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Wow!

dcstep · 08-21-2019, 09:47 AM

Here's a shot from my first outing, with my Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS, mounted on my a9. This snowy egret was flying straight at me, first in bright sun and then landing in deep shadows. 62 our of 66 frames were tack sharp:

Snowy Egret Landing by David Stephens, on Flickr

dcstep · 08-21-2019, 09:48 AM

Ed, I love the course pollen on you bee. Great shot.

Dave

dcstep · 08-21-2019, 11:30 AM

Close crop with the Sony 600/f4:

Close Up Of Egret Catching Shad by David Stephens, on Flickr

eagle_bmw · 08-21-2019, 02:51 PM

Spouting Rock, just a couple hundred yards of Hanging Lake in Colorado.

Itsed65 · 08-21-2019, 07:26 PM

Backyard Hummer by lennycarl08, on Flickr

BayAreaBimmers · 08-21-2019, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

Backyard Hummer by lennycarl08, on Flickr

That's crazy sharp! I live in a shoebox in downtown San Francisco - not many hummingbirds. Cool to see!

BayAreaBimmers · 08-21-2019, 09:01 PM

Anyone else shoot film around here??

M_Six · 08-21-2019, 11:49 PM

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Backyard Hummer by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Speechless. Certainly one of your best, Ed. And that's saying a lot.

Itsed65 · 08-22-2019, 11:12 PM

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Speechless. Certainly one of your best, Ed. And that's saying a lot.

Thanks Mark!

Amazing that I travel hundreds of miles to take photos, and one of my best is from a random afternoon while sipping a beer in my backyard

dcstep · 08-23-2019, 12:26 PM

Loving my FE 600/f4. Here's a heavily cropped female bushtit:

Female Bushtit by David Stephens, on Flickr

dcstep · 08-23-2019, 12:38 PM

Ed, that hibiscus plant is really attracting, and adding to, some wonderful subjects.

BayAreaBimmers · 08-23-2019, 01:18 PM

I need to get out more

Itsed65 · 08-24-2019, 08:45 PM

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Ed, that hibiscus plant is really attracting, and adding to, some wonderful subjects.

Thanks Dave!
I agree it adds a lot to the hummer and bee pics, but its a good thing I don't zoom out.

That poor plant was old when I bought the house 12 years ago and it now sadly on its last legs. Used to get dozens and dozens of flowers, this year down to really only about 10. I may plant another as I love how it attracts nature, but it will take a while to grow to the size of the current one which is over 10 feet tall.

Itsed65 · 08-24-2019, 08:46 PM

Pup Crossing by lennycarl08, on Flickr

dcstep · 08-26-2019, 11:14 AM

Here's a nice big file, with the FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS:

Cottontail Bunny Portrait by David Stephens, on Flickr

If you'd like to see it at 100%, go here:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/63029289?image=0

Ickdeep · 08-27-2019, 09:57 AM

Rollers! Shot on a canon t3i with a 18-55mm lens (bought it like 6 years ago) and still does well

Itsed65 · 08-27-2019, 12:35 PM

Explored today. Another "macro" using the 200-600

Backyard Bumblebee by lennycarl08, on Flickr

dcstep · 08-27-2019, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

Explored today. Another "macro" using the 200-600

Wow!

Congrats on the Explore.

dcstep · 08-27-2019, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

Explored today. Another "macro" using the 200-600
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There's a guy, over on DPReview, saying that AF, on the a9, isn't as fast or reliable as the 100-400mm GM OSS. What do you think?

Dave

Itsed65 · 08-27-2019, 05:50 PM

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There's a guy, over on DPReview, saying that AF, on the a9, isn't as fast or reliable as the 100-400mm GM OSS. What do you think?

Dave

I haven't had a chance to really test it yet on BIF or anything, but it seems perfectly zippy to me. Now keep in mind I always had the 1.4 on my 100-400. I won't really know until the end of September or October when the raptors start migrating back this way to really get a food feel. Claims like that are usually subjective and largely use based anyway. How it works on a football field is useless to me and how it tracks a hawk is worthless to a sports guy.

What I can say is it picks up hummingbirds and bees pretty well

08-19-2019, 04:18 PM	#12299
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08-21-2019, 09:47 AM	#12301
dcstep Major General 1298 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	Here's a shot from my first outing, with my Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS, mounted on my a9. This snowy egret was flying straight at me, first in bright sun and then landing in deep shadows. 62 our of 66 frames were tack sharp: Snowy Egret Landing by David Stephens, on Flickr __________________ Flickr Photos Ucm, Inc.
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08-21-2019, 11:30 AM	#12303
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08-21-2019, 02:51 PM	#12304
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08-21-2019, 07:26 PM	#12305
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08-23-2019, 12:26 PM	#12310
dcstep Major General 1298 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	Loving my FE 600/f4. Here's a heavily cropped female bushtit: Female Bushtit by David Stephens, on Flickr __________________ Flickr Photos Ucm, Inc.
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08-23-2019, 12:38 PM	#12311
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08-24-2019, 08:46 PM	#12314
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08-26-2019, 11:14 AM	#12315
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08-27-2019, 12:35 PM	#12317
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