BIRD IN FLIGHT ONLY -- share your BIF photos here

[Noreaster]

 

[AlanF]

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I like the shadow in the first one!

 

[Click]

Wood Ducks are slowly changing to their breeding plumage. Nice shots, Noreaster.

 

[Noreaster]

I was at a new place and not expecting the ducks, so I ended up shooting through cattails and got a bunch of bad shots.

 

[meywd]

 

[Click]

Very nice photos, meywd. I especially like the second one.

 

[meywd]

Very nice photos, meywd. I especially like the second one.

Thank you click

 

[tomc]

I was playing around with the R5 Mark II in the garden, capturing my kids on the trampoline, when this flew overhead. The auto-focus is an incredible improvement over the Mark I - I can't wait to try this in Zimbabwe next week.

 

[Click]

Nice shot, tomc.

Welcome to CR.

 

[HenryL]

Now that DxO has added R5m2 support to PhotoLab, I'm finally getting around to processing some photos taken the first weekend with the camera. Here's a couple of Great Egrets, R5m2 with 100-500+ 1.4x.

 

[AlanF]

Egyptian Goose flying (R5ii + 200-800mm).

 

[AlanF]

Great Tit in Flight. R5ii + 200-800mm @800mm.

 

[P-visie]

Sandwich tern emerging from the waves and flying away with a fish. R5 Mk II with EF 600mm II.

 

[P-visie]

Sanderling (Calidris alba) escaping from the waves while feeding. R5 Mk II with RF 200-800mm.

 

[Click]

Sandwich tern emerging from the waves and flying away with a fish. R5 Mk II with EF 600mm II.

Very nice sequence. Well done, Pieter.

 

[Del Paso]

Background blurring can work very well. And, I see no difference doing this digitally than old-fashioned analogue by using wider aperture. Hirudine shooting is an Olympic sport!

About 20 years ago, I spent 5 hours tying to get one single picture of the tiny flying rockets, with a manual fast-focusing lens. Not one single shot was in focus, and about 98% of the pictures were wonderful bokeh-ish birdless backgrounds. I guess my "success" with AF would have been comparable.

 

[Noreaster]

Not as good as @Click so I will call them Clack

 

[MSH411]

I really like the third shot Noreaster, it is a cool shot.

 

[ISv]

I really like the third shot Noreaster, it is a cool shot.

I agree!
But right now I see "The quickest way to make money at photography is to sell your camera." ! Well, it's even faster if you start with the lenses !
On the other hand if you once get in this trap - there is hardly way back! I mean photography (at least for the enthusiasts!) should be treated as a fentanyl and company...

 

[Noreaster]

I agree!
But right now I see "The quickest way to make money at photography is to sell your camera." ! Well, it's even faster if you start with the lenses!
On the other hand if you once get in this trap - there is hardly way back! I mean photography (at least for the enthusiasts!) should be treated as a fentanyl and company...

My next "fix" will be a good printer.