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Nice. Well done, clbayley.

 

[Eldar]

An osprey on final approach to its nest.

1DX-II, 600 f4L IS II + 1.4xIII extender

 

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Great shot, Eldar.

 

[ISO64]

Wow! Beautiful shots Keith. I'm impressed.

Thanks, guys - I'm not an habitual BIF shooter, but I always try to catch something happening (rather than the bird just flying by), in the hope of making the image stand out a little.

Keith,

That's one to look in awe!

Regards,
ISO64

 

[OlAf]

_61A2369 by -OlAf-, on Flickr



_61A2370 by -OlAf-, on Flickr

 

[jprusa]

An osprey on final approach to its nest.

1DX-II, 600 f4L IS II + 1.4xIII extender

Very nice Elder

 

[AlanF]

Someone posted in one of the threads recently that they couldn't get their 5DSR/100-400mm II to focus rapidly enough to capture swallows in flight. By coincidence, I got just 1 shot in of a barnswallow sweeping in front of me at high velocity 15m away yesterday near Stockholm where I am visiting with my 5DSR and 100-400mm II. The shot isn't perfect as the speed was only 1/2000s at f5.6 and iso 640, but the focus was nailed. The angle is quite nice and it will look OK printed small.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi OlAf.
A couple of nice shots there, great action in the hoop shot.

Cheers, Graham.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Alan.
Nice shot, congrats on even getting it in the frame, the fact that you have focus on it is a bonus.

Cheers, Graham.

Someone posted in one of the threads recently that they couldn't get their 5DSR/100-400mm II to focus rapidly enough to capture swallows in flight. By coincidence, I got just 1 shot in of a barnswallow sweeping in front of me at high velocity 15m away yesterday near Stockholm where I am visiting with my 5DSR and 100-400mm II. The shot isn't perfect as the speed was only 1/2000s at f5.6 and iso 640, but the focus was nailed. The angle is quite nice and it will look OK printed small.

 

[LonelyBoy]

Shot this guy while my wife was finishing a bike ride. Wished this one was against blue sky instead of blah clouds.

 

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Nice shot, LonelyBoy.

 

[lion rock]

Our hummy visitors came about 6 weeks late. Normally the boys don't come, but I have one visiting.
Shot with 7DII and 100-400II at 400mm, wide open, ISO 3200, about 12 feet away.
-r

 

[Jack Douglas]

Riley, very nice! Any idea what the boys are up to? I've taken hundreds of shots of Ruby throats by the slew and never one male!

Jack

 

[rpt]

Shot this guy while my wife was finishing a bike ride. Wished this one was against blue sky instead of blah clouds.

Lovely! Well, just photoshop it

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi LonelyBoy.
Very nice shot, I wish it was shot with my camera, but hey that didn't happen either! ;D
What bird is it please, not one I recognise, but then I can't recognise many so not saying much.

Cheers, Graham.

Shot this guy while my wife was finishing a bike ride. Wished this one was against blue sky instead of blah clouds.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Riley.
Very nice shots, why is it the birds never cooperate completely by flying where there is a nice clean background?

Cheers, Graham.

Our hummy visitors came about 6 weeks late. Normally the boys don't come, but I have one visiting.
Shot with 7DII and 100-400II at 400mm, wide open, ISO 3200, about 12 feet away.
-r

 

[lion rock]

Thanks Jack.
I don't know where they go or what they eat. For several years, the boys return earlier than the girls by a few days. Then, when the females arrive, the boys sort of got rare. Even if they stay, the girls would chase them away at the feeders. A boy's life.
It's rare to be able to shoot the boys, they flit around quite fast. I was lucky last night.
-r

Riley, very nice! Any idea what the boys are up to? I've taken hundreds of shots of Ruby throats by the slew and never one male!

Jack

 

[Mikehit]

I spent a happy (if frustrating!) hour or so trying to capture swallows in flight. Out of the several hundred, barely half a dozen were close enough and sharp enough to warrant showing to anyone else
1DEx2 with 400DOii and 2x tc Mkiii
1/4000, f8, ISO 6400

 

[lion rock]

Time well spent, in a way.
Great shot of a VERY difficult situation. Congrats.
-r

I spent a happy (if frustrating!) hour or so trying to capture swallows in flight. Out of the several hundred, barely half a dozen were close enough and sharp enough to warrant showing to anyone else
1DEx2 with 400DOii and 2x tc Mkiii
1/4000, f8, ISO 6400

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Mike.
Very nice shot, a small reward for your effort and patience, as anyone who has tried to photograph Swallows will know, it ain't easy.

Cheers, Graham.

I spent a happy (if frustrating!) hour or so trying to capture swallows in flight. Out of the several hundred, barely half a dozen were close enough and sharp enough to warrant showing to anyone else
1DEx2 with 400DOii and 2x tc Mkiii
1/4000, f8, ISO 6400