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[Nemorino]

White Wagtail chasing flies

R5 + RF 100-500L @ f/7.1, 1/4000s, Iso 12 800

 

[Nemorino]

Less stressful way to get some food






Didn't expected a common moorhen to do this. Especially as the opening of the waste bin is small for a moorhen.

 

[AlanF]

White Wagtail chasing flies

R5 + RF 100-500L @ f/7.1, 1/4000s, Iso 12 800
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I'd like to get one in flight catching an insect but they are just too fast and erratic in flight as they twist and turn.

 

[Click]

Lovely shots, ISv.

 

[Click]

White Wagtail chasing flies

I really like the second one. Well done, Nemorino.

 

[Maximilian]

I use LR but have DPP installed. I just had a look but could not find a watermark function.

Thanks for looking! Me, too!
I use the "Compositing tool" to merge JPEG with my text.
I could make it smaller or darker, but think, people should know, I want them to ask first if they ever think about using my photos.

 

[Maximilian]

And the White Tern. You don't see them as low on the tree often... All my day was in the Zoo (only the plants that I posted today are not wild): a lot of people and when I started taking the photos of the Tern few kids from two families came around - touching/shaking the tripod and limiting my space to move around. I was reaching my hottest boiling point when they moved further (but I already lost my enthusiasm!). Kids are kids but what about the ignorant/arrogant parents (and where is the parenting actually?!). Anyway - here are the photos. Not sure these are the final versions/photos that i will keep but right now I'm kind of exhausted!

Especially the last one is just

 

[Maximilian]

White Wagtail chasing flies

Just great
I wish for you, you had just some sun light on them.
Then they would have been paramount.

 

[cooldood]

 

[OskarB]

I managed to get out with the camera since a long time and captures some ducks and a swan on a local lake here.
M6II + EF-S 55-250 IS STM

 

[Nemorino]

I use the "Compositing tool" to merge JPEG with my text.

You may try Gimp which is free software:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP
Ad the watermark as a layer and adjust the transparency

 

[AlanF]

I managed to get out with the camera since a long time and captures some ducks and a swan on a local lake here.
M6II + EF-S 55-250 IS STM

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Great to see you back posting!

 

[Nemorino]

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Great action shots!
As @AlanF wrote in another thread we all hope for some special moments.
Not as spectacular, a scratching black cap:
R5 + RF 100-500L

and singing wren @ Iso 20 000


IQ is just acceptable and a faster lens...
OK, this topic is beeing discussed in another thread.

 

[AlanF]

Great action shots!
As @AlanF wrote in another thread we all hope for some special moments.
Not as spectacular, a scratching black cap:
R5 + RF 100-500L
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and singing wren @ Iso 20 000
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IQ is just acceptable and a faster lens...
OK, this topic is beeing discussed in another thread.

The quality is fine.

 

[cooldood]

You may try Gimp which is free software:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP
Ad the watermark as a layer and adjust the transparency

https://www.photopea.com/ Is supposed to be really good too

 

[ISv]

Lovely shots, ISv.

Thanks Click!

Great action shots!
As @AlanF wrote in another thread we all hope for some special moments.
Not as spectacular, a scratching black cap:
R5 + RF 100-500L
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and singing wren @ Iso 20 000
View attachment 209196

IQ is just acceptable and a faster lens...
OK, this topic is beeing discussed in another thread.

...a scratching black cap... It's not scratching: It says "High sir! Thanks for taking photo of me". And you missed the moment when it took its black cap off

 

[ISv]

Lovely shots, ISv.

Thanks Click!

 

[Maximilian]

This poor frog doesn't look happy. You, too, wouldn't beeing stabbed with a beak through your chest.
The heron on the opposite seems to have found enough for lunch.
Look at the size of that frog. That's a really tall one for our local ponds.
When I tried to get closer respectively getting a better angle to avoid that high grass, I startled a pair of mallards and the heron flew away, too.
That gave me the chance for some BIF.
5D4, 100-400L II+TC, @560mm.

 

[Click]

Nicely done, Maximilian.

 

[cooldood]

Nicely done, Maximilian.

Agreed he gets some amazing shots.