David Berry
🇦🇺 Australia 🦘
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Grey Fantail…
Canon R5 | RF 100–500
500 mm | ƒ/7.1 | 1/2000s | ISO 32000
20 frames/second | ±8 metres
DxO PR3 | LrC | Ps
Grey Fantail : Rhipidura albiscapa
Yarra River Trail
Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia
These tiny birds perch three to five metres above the ground – never the ideal height for a photograph – and, in an instant, zoom into the air in pursuit of a minuscule insect, then alight in a different spot.
It's easy to spot them, but almost impossible to record their antics; and there's the need to 'keep one's distance', not only to prevent spooking the little fellows, but to avoid taking photos looking straight up at…
It's all good fun, though!
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Canon R5 | RF 100–500
500 mm | ƒ/7.1 | 1/2000s | ISO 32000
20 frames/second | ±8 metres
DxO PR3 | LrC | Ps
Grey Fantail : Rhipidura albiscapa
Yarra River Trail
Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia
These tiny birds perch three to five metres above the ground – never the ideal height for a photograph – and, in an instant, zoom into the air in pursuit of a minuscule insect, then alight in a different spot.
It's easy to spot them, but almost impossible to record their antics; and there's the need to 'keep one's distance', not only to prevent spooking the little fellows, but to avoid taking photos looking straight up at…
It's all good fun, though!