Eastern Spinebill Honey Eater

[Robert S]

I took these photographs in early February of this year. The photos were taken over a period of about five minutes. I used a Canon R7 with a Canon 70-200 f4 lens that had a Hoya filter attached. When I get around to it I will remove the filter. The photos were taken in Armidale NSW, that is at altitude, on a clear day.
My purpose in posting the images is to show how the phase angle of the light affects the end result. I posted images of Kingfishers in a previous post [ Buffalo Creek ]. The conditions were not ideal for both of my trips on the Creek. Intermittent rain, overcast and the birds were in shadow [ in scrub along the edge of the creek ]. Recently there have been several excellent images posted of Kingfishers. I'm assuming the light was ok for the images.
I'm not pro Nikon, Canon, Sony or any other manufacturer. It is accidental that I ended up with Canon gear. [ It's all that the shop had in Jakarta. ]
There are many things that influence the end result. At present I tend to take the view that the nature of the light is important.

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[jhallettbc]

Lovely photos.

 

[DRwyoming]

At present I tend to take the view that the nature of the light is important.

Yup, it all starts with the light including the quality (soft, hard, directional, diffuse, etc.) and the direction (front lit, back lit, side lit, spot lit, etc.) of the light.

 

[ajrmd]

I took these photographs in early February of this year. The photos were taken over a period of about five minutes. I used a Canon R7 with a Canon 70-200 f4 lens that had a Hoya filter attached. When I get around to it I will remove the filter. The photos were taken in Armidale NSW, that is at altitude, on a clear day.
My purpose in posting the images is to show how the phase angle of the light affects the end result. I posted images of Kingfishers in a previous post [ Buffalo Creek ]. The conditions were not ideal for both of my trips on the Creek. Intermittent rain, overcast and the birds were in shadow [ in scrub along the edge of the creek ]. Recently there have been several excellent images posted of Kingfishers. I'm assuming the light was ok for the images.
I'm not pro Nikon, Canon, Sony or any other manufacturer. It is accidental that I ended up with Canon gear. [ It's all that the shop had in Jakarta. ]
There are many things that influence the end result. At present I tend to take the view that the nature of the light is important.

Appreciate your comments on the nature of light and thank you for posting images of a really cool (and unusual bird). It must have been amazing to travel, see, and capture this critter in his environment. Though the discussion is not one of gear, the images demonstrate some of the challenges and shortcomings of the R7. I had that camera for well over a year and in spite of its limitations, one could capture some really fantastic images. The third and fourth photos exemplify the frustration that one typically encounters, namely inconsistent AF. It was much like the preceding 7dmk(ii) which would often demonstrate inconsistent focus. In this case, the first image is well in focus, the second and subsequent images appear to be FF'ed, with the leaves and flower in focus as opposed to the bird's eye. It's not meant as a criticism but it's an observation of phenomenon encountered frequently with the R7 and one which was made worse by lower light levels.