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Lance B

Lance B

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Not much in the way of birding lately, but I managed to get a few shots late in the day in a very dark forested area of a National Park nearby. I was desperate to get any photos of birds as it has been a while since I have taken a bird photo - been ill with the flu and other issues. So, I had to settle for some very mediocre bird shots in adverse conditions and decided to try my hand at seeing how low I could go with shutter speeds using the Z9 + Z 600TC, standing, handheld and unbraced by anything. Mostly uncropped but a couple have been cropped by between 10-20% and run through with Topaz Noise reduction. Various shutter speeds down to 1/13sec at 600mm. There were a number with ever so slight blur but it could have been the bird moving or the slight miss with the VR/IBIS but hard to know which it was. Whatever the case, I obtained many sharp shots.

1) Kookaburra

Z9 + Z 600 TC, 1/40s f/4.0 at 600.0mm iso2800

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2) Bassian Thrush

Z9 + Z 600 TC, 1/40s f/4.0 at 600.0mm iso3200

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3) Bassian Thrush

Z9 + Z 600 TC, 1/25s f/4.0 at 600.0mm iso2000

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4) Bassian Thrush

Z9 + Z 600 TC, 1/13s f/4.0 at 600.0mm iso1100

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5) Bassian Thrush

Z9 + Z 600 TC, 1/20s f/4.0 at 600.0mm iso1400

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" been ill with the flu and other issues. So, I had to settle for some very mediocre bird shots in adverse conditions and decided to try my hand..... standing, handheld and unbraced by anything."

Well Lance, I can only imagine what you produce when not handicapped with illness!;)

Lovely images and most definitely not mediocre!:love:
 
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ssheipel said:
Nice work!
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Thank you very much, Steven. Much appreciated!
Louis champan said:
Very well done Lance, all are great but that Kookaburra is special.
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Thank you very much, Louie. Much appreciated!
It's interesting that non-Australians always love our Kookaburras (we do too but they are common) and visitors always say to me they want to photograph a Kookaburra.
ChrisSinSeattle said:
Lance,
Those are impressive at those handheld shutter speeds, keep doing those pushups(y)
And get well !
Chris S.
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Thank you very much, Chris. Much appreciated!
I am slowly on the mend, thank you for your kind thoughts. :)
F786 said:
" been ill with the flu and other issues. So, I had to settle for some very mediocre bird shots in adverse conditions and decided to try my hand..... standing, handheld and unbraced by anything."

Well Lance, I can only imagine what you produce when not handicapped with illness!;)

Lovely images and most definitely not mediocre!:love:
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Thank you very much, F786. Much appreciated!
Mediocre from the perspective of drab birds and only two different types.
 
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