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ISv

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josephandrews222

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Day two (same two hummingbird species) with the M6 MkII & adapted EF 70-300II IS @ 300 (x1.6)--in an effort to get flying birds (six inches from the feeder ;)) while testing the limits of the kit (in my hands). The data for each image can be seen via the download.

...a nice image (broad-billed hummingbird) with lots of color; ISO 1600 and 1/800 sec:

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trying to freeze wings: violet-crowned hummingbird; ISO 3200 and 1/2500 sec:

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AlanF

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Most of our hummers took a vacation, but this little guy (Anna's male) is still hanging out enjoying the free food. Very dark down in the brush. R7 with 200-800 @800mm f/9 and 1/80 second @ ISO 6400 handheld. The stabilizer works really well on that lens.

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At the 4-5m distance you are using, and filling much of the frame, shake is less obvious and you can get away with such low speeds.
 
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I saw several Bald Eagles in and around Sax-Zim Bog, while up there. These particular three were eating on a deer carcass in the median of the highway. 7D mkll / EF 600 f4 ll / 1.4x lll. Because I edited so many photos from my recent vacation, I'll just share a link to a huge gallery I created versus posting individually here, if you don't mind.


Jeremy

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Dragon

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I saw several Bald Eagles in and around Sax-Zim Bog, while up there. These particular three were eating on a deer carcass in the median of the highway. 7D mkll / EF 600 f4 ll / 1.4x lll. Because I edited so many photos from my recent vacation, I'll just share a link to a huge gallery I created versus posting individually here, if you don't mind.


Jeremy

Beautiful album. Lots of interesting creatures. I especially enjoy magpies. They have an even more warped sense of humor than ravens.
 
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I saw several Bald Eagles in and around Sax-Zim Bog, while up there. These particular three were eating on a deer carcass in the median of the highway. 7D mkll / EF 600 f4 ll / 1.4x lll. Because I edited so many photos from my recent vacation, I'll just share a link to a huge gallery I created versus posting individually here, if you don't mind.


Jeremy

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Lovely gallery, Jeremy!
 
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jmeyer

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Beautiful album. Lots of interesting creatures. I especially enjoy magpies. They have an even more warped sense of humor than ravens.

Thank you! I love their loud song and calls. Sound exotic to me, maybe because I never see them.

Jeremy
 
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AlanF

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But the 800 11 gets there with an extension tube :LOL:.
Canon does not make extension tubes for the RF mount and neither does Sony for its E-mount or Nikon for Z. Extension tubes affect the cameras calculation of lens focal length for IBIS - users in systems that allow manual input for calculating IBIS have to work out for themselves what focal length to use when adding extension tubes. So, when you are using a 3rd party extension ring with your 800/11 on your R7, you are screwing up the interplay of the camera and lens image stabilizations. I wonder if this is one reason why Canon/Nikon/Sony are not making these tubes and it is inadvisable to use them when IBIS is turned on with telephotos.
 
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I saw several Bald Eagles in and around Sax-Zim Bog, while up there. These particular three were eating on a deer carcass in the median of the highway. 7D mkll / EF 600 f4 ll / 1.4x lll. Because I edited so many photos from my recent vacation, I'll just share a link to a huge gallery I created versus posting individually here, if you don't mind.


Jeremy

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At first I thought, OH NO! The eagle is hurt!
Then I realized the eagle must have been a messy eater...

Always great photos from everyone that inspire me to work harder to improve my mediocre photos!
 
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