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The brown eared bulbul, keeping watch over its territory.

Gripped,
Kevin

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Great capture Kevin and a beautiful bird.

I see you have a 400/5.6 lenses which i assume you shot this with. You also have an extender and was wondering if you used it for this capture. I have a 200/2.8 and a 1.4 extender and its really not enough lenses,well i don't think it is anyway. That is why i ask.

Thanks

Don

Quote from: Don on January 26, 2009, 07:54:32 PM
Great capture Kevin and a beautiful bird.

I see you have a 400/5.6 lenses which i assume you shot this with. You also have an extender and was wondering if you used it for this capture. I have a 200/2.8 and a 1.4 extender and its really not enough lenses,well i don't think it is anyway. That is why i ask.

Thanks

Don

Hi Don,

No, I didn't use the extender for this shot.  Just the 400 on a tripod, aperture priority, ISO 400, f6.3.  I use the 1.4x with the 400 on occasion, but then I have to manually focus when I do.  Brings back some memories of my old Canon AE-1 Program!

Thanks for looking.

Gripped,
Kevin

Lovely picture, interesting bird.  What size is it?  Starling size?  We do love our birds here don't we!

QuoteBrings back some memories of my old Canon AE-1 Program!

Yep, know what you mean. My first real camera was a Canon AE-1 that i purchased back in the 70's. I still have it but haven't used it in a loooong time. 

Don

Quote from: JudyB on January 26, 2009, 10:38:14 PM
Lovely picture, interesting bird.  What size is it?  Starling size?  We do love our birds here don't we!

It can get up to about 27-30 cm long.  I guess that is a bit bigger than a starling!  And it is NOISY, too!

Quote from: Don on January 26, 2009, 10:41:57 PM

QuoteBrings back some memories of my old Canon AE-1 Program!

Yep, know what you mean. My first real camera was a Canon AE-1 that i purchased back in the 70's. I still have it but haven't used it in a loooong time. 

Don

I still have mine, too.  And I still have my Nikon F-801, both retired to my glass-enclosed bookshelf.

kevin

Kevin, that's some capture.

I love the sharp focus on the little tree twigs that the bird is sitting on and the DOF is fantastic.  Love this whole image!

What a wonderful shot!

Quote from: mybcjazz on January 26, 2009, 10:53:26 PM

Quote from: Don on January 26, 2009, 10:41:57 PM

QuoteBrings back some memories of my old Canon AE-1 Program!

Yep, know what you mean. My first real camera was a Canon AE-1 that i purchased back in the 70's. I still have it but haven't used it in a loooong time. 

Don

I still have mine, too.  And I still have my Nikon F-801, both retired to my glass-enclosed bookshelf.

kevin

I started my studies of photography in 2003 with an AE-1 Program that I bought used for like $125. lenses and all.  They are timeless in their quality and sturdiness and their batteries hardly ever need to be changed.  Of course, the film is much more frequent. LOL  Mine's retired to my closet since I now use a Canon EOS 20D, but I know that if I had to be without my digital for some reason, that I could buy some film and be back in business with my AE-1 Program.

What a beautiful bird.  Beautiful capture, too!   

Lovely capture, so clear and sharp.
Becky

Kathleen, when you say "program", do you mean that you bought a camera and lenses and some study material for $125. ? 

Sounds as if it was really good for you.

shutterbugmom wrote

QuoteThey are timeless in their quality and sturdiness and their batteries hardly ever need to be changed.

She was certainly right about that. I can't remember ever charging or replacing the battery in mine. I just went to the closet and got it out, i know it has been there 15 years, and the battery is still good. I could hardly believe it. Its seems to work perfectly. The case for it shows a little wear but other than that i think she is ready to go.



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I think my dad has one of those in his closet too (not the bird, the camera). Must have been a popular camera.

Quote from: Pat on January 28, 2009, 02:09:14 PM
Kathleen, when you say "program", do you mean that you bought a camera and lenses and some study material for $125. ? 

Sounds as if it was really good for you.

No, Pat.  The name of the camera is the "AE-1 Program".  It came after the "AE-1".  I'll post a pict of my old sweetie someday.

Thanks Kevin

Here's a link to picts of my old camera.

http://www.christianphotographers.com/community/index.php?topic=8020.msg128765#msg128765

kevin