Great photograph. :D

Thanks. n.n

He just happened to be sitting there in that pose so perfectly caught by the light through the trees? How majestic.

Yeah, I got lucky to get him in that pose... Can't tell you how many I shot that day before getting a few that I thought were really good. That's how it goes though. ^_^

What kind of camera were you using?

The camera is a Canon Digital Rebel XT (EOS 350D) and the lens was an EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 III lens- the version without image stabilization and USM focus.

Other details specific to this photo:
Focal length: 210mm
Aperture: f/8
Exposure time: 1/160s
ISO: 400

The lens has some chroma aberration problems if it's used with the aperture wider than f/8 near the long end of its zoom range, so I almost always have it set for that. Someday I'll get an L series lens... someday... But not today. ^_^

Nice, I has me a Nikon fm2 with a ton of different lenses. You can use that thing to hammer in tent stakes because it's so sturdy.

So far I've just got three, including the kit lens the body came with, but then I end up spending more of my free cash on other things. XD

My 35mm camera, which I don't get much use out of today, is a Pentax K-1000 that I got right around 20 years ago. I only ever had one lens with it, a Takumar zoom (exact specs forgotten at the moment) but I did grab a teleconverter for cheap in the "junk bin" at the local camera shop. All it needed was a thorough cleaning. What amuses me about the converter is that is has all the pass-throughs for automatic features that neither the body nor the lens support. n.n

contemplates matters for a moment now how can i twist off the zoo guy head