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Very nice series, Josephandrews222.

 

[Click]

Hi, got a chance to take some close-ups portraits and In-Flight shots of various Raptors at the end of last week.
Mainly R5 with EF 70-200 MK2 and EF 100-400 MK2. They start here on Flickr!


Also got to test an RF100-500, unfortunately not on any Birds.

Cheers Brian

I really like this shot. Well done, bjd.

 

[ISv]

Yesterday I went hiking in attempt to find finally (with camera in my hands) the Oahu Elepaio. Didn't happen. Preparing my settings for the complicated light in the rain forest took a shot of White-rumped Shama.
Here is one of them - same file, same settings of the PP software. First one with PL 4 Elite, the second with PL 5 Elite. Just in case it's interesting for anyone deciding to upgrade or not... Not very methodical comparison - I have to try with more noisy files...

 

[AlanF]

Yesterday I went hiking in attempt to find finally (with camera in my hands) the Oahu Elepaio. Didn't happen. Preparing my settings for the complicated light in the rain forest took a shot of White-rumped Shama.
Here is one of them - same file, same settings of the PP software. First one with PL 4 Elite, the second with PL 5 Elite. Just in case it's interesting for anyone deciding to upgrade or not... Not very methodical comparison - I have to try with more noisy files...

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Nice bird. What do you think about PL5 vs 4? DxO has played the same marketing for the past few years. An upgrade in October at a discount for existing users, then on Black Friday a bigger discount.

 

[ISv]

Nice bird. What do you think about PL5 vs 4? DxO has played the same marketing for the past few years. An upgrade in October at a discount for existing users, then on Black Friday a bigger discount.

I upgraded after coming back from my hike (well, since you didn't get the Elepaio you have to do something else in connection with the photography!). I'm sure my wife would be (extremely) happy I didn't order Z9! These are just first photos in comparison of the both software and as I already mentioned - not at all methodical! If you have the passion to wait for more realistic comparison (!!!! I'm after the IQ! All other upgrades are not essential for me and I will ignore them!!!) You have to wait a bit...

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, ISv. Congrats on upgrading to PL5.

Keep posting your pictures.

 

[jprusa]

In our own area of the world (midwest USA), the late-summer season is finally (and belatedly) changing to fall. I do not know 10% of what many who post on here know...but it seems to me that when the seasons change we get different birds in our front-yard tree.

An example?

Today's 'find' was a first for me:

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...a yellow bellied sapsucker!?

Nice shots, juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

 

[usern4cr]

Nice bird. What do you think about PL5 vs 4? DxO has played the same marketing for the past few years. An upgrade in October at a discount for existing users, then on Black Friday a bigger discount.

Are you saying that Black Friday is the cheapest day of the year to upgrade from PL4 to PL5? If so, I didn't know that, and am thankful that you mentioned it so I can upgrade then.

 

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Wood Duck standing on one leg

 

[AlanF]

Are you saying that Black Friday is the cheapest day of the year to upgrade from PL4 to PL5? If so, I didn't know that, and am thankful that you mentioned it so I can upgrade then.

It was last year and the year before. But past performance... I will take some convincing to upgrade this year as PL4 is so good.

 

[josephandrews222]

It was last year and the year before. But past performance... I will take some convincing to upgrade this year as PL4 is so good.

No snark intended: my wife and I have remained married for nearly four decades because I (mostly) admit my mistakes and (perhaps more importantly) get to the point.

AlanF: what does 'PL4' do for you that you might surmise it would do for me?

Repeat: no snark intended.

 

[dcm]

Are you saying that Black Friday is the cheapest day of the year to upgrade from PL4 to PL5? If so, I didn't know that, and am thankful that you mentioned it so I can upgrade then.

For some companies, Black Friday now seems to be Black November. Discounts already seem to be in place. The upgrade has dropped from $100 to $80, the purchase from $219 to $165. I went ahead and pulled the trigger on my upgrade.

 

[AlanF]

No snark intended: my wife and I have remained married for nearly four decades because I (mostly) admit my mistakes and (perhaps more importantly) get to the point.

AlanF: what does 'PL4' do for you that you might surmise it would do for me?

Repeat: no snark intended.

Well, we’ve been married for at least a decade and a half more than you so it might help you get there. The main feature for me has been its noise reduction. It’s got me the cleanest images and retained the most detail of any RAW conversion software or jpeg editor I have personally used, and with little effort. There are a couple of reviews just published on its many other features. One in ePhotozine and I think another in dpr, but you can Google for those.

 

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Great Blue Heron

 

[jprusa]

Great Blue Heron
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Nice shot Click!

 

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Thanks, jprusa.

 

[jprusa]

Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

 

[Click]

Nice!

Well done, jprusa.

 

[jprusa]

Nice!

Well done, jprusa.

Thanks Clicl!

 

[Maximilian]

A bearded vulture from our local zoo.
They are the parents of young birds that are returned to the wild in the Bavarian Alps.