{"id":1027,"date":"2014-07-12T19:40:40","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T17:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.speich.net\/articles\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2015-12-22T23:47:28","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T22:47:28","slug":"the-dawn-of-the-nikon-300mm-f2-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speich.net\/articles\/en\/2014\/07\/12\/the-dawn-of-the-nikon-300mm-f2-8\/","title":{"rendered":"The dawn of the Nikon 300mm f\/2.8"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Great<\/a>
A flying female Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa<\/em>), which is wet from the rain. Nikon D800 with 300mm f\/2.8, 1\/3200s at f\/3.2 and ISO 2500.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For a long time my Nikon lens 300mm f\/2.8G ED VR II<\/a> has been upstaged by the 600mm f\/4G ED VR when photographing birds. But after a stupid tumble on my part which not only disabled its bigger 600mm sister, but also ripped some parts out of my camera D800 and completely destroyed the GPS, it was ready to shine.<\/p>\n

All of the following pictures were taken with the Nikon D800 and the <\/span>300mm f\/2.8 in Sweden, some in combination with the teleconverter TC 1.4 II.They are all at least 4000px wide.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Stora Karls\u00f6: A Birder’s Paradise<\/h2>\n

Next to Gotland lies the little island Stora Karls\u00f6 <\/a>where my wife and I were able to rent a little cottage right next to the lighthouse. The whole island is a nature reserve harboring many different bird species. The bird cliffs with several thousand breeding Guillemots (Uria aalge<\/em>) and Razorbills (Alca torda<\/em>) are of special interest.<\/p>\n

\"Flying<\/a>
Guillemot (Uria aalge<\/em>) flying along the cliffs of Stora Karls\u00f6. Nikon D800 with 300mm f\/2.8, 1\/1200s at f\/5.0 and ISO1250.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Razorbill<\/a>
Razorbill (Alca torda<\/em>) taken in flight on Stora Karls\u00f6. Nikon D800 with 300mm f\/2.8, 1\/3200s at f\/5.6 and ISO 1600.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mountain<\/a>
A Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus<\/em>) enjoys the last rays of sun on Stora Karls\u00f6. The photo is taken against the light to create a fringe of pink light. Nikon D800 with 300mm f\/2.8, 1\/640s at f\/5.6 and ISO 1600.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Razorbill<\/a>
A Razorbill (Alca torda<\/em>) behind vegetation looking out onto the Baltic sea. Nikon D800 with 300mm f\/2.8, 1\/3200s at f\/5.0 and ISO 1000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Birdsafari Sweden<\/h2>\n

Northeast of Stockholm lies the region Svart\u00e5dalen. Some of its rivers and lakes are designated as wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention. I booked four sessions with Birdsafari Sweden<\/a> to photograph Black Terns (Chlidonias niger<\/em>), Red-throated Divers (Gavia stellata<\/em>) and the Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa<\/em>). Unfortunately, not only was the weather pretty bad, but also the 300mm was often too short. We slept in the very cosy and friendly Bed & Breakfast Salbohed Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I owe the the beautiful photos of the Great Grey to my local guide Mikael. He never gave up finding the bird, in spite of the bad weather.<\/p>\n

\"Swimming<\/a>
Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata<\/em>) in the rain with a feather sticking to his beak. Nikon D800 with 300mm f\/2.8 and TC 1.4 II, 1\/2000s at f\/4.5 and ISO 1250.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Black<\/a>
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger<\/em>) in flight. Nikon D800 and 300mm f\/2.8 with TC 1.4II, 1\/3200s at f\/4.5 and ISO 1000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Flying<\/a>
Flying Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa<\/em>). Nikon D800 with 300mm f\/2.8, 1\/3200s at f\/3.2 and ISO 1600.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Great<\/a>
Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa<\/em>) in flight. Nikon D800 with 300mm f\/2.8, 1\/640s at f\/3.5 and ISO 1000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can soon look at more photos of our Sweden trip in the photo database<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For a long time my Nikon lens 300mm f\/2.8G ED VR II has been upstaged by the 600mm f\/4G ED VR when photographing birds. But after a stupid tumble on my part which not only disabled its bigger 600mm sister, but also ripped some parts out of my camera D800 and completely destroyed the GPS, … <\/p>\n

Continue reading “The dawn of the Nikon 300mm f\/2.8”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[62],"class_list":["post-1027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photography","tag-nikon","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speich.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speich.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speich.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speich.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speich.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.speich.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1205,"href":"https:\/\/www.speich.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions\/1205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speich.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speich.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speich.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}