Mocking birds: I got the first one, but the second got away. E-P1 with 40-150 mm M.Zuiko lens.

Bringing Home the Bacon

This shot of a tree swallow, taken with the panasonic 100-300mm, shows him with nearly 20 mosquito's in his beak.

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Panasonic G1 and Olympus E-PM1

Golden-fronted Woodpecker, subspecies variation local to Honduras and Nicaragua. 45-200mm lens, GF1. There are a few others in my Flickr stream.

He got rained on.

I bought a Sigma 600mm F8 catadioptric (mirror) lens off the 'Bay--very good condition. Hoped the 35mm equivalent 1200mm FOV would be great for bird and aviation photography. Never owned one when I shot exclusively on film, and have seen several sharp photos taken with them in the past, so was surprised by how soft the overall rendering has been. For many photos I take, that's not great. Sometimes, it seems to work to give a more impressionistic feel.

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Olympus E-PL3, E-M5, OM-1n and Pen F; Fuji X-10 and Pro 1; Leica M3

http://www.flickr.com/photos/penfan_2010/

Cought this little guy while filling the humming bird feeder E-M5 w/45mm 1.8 wide open

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E-M5|GF2
OLY 12-50mm | P 7-14mm f/4.0 | PL 25mm f/1.4 | PL 45mm f2.8 | P 45-200mm | flux capacitor @ 1.21 GW|

Nice catch with the 45mm!

Super catch!

Looks like light wasn't great in this shot, what's your shutter speed? Mirror lenses are sharp if not damaged, just lower in contrast and harder to focus.

Tree Swallow, Bombay Hook NWR, Smyrna, DE USA. Panasonic GH2 / Lumix G Vario 100-300mm.



...Jerry

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GH2 / Panasonic 100-300mm / Panasonic 14-42 mm / Leica DG Summilux 25mm F1.4 ASPH

Oh, goodness .... that IS nice.

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EP-3, EM-5, 12/50, 12mm, 17mm, 14/42mm, 40/150, 75/300, Nikon 400mm f/3.5 AIS IF ED, HLD6, FL 600R