BIRD IN FLIGHT ONLY -- share your BIF photos here

AlanF

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@stevelee raised the subject of sharpness and BIF, and I remarked that a bit of wing blur could give the sense of motion but the beak and eye should be sharp. I recall now some shots I took 9 years ago, when I was very young and had a 300mm f/2.8 II + 2xTC on a 7D (unfortunately I was just taking jpegs then). Suddenly, along came my only chance of a hovering kingfisher, and I was set up at iso400 and the shutter speed was 1/330s - so small that it is upscaled 2x to post. I got the head perfectly in focus, and had almost the ultimate wing motion. It does show something. Today, I would have 20-30 shots at 1/3200s and make a gif.;)

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Maximilian

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... of a hovering kingfisher, and I was set up at iso400 and the shutter speed was 1/330s - so small that it is upscaled 2x to post. I got the head perfectly in focus, and had almost the ultimate wing motion. It does show something. Today, I would have 20-30 shots at 1/3200s and make a gif.;)
And I would prefer that "old" photo :love: any time over any gif ;)
 
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FrenchFry

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Greetings BIF enthusiasts! Jan and Glenn released their latest video today, and it focuses entirely on BIFs and BIF settings! I know everyone posting here is already a BIF pro, but in case you are curious to see what settings others are using or know a friend trying to get into BIFs, I found this video to be a great introduction.

 
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Maximilian

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When I was in Northern Germany lately this juvenile buzzard was flying over our house and always crying.
Seems it was about to be weaned at this time.
Shortly after this juvenile an old one - maybe its mom - appeared, obviously in moult.
It was followed and attacked by swallows - funnily those didn't care about the juvenile. I suppose they knew that it wasn't dangerous to them (right now).

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