Recent content by Redtail55

My 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass

Hey there people of Nikonites ,I haven"t been on here in quite a while but I'm still out taking pictures and learning this hobby . So I'm getting the itch to move over to a FX D700 camera for the full frame experience , I still will retain my D300s for sports and birding and I really like the...

I took these shots on a back road near my house , not much traffic around , used 50mm 1.4 G on a D300s , enhanced in Aperture

Common Goldeneye in formation

Common Goldeneye in formation

My favourite winter bird -Cardinal

Red Brested Merganser which is a diving duck , this is a new one for me this winter.

Update to this post. After using this lens for about a week, I can't say that I'm totally satisfied with the results that I had but on the other side of the coin I would like to try another version of the same model as I think that being a rental lens it may not have truly been 100% errror...

Re: Rented a 300mmf4 for a week Well today I'm afraid I didnt have a good day with the 300mm f4 lens. I've been trying to get some shots that are sharp and the sun was shining somewhat today and I was out with my buddy looking for Snowy Owls, which we found perched in a tree by the road .We...

Re: Rented a 300mmf4 for a week A shot taken today in Sarnia Ont .

Re: Rented a 300mmf4 for a week Here's a shot I took this morning and the camera used the center point for focus and the bird is right in it ,but it's out of focus.

Re: Rented a 300mmf4 for a week A couple more from today's session.

So since I have about a week off from work I figured that I'd rent a Nikon 300mmf4 (not the new one )and give it a go . I'm contemplating buying one for myself this year so renting seemed like a good thing to do , and I have to say that with just a couple of days with it I'm sold .It's just a...

Very cold yesterday the 14th of Feb , but had a good outing .The Eagles were putting on an awesome aerial display.

In my backyard , 2 ft from my bird feeder !