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The Pup dragged me out to cypress again this morning and I grabbed a few wood duck in flight shots. We are going out again tomorrow morning to the Boneyard Beach. We will have to leave the house a little after 4:30 AM for the 1 1/2 hour drive to get there 1/2 hour before sunrise. o_O In the...

Well, the cat's already out of the bag, but here is a crappy picture of my newest purchase. OK, I'm not a still life photographer. I know, I should have dug out the polarizing filter, etc, etc. The new Z8 is setting atop the, actually, very nice "free" shoulder bag that came with it. It also...

He obviously has more patience than I do too.

I understand. That is actually a sound priority.

Yeah, I should have done a more thorough go over before setting out with it, but it showed up at the door about 2:30, and I really wanted to try it out on some birds, so I needed to skedaddle over to Cypress before they closed the gates. Clock set now.

Made a quick trip over to Cypress to try out the new gear. Made a few initial setting changes and headed over to the park to check out the AF capabilities. I was not disappointed. While not instantaneous or flawless, it did a very good job of finding and locking on to the bird's eye and tracking...

Yes, I am aware that the 8 won't give me much, if any image quality advantage over the 7ii. It may perform better in low light, being a stacked sensor, vs the BSI of the 7ii. While appreciated, additional low light performance is not a big deal for me, other than increased AF performance, which...

OK, after taking a break and drooling over new camera bodies, I decided to try my hand at the first osprey image remake. I think I got it mostly right this time. At any rate, it's a big improvement. And here's the B&W version. I may like this one better than the color version.

I appreciate the advice, and I understand concentrating on building good solid lenses first. I have given that same advice to others. Unfortunately, in the wildlife game, especially moving birds, the camera can make a very big difference. Add to this, I have been very happy with the resolution...

The only F mount I have is the 200-500. Like I said in my original post, I wouldn't mind upgrading that to the Z 180-600, but not sure it's worth the $. Most of the comparison reviews say, if you have the 200-500, just stick with that. I currently have the 24-70 F4 and 105 micro in Z mount. Both...

Well, I just got an unexpected check. I won't say exactly how much it is, but it's enough to indulge in some camera equipment. I've had the Z7ii for about a year now, and I'm very happy with it except for one thing. The autofocus for stuff like birds in flight and moving critters. I feel a...

If you gave a monkey a Nikon, and he took an infinite number of pictures, would he eventually take a picture of Shakespeare?

Yes you are, and I looked, prior to posting this stack and it's on the single images, so it's not an artifact of the stacking software. I'm guessing there is a small gator on the other side of the log with his tail hanging over it, and the turtle on top of his tail. I suppose it might be the end...

Here's a stack I did today. It was shot with my 200-500 at 500mm at F5.6 using 7 images manually focusing at different points along the log. Camera was on a tripod. Just guessed at how far along I should move focus based on what I saw in focus in the viewfinder. Processed in PS for the stack...

Decided to head back out to Cypress Gardens this morning while the weather is still nice. The ospreys were nest building. I like this one, but I think I need to rework it. The right wing looks overprocessed. I did a version in B&W that I like as well, but can't decide which I like better. Kind...

Well, he's using a D500, so that is a 750mm equivalent. It's rather like having a 1.5 converter, without having to use one. Or losing a stop.

Despite all that, I was impressed with how well it did. Especially considering how little time it took. And, it's not like this is going on the cover of Southern Living magazine.

And here are two that show what Lightroom is capable of these days. This is one I shot this morning. No political agenda intended either way. More a photojournalistic exercise. I really didn't like the fencing and orange barriers, so I departed from photojournalism and decided to see what...

The Pup and I went downtown today. I think perhaps I should stick to wildlife. Still, she enjoys it.

Things were a little slow at Magnolia today.