feels like fine art
#Bird Photography
magic crown
you have bands ?
finite flower
maybe its js my phone
oh yeah its js the preview
once loaded its fine
discord shows previews before loading the full image
spring vault
nice
analog kindle
magic crown
green meadow
All taken from almost same spot. There is slight difference side ways, but distance is more or less the same (about 8 m). 1. 300mm f2.8 (1/500 s ISO 800) 2. 600mm f6.3 pf (1/200 s ISO 1250) and 3. 600mm + 2x tc (1/60 s ISO 1250)
scarlet tulip
To my eye the backgrounds look similar on the ones shot with the PF
The 2.8 wins of course
green meadow
Sharpness wise I think 600mm with 2x is better than cropping. 🤔 Well at least this time and in this situation. But birds pose might also affect that too and difference is really small.
gilded yarrow
Sharpness wise I think 600mm with 2x is better than cropping. 🤔 Well at least t...
Looks pretty similar imo
green meadow
I think real world sharpness is really good compared to f-mount 2x tc. Af really takes a hit, but weekend was really grey and rainy. So it might not be that bad on a bright day.
fast knoll
coots r so annoying to photograph lol
black head
watched two of them do a courtship dance
shut hazel
Jorb
dusty fog
ok thats trippy
fast knoll
haha yea
it was actually just taken at my local park and there was a colorful building in the background making a nice reflection
i think im getting better at taking decent pics
dark minnow
fast knoll
coots r so annoying to take pics of
i never get a sharp image
none of these came out sharp 😭
also how do i slow down this gif lmao
made it using google photos
dusty fog
step 1. use something other than google photos
dusty fog
adobe has one
dark minnow
coots r so annoying to take pics of
i swear its horrendous
dark ermine
clipchamp is pretty good too, free tier has a lot of editing options and 1080p export
eh i tried gif export and it made it tiny so maybe not
fast knoll
ooh
lemme tweak the gif a tiny bit
to make it look like that
the adobe one is nice
bruh idk how to use this
i already forgot how to change the duration
oh i cant go under 0.1 seconds per image in adobe
gilded yarrow
Hell yeah
wide flint
what is this?
Great crested grebe
Cool fellas, indeed can spend some insane amounts of time underwater
tough cipher
Great crested grebe
oh i know those, but ive only seen them fully grown
black and orange fluffy heads
wide flint
oh i know those, but ive only seen them fully grown
Yeah this is a juvenile
shut hazel
what is this?
Some kind of a bird idk
drifting silo
Hehe i love when they do that run
spare yarrow
Z8/Z9 shooters, what kind of cards do you recommend? Like how fast is fast enough?
Also right now I have a 512GB SD which can go for multiple shoots on my D800 (4.5FPS/36MP)if I so choose.
Im thinking probably 256-512GB so I dont have to switch cards often (or, maybe at all, during a shoot), and also cause 1TB and such are all pretty pricey
wide flint
I have 1TB and get 11k pictures out of that. I have a lexar gold card with 1900mb/s read speed, which is more than fast enough. I can shoot about 4s at 20fps, then I hit buffer and slow down to like 15fps till my camera overheats lol
spare yarrow
whats the write speed?
wide flint
1500md/s
But most importantly the sustained write speed is very high, which is most important ofc
green meadow
Z8/Z9 shooters, what kind of cards do you recommend? Like how fast is fast enoug...
I started with old 64GB xqd cards that I already had from D850 days. Then I bought few 128GB cards and those were just too small for my use. So I bought same 1TB card as @wide flint has and I haven't regretted that choice at all. It is clearly faster than 128GB version and maintains that write speed much longer. 👌 I had one older version of Lexar 128GB gold card that started to corrupt files (card said that it is not formatted) now and then. Files were still salvageable with recover software and Lexar changed that card to new in warranty. So I still use and trust Lexar cards.
scarlet tulip
scarlet tulip
drifting silo
magic crown
the 2nd one seems overedited on the duck you can see the mask detachement
drifting silo
the 2nd one seems overedited on the duck you can see the mask detachement
Im aware, just figured it dont matter much if its just gonna be an instagram upload
Most of the pics r super grainy and requires extensive noise reduction and sharpening
10k-12.8k iso average with significant crop 
Im desperate for flight shots so idgaf anymore
uneven bramble
birb
green meadow
Chaffinch fly shots. First one is taken with 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 @400mm, shutter speed 1/1600 s and ISO 10000. 🤯 I think it turned out pretty well considering the high ISO and relatively low shutter speed.
fast knoll
very beautiful
green meadow
thanks 🙌
scarlet tulip
these flight series are excellent
scarlet tulip
wet work
hidden wyvern
chickadee, but closer
scarlet tulip
peep
gilded yarrow
Just a few more weeks till I finally get my drivers license
And therefore unlock all the birding spots
Its like going from tutorial to full map
Suddenly everythings fun again
green meadow
Is it young bird or adult in winter plumage?
eternal igloo
loons are here for winter
omg I watched them leave us for summer
green meadow
Tried to take action shots with my Z fc. It's not totally impossible, but it's so much harder than with Z9. Biggest limitations of Z fc are frame rate and fastest shutter speed 1/4000 s which just isn't fast enough.
green meadow
300mm f2.8
green meadow
I have practiced a lot and found pretty good technique for this kind of shots. 😅
wide flint
I have practiced a lot and found pretty good technique for this kind of shots. �...
Tell us!! What is the secret antti?
green meadow
I have already revealed my "secret", but here comes longer version. Key is to find setup where bird flies or takes off as straight as possible. My setup is something like the one in the picture. Birds usually lands on branch and then takes off straight to feeder. That way photo has almost nothing to do with autofocus. I just anticipate the moment bird takes off and press shutter button before that and keep it pressed. I take hundreds and hundreds of pictures most of them are useless but some of then are right on spot. Shutter speed needs to be 1/5000 s or faster. Sometimes slower might be enough. I think focal length 300-400mm is the sweet spot at least for my spot. Background needs to be far enough (maybe about 10m) for good separation. And that is how you take takeoff shots. Hopefully this makes some sense. 😅
scarlet tulip
What kind of bird seed do you use ?
green meadow
sunflower seeds (peeled) and crushed peanuts
green meadow
Yeah they visit often and eat a lot, but I don't mind. My feeder is in the forest so squirrels won't get inside buildings or such.
scarlet tulip
Fun photo opportunity if a bird and squirrel ever fight for the same perch, too
green meadow
True. But I think that in the winter birds doesn't get that bothered about squirrels as they do when they are nesting.
dusty fog
Squirrels deserve to eat too!
sick wave
A bunch of shots of Anne’s hummingbirds using a 70-200mm f/4 I recently acquired (definitely need more practice with it but I’m happy with what I got using it for the first time)
shut hazel
A bunch of shots of Anne’s hummingbirds using a 70-200mm f/4 I recently acquired...
woah jorb
hidden wyvern
the living fishing rod, extra photos
fast knoll
the living fishing rod, extra photos
I have a very similar photo of a snowy egret scratching lol
hidden wyvern
they barely move except for itch or a fish lol
daring imp
Huge migration today 😍
gilded yarrow
Huge migration today 😍
Ahhhh I need to check ebird for cranes here in germany
magic crown
finite flower
zoo?
sick wave
the living fishing rod, extra photos
I love it when lanky birds get a good scratch in, they look so goofy looking 😂
This one isn’t even a passable photo but I kept it because it makes me laugh in an endeared way
astral saffron
I haven’t been able to shoot any birds in a month
Thinking I might go to the Almaty zoo
magic crown
zoo?
Nope all of them in wild except for the owl he is being treated because he has a tumor
It is a natural bird sanctuary with a care and rescue center for injured or sick birds
green meadow
Eurasian woodcock from last night after sunset. Cars head/cornering lights worked as a light source.
magic crown
Eurasian woodcock from last night after sunset. Cars head/cornering lights worke...
This name is always killing me
tough cipher
this guy swam along with me while i walked the length of a dug out channel earlier this morning
photo wasnt great tho cus the background is like 80cm behind the bird, it was on the opposite side of the channel and my 100-400 only reached so far
daring imp
damn i wish i was closer. i witnessed a hawk chase a smaller bird and then it caught it. if u zoom in u can see the bird it took. sad it happened on the other side of the field. 940mm not enough :c
unedited jpg ^
sick wave
Kinda surprised I got a great picture of this chickadee on my 18-140
sick wave
And here are less polished photos but still adorable:
leaf inspection
gilded yarrow
Kinda surprised I got a great picture of this chickadee on my 18-140
Thats lowkey fried
sick wave
I mean I said I was surprised it turned out so well, not that it was a masterpiece lmao
fast knoll
I mean I said I was surprised it turned out so well, not that it was a masterpie...
the photo itself is probably nice
the editing is just a bit over the top
i bet all it needs is some lightroom denoise and some lighter edits it'll look great
fast knoll
magic crown
Started to setup the autumn/winter
scarlet tulip
merlin!
dusty fog
Fav
fast knoll
They named a bird after the app 🤯
spring vault
me when I see a bird called ebird
shut hazel
me when bird
dusty fog
Starling = eBird
scarlet tulip
me when I see a bird called ebird
after the AOS finishes renaming all the birds named for people, this is possible
shut hazel
bbbbbiiiirrrrrrddddd
magic crown
It's a woodpecker at this point wtf bro calm down 
dark ermine
Yeah they visit often and eat a lot, but I don't mind. My feeder is in the fores...
same here. there was a time I tried to deter them, greasing the bird pole so they would slide down if they tried to climb 😄 too much effort though and they don't eat much anyway. plus they're cute.
gilded gale
😄
astral saffron
Why do I lowkey wanna try this
You could build a floating hide
gilded gale
I will say, that the biggest issue I have with the floating hide that I made was limited areas of usage. It works extremely well in shallow, slow moving rivers with lots of banks but essentially nowhere else.
I was thinking I could get a lot of usage out of it around my area because we have so, so many ponds. I found out very quickly that ponds and even rivers that have too slow of a current have a major issue in that the bottom is extremely silty/muddy and you cannot walk across the bottom of them. I really don't get much use out of the hide other than a handfull of locations.
spring vault
pretty much all my lakes have steep banks so getting low to the water without being in the water isnt possible
this pic was laying on my belly on a boat dock and holding my camera over the edge even closer to the water but its still not particularly low lol
spring vault
gilded gale
be very careful and know the floor conditions though, you can definitely get stuck in a muddy pond
the photo above is a river with an all sand bottom so i was comfortable going out there chest deep
shut hazel
Guh??
shut hazel
i went out today to get some more birb photos
i think they turned out fine
yum
sharp
fast knoll
Is that a screenshot
shut hazel
yes
dark minnow
You could build a floating hide
I could, for the moment I have my kayak, which is a very sketchy setup
magic crown
safe/20
dark minnow
I changed the straps since then so it’s a lot tighter but still scary as hell
spring vault
not low enough!
dark minnow
not low enough!
That’s why in changing the legs soon
To have no center column
Low enough for this
shut hazel
Jorb
shut hazel
owl?
gotta get a photo of one of these things flying
i missed my shots today
im not too great with birbs yet
i also tried getting down low with the eye level but it didnt turn out too good
sadly blurry
sick wave
im not too great with birbs yet
I feel you on that, didn’t have much luck on my end either when I went out today
Didn’t help that it was cloudy/raining AND I was losing daylight so there’s a fair amount of noise
Tried to denoise it so it looks a bit better but eh
spring vault
got 3rd in bird discord photo contest
1st place pic is pretty epic (not my pic obvs)
theme was accidental renaissance and I was going for this
shut hazel
I feel you on that, didn’t have much luck on my end either when I went out today...
birb
i had some issues with noise today because it was cloudy
sick wave
Same here
…though I don’t have much right to complain about it when I decided to live in Vancouver of my own free will :V
shut hazel
Same here
…though I don’t have much right to complain about it when I decided to...
lmao vancouver canada?
if so i got those shots at burnaby lake today
rainy ahh
sick wave
lmao vancouver canada?
Indeed
shut hazel
raincouver
sick wave
if so i got those shots at burnaby lake today
And oh neat, I’ve been meaning to go to Burnaby Lake as well
I went to Maplewood Flats today up in North Vancouver
shut hazel
ive gotta go up there some day
i only more recently started getting into photography more "seriously" after my upgrade because i thought if i spent allat why not go use it
sick wave
Eh it was alright
Reifel was much more fun, even when we were apparently a little early to see all the migratory birds
sick wave
i only more recently started getting into photography more "seriously" after my ...
Very cool, I’ve been on a roll since I got my 70-200 and took some really great photos at Reifel
shut hazel
been a solid while since i went there
last time i went was in like grade 3?
im in grade 12 now
theres a good area in pitt meadows i think its called pitt river park?
youd need a telephoto but theres lots of birds of prey there
my 70-180 could not cut it at all i think youd need like 400 or 600mm minimum
sick wave
Cool, I just moved here like 6 months ago so it was my first time 😂
Not my first time at a shoreline park though, we had plenty of those in the California Bay Area where I grew up
shut hazel
ah i see
ive been here for majority of my life
but i was initially from the inner region of bc
sick wave
Lots of birds in common too
Like I immediately knew a Anne’s hummingbird was nearby since I’ve heard their call all my life
And it helped me triangulate where he was so I could take pics like these
shut hazel
hum ming b i rd
fast knoll
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/647497336729108490/1422783453941993543/gi...
fire
most ppl in that discord can barely produce a sharp photo lol but there are a few goats like u
i guess theyre mostly focused on spotting not photographing
spring vault
yeah it's primarily hardcore birders
if I kept a life list it would be so short but at least I got nice pics of every bird I've found
I've been to birder meetups and I definitely spotted a lot more birds with the pros helping but the the number of good pics did not rly go up
fast knoll
I've been to birder meetups and I definitely spotted a lot more birds with the p...
yea i agree
my goal is to get a nice pic
spring vault
here's a 0.9 megapixel pic I took of an owl that someone I was with somehow noticed from a mile away
fast knoll
if i see it but it's half a mile away i dont consider that a win
lmao nice
ive still never seen an owl
i want to see one so bad
spring vault
there will be a conglomeration of 5000 ducks a mile away in the middle of the lake and it's impossible to get a picture of them but the group has to stop until every single one has been identified
sick wave
The only owl I’ve got is this great horned owlet I snagged
shut hazel
ive got a few owls in this birds of prey sanctuary in lethbridge alberta but my camera lens had broken and i wasnt used to it at that time lol
i got to hold a big ol great horned owl
very different than a budgie to hold
tough cipher
this pic was laying on my belly on a boat dock and holding my camera over the ed...
ive thought about buying a simple styrofoam/cell plastic sheet and pretty much just rest the camera on it on the actual surface of the water
only works in calm water obviously since the insane buoyancy would be weird with any waves but i think it would be a nice help in calm bays
being able to get low enough for the surface line to thin up into almost nothing, unlike here where i just held the camera over the side of the canoe
its not too bad but water surfaces are really fkin ugly
i like this dudes work because of how soft and pastel like he keeps it with mega low angles and morning light
gilded yarrow
i like this dudes work because of how soft and pastel like he keeps it with mega...
Damn that 2nd one is sick
gilded yarrow
got 3rd in bird discord photo contest
Bruh tf is that 2nd place lol
They really are kinda weird over there, at least photo wise
spring vault
funny pic
you can only vote for one pic so 1st place probably got 20 votes and 2nd got 4 votes and I got 3 votes
ya know how it is
I like how this discord handles contests better
fast knoll
One thing I’ve noticed is that my camera’s noise doesn’t seem to be the multicolored red green and blue dots it just appears kinda grainy but the colors r similar to what’s in the image
Is this just a result of how newer technology handles noise?
spring vault
One thing I’ve noticed is that my camera’s noise doesn’t seem to be the multicol...
lightroom defaults to 20% chroma denoise
if u turn chroma denoise off itll look how youre used to seeing
fast knoll
ohh interesting
tough cipher
you can only vote for one pic so 1st place probably got 20 votes and 2nd got 4 v...
i think this system makes sense but only if there are like 10,000 voters
4 votes vs 3 votes to determine second place is a joke lol
spring vault
idk how many people are actually voting I made it up
definitely fewer than this discord though
gilded gale
I could, for the moment I have my kayak, which is a very sketchy setup
oooh, a narrow sit in is so scary to me lol
tough cipher
I could, for the moment I have my kayak, which is a very sketchy setup
this looks so dumb in a way that i really appreciate
i would 100% do the same shit
magic crown
Now it's ready
dark minnow
this looks so dumb in a way that i really appreciate
Oh trust me it’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever done, also it’s a sea kayak so this shit is not stable at all
tough cipher
Oh trust me it’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever done, also it’s a sea kayak so this ...
Ye i can tell, i had one a while back
They get sketchy
scarlet tulip
scarlet tulip
Yep
Lots of stuff I only see in spring or fall
The winter birds are starting to come as well
magic crown
Did some good shot this morning
green meadow
We had misty morning on Monday and I got some quite similar looking shots. 😅
magic crown
Th 4th one 
green meadow
I like 2nd one better, because there is a tiny bit of motion blur or missed focus of the birds head on the 4th one. 🫠
magic crown
scarlet tulip
dusty fog
ooo whats that
fast knoll
Cooper’s?
scarlet tulip
cooper's, yeah
scarlet tulip
open areas near stands of trees, in the morning or late afternoon, usually give me best results
cooper hawks are forest raptors, but they'll hunt over fields if there's food
this specific area has a ton of sparrows, so i waited til i saw a hawk on the wing and found a spot where the bird wouldn't be backlit if it kept to its flight pattern
i got one good pass, then it left
i'm also near an airport that usually draws a few merlins and other raptors
dusty fog
they land there to refuel or smth?
scarlet tulip
sometimes lol
they like the big open fields, they're mowed and the grass is short so it's easy to see prey
i'm told there are short-eared owls in winter, but have never seen one
sick wave
That’s so cool, I’m so jealous you have so many opportunities to photograph them
scarlet tulip
i am lucky in some ways
scarlet tulip
fast knoll
tough cipher
fresh cut
shut hazel
fast knoll
scarlet tulip
black phoebe, nice
shut hazel
fluff
fast knoll
Was taking photos of terns on the beach when I got this sea lion bodysurfing
wide flint
Yoo thats sick
shut hazel
Was taking photos of terns on the beach when I got this sea lion bodysurfing
tree stump
dark minnow
Was taking photos of terns on the beach when I got this sea lion bodysurfing
Goofy face
fast knoll
i think the more realistic explanation is he was fishing or something
took that jpg straight from my camera ima try to edit it a little and see if i can make it look nice
dark minnow
Probably
fast knoll
yea was right on the shore
im pretty bad at eyeballing exposure
once i send the photo to my phone it looks a lot darker
i try to view it on 50% brightness on phone and laptop
scarlet tulip
Are you using auto-iso?
fast knoll
yea
i just adjust light meter sometimes if i have to but i left it right at the middle here
scarlet tulip
Which terns are these?
fast knoll
i think royal
there were 2 of them at first then i watched like 6 other ones land right in front of me and start chirping
tough cipher
yea was right on the shore
this looks like 
but a bird
fast knoll
lmao youre right
tough cipher
shut hazel
magic crown
wide flint
dark minnow
astral saffron
finite flower
gilded yarrow
rocky stag
torpid moon
sick wave
hoary sigil
elder yarrow
some tests with the Minolta AF reflex 500mm
SooC
mint warren
some tests with the Minolta AF reflex 500mm
SooC
I know that Olive Backed Sunbirds are common but they're just so cool
scarlet tulip
had to flip the screen out for this one
why can't Nikon just put a tilt screen on the Z6iii, this flippy screen makes me want to buy a Z8 or something
fast knoll
Semipalmated?
gilded yarrow
why can't Nikon just put a tilt screen on the Z6iii, this flippy screen makes me...
Nahhhh flippy screen is 100x nicer
One of the reasons why I upgraded from a7iii to a7iv
try taking vertical shots down low with a tilt only screen
scarlet tulip
Semipalmated?
Yep
scarlet tulip
try taking vertical shots down low with a tilt only screen
Why would I care about shooting vertical, at ground level, with a teleprime lens?
That’s probably the rarest shot I take
There was also a semipalmated sandpiper
gilded yarrow
Why would I care about shooting vertical, at ground level, with a teleprime lens...
Not just with tele, but if you do ever need it you'll miss it
scarlet tulip
i've yet to
the tilt screen is 1000% better for what i need a camera to do, and it may be why i eventually upgrade from the Z6iii
because shooting at ground level with a flip screen is an ergonomic nightmare
fast knoll
is r5 tilt screen
whatever it is it's nice
i flip it out and tilt it upward so much
scarlet tulip
can it tilt without flipping?
meanwhile the Z6iii requires you to flip the screen out and then rotate it, which means you can't just look down at it
your arm gets in the way if you're supporting a lens
dusty fog
Single axis tilt is not it though
Need both if anything
Will take flip over tilt any day unless it can do both
scarlet tulip
i think i've flipped it out once outside of times where the camera has to be low
i'd probably take an immobile screen over a flip, just to save on build cost and complexity
fast knoll
oh yea mine is this one
the way i hold it hasn't bothered me yet
i dont have a heavy prime tho
dusty fog
im constantly frustrated by not being able to shoot vertically from hip with Z6ii
cant see shit
dusty fog
ya
dusty fog
only sometimes, nothing a 1.4x can't fix
scarlet tulip
It would be nice, but I will just upgrade lenses and solve some of that
fast knoll
mm fair
scarlet tulip
500PF to 600PF does the job or close enough
fast knoll
ah i see
gilded yarrow
do u wish u had more megapixels or not rlly
I upgraded from a7iii to a7iv so 24 to 33mp, not a huge difference but absolutely wouldnt go back to 24
fast knoll
this might sound dumb but sometimes i feel like a crop isn't that significant and then i look and i only have like 5 mp left lol
gilded yarrow
Exactly
those 9mp more saved so many pics already, especially my kingfisher photos
fast knoll
im happy i picked r5 over r6ii even tho i had no idea what i was looking for back then
gilded yarrow
everything else it's fine lmao
Depends
I really like having 33mp for scanning negatives but thats a very specific use case 95% of people wouldnt even use their camera for
gilded yarrow
Lmao
If you are someone who really needs more mp and sharpness you would buy Medium Format anyways
high tier wildlife->a7rv or similar
pretty much everything else where high mp are needed -> hassy / Fuji gfx
scarlet tulip
magic crown
Ready for day 2 for the kingfisher
magic crown
Well this is good
remote remnant
yum
green meadow
i think i've flipped it out once outside of times where the camera has to be low
The Z9—and I think the Z8 too—has a tilt screen that tilts both ways. I really like it and use it often for both vertical and horizontal shots. I’m not a fan of flip screens either, at least not the kind on the Z fc. The only advantage of that one is that it’s better protected when flipped toward the camera.
scarlet tulip
The Z9—and I think the Z8 too—has a tilt screen that tilts both ways. I really l...
This is really the way to do it
The Zfc type thing is nice for protecting the actual screen, agreed there
green meadow
I saw that Sony screen on some review and thought by my self that it is really genius mechanism.
Pentax one looks quite wild.
spring vault
they put lights on the back of the screen so you can pop the screen out and have your buttons illuminated at night 
and a little light on the front of the camera so you can see what you're doing when changing lenses at night
wide flint
they put lights on the back of the screen so you can pop the screen out and have...
The Z8 just has illuminated buttons
gilded yarrow
they put lights on the back of the screen so you can pop the screen out and have...
Lmao thats crazy
torpid moon
Well this is good
i LOVEEE these, gorgeous
magic crown
i LOVEEE these, gorgeous
Thanks if you want i have the edited shots
torpid moon
Thanks if you want i have the edited shots
I know , I saw them in creatures. you're very talented!
the first ones being unedited shots is crazy
magic crown
Thanks ❤️
gilded gale
wait... is this the only active category specific forum?
dusty fog
Pretty much
gilded gale
I was hoping there was a similar one for architecture :<
I'm needing help with a potential project for an industrial process plant
dusty fog
I'm needing help with a potential project for an industrial process plant
Doesn’t sound too niche that #💡・open-feedback or #🥊・gloves-off people can’t help you
gilded gale
I wasnt sure if posting there would be helpful since it's in the planning stages and no pictures have been taken yet
I threw some stuff up into the lounge and parlour but it basically just got passed over 😄
scarlet tulip
dusty fog
I wasnt sure if posting there would be helpful since it's in the planning stages...
#💭・photo-lounge in this case if it hasn't been done yet
dusty fog
I threw some stuff up into the lounge and parlour but it basically just got pass...
yeah lounge unhelpful
scarlet tulip
mandarin?
fast knoll
Yep
scarlet tulip
i'm amazed those exist in the wild
fast knoll
I’ve come a long way from this 😭
Ngl I think all that changed was that I got a new lens
fast knoll
i'm amazed those exist in the wild
They’re pretty rare here cause they’re exotic
Same with Egyptian geese we have so many
fast knoll
Lmao gotta avoid the land mines
LOL I met another photographer there and he got a pic of me getting my water level shot
This is how I do it everytime 😅
remote remnant
LOL I met another photographer there and he got a pic of me getting my water lev...
is that a fucken 100-500
u rich asf
fast knoll
Haha I made $50/hr tutoring for a while
Decided to treat myself
I’m still young I’ll make it back as a doctor
remote remnant
hell yeah
im rockin an r8 and an ef 100-400ii
sometimes feels a bit short but it's fine, i've shot birds on 300mm before 
fast knoll
Yea really makes u work on ur sneaking skills
100-400 is almost as good as 100-500
Not worth the upgrade for most ppl
Is r8 full frame
scarlet tulip
it is
green meadow
I’ll be giving a photo presentation at the local photography club. Any feedback on this draft is very welcome. It’s in Finnish, so the focus is less on the text and more on the photos and structure. I’m planning to show photos I’ve taken over the past 12 months. The presentation is titled Tits and Goldeneyes (it doesn’t sound quite as funny in Finnish 😅 ).
The idea is to start with the tits section, then show around five photos from each month, added with shots from any trips I took during that month. The presentation ends with the goldeneye photos. It’s still missing one month and one trip.
scarlet tulip
IMO the section heading slides should all be done in the same style as the title slide
the blurred images are a nice touch, but we end up seeing the clear version anyway and i think the sections would be broken up better with those nice green slides like the title has
fast knoll
im not sure what u guys think about the black side borders
and then the white top and bottom
shut hazel
one wrong move and ur cooked
shut hazel
LOL I met another photographer there and he got a pic of me getting my water lev...
lol
scarlet tulip
the Helsinki one works well enough that i'd keep the others stylistically, but maybe find images that blur out more easily
shut hazel
i love these water level shots
green meadow
and then the white top and bottom
It will be both black on screen when giving the actual presentation.
shut hazel
i gotta get some good ones some day
scarlet tulip
the jay (?) retains a lot of definition
fast knoll
It will be both black on screen when giving the actual presentation.
ahh ok
scarlet tulip
if all the header slides (Helsinki, Tiaiset, etc) are for trips or months, maybe it's worth finding nice location shots for them all
since the Helsinki one is so pretty
this slide presents with banding for me
nice negative space though
it works too, so does the swan
maybe i spoke too soon about headers
green meadow
I will think about those header slides again. Is there too many pictures to show? I have about 1-1,5 h slot.
scarlet tulip
huhtikuu has some banding too
90 minutes for 150 slides
if you end up pausing to answer questions i can see that getting tight time-wise if the plan is to get through everything
green meadow
huhtikuu has some banding too
I noticed it too. Might has something to do with compression when printing out to pdf. 🤔
scarlet tulip
Heinakuu has banding too
yeah, that might be it
export settings trouble when going to PDF?
that shot of the loon (?) on Heinakuu is excellent
i take back what i said about the headers, i like the photos as a concept
they're way better introductions than blank slides
green meadow
if you end up pausing to answer questions i can see that getting tight time-wise...
That is true and I'm bit worried that there is bit too many photos to show.
green meadow
that shot of the loon (?) on Heinakuu is excellent
One that has baby on board?
scarlet tulip
yeah
fast knoll
@green meadow is photography your career or just hobby
green meadow
It is nice. Quite heavy crop thou.
scarlet tulip
our loons aren't nearly as colorful
green meadow
It is actually a red-necked grebe
scarlet tulip
That is true and I'm bit worried that there is bit too many photos to show.
i was able to scroll through it in 15 minutes
6x that would've been enough time to sit and look at most of them
green meadow
I have to be fast. Just fast forwarding trough and mic drop to the end. 🤣
green meadow
<@1100418339274231899> is photography your career or just hobby
Just a hobby
green meadow
Thanks and I'm clad to hear it. I have some times difficulties to see it my self. Like picking those pictures I constantly think if they are good enough to show to people.
fast knoll
kinda frustrated that the left side is a bit close to the border
fast knoll
Thanks and I'm clad to hear it. I have some times difficulties to see it my self...
they definitely are
green meadow
nice to hear and immediately feel more confident showing them
fast knoll
your landscape shots show that u have a great eye for photography
scarlet tulip
yeah these are excellent
fast knoll
i have yet to take a good landscape shot
green meadow
I should do that more often, but i'm bit too enthusiastic for birds so i forget to take landscapes on our trips.
scarlet tulip
the snow landscapes later on in the presentation are really nice, and the variety of birds is commendable
so much to see
fast knoll
I should do that more often, but i'm bit too enthusiastic for birds so i forget ...
yea im too lazy to switch lenses
scarlet tulip
i am considering a second body for this
green meadow
that is so true
scarlet tulip
Z30 or something
fast knoll
is this crop too tight
scarlet tulip
i can put my 26 on it and keep it in a pocket
fast knoll
unfortunately i took it super close to the left side
scarlet tulip
a bit tight i think
scarlet tulip
on the left in particular
green meadow
And there is fomo when walking around with wide lens.
fast knoll
yes i agree
scarlet tulip
um, sec
fast knoll
i was very ocd about the left side after i took
i have another candidate for editing but it's noisier
scarlet tulip
And there is fomo when walking around with wide lens.
this is the problem i run into
put the 50 on, and miss out
immediately behind this shot is a nice irruption of forest birds that i missed most of
green meadow
Thanks a lot for both of you about your thoughts and ideas about the presentation!
fast knoll
ooh
scarlet tulip
can crop or adjust from here, i can make it larger if needed
fast knoll
can i send u the cr3 file and u expand that one
scarlet tulip
sure
scarlet tulip
it'll probably end up coming back as a .dng, not sure
i don't know how Ps handles that
scarlet tulip
should be, yeah
green meadow
Light on these is awesome and mandarin ducks are always really something. 🔥
fast knoll
thank you! wasn't happy with the mid day lighting so i waited until the sun was setting
green meadow
Nice sharpness on feather details too.
green meadow
Same here, but I'm starting to realize that it doesn't always have to be super sharp. On some special cases it is OK to accept less sharp ones as well.
green meadow
16:9 crop might work well on this one.
green meadow
shut hazel
holy duck
that is mandarin duck?
i wanna get shots like that so bad
those are amazing
this was from my attempt at getting a shot by the water
fast knoll
I sent this earlier not sure if u saw but some dude caught me doing my water eye level method LOL
Flip the screen up then hold the camera super low
scarlet tulip
that's how i do shorebirds, yeah
shut hazel
i think i should try the screen flip thingy since i didnt do that when i was taking the shot
i kinda just put the camera down there an trusted in my af to figure it out lmao
shut hazel
im probably going out on monday for more stuff
thanksgiving holiday
also anyone know what this creature might be
i think i have another angle of it
fast knoll
also anyone know what this creature might be
american coot
fast knoll
their feet are MASSIVE]
shut hazel
i havnt done birb stuff in a looong time but when i upgraded my camera i started going outmore
cant be bigger than the pukeko right
zamn
fast knoll
warmer or cooler?
i think warm matches the sunset lighting a bit better
ok i settled for something in between but still on the warm side
fast knoll
Thank you!!
magic crown
Ready for the last day of the kingfisher
shut hazel
Ready for the last day of the kingfisher
woah
magic crown
Well i have the shot but i stay here a little more to see if she come back
magic crown
3 days of hiding for those
fast knoll
very nice
tough cipher
3 days of hiding for those
first one is so nice
magic crown
No action shots?
nope i tried but the low light forced me to have slow speed
(1/80 mostly)
but i will go there all months so i will have thos kind of shots one day
gilded yarrow
(1/80 mostly)
Ahhh that sucks
Yeah I need to get back to my Spot, really easy to get Action shots there
magic crown
Yeah I need to get back to my Spot, really easy to get Action shots there
my spot is really weird because she have 3 favorite spot so i don't really know where she will land but it's funny
gilded yarrow
Yeah they always have multiple spots
dusty fog
@scarlet tulip any good birding near Portland?
scarlet tulip
portland maine?
loads
what time of year will you be there, and will you have car access?
@dusty fog
dusty fog
what time of year will you be there, and will you have car access?
Right now and yes
But like not a photography trip, here for other things so nearby stuff
scarlet tulip
if you can spare a morning, Sandy Point in Yarmouth has excellent morning flights
that's 20 minutes north of Portland
if you want something closer, Capisic Pond is a good spot
as is Evergreen Cemetery
for urban birding, the eastern promenade is good for gulls
go to Scarborough Marsh for waders, and from there you can get to Pine Point for terns and sea ducks
Biddeford Pool is a bit of a haul to the south, but it's excellent
this was Sandy Point today
scarlet tulip
it's called the Eastern Trail iirc
it passes through some salt pannes
former railroad track or something, so it's very long and straight
dusty fog
Sick I’ll look those up thanks
magic crown
Yeah they always have multiple spots
But she have like 5 fav spot in the same spot
She cannot pick one or 2
green meadow
Yesterday there were about ten thousand barnacle geese in a nearby field, and among them was a single red-breasted goose. It took about an hour to spot that one special bird. Almost immediately after we found it, a goshawk appeared, and every single goose took to the air. The flying flock looked amazing, but the red-breasted goose didn’t land back in the same spot once they settled. So this is the only picture I managed to get of it. 🤣
Finding that bird was proper real life "Where's Wally"-task. 😅
green meadow
I always think when photograph flocks that these will be awesome. Then when I look at final photos on computer screen every single one sucks. 🤣 They are not in focus or something is always off putting. Wider lens might be better for this kind of shots. 🤔
elder yarrow
Birding
gilded yarrow
My first owl!!
Hell yeah congrats
fast knoll
what do u guys think between 1 or 2? i think the darker background highlights the subject better but would like another opinion
spring vault
auto white balance looks a little purple prolly from the leaves
scarlet tulip
I always think when photograph flocks that these will be awesome. Then when I lo...
To be fair it’s very hard to get critical focus on anything in a cloud of birds like that
fast knoll
yea depth of field is so annoying even when there's 2 birds a few inches behind one another
shut hazel
new friend in the falconry
Meet Thor
gilded yarrow
what do u guys think between 1 or 2? i think the darker background highlights th...
2 imo
fast knoll
ok i agree
gilded yarrow
is there a way to tell which one's the male
females are bigger
Hard to tell probably
gilded gale
Long day of getting the yak almost ready!
spring vault
wowee nice
fast knoll
Long day of getting the yak almost ready!
Sheesh what r u looking for
Loons?
Is that a 400 2.8 with a 2x
gilded gale
yes, i use my 1.4 and 2x on it pretty regularly
and im looking for anything! fall migration is still coming through in the PNW and there's so many slow rivers and lakes around here
maybe get some more sea lions too 😄
mint warren
mint warren
Swanphens/pukekos are cute because of the disproportionately large parts
magic crown
some shots of the falconry of the day
shut hazel
very cool
magic crown
thanks
tough cipher
heron kindly posed for this today
uneven bramble
maybe get some more sea lions too 😄
soo cute
waxen coyote
i love bearded vultures
torpid moon
i love bearded vultures
wow!!
elder yarrow
Not mine, but inspiring
dark ermine
got my FIRST capture of a Pileated woodpecker just now. haze b/c through a tree branch lol, gonna see if I can clean it up
sick wave
My buddy got this picture of me while we were at the birb sanctuary
The red winged blackbirds were all over us in this one particular area, especially since we had seeds (the sanctuary sells them so we could give them to the chickadees, but blackbirds don’t really care about whether it’s for them or not haha)
sick wave
…as seen by this particular thief here who decided to steal straight from the source
rocky stag
why can't Nikon just put a tilt screen on the Z6iii, this flippy screen makes me...
everyone with a tilt wants a swivel
everyone with a swivel wants a tilt
scarlet tulip
i had a tilt, would love to have it back
scarlet tulip
spring vault
warb
scarlet tulip
kinglet i think, which is just a warbler but round
torpid moon
hehe round
fast knoll
hella fat
scarlet tulip
eat all day, fly all night
shut hazel
elder yarrow
fast knoll
is there a filter on ur lens or something
sick wave
Also got these pictures of a weirdo heron that perched nearby
(affectionately calling him a weirdo obviously, I can’t take herons/egrets seriously lol)
sick wave
That is true, but I’m more taken aback by their proportions, considering I’m used to finches and parrots that are closer to the borb variety
exhibit A: see this not-great-quality photo of a heron giving himself a good scratch that I keep just because it makes me laugh
…I think the low quality ends up making him looking more like a cryptid and makes it funnier I’m gonna be honest
Why are you like this
dusty fog
Legs that skinny and long can’t be practical
tough cipher
Legs that skinny and long can’t be practical
wym this is peak build
doesnt look goofy and ridiculous at all
fast knoll
sick wave
What-no
Here is cute build, very nice very adorable
And this…is freaky deaky (/j obviously)
(Obviously still working on this, just did like a 5 minute edit for the joke lol)
gilded yarrow
What-no
Here is cute build, very nice very adorable
marsh tit?
nahhh thats not fair
my dads wife got to hold a burrowing owl
sick wave
marsh tit?
Black capped chickadee!
sick wave
nahhh thats not fair
Super neat, she’s so lucky!
gilded yarrow
Black capped chickadee!
Ahh interesting, yeah we dont have those here in germany
gilded yarrow
Super neat, she’s so lucky!
Yeah fr, actually not sure if she got to hold it but just chilling with it is so cool already
Lmaooo
tough cipher
Lmaooo
friends partner went to portugal recently and sent a bunch of these back
not quite as cool as an owl but still cool
gilded yarrow
friends partner went to portugal recently and sent a bunch of these back
Yooo
Whats going on with its foot tho lol
tough cipher
Whats going on with its foot tho lol
no idea
looks almost like salt water residue or smth
dark ermine
honestly the fully extended neck is the only correct pose for the great heron
easily my fav bird
fast knoll
great blue heron looking silly
gilded yarrow
i'm dying, wtf is this
scarlet tulip
magic crown
wide flint
Whats going on with its foot tho lol
some sort of swelling from an injury or having roped wrapped around it's foot
scarlet tulip
fast knoll
background a little too bright for me r u able to drop highlights at all without it looking weird?
scarlet tulip
dropping local exposure does it better, but yeah
doing just the highlights decontrasts it a bit
fast knoll
yea the white background is always tough
sick wave
Two fluffballs duking it out over Seed™
(Funny but also sad that the chickadee on the left was out of focus 🥲)
fast knoll
shut hazel
i like
fast knoll
yay
fast knoll
r5 and rf 100-500
fast knoll
- check out this video of the owl dropping a pellet
- whats going on with the flashes at the begining of the video? anyone know what that is
sick wave
Will never not be proud of this great horned owlet I got
(Just realized it’s noisy af though 
fast knoll
Will never not be proud of this great horned owlet I got
thats amazing
fast knoll
(Just realized it’s noisy af though <:nooooo:1018228999803125860>
do u have the file still
maybe u can denoise
owlets r so cute
i cant wait to see one during breeding season
sick wave
maybe u can denoise
I do have the file, I’ve been trying to denoise it for a while now but I’ve not had much luck 🥲
fast knoll
aw man
youll get another shot dw
just edited this one
was gonna toss it
but i love how it turned out
shut hazel
r5 and rf 100-500
ah
fast knoll
woww
shut hazel
a lot lighter than i thought
fast knoll
shut hazel
i also saw some nice birds there like barn owls
fast knoll
yea i want to see a barn owl ext
shut hazel
its a birds of prey sanctuary something
shut hazel
my camera lens had broken then so my photos were so cooked
this couldve been so much sharper if my af wasnt dying
oh wow i never looked through this folder properly
theres nice shots here
it might be worth editing some things from here ngl
shut hazel
@fast knoll heres the photos 💀
this was a mix of a skill issue and a broken lens
i gotta go back
fast knoll
LOL
fast knoll
whats this one
shut hazel
YOO WAIT i think this sot turned out good hold on i need to edit this
shut hazel
whats this one
idk
owl
oh
ths shot isnt as sharp as i thought
its still better than i originally remember
@fast knoll
:>
sadly the head is out of focus but its just too nice a bird to not show
shut hazel
anothher thingy they had
shut hazel
ooh american barn owl
even though the head isnt focused im probably still posting it on insta lmao
cool bird fr
shut hazel
not too sure what this ones caled
shut hazel
brighten it a bit and could be saved
yeah
still prob a bit blirry tho
i actually got scammed so hard with the focusing issues brh
silly eagle
american kerstel or something?
high
oh shoot this ones good too
shut hazel
i think so
fast knoll
so cute
shut hazel
i guess next year ill go and redeem myself
they also had a talking raven
that was fun
this one being blurry also hutrs
another cool shot found while scouring my files
shut hazel
They are really common in falconry
Ah
gilded yarrow
not too sure what this ones caled
Oh wow beautiful bird
elder yarrow
is there a filter on ur lens or something
a very old vintage lens that is soft
shut hazel
Oh wow beautiful bird
Indeed
hoary sigil
not too sure what this ones caled
Harris' hawk
If I'm not being stupid and mixing things up in my head
shut hazel
Harris' hawk
Big bird
fast knoll
lol my last TikTok got 2000 likes and someone asked for a beginner tutorial so I made a quick one
anyone wanna quickly fact check it just to make sure im not feeding them misinformation
gilded yarrow
lol my last TikTok got 2000 likes and someone asked for a beginner tutorial so I...
Looks good
hidden wyvern
had to be a big songbird so the wing was out of frame lol
close though, got a still i think im happy with anyway
scarlet tulip
scarlet tulip
shut hazel
Does is jorb?
scarlet tulip
fast knoll
holy shit i watched the owl in the tree for 2 hours
then it flew to the ground
1/160 iso12800 handheld lol
i shot in log today
and i have 0 clue how to operate davinci 😭
scarlet tulip
how close was this?
fast knoll
hmm im bad at estimating
this was a 34.5 mp crop
at 500mm
i was kinda on a hill looking down a bit
here's a phone pic at 120mm showng the surroundings
scarlet tulip
quite close, nice
scarlet tulip
i detect very little difference, i'd say the left side
fast knoll
ok yea i think it's good enough lol
gilded yarrow
Cranes spotted
gilded yarrow
Just edited a kingfisher shot from a while ago in a bit of a different style, what do we think?
gilded yarrow
what does the other one look like
Cleaning more towards green and overall a bit darker/more saturated
gilded yarrow
very cool vibe
Thanks
gilded yarrow
Reedited after recalibrating my Monitor a bit lol, this is more what I original wanted it to look like
Tiny bit cooler
fast knoll
ooh
astral saffron
Just arrived in Sri Lanka. It’s going to be a fun month
scarlet tulip
good luck
hidden wyvern
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