[Theme] Show Birds

[Øivind Tøien]

Thanks for the enthusiastic comments, John, Ben and Anthony! it is certainly rewarding catching the details that goes too fast for the eye in the heat of the moment.

[elsid]

My first photos with the Z 600/6.3 (Z8). Regulus Ignicapilla.

[Bent Hjarbo]

My first photos with the Z 600/6.3 (Z8). Regulus Ignicapilla.

Nice, the last one is outstanding

[Øivind Tøien]

Nice, the last one is outstanding

+1 to this!

[Ian Watson]

Agreed!

[Akira]

The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a common bird but they can sometimes be pretty evasive. I was trying to locate them singing in the trees the days before without any luck. Then this one appeared to make a show, first chasing a rival (too fast for me to get the shot), and then taking a good bath before drying off in a nearby tree.

Øivind, your learning curve is steep!

Nice, the last one is outstanding

Ditto!

[ColinM]

Some great images Øivind

My first photos with the Z 600/6.3 (Z8). Regulus Ignicapilla.

Ohh elsid!
Great results
Is this the first time we've had images taken with the 600mm f6.3 here?

[Anthony]

Some great images Øivind

Ohh elsid!
Great results
Is this the first time we've had images taken with the 600mm f6.3 here?

My grebes a few days ago were shot with this lens.

Elsid's shots are beautiful.

[Øivind Tøien]

Øivind, your learning curve is steep!

Some great images Øivind

Thanks Akira and Colin. I had another similar session today, this time I got the whole Yellow-rumped warbler in the frame (by stitching two frames!) , singing instead of foraging .

[elsid]

Many thanks to all for your comments on my photos.

[Nasos Kosmas]

Well done, Nasos. Did you try pre-capture for any of these?

Yes I tried and its good but it’s working on 30fps and up that’s is only jpeg
I tried 30fps and noticed a little delay on the EVF unlike 20fps raw

Great captures Oivid and Elsid   

Here is another capture with 300pf, this lens is more easy for panning and quicker  AF,  smaller image onto the sensor and less subject isolation
Two Barn swallows in flight

[Nasos Kosmas]

Here are some older captures with the combo
The names of the spices
1. Ardea cinerea
2-3. Emberiza caezia
4. Luscinia svecica
5.Clamator glandarius
6.Sylvia cantillans

[Øivind Tøien]

Thanks Nasos - intersting info about the viewfinder delay and great captures. The backlight in #6 from the top makes it special.

[ColinM]

My grebes a few days ago were shot with this lens..

Apologies Anthony
I loved the images but had forgotten what you took them with.

Any general findings you'd like to share now you've had the lens a bit longer?
Ergonomics?
Quirks?
Things you really like?

Elsid & anyone else with this, feel free to chip in too.

[ColinM]

Here is another capture with 300pf, this lens is more easy for panning and quicker  AF,  smaller image onto the sensor and less subject isolation
Two Barn swallows in flight

Nice work Nasos.
Out of interest, is this image cropped or are we seeing the full frame?

In your most recent set, I thought this one was beautiful aesthetically and from a technique & timing point of view
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