BIRD IN FLIGHT ONLY -- share your BIF photos here

[Valvebounce]

Hi Mike.
Such a true sentiment, but spare a thought for all those with lesser cameras, if you are having trouble with the flagship model what are we to do? ;D
Nice shot and from the sound of it a much nicer experience.

Cheers, Graham.

Every now and again I get a bit jaded, wondering what I can do to reignite the spark of true enthusiasm. Then I get to see a new sight that just fires me up, and I know when it is has happened because any deficiencies in the quality of the image are left in the dust by the reminder of what I had seen earlier.

And so it was with this barn owl. The first one I have seen in the wild and I had my camera with me ;D. Watching it wheeling and diving over the wetland, the anticipation of when it will rise up again and trying to get the little beggar in focus. For all the cussing about how it would not come any closer to the blind, for all the muttering about how the AF would not lock on in low-contrast of dusk, I get home and realise 'This is why I do it!!!!'

 

[Jack Douglas]

Right on Mike.

Graham, we're all in the same boat with AF. I now understand that the fastest birds (probably song birds, but most likely bigger too) are simply too fast for any camera's AF unless you can lock and pan or the camera happens to be focused where it needs to be. IMHO the only solution is to acquire the skill and that's probably not possible for an aging person like me. But who cares, it's all about the fun of trying.

A 6D2 thread post today just blew me away because I was raised immersed in nature by two parents that relished all it had to offer. I'm so thankful. Obviously, not everyone shares our enthusiasm and I have to appreciate that. To each his own.

Jack

 

[Nat_WA]

Vulture in flight, maybe a Californian Condor (from a non-expert - please correct me if I'm wrong )

I believe it is a turkey vulture.
On the underwing, condors have white on the lading edge

Hi Mike, thanks for correcting - indeed I completely missed the inverted colour scheme of the wings. Probably too biased by where I shot it - much closer to California then Turkey ;D

 

[Nat_WA]

Every now and again I get a bit jaded, wondering what I can do to reignite the spark of true enthusiasm. Then I get to see a new sight that just fires me up, and I know when it is has happened because any deficiencies in the quality of the image are left in the dust by the reminder of what I had seen earlier.

And so it was with this barn owl. The first one I have seen in the wild and I had my camera with me ;D. Watching it wheeling and diving over the wetland, the anticipation of when it will rise up again and trying to get the little beggar in focus. For all the cussing about how it would not come any closer to the blind, for all the muttering about how the AF would not lock on in low-contrast of dusk, I get home and realise 'This is why I do it!!!!'

Another one for inspiration! Indeed, when you get such an opportunity and walk away with pictures to match it must make you feel very good.
And those barn owls are magnificent - especially in flight. Thumbs up
cheers, Wiebe

 

[Mikehit]

Another one taken last night.

Again, cropped to about 70% of original at ISO 3200.

 

[Busted Knuckles]

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Another one taken last night.

Again, cropped to about 70% of original at ISO 3200.
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Very nice - really like the highlights, etc.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Mike.
Very nice shot, well done.

Cheers, Graham.

Another one taken last night.

Again, cropped to about 70% of original at ISO 3200.

 

[Click]

Very nice - really like the highlights, etc.

+1

Well done, Mike.

 

[GadgetDave]

A couple from our mountain cabin this weekend. It's about the end of the hummingbird season in Colorado, but we still saw a bunch before they fly south. Here are my favorites from this weekend. Sized down to post (obviously), some small cleanup in Lightroom. 5d MkIV, 70-200 IS @ 200mm, ISO 800, 1/2500th.

 

[lion rock]

Beautifully shot.
Would be nice if you'd cropped the first photo to remove the lower clutter.
-r

A couple from our mountain cabin this weekend. It's about the end of the hummingbird season in Colorado, but we still saw a bunch before they fly south. Here are my favorites from this weekend. Sized down to post (obviously), some small cleanup in Lightroom. 5d MkIV, 70-200 IS @ 200mm, ISO 800, 1/2500th.

 

[Click]

Very nice pictures, Dave.

Would be nice if you'd cropped the first photo to remove the lower clutter.
-r

+1

 

[GadgetDave]

Beautifully shot.
Would be nice if you'd cropped the first photo to remove the lower clutter.
-r

A couple from our mountain cabin this weekend. It's about the end of the hummingbird season in Colorado, but we still saw a bunch before they fly south. Here are my favorites from this weekend. Sized down to post (obviously), some small cleanup in Lightroom. 5d MkIV, 70-200 IS @ 200mm, ISO 800, 1/2500th.

Thanks! - I actually left that in on purpose - it's the deck railing that the plant is hanging behind - felt like it added a sense of "place" (at least to me and the folks that know our cabin).

 

[lion rock]

Understand.
-r

Beautifully shot.
Would be nice if you'd cropped the first photo to remove the lower clutter.
-r

A couple from our mountain cabin this weekend. It's about the end of the hummingbird season in Colorado, but we still saw a bunch before they fly south. Here are my favorites from this weekend. Sized down to post (obviously), some small cleanup in Lightroom. 5d MkIV, 70-200 IS @ 200mm, ISO 800, 1/2500th.

Thanks! - I actually left that in on purpose - it's the deck railing that the plant is hanging behind - felt like it added a sense of "place" (at least to me and the folks that know our cabin).

 

[Vadek]

Hello!

Eagle's tools.
1dxII, 600mm f/4 IS II, 1/1000, f/4.5, ISO3200

tools by Вадек Вадеков, on Flickr

 

[Mikehit]

Hello!

Eagle's tools.

Neat shot.
And I love the title.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Dave.
Very nice shots, I'm not sure about cropping the bottom, I think it adds depth, a sense of distance to the subject, as always these things are entirely personal totally subjective.

Cheers, Graham.

A couple from our mountain cabin this weekend. It's about the end of the hummingbird season in Colorado, but we still saw a bunch before they fly south. Here are my favorites from this weekend. Sized down to post (obviously), some small cleanup in Lightroom. 5d MkIV, 70-200 IS @ 200mm, ISO 800, 1/2500th.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Vadek.
Great shot with a perfect title as that is pretty much all we can see, and some pretty ferocious tools they look too.

Cheers, Graham.

Hello!

Eagle's tools.
1dxII, 600mm f/4 IS II, 1/1000, f/4.5, ISO3200

 

[Cog]

A black kite (most likely)

 

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A black kite (most likely)

Lovely light. Very nice shot, Cog.

 

[clbayley]

Cleaning up some pics from earlier in the summer...