BIRD IN FLIGHT ONLY -- share your BIF photos here

[AlanF]

Here's a tribute to the AF on the R5 + 100-500mm. A pair of Mallards skimmed across the lake in front of me, very close - I just had time to raise the camera to my eye and pan a couple of shots. Afterwards, I could see from DPP4 the AF had locked on to the female. These shots are the full frame, reduced to 2048px wide.

 

[Maximilian]

... Afterwards, I could see from DPP4 the AF had locked on to the female. ...

AF knows who's more important. Very wise progamming

 

[ISv]

AF knows who's more important. Very wise progamming

AF knows who is closer and with more contrast (and I'm really curious what it will do if the distant object has more contrast in the eye?)!

 

[Maximilian]

... and I'm really curious what it will do if the distant object has more contrast in the eye?

Same here. Though R5 is not in reach for me yet, I am very interested in its capabilities.
And... functions will trickle down by time. And I would be in the market for a RP successor as FF travel cam.

 

[HenryL]

Used the 100-500 this weekend without the 1.4x just to see what I can do with the extra stop of light. Lots of activity at the osprey nests Saturday, at least 1/2 dozen pairs are building/repairing. Not that the 1.4x is any slouch, but I notice a positive difference without it. Crop mode on the R5 picks up the slack easily. Not much time to process images, managed just one to post for now.

 

[AlanF]

Used the 100-500 this weekend without the 1.4x just to see what I can do with the extra stop of light. Lots of activity at the osprey nests Saturday, at least 1/2 dozen pairs are building/repairing. Not that the 1.4x is any slouch, but I notice a positive difference without it. Crop mode on the R5 picks up the slack easily. Not much time to process images, managed just one to post for now.

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I prefer not using the TC for BIF as I like the wider field of view for tracking. For that reason, I don't use crop mode but crop in post.

 

[Click]

Beautiful shot, HenryL.

 

[privatebydesign]

I rarely post here but the almost abstract nature of the symmetry and tonality of this image appealed to me.

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, pbd. I really like this picture.

 

[Cog]

 

[HenryL]

Beautiful shot, HenryL.

Thanks, Click!

 

[AlanF]

Amusing to see two Greylags and a Canada Goose teamed up. Lucky to get them all in the dof and flying against a background. At 20fps, there is more chance of getting the right shots, I must admit.

 

[Click]

Great shots, Alan.

 

[macrunning]

You all post some awesome birds in flight shots here. Scored another shot of the Red Breasted Nuthatch yesterday. I think I need to start selling some equipment to get myself a nice telephoto lens.

 

[macrunning]

Time to put the brakes on!

 

[pape2]

RP RF800 1/3200s iso 1600

 

[AlanF]

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Nice shot. The lens is really working out well for you.

 

[pape2]

Nice shot. The lens is really working out well for you.

Yeah its nice to be on same league with other wildlife shooter at least on sunny days
Lens fit very good for me, i dont go out golden hour and mostly photograph sunny days.

 

[Maximilian]

I try to be patient, I try to be calm and quiet.
But why do they always seem to fly away from me or from the sun?
So the head of this wood pidgeon stays in the shadow. The ones with the wings down didn't look good

 

[Maximilian]

And I don't get, why 1/1600 isn't enough for blue tits aside from the fact that the AF was more interested in the branch than the bird