In my back yard or around the neighbourhood.

Kookaburra

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

Eastern Rosella

Amazing photos and amazing birds. Wonderful. What kit were you using out of interest.

My sister is in Australia at the moment, she has been for 9 months. I'm picking her up from the airport in a couple of weeks but she doesn't really want to come back. I want to go out there.

Excellent photos!

When I visited Queensland and Brisbane I found the wildlife fascinating.

Great shots..... The first one is an absolute cracker.

Out of interest you wouldn't have a hi-res copy available would you??? Would look great on my 1920x1200 desktop. :yes:

Cheers

Dave.

Edited 18 November, 201015 yr by WaveyDavey

What kit were you using out of interest.

The first was a D50 and the others were a D300. For lenses they range from 55-200, 16-85 and 70-200.

Out of interest you wouldn't have a hi-res copy available would you??? Would look great on my 1920x1200 desktop. :yes:

It's fairly heavily cropped by it just happens that the original is 1998x1328 so if you are serious PM me an email address and I will send you the file.

BTW here is another typically Australian thing. You will hear the sound of Cicada's all over Australia in summer.

The first was a D50 and the others were a D300. For lenses they range from 55-200, 16-85 and 70-200.

It's fairly heavily cropped by it just happens that the original is 1998x1328 so if you are serious PM me an email address and I will send you the file.

BTW here is another typically Australian thing. You will hear the sound of Cicada's all over Australia in summer.

Cool, I used to have a D50 but now have the D5000. I also have the 16-85mm lens, not a lens you really hear much about. No one had one in stock but it seemed a really good lens for the money without going for an expensive F2.8 lens. Used to have the 55-200mm too but now have the 70-300mm. Couldn't afford the 70-200mm! They're some really good photos, especially the first one if it's taken with a D50 - which is a camera you can get very cheaply now.

I heard my first cicada of the summer this week in Wellington - must be warming up for summer!

Really nice ... love the first one! Have to say I'm a bit biased, though, because I love kookaburras (my local zoo has a bunch of them, and they just have so much personality, much like the meerkats).

I also have the 16-85mm lens, not a lens you really hear much about. No one had one in stock but it seemed a really good lens for the money without going for an expensive F2.8 lens.

Yup, it's actually a great lens (from what I've seen, other than build, f/2.8 and out-of-focus rendering, you don't lose much/anything compared to the 17-55mm, and it's actually better for landscapes due to lower field curvature).

now have the 70-300mm. Couldn't afford the 70-200mm!

That's another really nice lens - it's not as good as the 70-200mm (I just has a different look), but it is close! (I have both).

Hey good pics - but what's up with the screen name? Are you an Aussie or Kiwi?

My passports say NZ and I support the All Blacks but I have lived in Australia since 1984.