BIRD IN FLIGHT ONLY -- share your BIF photos here

[ISv]

Chasing the waves or chased by the waves? Any way it's amazing how they can navigate so close to the surface!
Red-footed Booby.

 

[Click]

Beautiful shots, ISv.

 

[macrunning]

Couple shots of the male house sparrow I caught while in Kauai.

 

[macrunning]

And here's a few of the female house sparrow.

 

[Click]

Nice series, macrunning.

 

[Cog]

Great shots Cog!

Thank you, ISv!

 

[Billybob]

Hummingbird series. Most were shot at 233mm. I'll see if I can get a bit more detail next time by cranking up to 400mm.

 

[Click]

Lovely shots, Billybob

 

[Billybob]

Lovely shots, Billybob

Thanks!

 

[macrunning]

Nice series, macrunning.

Thank you Click.

 

[Maximilian]

ISO 2500, just f/8, 1/1000 and still to much motion blur either from me holding the cam or the duck beeing too fast
But a nice refection

 

[Click]

Nice shot, Maximilian.

 

[macrunning]

ISO 2500, just f/8, 1/1000 and still to much motion blur either from me holding the cam or the duck beeing too fast
But a nice refection

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Nice shot. I honestly don't even shoot my dogs at anything less than 1/1600th. Birds moving are just to quick to shoot (personal I feel) anything less than 1/4000th. I'm sure there is someone out there that will state differently but my settings usually sit at 1/5000th + / f7.1 and auto ISO. Given today's software technology I don't cringe on my ISO even if it's reading 25,000 on my R5! Best part is getting out, getting in some shots and enjoying the time & experience with wildlife. Everything else is an excuse to debate over and enjoy the love of photography.

 

[Maximilian]

Nice shot. I honestly don't even shoot my dogs at anything less than 1/1600th. Birds moving are just to quick to shoot (personal I feel) anything less than 1/4000th. I'm sure there is someone out there that will state differently but my settings usually sit at 1/5000th + / f7.1 and auto ISO. Given today's software technology I don't cringe on my ISO even if it's reading 25,000 on my R5!

Thanks for that reply! As I don't like squeezing out noise in post and as I don't have The R5 but older sensor tech I don't like to go above ISO2000.

Best part is getting out, getting in some shots and enjoying the time & experience with wildlife. Everything else is an excuse to debate over and enjoy the love of photography.

Very true and I agree. Esp. because I prefer beeing out so much more over PP at the PC

 

[AlanF]

Nice shot. I honestly don't even shoot my dogs at anything less than 1/1600th. Birds moving are just to quick to shoot (personal I feel) anything less than 1/4000th. I'm sure there is someone out there that will state differently but my settings usually sit at 1/5000th + / f7.1 and auto ISO. Given today's software technology I don't cringe on my ISO even if it's reading 25,000 on my R5! Best part is getting out, getting in some shots and enjoying the time & experience with wildlife. Everything else is an excuse to debate over and enjoy the love of photography.

Agreed about high speeds though I tend to max out at 1/3200s for BIF but I like being faster than 1/1000s in general. Motion blur is more destructive than blur from high iso.

 

[ISv]

I just love these birds (Red-tailed Tropic bird)...
Aperture priority: f7.1, 1/1250s, no EV corrections, 23.71 meters

 

[AlanF]

I just love these birds (Red-tailed Tropic bird)...
Aperture priority: f7.1, 1/1250s, no EV corrections, 23.71 meters

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Same here - stop making me envious!

 

[AlanF]

Redshank flying yesterday. Taken at 500mm, which is as about as long as I can mage on FF for fast flying birds.

 

[Click]

I just love these birds (Red-tailed Tropic bird)...
Aperture priority: f7.1, 1/1250s, no EV corrections, 23.71 meters

Very nice shot, ISv.

 

[bobhowdy]

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
east Tennessee