In amongst all the grandkids being here, I managed to get myself a new tele zoom lens - a Tamron SP 70-300 Di VC USD. It is the first separate lens I have ever bought and today I finally got the chance to have a go at using it.
In the absence of any distant objects to focus on, I settled on shooting a White Cockatoo that was sitting on the roof.
The lens got very good reviews across a number of sites but I have no idea yet how good or otherwise it is.
One thing, the Vibration Compensation (VC) seems to work extremely well.
I use the Tamron 70-300 and love it. I used it on all three of my recent bird pictures. I got it for bird pictures and have not been disappointed. Great shot here. It was my first and only separate so far.
Whoa! What a shot! I'd never have guessed he was clear up on the roof. It looks like he's perched right next to you, hangin' out like the 'Toos like to do in your yard. Congrats on that new lens. Looks like you'll get on famously with it.
@oly I wouldn't go that far Stuart!! @lyndemc@888rachel I should have been more specific. It was on the roof off the back patio and I was standing on the back lawn which is about a metre higher that the patio floor. It was probably only about 4mtrs from me. There was only a bit of a crop on both edges to remove some of the blue sky
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