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Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« on: January 01, 2020, 02:59:54 »
Captured during the initial testing with the 200-500 zoom on my D800

1/500 handheld with VR iso 800 f5.6 @500mm

AF is a touch slow but once initial focus is obtained it tracks well

Some bright spots in the top right side were cloned
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2020, 04:27:43 »
Beautiful photo, Armando.  Quite a remarkable capture for 1/500th @ 500 mm.  I like the complementary palette of colours and the dark tones.  I might be tempted to crop a bit closer, which would make the background seem to dissolve even more, but purely a matter of taste.  I rented a 200-500 mm some time ago to photograph herons (among other things), and found it a good and versatile lens.  Despite the high quality/price ratio, however, I haven't been tempted to buy one.  Cheers,  John
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2020, 08:01:52 »
You captured the beautiful moment of the heron.  Congrats on purchasing the new weapon!
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2020, 12:29:03 »
Beautiful!

The 200-500 is the only super telephoto lens I own and it has proven to be one of the best purchases that I have ever made for my camera gear.
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2020, 14:54:17 »
beryllium, Akira, Bill, thanks for the comments

The zoom is massive in comparison to any other lens I own, although seems surprisingly easy to use, once I get past the weight, one is certainly not inconspicuous when walking around with it
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2020, 15:25:16 »
Beautiful, well done for such a sharp image of the bird in flight.
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2020, 15:49:14 »
Well-done and fine results! Happy newyear Armando.
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2020, 03:48:50 »
Thanks so much Anthony and Fons
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2020, 08:10:29 »
Beautiful calm action captured.
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2020, 08:44:42 »
Nice capture Armando!
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2020, 13:00:18 »
Quote from: armando_m on January 01, 2020, 02:59:54
Captured during the initial testing with the 200-500 zoom on my D800

1/500 handheld with VR iso 800 f5.6 @500mm

AF is a touch slow but once initial focus is obtained it tracks well

Some bright spots in the top right side were cloned
great capture...well done!
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2020, 16:19:54 »
Thanks for the comments

Paco, funny the image comes out as calm, to take it is is a blur of things that happen in a short period of time, the bird is flying away from me and flapping its wings at low altitude, it passed through trees and reached an area free of obstacles, I have to struggle to find it through the narrow angle of view of the 500mm , acquire focus, and shoot a number of frames hoping for a good one, but yes this tiny slice of time looks calm :) ¡Feliz año!
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2020, 21:55:56 »
Ah, good point. Nothing of that is part of the image, as a viewer (implied if you know the technical difficulties, but still) And there is infinite beauty when anything moves with its nature, gracile and powerful, seaming effortless in a slice of time. Thanks for sharing Armando

  Y feliz año nuevo! 
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Re: Blue heron in flight, 200-500 zoom test
« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2020, 23:06:55 »
That's a lovely image Armando.

I've been pondering the (theoretical) PF f5.6 500mm against the (more realistic) 200-500mm.
But I keep seeing so many good 200-500mm images like this.
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