BIRD IN FLIGHT ONLY -- share your BIF photos here

[Jack Douglas]

Jack that is a fine capture. PDB's description is spot on. It is much more difficult to get tack IF shots as you have less time to AF on the subject due to tracking and a little faster shutter speed can help. Going to a larger aperture will increase the blur level as your effective DOF is less. f/8 might have helped a little also. Not using IS or changing it to mode 2 could help. The greatest help is going to come from panning practice.

You got that right - I am challenged to keep the focus points on target with the weight of the 300 2.8 and need lots of practice. It's quite different than just holding it steady for a single shot. Wish I was by the sea so I could practice on gulls.

Jack

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi 2n10.
That is a lovely shot, great colours.

Cheers, Graham.

California Gull
7D II, 100-400 II, 1.4TC III, 1/500, f/8, ISO 160

 

[2n10]

Thanks Click and Graham.

Jack I am 250 miles from the sea. I do have a lot of lakes near by though.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Thanks Click and Graham.

Jack I am 250 miles from the sea. I do have a lot of lakes near by though.

The ideal would be to have a pet like Harry the Heron - BTW where is Harry lately?

Jack

 

[Cog]

Falconry:

 

[Click]

Very nice pictures, Cog. I especially like the first one.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Cog.
Love Falcons and birds of prey in general and you take some beautiful shots of them, particularly like the first one.

Cheers, Graham.

Falconry:

 

[TheJock]

Just trying to sort through a whole load of images on my desktop and came across this one, I realised that I never actually posted it here.
Two Socotra Cormorants snapped flying over the Al Qudra Lakes in Dubai, this lake is small and man made, and over 50klm inland!!

 

[Cog]

Thank you for nice comments!

 

[Cog]

 

[Click]

Awesome. Great shot, Cog.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Cog.
Fabulous, stunning shot, well done.

Cheers, Graham.

 

[Don Haines]

WOW!

 

[Cog]

Thank you, guys!

 

[FEBS]

Beautiful capture.

 

[sedwards]

Snow Goose
1DsIII + 400mm F5.6L
F7.1
1/1000
ISO 500
430exII @ 1/2 power + better beamer

1DS35502-Edit by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

 

[steven kessel]

Meadowlark, on the move.

 

[Click]

Meadowlark, on the move.

Very nice shot, Steven.

 

[fabio]

Some of my "almost in flight birds".... ;D ;D ;D ;D 8)

 

[Click]

Nice shots, Fabio. I especially like the second one.