BIRD IN FLIGHT ONLY -- share your BIF photos here
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I was sure you utilized the great dynamic range of a9 iii at twilight!Actually I did: again 1/4000s! Distance to the bird in focus ~33 meters at f10...
And "Date Time Original = 2024-01-05 11:30:47" (from the Exiff file)! Is this 11:30:47 AM or PM? I'm pretty sure it's not PM!!!
On other hand it's a interesting concept: shooting day time and the photos are looking like taken in the twilight!
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I always think of them as graceful until I see photos like this! Wonderful!
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Guys, I have no idea what's going on here. Today I spotted this hawk and raven doing something I've never seen before.
They weren't fighting, but seemed like some aerial dance??
Sorry for the poo pics, they were very high up the air.
They weren't fighting, but seemed like some aerial dance??
Sorry for the poo pics, they were very high up the air.
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I quite enjoyed seeing them with the one where they were perpendicular to you a bit special as I rarely see photos from this angle and more so. it's interesting to see them together! I wonder if it's one of those special circumstances such as one was raised with the other species or injured and helped by the other. I'm I'm looking forward to someone more knowledgeable's explanation!
What enhancing did you put them through?
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Hi Eric! Yeah, I thought this was very interesting, and hope someone else can help understand this behavior.
For editing, I first used Lighroom to denoise/enhance, then dropped exposure 1/3 to a full stop (as the hawk was overexposed). Then I cranked highlights all the way down, blacks and shadows all the way up to try and show more details. A sprinkle of clarity to get some crispness.
Here's some video of these two as well:
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And also for this Cormorant in pre-breeding colours carrying a twig for nest building. I was sitting down and had to shoot though a fence and you can see the brown colour bleeding down.
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It's what is called "mobbing". Corvids attack predators to get them out of their nesting territory.
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Thanks, Alan. I guess it just didn't look aggressive, so confused me.
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Here's the Northern Harrier I posted a portrait of last night. A video clip attached, as well.
Yesterday was a pretty good day. In addition to this guy, I got a Bald Eagle and a Golden Eagle! However, they were just blue sky pics, not quite as visually appealing as these Harrier shots.
R7 + RF 100-500
Yesterday was a pretty good day. In addition to this guy, I got a Bald Eagle and a Golden Eagle! However, they were just blue sky pics, not quite as visually appealing as these Harrier shots.
R7 + RF 100-500
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Wonderful! Looking closely, I'm concerned about it's oral hygiene!
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Thanks, Eric! I do think these shots were post-kill of some prey. On my earlier shots, they had a nice clean beak.
A guy was walking his dog and spooked the Harrier that was behind some brush. It flew right up by my side and circled around a few times. Maybe wasn't finished eating.
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