[Theme] Show Birds

[Akira]

So, this is a record-breaking shot in terms of poor image quality.  But the combo was all I had at this moment.

D750, AF-S 50mm/f1.8@f5.6, ISO100.

[elsa hoffmann]

Well at least you had the right camera with you.... as for the lens .... haha 

[Akira]

Well at least you had the right camera with you.... as for the lens .... haha 

Oh, yes, Elsa.  The best camera is always the one you have with you. 

And this is the second worst.

[elsid]

I feel I was "hooked" the first time I photographed birds (last December). I am a bird "addict". I need my dose every couple of days.

[elsid]

Here are some pictures

[Akira]

ElSid, these images prove how much you are "hooked".

[elsid]

Akira, you are right. On Friday morning I am going on a 9 day tour in the north part of Greece. I will visit places I have not seen before. One of them, lake Kerkini, is a favorite of birdwatchers and photographers. Stay tuned.

[ArendV]

I really admire the blue tits in our garden bringing fresh food to their young every couple of minutes, flying on and off !

[chris dees]

From a couple of years back.
Birding with a super wide angle; D700 + 16-35/4.0 @16mm

[elsa hoffmann]

just fooling around

[chris dees]

You don't always need a 600mm for birding.

[ArendV]

  WA would do in this case....

D500 @ISO 5000 (with minimal NR in postprocessing, actually like the character of this noise).

[FredCrowBear]

Arend

I agree with you.  I think that the noise with the D500 is much less 'offensive' (for the lack of a better word) than the noise from my D7100 or D300s.  To my untrained eye, the noise at this level looks much more like grain than noise. 

I am very impressed with the D500. 

What lens for this shot?

[FredCrowBear]

Mallard in a salt marsh creek.  D500 and Nikkor 200-500mm. ISO 720, f11, 1/500s.  Cropped to about 2500 horizontal before resizing to 1200 for posting on NG.  Very impressed with the D500. 

[ArendV]

Fred, lens is the Nikkor 300/4E PF VR with TC-14E III attached, wide open @f/5.6