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[AlanF]

Not only rare to your part of the country but also with an excellent photo! I don't mine the "busy" background (I actually think the photo looks even more interesting with it). Only (small!!!) minus is that overexposed patch on the forehead but at that light conditions it was practically unavoidable I believe.

Point taken. Here is another shot where I processed it not to overexpose the forehead.
Just got booked in for cataract surgery (first eye next week) so wonder how they will look to me afterwards!

 

[Click]

Just got booked in for cataract surgery (first eye next week) so wonder how they will look to me afterwards!

You will find them more colourful. At least, that's what my mother said with the same surgical procedure.

 

[Del Paso]

Point taken. Here is another shot where I processed it not to overexpose the forehead.
Just got booked in for cataract surgery (first eye next week) so wonder how they will look to me afterwards!

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I wish you all the best for next week!

 

[ISv]

Point taken. Here is another shot where I processed it not to overexpose the forehead.
Just got booked in for cataract surgery (first eye next week) so wonder how they will look to me afterwards!

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More than probably you will see them better! I wish you to be between the lucky once who see the improvement in few/several days. Don't be confused if it takes little bit more... It's a relatively easy/successful surgery!
Wish you fast/non complicated recovery!!!

 

[Del Paso]

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More than probably you will see them better! I wish you to be between the lucky once who see the improvement in few/several days. Don't be confused if it takes little bit more... It's a relatively easy/successful surgery!
Wish you fast/non complicated recovery!!!

My mother no longer needed reading glasses after her cataract surgery...

 

[AlanF]

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My mother no longer needed reading glasses after her cataract surgery...

You can choose to get monofocal lenses for distance or for close up, or expensive lenses that will do both. But, the multifocal lenses sacrifice IQ at both distances. I'm going for long distance sight - much better for spotting small birds in trees!

 

[P-visie]

You can choose to get monofocal lenses for distance or for close up, or expensive lenses that will do both. But, the multifocal lenses sacrifice IQ at both distances. I'm going for long distance sight - much better for spotting small birds in trees!

All the best. A new knee, new lenses in your eyes, what’s next, a built in 100-800mm zoom with metalenses?

 

[neuroanatomist]

You can choose to get monofocal lenses for distance or for close up, or expensive lenses that will do both. But, the multifocal lenses sacrifice IQ at both distances. I'm going for long distance sight - much better for spotting small birds in trees!

My vision is ~20/30 uncorrected, so I don't 'need' glasses. But I like things sharp, so I have several pair. I use progressive lenses for 'walking around', but I have monofocal lenses for distance, reading, and a pair for sitting in front of a computer monitor.

 

[AlanF]

All the best. A new knee, new lenses in your eyes, what’s next, a built in 100-800mm zoom with metalenses?

If Canon were in charge, I’d be on their no longer serviceable list and no spare parts available.

 

[P-visie]

Some pictures of sanderling (Calidris alba) looking for food along the flood line on last weeks visit to the Dutch island Texel.

Snacking from a yellyfish:


This one spent quite some time unearthing and studying this insect, but decided not to eat it:


There was a lot of wind as you can see from the green strand of weed:


All taken with the R5 Mk II and RF200-800mm.

 

[Click]

Nice series, Pieter.

 

[Noreaster]

 

[Noreaster]

We need a new category Birdoir photos
This bird locked eyes with me opened one wing and then the other while still staring at me.

 

[Click]

Beautiful shots!

 

[ISv]

You can choose to get monofocal lenses for distance or for close up, or expensive lenses that will do both. But, the multifocal lenses sacrifice IQ at both distances. I'm going for long distance sight - much better for spotting small birds in trees!

Alan is Alan! Good luck you old boy!!!

 

[ISv]

These are from very short walk today. Not carefully taken photos !

 

[ISv]

And my plans (very long shot!!!) for tomorrow. Long story short: 2024 the Brown Booby was officially separated into two different species. The new species is the Cocos Booby (Sula brewsteri). When researching the differences I got to the conclusion that I may have (~95% sure!) that species on photo. It is present on Oahu with at least two subspecies but not common. What I think I have on my photos is Sula brewsteri ssp. etesiaca (male): the middle bird in the 3x group photo, the first one is Brown booby, the last is Red-footed Booby. Distant shot - above 133 meters. The last photo is from shorter distance (~56 meters) but I was following the first bird (cut from the photo), not the right one ! A lot of cropping!
Tomorrow I will go for better shots. But what you see is a series of shots taken in one occasion out of at least 20-30!

 

[tomc]

 

[Click]

These are from very short walk today. Not carefully taken photos !

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Don't be too hard on yourself. The second one is very good. I like the bird's pose, the background is not too distracting.

 

[Click]

Very nice shots, tomc. I especially like the first one.