On 2018-08-18 07:43:50 -0700, Miloch > said:

> In article <2018081807262318555-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>,
> Savageduck says...
>> On 2018-08-18 14:01:30 +0000, Miloch > said:
>>> In article <2018081723481728032-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>,
>>> Savageduck says...
>>>> On 2018-08-18 05:32:32 +0000, Miloch > said:
>>>>> In article <2018081721485569970-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>,
>>>>> Savageduck says...
>>>>>> On 2018-08-18 04:24:55 +0000, Savageduck > said:
>>>>>>> On 2018-08-17 19:42:21 -0700, joet5 > said:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <image>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That is the first F-5G I have seen with guns.
>>>>>>> I believe that "Ruff Stuff" is a P-38L.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My mistake, it is actually a P38G-15-LO.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nice pic...you take it?
>>>>
>>>> Yup! That was at The California Capital Airshow in 2010 when they had
>>>> the six airworthy P-38s flying at the show.
>>>>
>>>>> ...if so how do you like that Nikon D300S?
>>>>
>>> A little too steep for a retired guy like me...but you take good pics.
>>
>> I retired back in 2009, and photography is one way I keep myself
>> occupied. I have spent about $9,000 on cameras, lenses, and other
>> photographic stuff, including software, since I retired.
>>
>>> My Nikon A900 is only a year old and my fourth Nikon Cool Pix.
>>
>> There is nothing wrong with using that, provided you are happy with the
>> results, from the camera, and your own skills.
>>
>
> The only time I use one is on my daily walks...saw this American Bittern about
> 30 feet away in a creek behind a chain link fence...stuck the lens between the
> links, in telephoto and pushed the button.
>
> There's lots of manual settings you can access but for me, I just keep it in
> 'auto' mode.
>
> <image>

Nice opportunistic capture.

To keep things on topic, here is a different bird shot at the Warbirds
Over Paso show in 2012. Also taken with the D300S and 70-300mm Nikkor
lens. That thing sounds like a flying concrete mixer.




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Regards,

Savageduck