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bird in flight
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Twenty minutes after the sun had hauled itself above the Pacific Ocean, Bramble Bay's resident fish hawk splashed into the shallow water about a hundred and fifty metres from me to grab its first feed of the day in its deadly talons.
Osprey : Pandion haliaetus
Bramble Bay, Queensland
27°S...
A young gull on the German North Sea coast. In the strong wind, she was able to demonstrate beautifully the elegance that already exists in her flight, even though she is still a yearling, and how she can glide seemingly effortlessly on the gusts.
Description below the pictures.
Second picture : One notices a spur on the wing, remains of the claws inherited from the theropod dinosaurs, which serve them to defend and attack in case of need.
The kamichi necklace has a small head, clearly disproportionate to the whole body. It consists of...
Missed National Hummingbird Day on Saturday, but I am sure this Black-chinned wouldn't mind 😀 He was too busy gearing up take out the Ruby-throated bully at the feeder with a high speed dive. Low light and low shutter, but let the Z9 do its eye focus thing.
Hi everyone,
I recently tested the Canon R6 for birding paired with Canon 100-400 USM ii.
I found the AF tracking & initial target acquisition to be the best that I have ever used. It was much faster than the D500/500 pf combo (mine) & A9i/200-600 combo (friend's).
I was able to track...
Best attempt to date on capturing a darting Kingfisher in flight. Any suggestions appreciated.
D850 Nikkor 80 -400 f/4.5-5.6 1.2x 1/640 f/8 {max available with teleconverter} ISO 2200, Manual, Pattern Metering
PS Noise Reduction
Recently in a "Drinks with Steve" session the question was asked, Do you prefer to get an average photo of a rare species or a good photo (or, in the case of Steve, an exceptional shot) of a common species? Steve's answer was that it was better to capture a great image of a common one.
Here is...
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