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Gravdigr · 09-21-2017, 12:40 PM

They're boids, so here is where I put 'em.

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I recently bought m'self a new camera, a Canon EOS Rebel T6, (I got the Premium Kit w/18-55mm stabilized lens, and 75-300mm lens), and, by far the most impressive feature is start-up time. Many, many, times faster than anything I've owned. Impressive is the word for it.

Representing the start-up speed, here are two pics that I just cannot stop thinking about:

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The first pic, the turkey crossing the road, I'll admit, I had the camera in my hand when I saw her (?), but it was off. She ran into the road, I saw her, flicked on my camera, fired off a quick draw shot, and that camera not only came on in time, but, managed to focus (kinda) on what I was taking a picture of. Into the sun, through a filthy windshield, no less. If you've ever seen a turkey with a destination in mind you know that they can cover quite a bit of ground quite quickly. I was fairly amazed it caught the pic as well as it did. I only resized the pic for posting, no editing.

The other pic, crane/egret/heron/wtfe, happened almost the same way except the camera was in the passenger seat, off. When I saw the boid, it was already in flight, in a very shady section of a small creek, about to go around a bend. This pic I sharpened a bit, and darkened just a shade. The camera tends to over-expose a little when photographing brightly lit greenery (shooting in no-flash-auto-mode).

09-21-2017, 12:40 PM	#101
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	They're boids, so here is where I put 'em. ------------------------------------------------------------------- I recently bought m'self a new camera, a Canon EOS Rebel T6, (I got the Premium Kit w/18-55mm stabilized lens, and 75-300mm lens), and, by far the most impressive feature is start-up time. Many, many, times faster than anything I've owned. Impressive is the word for it. Representing the start-up speed, here are two pics that I just cannot stop thinking about: The first pic, the turkey crossing the road, I'll admit, I had the camera in my hand when I saw her (?), but it was off. She ran into the road, I saw her, flicked on my camera, fired off a quick draw shot, and that camera not only came on in time, but, managed to focus (kinda) on what I was taking a picture of. Into the sun, through a filthy windshield, no less. If you've ever seen a turkey with a destination in mind you know that they can cover quite a bit of ground quite quickly. I was fairly amazed it caught the pic as well as it did. I only resized the pic for posting, no editing. The other pic, crane/egret/heron/wtfe, happened almost the same way except the camera was in the passenger seat, off. When I saw the boid, it was already in flight, in a very shady section of a small creek, about to go around a bend. This pic I sharpened a bit, and darkened just a shade. The camera tends to over-expose a little when photographing brightly lit greenery (shooting in no-flash-auto-mode). __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.