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Nasos Kosmas

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1575 on: January 21, 2025, 22:20:56 »
Thank you Colin
One of the first shots with Z8/500pf plus 1.4 III TC, wrong shutter speed 1/320 sec makes this shot interesting 8)

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1576 on: January 22, 2025, 04:33:10 »
Thank you Colin
One of the first shots with Z8/500pf plus 1.4 III TC, wrong shutter speed 1/320 sec makes this shot interesting 8)

Very lucky shot! Were you able to identify the prey?
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1577 on: January 22, 2025, 13:10:35 »
One of the first shots with Z8/500pf plus 1.4 III TC, wrong shutter speed 1/320 sec makes this shot interesting 8)

What a beautiful image Nasos
Whether the settimgs were "wrong" or the timing unexpected,  you've produced an amazing result.

A great example of nature photography and artistic impression,  plus you've conveyed the speed of the wing movements nicely

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1578 on: January 22, 2025, 16:55:18 »
Excellent timing Nasos!
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1579 on: January 22, 2025, 16:56:37 »
Not too happy having lunch disturbed!
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1580 on: January 22, 2025, 21:12:46 »
Very lucky shot! Were you able to identify the prey?
Thank you Øivind :)
Don’t know about the pray, I have series of photos at least I will try to  identify the bird

Thank you Colin and Andrew just got lucky with this shoot

Andrew very nice captures, very realistic moment!

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1581 on: January 23, 2025, 00:19:40 »
Thank you Nasos, It was quite a sight to behold
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1582 on: January 23, 2025, 11:36:29 »
Waow, nice catch, Nasos and Andrew.
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1583 on: January 31, 2025, 14:07:29 »
Thank you Bruno :)

Here is a Flamingo Ballet trying to find a place to feed and to be far from the human activity
Ζ8/ 500 pf last February

I feel blessed that I can take a walk and see such a beauty taking place in front of my eyes 8)
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1584 on: February 10, 2025, 08:43:16 »
A Japanese white-eye came to the tree near my balcony.

SIGMA fp with Panasonic Lumix S 50mm/f1.8@f2.8.  The bird image is a crop from the raw data enhanced in ACR.
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1585 on: February 10, 2025, 18:34:12 »
Very difficult to  spot It in there!
I found it here is it correct?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warbling_white-eye

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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1586 on: February 10, 2025, 23:25:52 »
A Japanese white-eye came to the tree near my balcony.
SIGMA fp with Panasonic Lumix S 50mm/f1.8@f2.8.  The bird image is a crop from the raw data enhanced in ACR.
Good spotting Akira. Their olive backs and light bellies makes them hard to separate from foliage. Ours are the very similar Zosterops Lateralis which we now see only rarely as they pass through the area.
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1587 on: February 11, 2025, 00:23:48 »
Very difficult to  spot It in there!
I found it here is it correct?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warbling_white-eye

Thank you for the comment, Nasos!  I saw it flying around in this tree.  So, I knew it was there at the moment.  I was just lucky to capture it!  This one belongs to the same Zosterops genus but is Z. jamonicus, not Z. lateralis  The color of its entire body is green.


Good spotting Akira. Their olive backs and light bellies makes them hard to separate from foliage. Ours are the very similar Zosterops Lateralis which we now see only rarely as they pass through the area.

Thank you, Hans!  As explained in my response to Nasos, I knew it was there.  As suggested by its name, Z. japonicus can be commonly seen in Japan, and is often confused with Horornis diphone.
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Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Reply #1588 on: February 13, 2025, 00:48:52 »
This morning, I found this bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) perching on the persimmon tree.  The bulbul is very cautious and agile, but I managed to capture several frames without being noticed by it.  The totally silent electronic shutter helped a lot.

Shot with SIGMA fp with Lumix S 50/1.8 wide open.  The RAW file was enhanced in ACR and then cropped.   The first image shows the entire frame.
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