Post your Birds in Flight

[weebee]

Follow me lads I can get us through the fog.

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That is a neat shot!

 

[weebee]

 

[J-see]

Thats the one downside of FX you need longer lenses or teleconverters to get the same reach as DX. Or you can always use it in DX crop mode but then you lose the pixels.
You seem to be having fun with your new camera though.

If all goes well, my TC arrives today. I'm gonna shave it and see what lenses will work on it. If the 200mm would work that'd be great for sharp shots. Sadly it isn't the fastest of the bunch when it comes to AF. The 70-300 performs better there but I'm not sure if that'll work with the TC since it's back element moves. I also get the impression turning off VR for high shutter shots makes it a bit faster but it could be just the idea.

Birds in flight are fun yeah but I'm already getting bored of the same birds each time. I can't do others unless I'm gonna stalk somewhere but it's a bit cold to hide in the bushes for hours.

 

[mikew_RIP]

That is a neat shot!

Thanks Steve

 

[mikew_RIP]

 

[mikew_RIP]

The gulls kept coming too close today

 

[J-see]

First serious try with the pseudo-600. Sadly it was too late in the afternoon and most of my light was gone. I had to push ISO and underexpose.

Manual focus ain't easy either. I hope tomorrow the conditions are better.

 

[mikew_RIP]

Totally screwed the framing on this so decided to it make a close up.

 

[J-see]

From this morning, without the TC.

 

[J-see]

And another pre-TC.

 

[jay_dean]

 

[J-see]

 

[mikew_RIP]

Cant get out today due to poor weather so two more gulls from yesterday.

 

[J-see]

 

[wornish]

I am beginning to think [MENTION=31330]J-see[/MENTION] and @mikew have got a pet gull which they have trained to do stunts so they can share for their pictures :suspicion:

 

[J-see]

I am beginning to think @J-see and @mikew have got a pet gull which they have trained to do stunts so they can share for their pictures :suspicion:

It's a stuffed one. I hired a guy that swings it around. All I need to do is brush out the rope he used.

 

[J-see]

Dang, only after posting here I notice what I forgot to fix. The gull was in front of some lamp and I assumed I had it all removed but there's some left between the wing and tail.

I live 5 minutes from a canal, there's so many gulls I could shoot until my shutter crumbles.

 

[mikew_RIP]

I am beginning to think @J-see and @mikew have got a pet gull which they have trained to do stunts so they can share for their pictures :suspicion:

When there is nothing else its good practice.

 

[J-see]

I am using AF-group now. That seems to do it for tracking fast movers. And I do love my 200mm. The shorter range and it being a tad bit slower to focus doesn't outweigh the sharpness.



Hmm, I need to find what causes that thin aura at the wings. I didn't process outside the bird.

 

[wornish]

I am using AF-group now. That seems to do it for tracking fast movers. And I do love my 200mm. The shorter range and it being a tad bit slower to focus doesn't outweigh the sharpness.



Hmm, I need to find what causes that thin aura at the wings. I didn't process outside the bird.

Might be wrong but it looks like the aura is being created by your sharpening process you can get them on a high contrast edges, maybe refine the selection edge around the bird and reduce it by 1 pixel don't know if you have PS but the refine edge tool lets you do that fairly easily.