bird in flight

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...

Ok, first post! Wanting to get a couple of prints made for the people who allowed me to use their property for access to a nesting pair of eagles. Is this ready to go?

There is a spot in a small vacation town where I know there are always pied kingfishers flying around in the mornings, so while on holiday this December I decided to wake up early on a few mornings and go to photograph these birds, after a while I started to notice patterns to how they lead...

While I'm more than happy with the AF performance of my combo D500 paired with the 300mm f4 PF, there is one scenario where it most of the time fails. Almost every time I try to activate the AF on a flying dark bird with a grey or blue sky as background, the AF seems just like not trying to get...

A female northern harrier in flight at Willow Lake in Prescott, AZ. Nikon D850, Nikkor 500 mm PF