BIRD IN FLIGHT ONLY -- share your BIF photos here
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dpc the first shot is rather intriguing, maybe an "if only" shot that you'd wish to try over? At first glance I thought it was two birds.
Recently, I've been made more aware of what appears to be a fact. Cameras and lenses are so good that virtually everyone is getting "good" shots so it takes some other element to attract attention these days.
Jack
Recently, I've been made more aware of what appears to be a fact. Cameras and lenses are so good that virtually everyone is getting "good" shots so it takes some other element to attract attention these days.
Jack
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Jack Douglas said:
Not quite the shot I would have wanted. It was a 'snap' shot. I had little opportunity to frame it the way I would have desired. The gulls were flipping around here and there and I was using a Sigma 150-600 C at the long end, so finding the bird in the viewfinder was an issue. Anywhoo...
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dpc said:Jack Douglas said:
Not quite the shot I would have wanted. It was a 'snap' shot. I had little opportunity to frame it the way I would have desired. The gulls were flipping around here and there and I was using a Sigma 150-600 C at the long end, so finding the bird in the viewfinder was an issue. Anywhoo...
Yes, that's what we're confronted with and we try our best.
And ... once in a while we really luck out and get that ooh ah photo. BIF is not something I've become good at, that's for sure.Jack
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One leg is looking for food. Been around here now for some time.
https://flic.kr/p/XCNi9phttps://www.flickr.com/photos/90892306@N05/
https://flic.kr/p/XCNi9phttps://www.flickr.com/photos/90892306@N05/
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ThanksClick said:Nice picture, canon1dxman.
Here are some backlit Brent Geese off for breakfast yesterday. Over 100 of them fly over every morning.
https://flic.kr/p/YyM2jqhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/90892306@N05/
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canon1dxman said:ThanksClick said:Nice picture, canon1dxman.
Here are some backlit Brent Geese off for breakfast yesterday. Over 100 of them fly over every morning.
I like that - it is the sort of shot I have been trying to get but the planets have not aligned yet...
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Coopers hawk.
There was 3 of them chasing each other on top of a mountain I visited in the Charlevoix region in Quebec.
this almost a 50% crop
1dmrkIV 400mm
1/2500 f6.3 iso 800
_DIV5888 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr
There was 3 of them chasing each other on top of a mountain I visited in the Charlevoix region in Quebec.
this almost a 50% crop
1dmrkIV 400mm
1/2500 f6.3 iso 800
_DIV5888 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr
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Here are a couple of songbird shots that I'm posting up just because they were relatively challenging for me. I was trying to catch interactions between Chickadees, and it's a bit tough because the critters are small and fast with a meandering and unpredictable flight path, rendering autofocus useless.
Full resolution image: talys.icxi.com/cr/20170921/Chickadee-bif-06_FW.jpg
Full resolution image: talys.icxi.com/cr/20170921/Chickadee-bif-05_FW.jpg
Here are some shots of Heron on the lake
Full resolution image: talys.icxi.com/cr/20170921/Heron-BIF-15_FW.jpg
Full resolution image: talys.icxi.com/cr/20170921/Heron-BIF-14_FW.jpg
This one I've posted on other threads, but not on here. It was on one of my first real BIF excursions with the 6DMkII:
Full resolution image: talys.icxi.com/cr/20170921/Heron-BIF-12_FW.jpg
Full resolution image: talys.icxi.com/cr/20170921/Chickadee-bif-06_FW.jpg
Full resolution image: talys.icxi.com/cr/20170921/Chickadee-bif-05_FW.jpg
Here are some shots of Heron on the lake
Full resolution image: talys.icxi.com/cr/20170921/Heron-BIF-15_FW.jpg
Full resolution image: talys.icxi.com/cr/20170921/Heron-BIF-14_FW.jpg
This one I've posted on other threads, but not on here. It was on one of my first real BIF excursions with the 6DMkII:
Full resolution image: talys.icxi.com/cr/20170921/Heron-BIF-12_FW.jpg
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Talys, last winter or maybe the one before I spent a lot of time trying to get shots such as your chickadees.
It is indeed challenging and luck plays maybe too big of a part in it but it's fun to try. Your shots are good but it seems we have quite a bit working against us.
The focus needs to be perfect (totally luck, pre-focused), the shutter speed needs to be very high for maximum sharpness (now where does that needed extra light come from) and who's to say when the antics are going to occur (sometimes we do find birds preoccupied in their own world for quite long). High fps might help but no guarantee and there is no flash capability that can couple with high fps so that leads back to just a single shot or maybe two low power bursts. Then there is the trade off of using a wider lens and having to crop just to insure that the birds are in the frame and that leads to noise at typical ISOs.
I'd be interested in tips or ideas on how to best overcome all these challenges!
Recently with my visiting Cedar waxwings I tried shooting 60 fps 4K video and that has promise but lots of challenges too.
Jack
It is indeed challenging and luck plays maybe too big of a part in it but it's fun to try. Your shots are good but it seems we have quite a bit working against us.
The focus needs to be perfect (totally luck, pre-focused), the shutter speed needs to be very high for maximum sharpness (now where does that needed extra light come from) and who's to say when the antics are going to occur (sometimes we do find birds preoccupied in their own world for quite long). High fps might help but no guarantee and there is no flash capability that can couple with high fps so that leads back to just a single shot or maybe two low power bursts. Then there is the trade off of using a wider lens and having to crop just to insure that the birds are in the frame and that leads to noise at typical ISOs.
I'd be interested in tips or ideas on how to best overcome all these challenges!
Recently with my visiting Cedar waxwings I tried shooting 60 fps 4K video and that has promise but lots of challenges too.
Jack
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