BIRD IN FLIGHT ONLY -- share your BIF photos here

[Jack Douglas]

falcnr, thanks for that. I know I'll be impressed moving from the 1D4 and I also am determined to use the 4K video for wildlife, I'm really impressed with what I've seen so far. I agree, I'd gladly take the 12 fps with higher resolution but that's not how the sports shooters see it. I'm limited to 300 X2.

Really impressive website!

Jack

 

[martinslade]

Peregrine Falcon

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, martinslade.

 

[martinslade]

Very nice shot, martinslade.

Thanks Click

 

[sebasan]

A little hummingbird chasing its objective.
When tha afternoon come, these little birds fly for their food.
Maybe this is not a rapid flight like the others pictures from the thread.

 

[Click]

Beautiful shot, sebasan. Well done.

 

[lion rock]

sebasan,
Excellent shot!
-r

A little hummingbird chasing its objective.
When tha afternoon come, these little birds fly for their food.
Maybe this is not a rapid flight like the others pictures from the thread.

 

[snowleo]

Thought, I just add some swallows today...

I still feel my back hurt after 2 hours chasing those tiny swift arrows of the sky.
Of 711 taken pictures about 50 remained. All pictures taken with 7DII and 100-400 II.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Sowleo.
Very nice series of shots. Like the second and last shots the most.

Cheers, Graham.

Thought, I just add some swallows today...

I still feel my back hurt after 2 hours chasing those tiny swift arrows of the sky.
Of 711 taken pictures about 50 remained. All pictures taken with 7DII and 100-400 II.

 

[lion rock]

Sorry, your back hurts, our eyes feast!
Sorry, your electrons wasted, our eyes delight!
Great shots.
-r

Thought, I just add some swallows today...

I still feel my back hurt after 2 hours chasing those tiny swift arrows of the sky.
Of 711 taken pictures about 50 remained. All pictures taken with 7DII and 100-400 II.

 

[mnclayshooter]

Swallow... gulp..!

For the last 4 weeks, I've been off on Fridays and have been heading to a local open area just to try to capture these little guys as a goal/test. It's like trying to catch an arrow that's been fired at you! or maybe trying to lasso a meteor. Hammering the motor drive and just hoping for an AF lock and/or focus miracle!

Nicely done. I managed to catch one flying right over the head of a wild turkey youngling that was hiding from me in the tall grass... just the head is popping up with the swallow darting right towards it. Slightly OOF as I was trying to catch the turkey moving, not the swallow. I'll try to remember to post it later tonight.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Thought, I just add some swallows today...

I still feel my back hurt after 2 hours chasing those tiny swift arrows of the sky.
Of 711 taken pictures about 50 remained. All pictures taken with 7DII and 100-400 II.

Very impressive.

Now the question always on my mind is what lens and how much cropping is involved.

Jack

 

[snowleo]

Thank you for all of your comments! I think, they are a perfect remedy for painful back bones!


As mentioned, all pictures have been taken with the 7DII and the 100-400 II. Most of them at less than 200 mm - otherwise you really can't catch them in full flight. Just tried it with 300 or 400 mm - I did not even get them into the viewer - no chance at all!

I was very lucky that day. It was raining in the morning, the insects flew very low - some just passed within less than 10 feet in front of me (I was never that close to swallows before). I first had to try to catch them in rainy conditions. No chance. After the rain stopped, I succeeded to get the first sharp images. But only with the first sun rays, the pictures became better. The insects (and therefore the swallows) flew higher within quite a short time, which meant no more pictures of swallows.

To Jack Douglas: I add two of those pictures again - this time uncropped.

 

[IslanderMV]

Black Skimmer at days end.
70D and 100-400mm
Not much light left for the 7D. Had to choose between speed or ISO. Shot at 1000th, let the ISO float. 5 minutes later photos got grainy. I wish my 6D could track moving objects as well as the 7D, the low light ability is so much better. I wish there was a camera that combined both abilities. ( other than $6,500 units )

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, Jeff. Well done.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Black Skimmer at days end.
70D and 100-400mm
Not much light left for the 7D. Had to choose between speed or ISO. Shot at 1000th, let the ISO float. 5 minutes later photos got grainy. I wish my 6D could track moving objects as well as the 7D, the low light ability is so much better. I wish there was a camera that combined both abilities. ( other than $6,500 units )

Could be my words and wishes. I love the 6D other than its know weaknesses. I'll forgo other toys and semi-essential items this fall and just buy the big gun. It'll only happen once.

Jack

 

[Jack Douglas]

Thank you for all of your comments! I think, they are a perfect remedy for painful back bones!


As mentioned, all pictures have been taken with the 7DII and the 100-400 II. Most of them at less than 200 mm - otherwise you really can't catch them in full flight. Just tried it with 300 or 400 mm - I did not even get them into the viewer - no chance at all!

I was very lucky that day. It was raining in the morning, the insects flew very low - some just passed within less than 10 feet in front of me (I was never that close to swallows before). I first had to try to catch them in rainy conditions. No chance. After the rain stopped, I succeeded to get the first sharp images. But only with the first sun rays, the pictures became better. The insects (and therefore the swallows) flew higher within quite a short time, which meant no more pictures of swallows.

To Jack Douglas: I add two of those pictures again - this time uncropped.

Thanks very much. Helps relieve the frustration I've been feeling trying some of these kind of shots with 300 X2, fixed - hopeless! Maybe 70-200 2.8 X 1.4?? Of course the 6D is no help.

Jack

 

[martinslade]

Couple of Swallows from last night. AF finds it a bit easier against the sky...

Canon 70D + Sigma 120-300 OS @300mm

 

[Click]

Nice shots, martinslade.

 

[mtam]

@IslanderMV

That photo is beautiful. The motion it captured is spectacular. Thanks for sharing!