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Pink Fairy

14-04-2005, 20:30

This one was taken using the Nikon TC-14E 1.4x teleconverter that I received today, as my normal Kenko one refused to AF with the new camera (odd as to why), anyway this new one is in a slightly different league in quality, and AF speed is almost as rapid as the bare lens (good going as it's dealing with f6.3 in total)

Sorry, boring garden birds at the moment... be off on a holiday a week saturday, so hopefully some more interesting birds in the pipeline. This male bird was getting food to present to the hen bird.... 'don't be a fool mate, eat it yourself'

[http://www.digiscoped.com/2005/Robin-tc14e800x600.jpg

SDK^

14-04-2005, 20:49

Great shot
That is one skinny Robin though

IanC_UK

14-04-2005, 20:55

Great shot
That is one skinny Robin though

Nice pic ! :) Nothing boring about garden birds ! I just dont have a garden ! lol

Yeah it looks like mrs robin has been eating all the pies ! lol

matty

14-04-2005, 21:00

Pink Fairy

14-04-2005, 21:01

Thanks guys. Actually Robins are very odd birds (besides being murderous little b******s), they have an amazing ability to look skinny one moment, then the next they look like Bill Bunter's fatter brother ;) Whatever, and like most Chat type birds, they always provide an excellent photogenic pose.

Pink Fairy

14-04-2005, 21:05

its not that much of a ksinny robin, its 800x600! Pink fairy sorry to be all admin on your ass but could you please resize the image to 700 at its longest edge or i will have to break the link, sorry and thanks!

Sorry, I only do 800 wides and 768 portraits for my website and other galleries. Ah well, nice while it lasted and I'll still conribute on the site. No problems and i do understand :D

matty

14-04-2005, 21:11

no probs, i think when judith chalmers returns we might have to look at the sizes again, more than a few members would prefer larger images, but ultimately it will be down to steve...

Pink Fairy

14-04-2005, 21:34

no probs, i think when judith chalmers returns we might have to look at the sizes again, more than a few members would prefer larger images, but ultimately it will be down to steve...

How about running a poll to see what screen resolutions people are running on... although you should know from the site stats what the current average is. I had presumed the 700pix size rule was for those uploading and using images from the galleries here, rather than off-site hosts, but maybe it buggers up the thread layout for some.
I was half-tempted to display this in 1024x768... so it could've been worse :D

cheers,
Andy

matty

14-04-2005, 21:51

well 800 pixels dont bugger my screen, though it does the laptop, but then its very old....i know of a few members who would post but for the image sizes, so i think us admin types will be discussing this shortly.....

14-04-2005, 21:59

Lovely shot! - I like Robins, aggressive territorial little beggars. :lol:

Gary Bagshawe

15-04-2005, 08:07

Nice capture, that is so sharp you can cut yourself on it!!!

dod

15-04-2005, 11:28

woah, that's sharp. Nice shot :) Where you off to, somewhere exotic I hope :)

Cyd

17-04-2005, 20:55

Like it :D We have 2 little Wrens nesting in our garden at the mo but they are so damned fast I can't click quick enough :roll: