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Flying visit to Ness Gardens on the WirralMay 2018

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Posted by Robert: Thu May 17th, 2018 04:18

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On my way back home from Frampton RSPB I visited ness Gardens, the day was perfect, slight wind but for a casual session that didn't matter too much.

I had wanted to see if I could catch the peris formosa Forrestii at it's peak. I wasn't disappointed although I am now kicking myself for not using the tripod which I had with me in the car. Because of the lighting, quite sunny, I bracketed most of my exposures, hand held not ideal.

Anyway, enough excuses, here are my photo's from almost 500 shots. Taken with D3, ISO 400, Nikkor 24-120 f/4.0.

This is perhaps my favourite plant, spectacular yet so delicate. Discovered by George Forrest during his thirty years in the Hindo Chinese, Tibetan region searching for plants to send back to his employer, Arthur Kingpin Bulley, who owned Bees nurseries near Chester. This example is one of three surviving from the original shipment of seeds sent home by Forrest. My framing leaves a little to be desired...

What possessed the garden to put a grey wooden box right in the middle of such a picturesque scene I don't know. I refrained from cloning it out.

A lovely Iris.

Another view.

Cotoneaster Corokia.

A view of the rockery garden.

As with most of the others, this is an HDR image from three exposures, suffering slightly from wind movement between the exposures.

The splendid Laburnum arch. Laburnum X Vossii Leguminosae

Thanks for looking!

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Posted by Eric: Thu May 17th, 2018 14:45

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Robert wrote:
On my way back home from Frampton RSPB I visited ness Gardens, the day was perfect, slight wind but for a casual session that didn't matter too much.

I had wanted to see if I could catch the peris formosa Forrestii at it's peak. I wasn't disappointed although I am now kicking myself for not using the tripod which I had with me in the car. Because of the lighting, quite sunny, I bracketed most of my exposures, hand held not ideal.

Anyway, enough excuses, here are my photo's from almost 500 shots. Taken with D3, ISO 400, Nikkor 24-120 f/4.0.

What possessed the garden to put a grey wooden box right in the middle of such a picturesque scene I don't know. I refrained from cloning it out.

A lovely Iris.

Another view.

Cotoneaster Corokia.

A view of the rockery garden.

As with most of the others, this is an HDR image from three exposures, suffering slightly from wind movement between the exposures.

The splendid Laburnum arch. Laburnum X Vossii Leguminosae

Thanks for looking!

You've really got the hang of that D3.
:bowing:

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Eric

Posted by Robert: Thu May 17th, 2018 14:52

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Thank you Eric, I love my D3!

I like the 24-120 too, nice lens.

I still can't really understand why Graham's TC1.4 wouldn't fit the 70-300.

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Robert.

Posted by Eric: Thu May 17th, 2018 15:10

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Robert wrote:
Thank you Eric, I love my D3!

I like the 24-120 too, nice lens.

I still can't really understand why Graham's TC1.4 wouldn't fit the 70-300.

Will have another try with Mikes 70-300...it's same as yours.

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Posted by Robert: Thu May 17th, 2018 16:05

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Thanks Eric, perhaps you can figure what the impediment is?

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Posted by jk: Fri May 18th, 2018 01:02

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Nikon have put spoilers on some of their old TCs in the past so luke as not it is the same with the new one. What version of the 70-300 do you have Robert?
S/N and full lens details should identify it.
What version of TC is it x1.4 and what model number?

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Posted by jk: Fri May 18th, 2018 01:07

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More info here.
https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/94170/nikon-teleconverter-compatibility
https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/a/tips-and-techniques/using-teleconverters.html

Notice last line of Nikon USA link!

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Posted by jk: Fri May 18th, 2018 02:52

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I am sure that Graham wont like this done to his TC.
http://tedbyrne.com/site/2015/11/nikon-tc-14e-ii-mod/

However I personally think that Nikon should be aware that making a new component incompatible with older lenses is not a 'clever' thing to do.

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Posted by Robert: Fri May 18th, 2018 05:32

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jk wrote:
What version of the 70-300 do you have Robert?
S/N and full lens details should identify it.

SWM VR WD IF ˜67 S/N: 2966088

What version of TC is it x1.4 and what model number?

Don't know but I think it's recent new. Eric's certainly is.

They looked like they should fit but simply wouldn't come together. Messing with other peoples lenses when there was action outside with birds coming and going wasn't really an option, nowhere to place things safely, pictures to take. Last thing I wanted was a scratched element on Grahams TC or something dropped, so we let it go.

However, I had been wondering about a 1.4TC for the 70-300, because with the D300S it could approach something half useful. I think an X2 TC would be a step too far. I suppose I should have kept my 400mm f/3.5 but it was a big heavy beast and not that much longer than the 300mm.

Like I say I think 600mm is minimum for birds in that situation, unless you get very lucky.

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Posted by Eric: Fri May 18th, 2018 05:51

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Robert wrote:
jk wrote:
What version of the 70-300 do you have Robert?
S/N and full lens details should identify it.

SWM VR WD IF ˜67 S/N: 2966088

What version of TC is it x1.4 and what model number?

Don't know but I think it's recent new. Eric's certainly is.

They looked like they should fit but simply wouldn't come together. Messing with other peoples lenses when there was action outside with birds coming and going wasn't really an option, nowhere to place things safely, pictures to take. Last thing I wanted was a scratched element on Grahams TC or something dropped, so we let it go.

However, I had been wondering about a 1.4TC for the 70-300, because with the D300S it could approach something half useful. I think an X2 TC would be a step too far. I suppose I should have kept my 400mm f/3.5 but it was a big heavy beast and not that much longer than the 300mm.

Like I say I think 600mm is minimum for birds in that situation, unless you get very lucky.

Mike was using a Kenko 3000 1.4tc with his 70-300

He says that the iq is very good but the minimum aperture of f8 it causes can make the lens slower to lock on focus.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kenko-Teleplus-PRO-300-N-AFD-DG-1-4x-teleconverter-Nikon-GENUINE/351938046861?epid=880218258&hash=item51f1246b8d:g:1Y0AAOSwux5YWYsW

Actually ..it was my tc not Graham's we were trying to fit on your lens so its brand new. I will check it on mikes lens when we next meet....but it could be some weeks. It may have been just poor manual dexterity on the day.

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Posted by Robert: Fri May 18th, 2018 07:57

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Thanks for that Eric, no rush.

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