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<p>Lucked out on this Hawk for sure.<br> Noticed you're still putting up great images and your mention of the FDn35-105/3.5...an outstanding lens with "L" like IQ as far as I'm concerned.<br />Any more, if I take a hike along a lake or something I carry the FDn 24-35 and 35-105...get a lot of coverage out of them...and they use the same size filters.</p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 400/4.5</strong><br> <br /><strong>Adult Red-Shouldered Hawk on the Hunt.<br />Landed on a tree trunk presenting a few shots of a frontal view.<br /></strong><strong>Then just as I wished it would turn around, it flew to a fence post, landing with its back to me.<br />Got exactly the other view I wanted...beautiful bird...couple examples:<br /></strong></p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/BIRDS/HAWKS%20and%20OWLS/2015%20RED%20SHOULDERED%20HAWK/120415_B_400mm_RS%20Hawk_Tree%20Trunk_Looking%20Right%2042_PBCon25Sat50Wrm50PBS35_zpsmlccyvcw.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/BIRDS/HAWKS%20and%20OWLS/2015%20RED%20SHOULDERED%20HAWK/120415_C_300mm_RS%20Hawk_looking%20right%20beak%20open%2013_PBCon25Sat50Wrm50PBS50_zpsuwsawt0k.jpg" alt="" width="744" height="800" /></p> <p> </p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 80-200/4.0-L<br /><br /></strong><br> <strong>11/22/15 PM 86% illuminated, very bright moon with an occasional clean white cloud moving across the sky.<br />Set up through some trees and got this shot as a cloud passed in front.<br /></strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/SCENICS/MOON%20SHOTS/2015%20MOON%20SHOTS/112215%20PM%2086%20Waxing%20Moon%20behind%20clouds%20amp%20trees%2018AC_PBPBS50_zpstwzzsuy7.jpg" alt="" /></strong></p>

<p><strong>Went back to Yates Mill in better light and shot it again in color.<br /><br /></strong><br> <em><strong>Canon FDn 24-35/3.5-L</strong></em><br> <em><strong> </strong></em><br> <em><strong><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/SCENICS/HISTORIC%20PLACES/YATES%20MILL/A_110815%20Yates%20Mill%20DamPondMill%2017_PBScenBrt10Con10Shad50Wrm50Shp50_AC_zpsrhmb9uye.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" /></strong></em></p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/SCENICS/HISTORIC%20PLACES/YATES%20MILL/A_110815%20Yates%20Mill%20cntr%20DamPond%20thru%20trees%2018_PBScen-Brt100Con10Shad50Wrm50Shp25_zpslredtlur.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" /></p> <p> </p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 24-35/3.5.....an outstanding lens !<br /></strong><br> <strong>Yates Mill, built in 1756, restored & functional...was very cloudy / overcast so I shot it in Infrared instead of normal color for a different look.</strong></p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/INFRARED/YATES%20MILL/A-110515_IR_Yates%20Mill%20Side%20View%2025_GIMP%20AWBChSwpMono_PBHiDef-Brt25-Con50Shp50_zpsgwnino2s.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/INFRARED/YATES%20MILL/E-110515_IR_Yates%20Mill%20Dam%20amp%20Trees%2069_GIMP%20AWBChSwpMono_PBHiDef-Con25Shad40-Tnt100Shp50BampW_zpsjlhx7e9j.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/INFRARED/YATES%20MILL/F-110515_IR_Yates%20Mill%20Dam%20amp%20Lake%2038_GIMP%20AWBChSwpMono_PBHiDef-Brt40Shad50Shp35_zps1afj8ie8.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 300/4.0-L</strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong>Male Eastern (US) Bluebird</strong> </p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/BIRDS/BLUEBIRDS/102415_B%20Bluebird%20Fence%20Post_FLICKRHiDefCon25Shp20_LRAWB-GrnSat24BluSat49NR36_zps2ki6d08u.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="540" /></p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/BIRDS/BLUEBIRDS/102415_A%20Bluebird%20Fence%20Post_FLICKRHiDefCon25Shp20_LRAWB-GrnSat24BluSat49NR36_zpsolutvfbn.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="502" /></p> <p> </p>

<p><strong>Sharp shot...and interesting yellow color eyes</strong></p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 300/4.0-L<br /><br />Northern Flicker dropped by for a visit.....a beautiful big bird!<br /> <br /></strong><br> <strong><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5794/21823793293_27230d4c55_b.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="502" /></strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong> </strong></p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 300/4.0-L</strong></p> <p><strong>Red Shouldered Hawk on the Hunt</strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/BIRDS/HAWKS%20and%20OWLS/2015%20RED%20SHOULDERED%20HAWK/A_102215%20Red%20Shouldered%20Hawk%2034%20Looking%20Right_FLICKRShp50_zpsiqvcpopp.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/BIRDS/HAWKS%20and%20OWLS/2015%20RED%20SHOULDERED%20HAWK/B_102215%20Red%20Shouldered%20Hawk%2037%20Looking%20Front_FLICKRShp50_zpskynekdww.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><strong> </strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong> </strong></p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 300/4.0-L + Canon FD 2x-A Tele-Extender</strong><br /> <strong><br />10/19/15 PM - 38% Waxing crescent headed towards Half Moon</strong><br /> <br /> <strong><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/SCENICS/MOON%20SHOTS/2015%20MOON%20SHOTS/101915%20PM%2038%20Waxing%20Crescent_PBHiDefWrm75PBS50_zpsrnizl1uk.jpg" alt="" /></strong></p> <p> </p>

<p>Just received / tested my FDn 200/2.8 that Steve had tuned up for me.<br />It had developed intermittent focusing problems...working fine again now, sharp as a tack.</p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 100/4.0 Macro Lens<br /><br />Hard to beat Nature's gifts...</strong></p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/MUSHROOMS%20and%20FUNGI/011715%20Mushrooms%2015_PBHLts75PBShad50PBSat75PBWrm75PBS75_zpstksfe7hq.jpg" alt="" /></p>

Excellent...without a doubt, a beautiful time of year

<p><strong>Canon FDn 300/4.0-L</strong><br> <br /><strong>Wet Red-Bellied Woodpecker in light rain</strong><br> <strong><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/BIRDS/WOODPECKERS/RED-BELLIED/101015%20Wet%20Red-Bellied%20Woodpecker%20in%20light%20rain_-PBBrt70-PBCon10PBWrm50PBS25_zpspwc8vesz.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="590" /><br /></strong></p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 80-200/4.0-L</strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong>After 2 weeks of rain, a lot of mushrooms are popping up...came across this pair in the woods today.</strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/MUSHROOMS%20and%20FUNGI/100915_A_Pair%20White%20Mushrooms_PBHiDef-PBCon50PBWrm100PBS50_zps4mz3zmt1.jpg" alt="" /></strong></p>

<p><strong>Sunset with a favorite lens...Canon FDn 24-35/3.5-L</strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/SCENICS/SUNSETS/2015%20SUNSETS/04071520C-Sunset20Falls20Lake20Hwy5020SW2034-1M20LR_PBHiDefPBCon10PBS25_zpso4eurwnu.jpg" alt="" width="799" height="499" /></strong></p>

<p>Thanks...<strong>Canon FDn 100/4.0 Macro</strong></p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 100/4.0 Macro Lens</strong><br /> <strong><br />Shut in with dark, gloomy, rain and needing to feed the habit, I played the cards I was dealt.<br />Glanced outside and saw a big patch of mushrooms sprouting up in the back yard.<br />Got set up, grabbed an umbrella, and took a few shots...better than no pictures today at all.<br />They'll probably be gone by morning if the deer find them tonight.</strong></p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/MUSHROOMS%20and%20FUNGI/092514%20Rainy%20Patch%20of%20Mushrooms_-PBBrt50PBSat25PBWrm100PBS50_zps5xnamfgx.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="438" /></p> <p> </p>

"Steve" got that 300 tuned up for sure...a great Canon lens. I'm also glad to see it works so well with the 2xA extender.

<p>I still sometimes shake my head that we mere mortals...with over-the-counter camera equipment...can get detailed shots of the moon through a quarter million miles of atmosphere, while it's traveling at 2300 mph.</p>

<p><strong>Steven F. Sweringen</strong><br /><strong>c/o Camera Clinic, USA</strong><br /><strong>1220 E Greg St. Suite 15</strong><br /><strong>Sparks, NV. 89431-6530</strong><br /><br /><strong>Just some worthwhile feedback…can’t say enough good about this individual that was recommended in a thread here on this forum.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Last year he replaced some worn parts in a used FDn 200/4.0 Macro Lens, cleaned & adjusted it, and it became one of my very often used lenses.</strong><br /><br /><strong>I recently noticed an FDn 300/4.0-L had developed some slop / over travel when making the final rocking back & forth motion while fine tuning focus.....s</strong><strong>ent it to Steve...same outstanding result.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Arrival test shot with repaired Canon FDn 300/4.0-L, plus an FD 2xA Tele-Extender:<br /></strong><strong>09/19/15 Quarter Moon</strong><br /><br /><br /> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/SCENICS/MOON%20SHOTS/2015%20MOON%20SHOTS/091915%20PM%2027%20Waxing%20Crescent%2014_PBFooPBCon10PBHLts50PBSat10PBWrm50PBS15_zpsmuqdhg16.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p> </p>

<p><strong>And this one yesterday...Canon FDn 80-200/4.0-L</strong><br> <strong><br />Beautiful Whitetail Buck slowly approaching through almost black woods.<br />Just as his head began penetrating a shaft of sunlight I whistled.<br />He came to a stop with his head & rack in the shaft of light...got an interesting / different shot.<br /></strong><br> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/DEER/091515%20Shaft%20of%20sunlight%20_%20Dominant%207s%20head%20amp%20rack_PBCon50PBS10_zps0kv3suby.jpg" alt="" width="787" height="751" /></p> <p> </p>

<p>Yes, slim pickings...very few postings with Canon FD lenses...here's one from a couple days ago with the FDn 400/4.5.<br /><br />Yellow Tiger Swallowtail landed on a tree branch in the back yard...used the kitchen window sill as a rest</p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/BUTTERFLIES/091315_B%20CROP_Yellow%20Swallowtail_Backyard%20Tree_PBFooPBBrt25PBHLts50PBShad25PBS25_zpsrkyle3mg.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 100/4.0 Macro Lens<br /><br />Yesterday afternoon, another shower offered another shot...amazing how fast these things grow in just 24 hours.</strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/MUSHROOMS%20and%20FUNGI/091115%20Cluster%20Brown%20Mushrooms%2004AC_PBCon50PBS50_zps86dbemxo.jpg" alt="" /></strong></p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 100/4.0 Macro Lens</strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong>I hate the "steam-bath" that comes from occasional showers during days of high heat...but there are positive side effects.</strong><br> <strong> </strong><br> <strong><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/MUSHROOMS%20and%20FUNGI/091015%20A_Cluster%20Brown%20Mushrooms%2010AC_PBS50_zps5uj8mf0z.jpg" alt="" /></strong></p>