Ontos's Photos

[ontos]

Thanks Aaron Gnomey. I seem to be behind on some of my pictures

 

[GrauGeist]

Good shot, gotta love it when you catch the pilot looking your way!

 

[ontos]

Thanks Dave, well it looks like my Hawks are back . They moved back into their old nest. I may have some baby hawks before long. Oops I forgot to add the last picture of the baby Hummingbirds, this is the last, they have left the nest

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

WHOA!!!!! Nice shot Merv! One hint, to get the camera to focus on the bird in a situation like that. Before you take the shot, you have two small buttons on the top right on the back panel. Press the one with the + on it and it brings up the focal points. First will be the outer ring of eight, press it a second time to go to center point. Once it lights up hit the set button in the middle of your paddle buttons and then you can aim with the center dot and that will be what it is using to focus. If this doesn't make sense PM me and I'll send you a diagram. It is a great tool.

 

[ontos]

Thanks Aaron, I see what you are saying. I had it set on the single focus when I took the shot. I used a 150-500mm lens at the near max focal length. I probably moved a bit also Maybe I should have used my tripod

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

It looked like some of the twigs were in focus. I thought maybe it was on full auto focus. I used my 70 300 on the Frickers the other day so I know what you mean. It was a bit blurry. Just remember to center the subject when you have it on single point focus and the shot will come out. It was focused on what the center dot was aimed at.

 

[Gnomey]

Cool shots Merv!

 

[Wayne Little]

Like 'em

 

[evangilder]

If you have a manual focus override, that can do the job too. A couple of my lenses have the M/A setting for manual and automatic so you can do a manual override on the focus area.

 

[ontos]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. Here are some shots I took today, it was cloudy and seemed a great day to take some pictures around my bird feeder. I set my camera for , center focal point and center meetering, any suggestions or tips

Thanks Eric, I' have to give that a try.

 

[GrauGeist]

Really nice shots, Merv!

Good timing on the captures!

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

Really nice shots Merv.


Wheels

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

That looks spot on Merv, no pun intended!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots Merv!

 

[ontos]

Thanks all for your kind comments. I'm trying to get some shots of some Raccoons that keep coming up to my back porch but I'm afraid to open the slider to get the shot They come about 10:30 pm at least three of them.

 

[evangilder]

Good captures in these, Merv!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

What ever you do, don't feed'em. You'll never get rid of'em. Sounds like a female and two little ones.

 

[ontos]

Tried to do some action shots to test my settings. These were taken at the Riverside Sheriff's Department Safety fair in Palm Springs.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Excellent work there Merv! Those look great sir! I don't see anything wrong with those.

 

[Gnomey]

Cool shots Merv!