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Here is a couple photos of one of my favorites, the "Northern Rough-winged Swallow" on the Frenchman Hills River in Central Washington
Much higher keeper rates with the Nikon D500 and 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-6.3, cropped

about 5 inches long and very fast, lots of fun trying with mixed results. They seem to enjoy the company as well....


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Hut said:
Here is a couple photos of one of my favorites, the "Northern Rough-winged Swallow" on the Frenchman Hills River in Central Washington
Much higher keeper rates with the Nikon D500 and 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-6.3, cropped

about 5 inches long and very fast, lots of fun trying with mixed results. They seem to enjoy the company as well....


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Excellent pictures of this fast flying little birds.
 
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Manglo said:
I thought it's a montage, at the very first moment. ;-) A great shot and a good proof, that this combo (200-500 w. TC 1,4) works well for birds in flight. Well done.
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Thank you. I was shooting Continuous High and got lucky with this one shot in the sequence. I love the 200-500 combo with the TC1.4. I have it on most of the time when shooting this lens. At f/8 with the good image quality from the D750 I am comfortable out to ISO 3200 which works most fo the time.
 
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JAS said:
Thank you. I was shooting Continuous High and got lucky with this one shot in the sequence. I love the 200-500 combo with the TC1.4. I have it on most of the time when shooting this lens. At f/8 with the good image quality from the D750 I am comfortable out to ISO 3200 which works most fo the time.
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Do you only shot this combo with the center single point? I thought the AF wouldn't be fast enough for BIF.
 
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Wagtail a little bit far away - D500 -200-500 mm - Group AF
 
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Do you only shot this combo with the center single point? I thought the AF wouldn't be fast enough for BIF.
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I generally use single point center for such shots and shoot high-speed continuous. I am not the most steady person so I have a lot of misses on focus. Got lucky here. Tripod was not an option for this shot. I need to yry other focus modes, and will after I re-read Steve’s book.
 
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BIF offerings for the day.

Red Bishop, Kunene River Angola / Namibia, Nikon D4, 500F4, f6.3 @ 1/3200, ISO1000
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European Bee-eater, Spanish Pyrenees, Nikon D4, 500F4, f5.6 @ 1/3200, ISO1000

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Lammergeier, Drakensberg Mountains South Africa, Nikon D4, 500F4, f6.3 @ 1/1600, ISO500

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Hut said:
Here is a couple photos of one of my favorites, the "Northern Rough-winged Swallow" on the Frenchman Hills River in Central Washington
Much higher keeper rates with the Nikon D500 and 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-6.3, cropped

about 5 inches long and very fast, lots of fun trying with mixed results. They seem to enjoy the company as well....


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The type of subject that normally makes one talk - in bad language - lovely images!
 
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ingweDave said:
BIF offerings for the day.

Red Bishop, Kunene River Angola / Namibia, Nikon D4, 500F4, f6.3 @ 1/3200, ISO1000
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European Bee-eater, Spanish Pyrenees, Nikon D4, 500F4, f5.6 @ 1/3200, ISO1000

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Lammergeier, Drakensberg Mountains South Africa, Nikon D4, 500F4, f6.3 @ 1/1600, ISO500

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Love your red thief - I have tried often to nail them in flight, but this one is superb! You had great light on the lammergeier!
 
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