Thanks, John! It was the first time I could get so near to such a small bird – 400mm-e focal length are next to nothing if the subject is so much smaller than a man’s hand.
Eric, for the holidays I decided to burden myself with the 45-200 Panasonic lens, too. Astonishing quality for size and weight (Carl Weese is quite fond of it, just see http://bit.ly/zkl04I), but not my type of everyday tool. It usually stays at home again, as I enjoy so much to have to carry only two handfuls of camera including 3 lenses.
Thanks, Martina! That cute guy was not shy at all and gave me some time to experiment. But a smaller f-stop made the background too distractive, so I am glad that the lens provided good resolution at its biggest aperture (and the image stabilisation compensated for the low light level in the Irish rain)
Very interesting coloration on this bird.
And great shot too.
John
Thanks, John! It was the first time I could get so near to such a small bird – 400mm-e focal length are next to nothing if the subject is so much smaller than a man’s hand.
Did you use a tele lens on this one or is it the 45mm? If so, you got in nice and close. Or then again, perhaps it’s a crop?
Eric, for the holidays I decided to burden myself with the 45-200 Panasonic lens, too. Astonishing quality for size and weight (Carl Weese is quite fond of it, just see http://bit.ly/zkl04I), but not my type of everyday tool. It usually stays at home again, as I enjoy so much to have to carry only two handfuls of camera including 3 lenses.
What a wonderful capture – I can almost hear the robin sing! Shallow depth of field and composition are stunning too. Great work!
Thanks, Martina! That cute guy was not shy at all and gave me some time to experiment. But a smaller f-stop made the background too distractive, so I am glad that the lens provided good resolution at its biggest aperture (and the image stabilisation compensated for the low light level in the Irish rain)