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Photography

HAB911

(10,206 posts) Tue Dec 9, 2025, 06:37 PM Tuesday

to capture these guys. Crows and Blue Jays are so skittish

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Even at 1200mm I feel fortunate to get close enough [View all] HAB911 Tuesday OP

Very nice portraits! HappyH Tuesday #1

thanks! HAB911 Wednesday #4

Wonderfully detailed, my dear HAB911! Marvelous portraits. Thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Tuesday #2

nice!! what rig were you using to get 1200mm of focal length? Gato Moteado Tuesday #3

Those are nice! HAB911 Wednesday #5

no shit? a 2x on the 180-600mm? wow.... Gato Moteado Wednesday #6

oh yeah HAB911 Yesterday #8

i like primes... Gato Moteado 18 hrs ago #11

That 600 is on my list too HAB911 7 hrs ago #12

i shot that froglet with the 50mm f/2.8 Z macro..... Gato Moteado 6 hrs ago #14

I used my 50 2.8 yesterday HAB911 5 hrs ago #15

Lemme see if I got this right HAB911 -- Unlike Tom Sawyer's friends, you George McGovern Wednesday #7

LOL, correct HAB911 Yesterday #9

Well, it worked well this time for sure. George McGovern Yesterday #10

The detail is so good alfredo 6 hrs ago #13