In My Yard

[Steve Robinson]

I came home the other evening to find a wild turkey in the yard. I chased him around trying to get a sharp MF shot at him. Not sure I entirely succeeded. Canon 1D Mk II N + Super Takumar 300mm f/4, 1/400 @ f/5.6, ISO 400.

Steve Robinson - Wild Turkey I

Steve Robinson - Wild Turkey II
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[Eric Diller]

I think you did well with the MF! Nice details in both shots!

On another note......November he better run! LOL

 

[Asher Kelman]

I came home the other evening to find a wild turkey in the yard. I chased him around trying to get a sharp MF shot at him. Not sure I entirely succeeded. Canon 1D Mk II N + Super Takumar 300mm f/4, 1/400 @ f/5.6, ISO 400.

Steve Robinson - Wild Turkey I

Steve Robinson - Wild Turkey II
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Steve,

This is impressive. I guess it's hand held. When you say he's a wild turkey, tell me, how high is your fence? Is the guy free to go? What distance was it? Also what ground glass do you have, a split screen?

I also have a few Takamurs, I have to check them out!

Asher

 

[Steve Robinson]

Hi Asher. I would guess the fence is about 3 1/2 ft high and ol' Tom probably stretched hisself to 4 ft or thereabouts. Tom just flutters into the yard on occasion as he makes the rounds of the neighborhood. I guess they can fly up to about 20 ft. The minimum focusing distance on the Super Tak is 5.5m/18 ft so I was about 25 ft away. Much closer and I probably would've spooked him. I do have a split focus screen but it sometimes goes black in one half. Also I was focusing at f/5.6 because switching between Auto and Manual to get the brighter screen was taking too long to capture the action. I just need to keep working at it. Renting an EF 400mm f/5.6L hasn't helped either. 8~D

 

[Asher Kelman]

T Renting an EF 400mm f/5.6L hasn't helped either. 8~D

Why wouldn't a 400 mm EF lens be perfect?

 

[Steve Robinson]

Oh, it's a great thing to have. It's got to be one of Canon's faster focusing lenses and it's great for wildlife and birds. It's just that when I go back to the Super Tak and its 270° focus throw that I slow down so much that it's hard for me to keep up.

 

[Jaime Johnson]

Well Done Steve - look sharp to me!

 

[Don Cohen]

This looks pretty sharp to me, so looks like you've done well. Great poses as well.

Composition looks perhaps a bit tight; might like a little more room, but does work as is. Also, to my eye, it seems to have the White Balance a bit on the cool side, which as I've noted before, is where Canon's AutoWB tends to err in many situations.

 

[Steve Robinson]

Thanks Don. I'll play with the white balance and see if I can warm them up a little.