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DorianGravy posted:When I'm taking pictures of fast birds flying in front of water, the camera often focuses on the water, so I'll have to read up on how to deal with that. I read about a technique that initially sounded pointless, but some experienced guys swear by it, so I just began exploring it myself on my last outing. "Bump focusing." The problem solved is that when you start tracking a bird, when it's still far away and a long time from taking the shot, the shakiness of your hand means that the focus point is off the bird a significant amount of the time. Which means if you're holding the shutter button half-pressed (or BBF'ing for those so inclined) continuously, then you're liable to grab focus on the background. So you only focus once every few seconds, when you know you have it nailed dead center. Then release, and let it fly out of focus (but not for too long), focus again when it's nailed, release, and keep repeating until it's so close that you can't possibly fall off. Then obviously focus continuously until you take the shot/burst.
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it's not often you go out shooting landscapes and end up getting bird pics as a bonus DSCF2440 (2) by King Dugga, on Flickr DSCF2435 (2) by King Dugga, on Flickr
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Got my Tamron Gen1 150-600 back from repair, took it out shooting a bit today at a local park. Hummingbird by Trevor Zuliani, on Flickr Robin- by Trevor Zuliani, on Flickr
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vessbot posted:Osprey Why do Osprey always look like they just got up after a hard night drinking?
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VelociBacon posted:Got my Tamron Gen1 150-600 back from repair, took it out shooting a bit today at a local park. That second one is an eastern towhee (or rufous-sided, depending on the age of the book).
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jarlywarly posted:Last day of sun for bit here Very nice.
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my cat is norris posted:That second one is an eastern towhee (or rufous-sided, depending on the age of the book). Oh yeah I exported that as "Robin?" and I guess the question mark became a hyphen at some point in the file handling. I don't know birds at all, but I'll remember that one for next time!
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VelociBacon posted:Oh yeah I exported that as "Robin?" and I guess the question mark became a hyphen at some point in the file handling. I don't know birds at all, but I'll remember that one for next time! They can be kind of reclusive/evasive. You got a nice shot!
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my cat is norris posted:That second one is an eastern towhee (or rufous-sided, depending on the age of the book). Towhees are kind of freaky looking  Edit:  
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Had a good shorebird day yesterday! All with the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary, all at 600mm. Willet  Dunlin  Sanderling  Piping plover
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my cat is norris posted:Is that grackle blinking or is its eye just weird? blinking, they have a very cool looking nictitating membrane, here's a couple older pics Ive taken of them like that  Common Grackle by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Common Grackle by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
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The membrane makes them look so devilish... Great shots, though, everyone! I love grackles.
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my cat is norris posted:The membrane makes them look so devilish... My thoughts precisely -- I had one of those creepy blinking grackle shots a couple months ago and my immediate thought was to color grade it to be maximally creepy. Now it's topical! 
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Experiments with my R6 + 400/5.6 + 1.4x TC (I rented the TC). Overall it works pretty well, but not necessarily better than my Tamron 150-600. Autofocus seemed about as fast if it locked on, but if it missed, it seemed to take longer to get back on track. Obviously the 150-600 has other advantages too like closer minimum focus distance, IS, and option to go wider. That said, the 400 is almost 2lbs lighter and much easier to travel with so I'm trying to justify keeping the 400/5.6. I also tried the 2x TC and it was noticeably slower. With this combo, I don't think I'd want it for walk-around shooting. Still getting used to my camera so most of these are at absurd ISOs  Wildcat GHO 40014-1485 on Flickr Wildcat Scrub Jay 40014-1423 on Flickr Wildcat Junco 40014-1443 on Flickr Wildcat Junco B&W 40014-1602 by on Flickrthis one isn't that great, but it's the first time I've really tried to push the shadow recovery on this camera. In post this is +2EV and shadows +100.  Wildcat Ash-throated 40014-1469 on Flickr
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Experiments with my R6 + 400/5.6 + 1.4x TC (I rented the TC). Overall it works pretty well, but not necessarily better than my Tamron 150-600. Autofocus seemed about as fast if it locked on, but if it missed, it seemed to take longer to get back on track. Obviously the 150-600 has other advantages too like closer minimum focus distance, IS, and option to go wider. That said, the 400 is almost 2lbs lighter and much easier to travel with so I'm trying to justify keeping the 400/5.6. Jealous of the owl, but still love the Jay picture more.
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torgeaux posted:Jealous of the owl, but still love the Jay picture more. Thanks! This one was from a different day with the 150-600.  Gyuto Townsends Warbler-1370 on Flickr
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Thanks! This one was from a different day with the 150-600. Love the colors. On the opposite of the color scale, I'm training an American Crow I see 4 afternoons a week. I go put a bit of food on the fence post every day. He's come to expect it, and soon I'm gonna get him closer. Or, he's training me and getting food every day.  Crow with French Fry by B. B., on Flickr
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torgeaux posted:Love the colors. Be careful - crows can actually raise a bit of hell if they expect food from you and you stop.
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fawning deference posted:Be careful - crows can actually raise a bit of hell if they expect food from you and you stop. I volunteer at my son's school, and he's at my crosswalk. So, insulated from his reprisal. But, I plan on keeping scraps in the car so I can hit him every day. edit: Found a whole family of Red Crossbills feeding. Male, female, juvenile:  Whole Family Red Crossbills by B. B., on FlickrAnd, of course, the Stellar's Jays are out in force.  Stellar in the Pine by B. B., on Flickrtorgeaux fucked around with this message at 03:22 on May 14, 2021 |
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runaway pancake posted:birbs I dunno if they were trying to gently caress or fight, but the picture is lovely!
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vessbot posted:Pattern says more Cooper's/Sharp-shinned hawk, wing shape says more prairie falcon? Big Merlin? Awesome capture!
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Clark's Nutcracker. I see this guy about once a year.  Weird Color Pattern by B. B., on FlickrAnd a nice color contrast for the Stellar's Jay.  Stellar in the Aspen by B. B., on Flickr
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Big Merlin? Awesome capture! Thank you! And that definitely seems to match. Also I could have sworn that one of the uncropped ones from the series had 4 or 5 of the tree swallow's friends in the frame, but not so. Well it was cool too see a raptor with an air to air kill, but I felt bad for the cute victim. But not to worry, they're making more  Takeoff  Screamer  American goldfinch  Black-capped chickadee 
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EPICAC posted:These are an American Goldfinch Thanks for the correction! I went back to my "other" picture of it that shows it more clearly, and it turns out it's two separate birds!  And this one seems to be an actual Wilson's warbler with the much finer stripes on the wings quote:and a Black-Capped or Carolina Chickadee, will on where you are, but I’m guessing Black-Capped based on the amount of white on the wings. Minnesota, which also points to black-capped. vessbot fucked around with this message at 01:53 on May 16, 2021 |
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Spring migration is in full swing, I had 15 species of warbler this morning. These Ovenbird shots are the only ones worth sharing since everything else was in the tops of trees. Ovenbird  Ovenbird
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Butterflies count as birds because they fly right? Monarch by Trevor Zuliani, on FlickrEPICAC posted:These are an American Goldfinch and a Black-Capped or Carolina Chickadee, will on where you are, but I’m guessing Black-Capped based on the amount of white on the wings. Speaking of, went down to a family's backyard and sat near a birdbath under a cedar tree where a lot of chickadees nest.  Chickadee by Trevor Zuliani, on Flickr Chickadees by Trevor Zuliani, on Flickr
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