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torgeaux posted:The colors on the sparrow photos are great. The fall palate around here is pretty classy, plus the lighting was extra mellow - light fog with a partial solar eclipse. torgeaux posted:The colors on the sparrow photos are great. Thanks! Literally from my front porch. There were cool sunset colors and a crescent moon maybe 45 degrees away but there wasn't any way to get that in frame short of breaking into my neighbor's house.
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Nothing better than porch birds.
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Hey bird nerds, my wife and I have gotten deeper into birding and I'm now toying with the idea of a cheap birding setup. I know M43 is a pretty popular choice for the crop factors and weight, but I'm extremely out of the digital market and ecosystem so I don't know what's good in the second hand market right now. It seems like the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II can be had for like $400 - $500, sometimes with lenses, sometimes without. Is this a good place to start? Are there any other M43 cameras around a similar price point I should be looking at that would be better for exclusively birding? My goal is something relatively compact with good reach. I'm not expecting full frame top of the line performance or whatever, just something I can carry alongside all of my film gear that I can whip out and snap a bird or two with.
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Megabound posted:Hey bird nerds, my wife and I have gotten deeper into birding and I'm now toying with the idea of a cheap birding setup. I know M43 is a pretty popular choice for the crop factors and weight, but I'm extremely out of the digital market and ecosystem so I don't know what's good in the second hand market right now. It seems like the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II can be had for like $400 - $500, sometimes with lenses, sometimes without. Is this a good place to start? Are there any other M43 cameras around a similar price point I should be looking at that would be better for exclusively birding? M43 will definitely get you good reach in a compact form factor. The E-M10 Mark II should be fine, although it might be worth reading a few reviews to find out if the auto focus and subject tracking for wildlife on newer models are enough of a step up that it justifies the price increase... I haven't had much luck tracking birds in flight with C-AF on my E-M10 Mark III, but then, I'm a lousy bird/action photographer, so don't take that as gospel, I probably have half the settings wrong...
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 Kingfisher by Aves Lux, on Flickr  Scuffy Stonechat by Aves Lux, on Flickr  Female Bearded Reedling by Aves Lux, on Flickr  Great Crested Grebe by Aves Lux, on Flickr  Little Egret takeoff by Aves Lux, on Flickr  Cormorant by Aves Lux, on Flickr
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Oct 20, 2023 15:51
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Holy hell those are fantastic! Love the Kingfisher so much
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Yeah, they are beauties! Loving the Cormorant! Here are some recent views from the mudflats: Eastern Curlews    Tern  Noisy Miner  And bonus video. These are bar-tailed Godwits. They fly very fast and very fly low making them hard to track at long distance. So enjoy some out of focus video for the first 10 or so seconds: https://vimeo.com/876564604
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toggle posted:I haven't posted in ages, shameful. Sorry for post necromancy but did you use a polarizer filter in this? Do you use circular polarizers at all and if so which one?
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Fabulousity posted:Sorry for post necromancy but did you use a polarizer filter in this? No, no polariser. It was under exposed though, so could boost the shadows through some dodge/burning.
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I did not know cormorants had such vibrant eyes!
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my cat is norris posted:I did not know cormorants had such vibrant eyes! They're like blue jewels they're wild. It's such a shame they're on such a generally unpleasant bird otherwise 
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It bugs me that the English name is above the Irish name only for the bottom left image. huhu posted:
The bright red salmon here is fantastic. Also, I have the same spots on my sensor.
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huhu posted:
ExecuDork posted:
I love Ospreys so much Me too
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Ospreys are great
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Hell yeah - Ospreys rule.  
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Thread now osprey chat.
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I'm pretty sure this was an osprey; Only one I've seen so far.
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I was downtown taking pictures of buildings a little while back and saw this guy coming up the river just in time to snap a few shots. Was not prepared at all so I'm pretty happy that it came out as well as it did Didn't even notice the fish until I pulled up the photos and quietly shouted "gently caress yeah!" when I saw it 
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Some shots from last week: Mallard by Eero Vuorinen, on Flickr European goldfinch by Eero Vuorinen, on Flickr
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My first time seeing one of these little dudes, though considering their excellent camouflage I'm not all too surprised I've never noticed them before. Common
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Based on your previous photos in this thread, I assume you're in Mediterranean Europe? If so, then I would say yes. It's not the right crown for a Jack Snipe, the white belly and 'short' bill is wrong for Great Snipe. It's completely wrong for woodcock.
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Yeah it always helps to post location if an ID is wanted, but that is a Common Snipe, here's one I took the other day.
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my cat is norris posted:I did not know cormorants had such vibrant eyes! i found this one chilling under a bridge on an extremely hot day last summer  Slotducks posted:They're like blue jewels they're wild. It's such a shame they're on such a generally unpleasant bird otherwise truly 
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Giving the name Bird Feeders a new meaning
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 Another goldfinch. ISO 12800, lightroom cleans the noise pretty well without using Topaz. e. sorry for the weird crop, I made it 16:9 to ise as a phone wallpaper
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lol reminds me of a bigfoot photo with the blur and the stark lighting. Is this a cryptid bird you've been hunting? Or is it just a turkey desperate to survive Thanksgiving?
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That's an Australian bush turkey, just vibin'
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Last photos from my Pentax K-5, taken a little over a month ago. Morning Walk 3 October 03 by Martin Brummell, on Flickr Morning Walk 3 October 04 by Martin Brummell, on Flickr Morning Walk 3 October 06 by Martin Brummell, on Flickr Morning Walk 3 October 08 by Martin Brummell, on Flickr Morning Walk 3 October 10 by Martin Brummell, on FlickrAnd one of the first photos from my new-to-me Pentax K-3, a couple of weeks ago.  New-to-me K-3 04 by Martin Brummell, on Flickr
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Another goldfinch:
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Need to come back to these when I have more time. Alvarado Red-shouldered hawk-2001 on Flickr Alvarado Red-shouldered hawk-2027 on Flickr Alvarado Red-shouldered hawk-2008 on Flickr Alvarado Red-shouldered hawk-2052 on Flickr
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