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Reminds me of some of the pictures of me in the 70s.

I probably should have said I use the small area for all but the faster moving subjects. Birds in flight and such. Obviously, if you can't maintain the subject in the focus area, you probably need a different setting. Most of the birds I shoot are not moving that quickly, unless in the air. I am...

Try moving from a D3400 to a Z mount.

When shooting relatively static subjects, which I would consider all the pictures you posted as such, I normally use the small AF area. Anything else risks the camera grabbing something other than the intended subject. The only issue I have with that is that the little joystick that moves the...

I lost my dad in my 30s. It hurts. It does get better, but you will always miss him.

The S line of lenses are far more robust in construction, and are weather sealed. I consider the 24-70 F4 I got as a bundle with my Z5 a real bargain for the quality of the lens and price paid. Since this new lens is Nikon branded and has an additional stop, many will consider it to be a more...

This lens is lighter and much less expensive than the S line 24-70. My guess would be that this is a very popular zoom range , and they believe it will sell very well. It should make a very attractive kit lens. I, personally, would prefer to see them coming out with some affordable long lens...

Unless you got it cheap because of the fungus, I would return it. Fungus growth can etch the lens coatings. Several of my dad's cameras I got when he passed had fungus growing in the lenses. This equipment was stored in unairconditioned rooms in central Florida. Some of them were too far gone to...

Color me impressed!

Well, looked through the rest and came up with these 2. Not sure they are better. This one still has the offending tree, but with some moss hiding part of it, it isn't as distracting. This one still has an edge of the tree, but it doesn't seem to distract. Nice expression on the face, but a...

OK, I tried that. That tree is less distracting, but the bird is facing toward the short 1/3 of the picture. Better overall? I, personally, don't find the tree that distracting. I didn't really notice it at all until it was pointed out. I do agree it would be better without it. Let me look...

And here we are with the first in the series of Demotivational posters.

My Photoshop skill isn't up to removing that tree behind the bird. The vertical of this picture may help reduce that distraction.

I would appreciate opinions on the best cropping for this image. I shot a red tailed hawk as I was packing it in and heading back to the car yesterday at the Audubon Swamp. I'm struggling with the best cropping options for this image. Here is the full, uncropped image. I was using 500mm and...

I'm not knowledgeable on the process involved, just aware it is there. On my Z5 it is under the "wrench" menu and is called "AF fine-tuning options". It should be the same or similar on your Z6. There is an option for "fine tune and save lens". Did a quick search on Youtube, and there are...

This may not necessarily appeal to everyone, but there's something that I like about this picture.

It looks to me like the branch behind the bird is sharp. That would indicate a focusing issue. I believe the Z6 has a menu option for dialing in focus for your individual lens. I have heard this is more often needed on 3rd market lenses. You might want to enlarge the original full size image and...

One of the anhingas caught a fish that was almost too big to swallow. He finally managed it. Unfortunately, the sun came out and was directly behind him. Backlit with a black bird is not a good combo. These were taken the same time frame, with different exposures to try and find a happy medium...

Made a trip out to the Audubon Swamp attached to Magnolia Plantation. They have done some work dredging the swamp, and clearing debris. I haven't visited it in years. Got a couple snaps of this guy. Also saw some ducks, anhingas and gators, Oh my. I went ahead and signed the release agreement...

Caught this guy in the act. Stealing firewood.