Off Topic Nikon P900/1000

Guess what this is.

Is it a Papuan Frogmouth Owl?

adrian ss wrote:Guess what this is.

Hmmmmm... I am hoping its not a selfie    

Yep an owl..

Too easy, nestling  Tawny Frogmouth.

Feeling humorous tonight hey Jen. 

Yeah Reg a young tawny. Funny looking as a hat full of bums those critters.

pretty close pablop.

Yes Adrian, found one blown out of a nest when I was a kid. Could not find the nest, so raised him to adulthood. Never clipped his wing, and he perched in our apricot tree until one night  the call of nature took him away. Broke my schoolboy heart, but about a year later he turned up with a mate as if to say goodbye. Never saw him again.
We now see them on our property, and they bring back my memories of 'Tawny'..

This little fella is part of a family that lives in an old gum tree near my sisters place. The adult pair have been there for several years and have raised several sets of chicks. They don't make much of a nest but it has been in the same spot for years. The currawongs give them hell but those adult birds are fierce protectors.
      We rescued one chick that fell out of the nest and placed it back on a branch fork and it proceeded to clime back up to the nest. The adults took a dim view of our touching the youngster  and came at us like stealth bombers, but now they do not pay us much attention.

adrian ss wrote:Feeling humorous tonight hey Jen. 

Sorry Adrian.. it must be the HillEnd air 

Are you prepared for tomorrow night Adrian? Last one was when we were still pooping our pants.

http://www.vox.com/2016/11/11/13589904/november-supermoon-explained

Socked in with cloud at my place in Melbourne, so I hope that someone has been able to capture a few good shots of the Super-moon.

It sucks!! 
Every time an event comes up.. those damn clouds come and spoil it! 

The Super Moon over Canberra.

Looks a bit brighter tonight but otherwise like any other moon.
Some sharp eyes may spot a few foreign dark spots on the moon. They are clouds between my cam and the moon.

Thanks Adrian a super shot of the Super moon.

Wow Adrian.. thats a great photo..
Thankyou... for sharing with us all.. 

We are still up in NSW.. cloud keeps covering up the moon, 
but we did look at it through star gazing binoculars..
Geez its bright, and BIG..

Thanks Adrian, great shot of the super Moon. You can get some very nice pics with your camera. So thanks again for sharing them.

Cheers.

Mike.

Moon is casting it's brighter glow but is diminished by wispy cloud cover so far....doesn't look to be closer than usual to me...


GGA

Mike54 wrote:Thanks Adrian, great shot of the super Moon.           You can get some very nice pics with your camera.   So thanks again for sharing them.  

Cheers.

Mike.  

For a better idea of it's capabilities, there are a range of pics more relevant for understanding, here;...

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/hands-review/nikon-p900-new-king-superzooms

Gypsy

By The Light Of A Super Moon.

Now you are showing us your artistic talents, not just what that P900 can do.

     Again..

GypsyGoldAu wrote:

Mike54 wrote:Thanks Adrian, great shot of the super Moon.           You can get some very nice pics with your camera.   So thanks again for sharing them.  

Cheers.

Mike.  

For a better idea of it's capabilities, there are a range of pics more relevant for understanding, here;...

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/hands-review/nikon-p900-new-king-superzooms

Gypsy

Thanks Gypsy,

It sure is an amazing camera and the technology has certainly come a long way.  Looks like our next camera could be one of those.  

Cheers.

Mike.

Ohhhh.. i might be getting a new camera... 

https://www.jbhifi.com.au/cameras/compact-cameras/nikon/nikon-coolpix-p900-16mp-digital-camera/695984/

There have been rumours of Canon coming out with one to match or exceed the capability of the P900, but it is clear that in the right hands that the P900 does an awesome job.

Adrian, COOOOL pics cheers Pete.

The Super Moon is approx 14% larger and 30% brighter than the average run of the mill full moon but I doubt that many people would notice. Most may think it is brighter than what they are used to seeing.
     To me it appeared very bright and clear in our Canberra sky although now some cloud has rolled in, so probably will not get another pic tonight

Thanks for the compliments but I think any talent I may have is about as slick as a rampaging bull elephant at Floriade.
The camera helps a bit I reckon
One thing is for sure and is that with the P900 you will have no need for interchangeable lenses

adrian ss wrote:The Super Moon is approx 14% larger and 30% brighter than the average run of the mill full moon but I doubt that many people would notice. Most may think it is brighter than what they are used to seeing.
     To me it appeared very bright and clear in our Canberra sky although now some cloud has rolled in, so probably will not get another pic tonight

Thanks for the compliments but I think any talent I may have is about as slick as a rampaging bull elephant at Floriade.
The camera helps a bit I reckon
One thing is for sure and is that with the P900 you will have no need for interchangeable lenses

Adrian.. the camera may take some of the credit.. 
but you still take awesome pictures.. 
 Next picture i would love to see from you.. is your sdc2300 and the gold its found.

Thanks again

Hmmmmm. I sense a challenge Jen. It has some current situational    difficulties.

adrian ss wrote:Hmmmmm. I sense a challenge Jen. It has some current situational    difficulties.

Thats ok..
No challenge.. i was just hoping that you are doing well with your SDC2300

In Vic.. its hard to detect, as the Mozzies are soo bad!
So it will be a while before i go detecting i think.. 
hmmm then again...
 Mike does want the 19inch zed coil..
Better buy heaps of mozzie off spray stufff.. 

The detector is great Jen although my finds to date are just coins n bits of jewellery, sinkers, fish hooks and  bottle caps.
      That is one thing I like about the Infinium at the beach. It can  ID bottle caps approx 85% of the time using the reverse discrimination.
With or without discrimination, I still dig all targets inc the bottle caps. It is a pain but the only way to nail all good targets.

This Little Corella is not normally found in Canberra. It is a bit further East than where it should be yet here it is in my back yard.
There is a pair of them  but they nicked off before I could get a shot of both in one frame.