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Largely confined to back garden. Normally, I don't like taking photos of ringed birds. But, in this case I have got to know a particular Bluetit because of its leg ring. Here he is with a fly.
Longtailed tits are building a nest now actively. They make them using moss, leaves and spiders webs as glue. This bird was behind some twigs with some moss and then a little later with spiders web.
I have never in my entire life seen a duck perched in a tree. Ever. These are great shots too by the way.
EDIT - just learned that the Wood Ducks are one of the only breeds to make their nests in trees so that explains that - I've only seen a wood duck in the wild once and I blew the highlights into the stratosphere.
Kept the shots though. LOL...
Harlequins.
5D4 / 100-400L II w/1.4X III @ 560mm / F8 / 1/640 / ISO 250
5D4 / 100-400L II w/1.4X III @ 560mm / F8 / 1/640 / ISO 250
Alan, that bluetit is wonderful.
I really get a little bit jealous. I don't know why, but I couldn't manage to get my tries even half that sharp and crispy. (Though I know the drawbacks of a 5D3 over a 5DS R)
What exposure data do you have here?
More progress with the Kingfishers. Used my chair blind today.
Please fill me in on the chair blind. I've had in mind to create one so seeing one could be helpful. It needs to be as compact as possible and light. Starting from scratch with any design is a challenge.
Jack
I’ve got one of the Wood Duck couple practicing Social Distancing.
Man, you've made my day... birds... Social Distancing... right now... I'm lying underneath my desk... cyring for joy... *gasp*
It's the low angle that lifts these images from record shots to excellent. Well done!
Don't even think about hand holding Jack - leave it to the youngsters.
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Man, you've made my day... birds... Social Distancing... right now... I'm lying underneath my desk... cyring for joy... *gasp*
Thanks. After 20 minutes, the female flew into a tree cavity. A few minutes later, she reappeared with another male. All three hung around for a while. Unfortunately, I could not get a clean shot of them together.
A couple years ago in the same area, I watched two males and a female lingering together during nesting season. I would not have expected a trio.
Harlequin Duck couple, today, under cloudy sky and windy. These ducks are quite rare and as beautiful as Wood Ducks. Only 1,500 pairs live on east of the Rockies.
A Bald Eagle on an elk carcass. These are morbid times.
I am still practicing on small birds. Here is a nuthatch shot through the window from my home office workplace.
Still thinking about why my AF is not spot on, exposure data is:
5D3, 100-400L2 with 1.4xTC3 @560mm, f/8, 1/1600, ISO 1000, croping to 1/3 of original size.
Still thinking about why my AF is not spot on, exposure data is:
5D3, 100-400L2 with 1.4xTC3 @560mm, f/8, 1/1600, ISO 1000, croping to 1/3 of original size.
Your camera+lens+TC might need an AF Micro-adjustment (AFMA). At say, 12 feet, 560mm at F8 your depth of field is about 3/4 inch. Not much room for error. Also, when using the 100-400+1.4 TC it might help to stop down a bit if you have enough light. It has been said that the 100-400+1.4TC combo is sharper when stopped down a bit. With mine I usually use F9.5 as a minimum. You were shooting at 1/1600 so you had room to trade some speed for aperture. The big whites are different, they are sharp wide open. But they are primes and cost 5 times as much. Just my opinion. The shot below was ISO800, F9.5 with 5DsR, 100-400L MKI, 1.4TC MKII at 560mm. About a 1/3 crop. I used center point, single shot AF. BTW, I got the same results when shooting with my 5D MKII.
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