Bird Photography

[brazen hemlock]

100-400mm without tc at 400mm:

it's pretty sharp

how i've been looking at these scores is, below 2000 is soft, around 2500 is a good sharp image, and above 3000 is a wow sharp image like the 50mm 1.8 z.

actually the 50mm z is above 3500.

jesus christ, the 600mm z:

2500 corner performance. very sharp all throughout the image.

[shut hazel]

ooo

do charts like this exist for the tamrn 50-400?

[brazen hemlock]

50-400mm at 400mm:

https://photographylife.com/reviews/tamron-50-400mm-f-4-5-6-3/2

[scarlet tulip]

the PF lenses exist to cut air, yeah

they're my favorite think Nikon makes

[shut hazel]

is this considered good

i love my 50-400

[scarlet tulip]

like this is just stupid

[brazen hemlock]

yea this is a sharp lens. my 100-400mm z is a tad sharper, but it also costs 3x much. around 2500 is considered a sharp lens.

[brazen hemlock]

yea that's so sharp

i started looking at the reflections in the eyes for sharpness, heh

my sharpest 50-250mm

[scarlet tulip]

it's even acceptable on a 1.4, which to me is crazy

[scarlet tulip]

a lot of this is the fact that it's short, too

have to crop more

[brazen hemlock]

100-400mm eye reflections. i think that's a car. that white part.

[scarlet tulip]

sometimes you can even see yourself

that handles the APSC sensor well

[shut hazel]

i see

i paid i think 1600 cad for mine

z mount 100-400 is 3650 cad

💀

[brazen hemlock]

so that photo is with the 600 6.3 with 1.4?

aroudn 2500. sharp.

unlike my 100-400mm score earlier which was in the 1800s.

[fast knoll]

is there one for the rf 100-500

[scarlet tulip]

that's the 500/5.6

[scarlet tulip]

photographylife is the website, but i don't know if they do Canon reviews

[fast knoll]

i see

it's ok i know it's quite sharp just wanted to see if they had a number lol

[brazen hemlock]

no they don't have many canons: https://photographylife.com/lens-reviews

no 100-500

i like that site bc, well they have a lot of nikon lenses, and also, from my understanding, they use a consistent test across. and i have the tested lenses so i get a sense of what the sharpness of each score range is like. like 50-250mm is soft, and i see that it scores low. that helps me understand how sharp a lens would be.

[scarlet tulip]

they're also great about updating reviews with new lens comparisons

[brazen hemlock]

ah didn't realize they go as far as updating them. awesome.

and yea, that site was instrumental in me deciding on the 100-400mm.

the focal length waas right for me too, but i pored over that site to make my telephoto lens decision.

and my 100-400mm primary purpose is not birding

it's for getting sharp telephoto shots at grand canyon

if i really really get into birding, i'm getting a prime

[shut hazel]

i started looking at some of those charts

crazy sharp

but its also expensive as balls so id expect sharpness

[dusty fog]

the whole point of it is to be sharp

no autofocus on that one remember

[brazen hemlock]

yea i've looked around and i believe noct has the highest score on that site

[shut hazel]

wtf?

never knew that

[dusty fog]

astro specific lens

[brazen hemlock]

yea noct is a very specialized lens

[shut hazel]

astro photography lens?

[brazen hemlock]

hmm, i don't think it's particularly for astro, and the focal length isn't necessarily the best for things like capturing the milky way. and there is a discussion of what that lens is actually good for. i'm not sure either.

[dusty fog]

its so you can say you have a f/0.95 lens

[gilded gale]

Aye! Portlander here 😄

[brazen hemlock]

ah, yea, it gets confused, i'm from nyc, not oregon.

[gilded gale]

Rippers lol

[shut hazel]

astoria

[brazen hemlock]

lol yea, i've seen people get confused on reddit, people visiting each other's subs.

[shut hazel]

isnt that where theres a lighthouse

and you can throw a wooden plane from it

ii remember going there a few years ago maybe in like 2014 or 15

[brazen hemlock]

probably astoria, oregon.

z 50mm 1.8 is an insanely sharp lens

and it's like $400

this was shot with the 50mm 1.8. check the ruler.

800% zoomed in:

[gilded gale]

This is what I use personally

[shut hazel]

i see

[shut hazel]

yeah that ones crazy

[brazen hemlock]

but softer in the edge of the photo

[shut hazel]

i have the F mount version

[brazen hemlock]

it was shot at f2.8

in the center, the score is around 4k, which is bonkers. for the edges, the score is 2000.

i mentioned that 2000 is when i start noticing with my eyes that it's soft

that screenshot i just posted is an example of that.

[shut hazel]

maybe in the future i will sell and get the z version

[brazen hemlock]

the f mount version def looks fairly sharp starting from 2.8, but f1.8 and f2 sharpness seems much better with the z. so if you are shooting wide open often, then the upgrade seem like it will be worth it

[shut hazel]

i rarely use the 50 tbh

[brazen hemlock]

yea, same. i use it here and there, but it's def not one of my main lenses

[shut hazel]

im looking at either a 24-70 or 24-120 in the f mount as my next one

the 24-70 f mount will be way better than buying a z mount

f mount is like 600 cad

z is 3200

[brazen hemlock]

yea that makes a lot of sense

[shut hazel]

fr

[scarlet tulip]

not a gallery shot at all

but it's fun to see the hawk fight off the crow for once

[brazen hemlock]

i think i'm going to go to jamaica bay this weekend. i have enough cold weather gear to be toasty down to -10 degrees or so.

[spring vault]

should go to Jamaica

[brazen hemlock]

🛫

heated base layers are soooo good. heated base layer + insulation layer + wind block layer = bird profit.

if i wear my heated base layer pants, down pants, and ski pants, i think i would sweat in -20.

[gilded yarrow]

I would sweat so much lmao

[brazen hemlock]

it's for when you aren't moving and sitting on your ass. i wouldn't wear this for a hike. need more ventillation for hikes.

[brazen hemlock]

damn, wind gust reaching 30 mph+. maybe i won't go this weekend. it is pretty windy and pretty damn cold. i'll see how i feel.

[dusty fog]

wind is by far worst weather condition

rain or snow without wind is no problem

[gilded yarrow]

Got this pic the same day where I got my kingfisher in the rain shot, never edited it because I thought it didnt have enough detail lol

Very very cropped

Bro was mad at another kingfisher lol

[spring vault]

nice

[scarlet tulip]

Kingfisher from last summer

[grizzled nebula]

gonna take the new lens to the kingfisher place tomorrow

[fast knoll]

Will edit later

[grizzled nebula]

backgrounds should be insane

[fast knoll]

Unedited but lifer!

[grizzled nebula]

atleast it looked at you in the eyes

something a heron will never do

[green meadow]

This is my test shot taken with 600mm f6.3 and 2x tc + DX crop (ISO 1400). No sharpness added just lightroom default settings.

[brazen hemlock]

yo, you just cut my eyes. you need to pay for my medical bill now.

[brazen hemlock]

that looks amazing with the 2x tc.

[left brook]

peak

[grizzled nebula]

dayum that's really sharp

i gotta try this on my 600 F/4 when i get both TCs

[green meadow]

Here's another with 2x tc. Yeah, it is sharp enough for this kind of close range detail shots if you need bit more magnification. But if subject is further away then air often causes haze that reduces sharpness. Also aperture f13 is really limiting in many situations.

[scarlet tulip]

Seems like a nice overwater combination, or something for marshes

[magic crown]

Crazy condition for the kingfisher

I hope get it

[grizzled nebula]

how

just how

i swear woodpeckers are a myth

[grizzled nebula]

breh

c'est ou?

[magic crown]

À Grans

Parle anglais par contre ici (au moins les autres comprennent)

[magic crown]

Well i changed my spot bc i see him going on another branch to hunt multiple times

[grizzled nebula]

Y’a la moitier des mods qui parlent indonesien

[magic crown]

Ouais mais bon autant parler en anglais

[grizzled nebula]

Eh okay bro

I will speak engish from now on

Waiting for borbs to come out

[magic crown]

Chonky boi

[grizzled nebula]

Even bigger

[magic crown]

Super chonky boi

[grizzled nebula]

not 1 bird ffs

[finite flower]

it do be like that

[grizzled nebula]

they're all camping in the trees

[grizzled nebula]

Managed to get a bird pic finally

[scarlet tulip]

How’s the lens

[grizzled nebula]

Incredible

The background separation is insane

Quite heavy and slightly loud but who cares

[charred holly]

f4 depth of field on a full frame camera has to be quite tight

Already had cases of blurry beaks at f6.3 on an APSC lol

[brazen hemlock]

that was a learning experience for me too. i didn't realize how shallow dof is at 600mm f/8.5 is if the subject is close. and 600 f/4 is less than 1/4th dof of f8.5.

(i shoot 400mm f/5.6 on my crop, so it converts to 600mm f/8.5)

at 600mm f/8.5, if the subject is 5 meters away, which is def possible with a bird, the dof is 3cm. 1.5cm to the front, and 1.5cm to the rear.

at 600mm f4, dof is 1.4cm

interesting...why is it 3cm for f/8.5, and 1.4cm for f/4?

i feel it like it should be a 1/4 difference, not a 1/2 difference. my understanding is that each stop is 1/2 dof difference. since f/4 to f/8.5 is about 2 stops, i was expecting 1/4 difference.

at f/5.6 -> dof = 3cm
at f/8 -> dof = 4.4cm
at f/11 -> dof = 6cm

k, i've misunderstood something about dof. time to study.

why did i think dof is halved or doubled each stop??????? . i don't like being flat out wrong like this.

makes sense that dof follows the same progression as aperture

[grizzled nebula]

i'm pissed off about tomorrow

not going to take pics of the raptors cause it'll be raining and ik they won't be out

[brazen hemlock]

yea, this is tomorrow for us in nyc. i guess i'm staying home.

[left brook]

how handholdable is it?

[grizzled nebula]

it's not easy but it's possible if you take breaks by holding it with both arms for a few seconds or put it down for 2 mins every 5-10 mins

[tender galleon]

how cold?

finally i have time to go birding during the daylight

[gilded yarrow]

ohhh whats that Website?

Ah it says it in the upper right lmao

[brazen hemlock]

-14f with wind chill. so -25c. it's not crazy bad, but rather not be outside.

[brazen hemlock]

yea https://dofsimulator.net/en/ is a good website

i used it a lot to learn about dof in genera, along with crop factor

[charred holly]

Looked at some review for my dream lens that cost way too much for my bank account

Someone posted some images, here is one of them :

I almost feel insulted

[gilded yarrow]

💀

[left brook]

which lens 😭

[fast knoll]

prob 600 f4

[brazen hemlock]

hmm, is this really the max sharpness of 180-600? #💡・open-feedback message

that looks like a 50-250mm photo

if that is indeed how 180-600 looks, then i am so glad that i got the 100-400.

[charred holly]

Sigma 500 f5.6

[left brook]

probably not too sharp at 900mm ffeq

maybe though

[charred holly]

lmao no, 4kg is waaay too heavy for me

I like hiking as light as I can

[shut hazel]

Humming birb came back but while i was trna get a good position it flew away

I got it scratching itself tho

[fast knoll]

lmao igot a very similar photo today

[shut hazel]

ooo

My old bird photos were cooked

Back whwn i was new

[gilded gale]

^.^

Cutie was curious

[shut hazel]

thats awesome

really nice quality

i need to try video on me camera

[gilded gale]

it's fun to capture longer moments like that

[shut hazel]

what tripod do you guys use for photo/video for birds btw?

i have some cheap amazon tripod my parents got me a couple years ago

[gilded gale]

a picture wouldn't convey that moment in the same way

[shut hazel]

i wanna upgrade this year since im sure a 600mm will get too heavy for this one

[shut hazel]

definitely

[gilded gale]

I use a gitzo GT3531LSV

They're often sold used for under $200

[fast knoll]

I can’t tell is this 120fps or normal 30 fps lol

Very nice video

I like the sound too

[shut hazel]

oo

expensive brand new

ill check facebook marketplace

my list of things that arent lenses for this year are a new tripod, new bag, extra batteries/a power bank, and some filters like a variable nd

[gilded gale]

yeah, dont buy one new, no reason to. If the carbon is in good condition it will last a lifetime when taken care of

[shut hazel]

ima go to the camera store tomorrow to check some out

[fast knoll]

davinci is also quite good at stabilziing video

u have to be steady in the field but it can help a lot for handheld

[gilded gale]

24 fps

[fast knoll]

is that 8k

there r too many video settings lol

i just do 4k 60 usually

[gilded gale]

Just 4k 120

oh sorry, it is 30 fps, on davinci import

I need to learn a lot more about video, It's fun to do when the conditions outside arent as good for photos

[fast knoll]

also idk if u meant the have the black bars on ur video but i accidentally did that one time cause i shot in 4096 x 2160 instead of 3840 x 2160

i switched after and i think the latter is the standard resolution

[gilded gale]

I do and i dont haha, I forget to change my video settings all the time lol

I do have it set at 4096x2160, but i keep meaning to change it

4K-D VS 4K-U >.<

[fast knoll]

i wanna try 4k 30 oversampled

i kinda like smoother video tho

[gilded gale]

since I dont have an actual 'video' setup i always just rely on the smoother 120fps recording lol

especially since I'm handholding most of the time

[fast knoll]

davinci stabilization is rlly good

[gilded gale]

is it available in the free version? I havent looked at it

[fast knoll]

yep

completely free

[fast knoll]

this was handheld then stabilized

[gilded gale]

I literally just trim clips and add a few audio tracks haha

[fast knoll]

yea me too lol

[gilded gale]

is that a ruby throated? they look really similar to the anna's hummingbirds we have around here

[fast knoll]

just an anna's

[gilded gale]

ah ok!

[fast knoll]

got a bunch of anna's photos today lol

[gilded gale]

i guess ruby throated's have the red going further back around the neck

ooh, and a slightly decurved bill

I'll have to look into doing some 8k 60 and stabilizing it

[fast knoll]

yea i need to play around with settings more

[gilded gale]

I have some 8k 60 recordings, but havent done anything with them

I really dont like the UI of davinci so I've been avoiding learning video stuff lol

[fast knoll]

it's def confusing at first

i still dont use 99% of the features

i just stabilize lol

sometimes if im feeling bold i'll adjust a slider or two

[gilded gale]

I think I'll have to mess with color grading 8k canon raw

or probably just apply the correct LUTs

[shut hazel]

woww

tht reminds me

yesterday afterschool i saw a male and female ruby throated land right next to each other

it waslike golden lighting

onb i ran inside to get my camera but they were long gone by the time i put my bag and stuff down 😭

[fast knoll]

yea i shoot standard

log is too hard lol

[gilded gale]

I sadly cant do 8k 60 unless it's in raw 🙁

time to learn 😄

[shut hazel]

i think my camera does raw video

is raw video like raw photos but video??

idk

[gilded gale]

essentially yes

@fast knoll Here's some random test footage, recorded at 8k raw, 60fps, exported at 4k 30

You're right tho, thats some good shit 😄

[fast knoll]

wow documentary worthy

is there a reason u export in 30 instead of 60?

[gilded gale]

nope, leme do the same thing at 60 😮

[shut hazel]

gah damn

[gilded gale]

Same thing @ 4k 60

[fast knoll]

what do u use to add the music lol

it makes it so much better

[gilded gale]

Just some free music and thrown into a DaVinci audio track

[left brook]

you use an ND?

[wide flint]

nah the 180-600 is way sharper than that

ofc not top of the line prime sharpness but sharper than those pics

here are some of the sharpest ones I could find quickly that I took with it

Most of em are cropped a bit, except the goldeneye, and they were all ran through topaz so this isn't straight out of camera sharpness

[brazen hemlock]

ah awesome, yea figured. i've heard that 180-600 is a capable enough lens.

[tender galleon]

got this today 🔥

[gilded gale]

I don't, I do all video exposure through ISO and aperture

[fast knoll]

i always have to stop down in the day lol

1/125 and even iso100 is still insanely bright

[magic crown]

Crazy condition

[charred holly]

More flamingos that I have seen in my lifetime, probably

[tender galleon]

i've seen 0 in my lifetime 😂

[charred holly]

Seen one last week, it was pretty close too

It was annoying to capture since it only lifted its head to breathe

[magic crown]

There was over 1000 flamingoes here

[charred holly]

Great scenary

[magic crown]

Thanks that was so fun to make

[charred holly]

I usually stitch photos for wide shots like this, but I guess it is out of the question with wildlife

[brazen hemlock]

so i have a little garden in my apartment. i used to have a feeder where mourning doves used to come by. got rid of the feeder though. got too dirty around the area.

anyway, birds stop by my patio here and there and this is the first time i've seen a mockingbird. these are more just documentation photos rather than trying to take a nice bird photo:

[shut hazel]

i almost snatched up the z mount 180-600 today

but i decided against

and ima santch up a new bike

[hidden wyvern]

chickadee

[shut hazel]

birbb

[brazen hemlock]

jesus, how the hell do these birds fly in this temperature? with the speed they are flying at, the wind chill temperature on the body must be insane.

[magic crown]

Birds don't really "suffer" of cold temp it's mostly hot temp

[brazen hemlock]

i'm just thinking more about the physics aspect of it. like, metal becomes brittle around -40f. in alaska, things shatter all the time. liquid freezes really fast at that temperature. and these alaskan birds, they are flying up high in -60f. i can't imagine what kind of temperature the bird is subjected to when the ambient temperature is -60f. we humans would die pretty fast.

i heard about some birds that migrate over the himalayas. it is so insane to me that a living thing can survive in that condition.

[sharp ether]

They're bar-headed geese

[wide flint]

some cranes do as well iirc

[charred holly]

You just have to not know what cold is

[shut hazel]

I see manu hummingbird in my backyard today

I am going to try getting more closeups

[left brook]

holy shit

sharp sharp

[brazen hemlock]

the 100-400mm z is bonkers

it is the second sharpest nikon telephoto zoom lens

and the sharpest zoom at 400

[green meadow]

Cold morning = round and fluffy birds 🥶

[scarlet tulip]

Brrrrrds

[green meadow]

I don't know how they can survive out there. I had at least 5 layers of clothing and managed about 3 h. 😅

[dusty fog]

yeah its really insane

they're very hardy for such cute little things

i guess some feathers would go a long way though

[spring vault]

they got luxury down jackets

[magic crown]

Bird becoming big blorb

[gilded yarrow]

smh fuck heat haze

shot from my car, lens was fully out of the window but motor was too warm I guess

This one might be salvageable

Bro was so close

[sharp ether]

heat haze has made many of my photos unusable

nothing we can do about it

[gilded yarrow]

Yup

[left brook]

so many hummingbirds

hows the z5ii

[shut hazel]

very fun camera

fast af and the 11fps is great for bird

[shut hazel]

my backyard area has tons of them

Ive seen rufous anas ruby throat

Allat

[left brook]

send some here

[shut hazel]

come take them

[left brook]

ok send addy

I'll take the z5ii too

[shut hazel]

real

[gilded yarrow]

Pidgeon built a nest right next to my classroom window lol

[magic crown]

Holy light

[half yacht]

Edited, I'm very happy with it :D

Holy compression 😭

[fast knoll]

nice

[charred holly]

That second image background is so clean

[half yacht]

any feedback is appreciated :>

[shut hazel]

borbs

[astral saffron]

Do any of you enter into compeitions? If so which ones? I want to start submitting my work but need a starting point

[magic crown]

Bro jumpscared me at the end

[dusty fog]

[grizzled nebula]

3 more days till camargue

can't wait

[half yacht]

The last image in #🦀・creatures (the bird with the berry) is so good 🙏 🙏 🙏

[half yacht]

Has anyone got any feedback for this?

[fast knoll]

maybe play around with masking to bring more attention to the head?

idk

it's a nice photo

[half yacht]

I'll play around more with similar shots I got of the same bird to see if I find something I can do to that one which Is my favorite composition-wise

[charred holly]

Pixel peeped to the maximum, looks like you went a bit heavy handed on denoise and sharpening

Upper neck area looks unatural, and there seems to be some oversharpening grain in some place

Like here

[half yacht]

Pixel peeping are we :D

[half yacht]

I see, I'll play around in lightroom this evening

[scarlet tulip]

screm

[magic crown]

GET OUT OF MY PROPERTY ! 🗣️📢

[dark ermine]

the little lizard!!

that is awesome, i cannot get over that

image keeps on giving the more you look at it - didn't even notice the dove just shoved in there lmao

[left brook]

any tips for catching an owl?

ive heard it in the woods across the street

[grizzled nebula]

follow it's sound

[left brook]

what time of day

[fast knoll]

prob close to sunset

[scarlet tulip]

Just don’t approach it once you see it

Owls don’t react well to harassment

[fast knoll]

just got a hotshoe phone mount

ran to the park to test it out

[scarlet tulip]

Overlay this with a COD heads up display and some hit markers

[fast knoll]

we're bringing back MLG

[left brook]

tuff

[sharp ether]

I didn't even notice the lizard lol

It's so cute

[dark ermine]

Right!! Looks so happy...also brave 😄

[sick wave]

Saw a bald eagle in the wild for the first time yesterday evening 😄

(This was the best I could do with using Topaz for the first time without it looking too AI…heavily considering getting that Tamron 150-600mm G2 I’ve had an eye on for a while now )

Kinda wild that it wasn’t in the middle of nowhere either, in fact this was at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver :0 (not quite downtown but definitely still within the Metro Vancouver area)

Wonder if she has a nest somewhere nearby

Also here’s the crunchy original for the lols
“need a better lens than 70-200” intensifies

[magic crown]

Dobby having fun today

[tender galleon]

birb thinking

[plucky condor]

2 more with little lizard

[dusty fog]

bro did you feed the birds fried rice

[dark ermine]

is that a tube of cookie dough?! lol

[fast knoll]

today i had multiple california condors fly right over my head

[scarlet tulip]

hell of a spot to see them, nice

they're so big

[finite flower]

big bird

[scarlet tulip]

only the andean condor is larger afaik

[finite flower]

seeing one irl will probably scare tf out of me

the biggest bird ive seen thus far is the himalayan vultures i think

idk how it ended up in singapore but yeah

[tender galleon]

no 😅 its some bird food in a tube, blue tits like it a lot

[remote remnant]

you know what hell yeah

let the birds have fried rice fr

[plucky condor]

I didn't. Is it bad? The lizards got some too

[dusty fog]

yeah seems pretty bad to me but if you didn't do it to take photos it is what it is i guess lol

i'm not usually one to be against feeding birds but fried rice is another level 😂

[wide flint]

Yeah most human foods contain way too much salt for birds iirc

Just in general most foods outside of the natural diet of animal will more likely do harm than good

[sick wave]

All this talk of feeders reminds me of this person who attracts long tailed tits by hanging flattened meat in his backyard lol

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Also hilarious are the Japanese comments being like “…TIL that the so-called snow faeries eat meat”

[dark ermine]

i figured! was like "There is no way" but couldn't unsee this with a string through it

[wide flint]

yeah small songbirds actually love meat and animal fat in the winter

we always used to go by ther butcher and get free fat scraps and make our own bird foods byu melting it down and combining it with seeds and such

[plucky condor]

Oops it was my family that put it there it was supposed to be to attract fish when we went snorkeling. I guess we should only give birds fruits and vegetables

[dark ermine]

yeah def no people food; fruits, veggies, seeds, meat for some, bugs. and gotta be careful with fruits and veggies, onion and avocado is toxic to so many animals, there may be more.

[plucky condor]

Okok

[dusty fog]

Not bad for 400mm

100% crop buuuut

[left brook]

aight but who in their right mind chooses an onion to feed animals 😭

[dusty fog]

anyone can id this?

not a mourning dove right?

better pic

[left brook]

flicker

i dont think theres any other bird with such spots

[spring vault]

flickers r funny

they flick their beaks around

[left brook]

mourning doves dont have any of the stripes or spots or color, and have funnier necks and shorter beaks

not a good photo of the neck

[dusty fog]

ye

[dusty fog]

yay

LIFER

🙌

[dark ermine]

https://tenor.com/view/angry-angry-kid-congrats-nice-happy-for-you-gif-16045257244806990422

srsly awesome though, flickr has eluded me for so long, and they live here! (alabama)

[dusty fog]

The lifers come when you’re not looking lol

I just saw a robin off my balcony then thought this one was a dove and snapped it too

[spring vault]

whenever I find a new bird and I look it up and Google is like these are "common and widespread throughout everywhere"

[charred holly]

Could be worse

Could be me hearing multiple little owl nearby but not seeing any 🙃

(tbh it was quite dark)

[scarlet tulip]

now you will see flickers everywhere

[scarlet tulip]

this is always annoying lol, i see some weird cool warbler and Sibley says "common, easily found"

the local bird guy reports like 20 of them a week

[shut hazel]

norterhn flicker

these thingies bother me every morning

they go onto the rooftops in my area and peck at metal objects on the roof

[charred holly]

Superb owl

Bokeh is a bit weird, was it taken through a wire mesh?

[grizzled nebula]

Yep

Oof highlights way need some more lowering

[grizzled nebula]

Managed to make the background a bit smoother

[grizzled nebula]

Almost can’t see the fence anymore

I’ll be able to denoise properly on pc

[grizzled nebula]

full quality

It is a bit sharper in Lightroom but this is still fine

[dark ermine]

crap shot of a lifer today bald eagle

they have a nest where we went, gotta get up earlier though

[half yacht]

Currently editing and I am unsure what it needs, Is it too dark?

I screenshotted it 😭

[charred holly]

Perhaps some fringing correction? I see quite a bit of green at the right side

[half yacht]

How do I do that?

[half yacht]

What is fringing also :) I'm new-ish to photography I'd say still

I see the green now

I see a defringe option in lightroom But I messed aorund with the green fringing slider and saw no difference

[charred holly]

Lightroom has profiled corrections, if it isn't enough you could play with sliders until you get the right tint out

[half yacht]

thats the best I can do I reckon 😭

defringing is straining my eyes lowkey

[charred holly]

You can press alt when using sliders to have a better idea of what is being changed

Do not stress it much anyway, photo is already very good 😄

Pixel peeping that much isn't worth the effort most of the time

[half yacht]

accidentaly made the bird baked asf 💀

different image of same bird

was messing around with hues lol

[magic crown]

[wide flint]

wait where are you?

[magic crown]

At Mont Ventoux

[magic crown]

Holy bokeh

[gilded yarrow]

Guys

I've went looking for peregrines

And I found

Uhhh

chickens

[magic crown]

Is that a spark under him ?

[gilded yarrow]

Nah haha just the sun

[magic crown]

the 2nd one

[magic crown]

sun making false spark lmao

it's pranking us

[charred holly]

3rd one looks so proud

[magic crown]

imma big proud birb

[grizzled nebula]

Might be over edited but I’ll edit them properly when I’m on pc

Cba properly editing and spending time on something I will edit again later

[green canyon]

im friends with him now

ive gotten within around 10cm or less to him

gonna take food with me next time

[green canyon]

5 times or so over the past few weeks

always the same bush

[hidden wyvern]

waterbird day

[dark ermine]

found an old shot, rough but i like the mood

[finite flower]

have you seen thy peregrine shot

#🦀・creatures message

man tits are so cute

[left brook]

wild

howd u get that

[finite flower]

go early, and camp for a few days

like not camp camp but

go like daily

cuz pfs feed quite early and they usually feed once a day

twice if they are hungry

[gilded yarrow]

Yeah, sick

[finite flower]

are pfs common where you are at

generally observing a single individual is enough to get decent shots

[gilded yarrow]

Nah sadly not

[gilded yarrow]

Yeah theres two living at that abandoned Power plant, it's getting demolished tho which is pretty sad considering those are like 5 mins from my home and the only ones I know of

[finite flower]

mm yeah they like urban spaces as well

[gilded yarrow]

Wooo kestrel being chased by a crow, super cool

[scarlet tulip]

Crows, dicks to everyone

Nice catch

[gilded yarrow]

Thanks, sadly only got that phone vid even tho my cam was right next to my bed but I was still like half asleep while filming lmao

woke up, looked out of my window and saw them

[fast knoll]

Has anyone sold their photos or prints?

I feel like a few of my photos are worthy of being sold

I’m a big stickler for sharpness so print quality won’t be an issue

[magic crown]

yes i did

[fast knoll]

How do u find customers

[magic crown]

Word of mouth mainly, and when I go out to take photos
and some exhibit sometimes (hard part)

[charred holly]

A full day without birds?

Have some of mines then

[half yacht]

I don't even know if I want to edit this lol, this is unedited

There

[half yacht]

I don't know if I need/want to edit this

@charred holly You were just here 😭

[charred holly]

I just don't have much feedback here sorry 😅

It already feels solid unedited

Lighting is perhaps a bit dull

[dusty fog]

it looks pretty nice, worth editing

[gilded yarrow]

Not a bird but look what visited me infront of my classroom today lol, super cool

[green canyon]

i saw one this morning aswell

[green canyon]

also this guy again

[half yacht]

Awesome!!!

[grizzled nebula]

was quite far away

[wise trench]

Really pretty, maybe crop it though

[charred holly]

I should have increased my shutter speed slightly, oh well...

[dark ermine]

bro help these birds, clean up their spot 😂

dumpster diving birds

[fast knoll]

do you guys know any good sites for making a photo calendar?

[magic crown]

WhiteWall

[charred holly]

Probably going back to the pond tomorrow, it really is sea birds paradise

[mint warren]

Finally gonna get some bird photography done in 2 weeks, Singapore holiday

[scarlet tulip]

enjoy

anything you're hoping to see?

[mint warren]

Pitas

Any of them

I also wouls enjoy some Brahminy kite shots or any Owls

[finite flower]

when are you comin

or if you are here i can bring you about

[finite flower]

SBG is where its at right now, fairy pitta and collared scoop owl

[mint warren]

5th

Ill probably take you up on that

[finite flower]

what dates will you be free? ill see if im available

hopefully the pitta is still around

[mint warren]

Its a holiday so most of it

Am planning to do Sungei Buloh followed by Yishun 928 Laksa combo

[charred holly]

That feeling when you burst a bird in flight and it neatly fills the frame without cropping...

[gilded yarrow]

pt 1 of things that never happen

[charred holly]

It did happen to me today!

[sharp ether]

It's facing the sun too

Excellent!

[fast knoll]

200mm btw lol

[scarlet tulip]

duck fight

[finite flower]

you can try jelutong tower as well

its in season

[light valley]

The other ducks seem to be looking at you. “Do you see the ••••” Haha There always has to be one.

[scarlet tulip]

“Look at this idiot, he can’t even fly”

Lol

[magic crown]

Forest birding with a 1st good subject

[charred holly]

Looks like you sent a super compressed version, very cool regardless

[magic crown]

Yeah it's a 2mp raw preview it's not the whole image res

[gilded yarrow]

Ohhh black Woodpecker

seen from my window

wonky ahhh pic lmao

[gilded yarrow]

Forest birding can be fun but so much harder to get nice photos, especially in the summer

[green canyon]

finally i can go photograph birds again next week

right now its still raining like the past 2 or 3

[gilded gale]

@dark minnow

[dark minnow]

Yes?

[gilded gale]

you reacted so fast lol

[dark minnow]

Haha

[gilded gale]

it just gave me a chuckle lol

[dark minnow]

I’m flash

[gilded gale]

nyoom!

[dark minnow]

Kachow!!

[grizzled nebula]

i'll go try to do some photography in a very similar forest tomorrow if i have time

[magic crown]

Gl with them

[grizzled nebula]

i saw some crested tits aswell last time

but didn't manage to get a good photo

[green canyon]

idk who posted and deleted it but 2

[magic crown]

me i forgot something on the tit shot

wich one you prefer ?

[green canyon]

now its nr 1

[grizzled nebula]

send image

[gilded yarrow]

Trashy insanely zoomed in image, nothing good lol

Just used my cam for id while doing some birding from my window

[gilded yarrow]

imo 2 but with a bit more negative space above the bird

[charred holly]

I do like bokeh but left is a bit much, like 3/4 bokeh. Second has a bit more context with that log.

[grizzled nebula]

hope i can see a crested tit aswell tomorrow

[gilded yarrow]

something like that

[gilded yarrow]

I only saw one once, theyre so cool

[grizzled nebula]

in my garden

[magic crown]

i'm at max

[gilded yarrow]

Damn lucky

[grizzled nebula]

we have so many here

[gilded yarrow]

We dont, theres overall just not a lot of birds where I live

[grizzled nebula]

my bum ass missed focus

[magic crown]

lol canon issue

[grizzled nebula]

no, skill issue

[magic crown]

yeah bc canon

[grizzled nebula]

i was on whole area AF for no reason lol

[grizzled nebula]

canon and nikon destroy sony AF for wildlife btw 😉

i need to edit it

[magic crown]

maybe nikon but not canon

[grizzled nebula]

canon is better than both

nikon is more affordable than both

broke people brand

[magic crown]

yeah sure having f/8 at 600mm is better than f/6.3 at 600mm

now i understand why you got the 600mm

[grizzled nebula]

being able to afford a 600 F/4 for 3.9k is better than having to spend 14K for one 😉

[magic crown]

i mean in zoom

not locked focal

[grizzled nebula]

eh 100-500 has much better IQ than 200-600

F/7.1 is barely anything more than F.6.3

[magic crown]

yeah but not internal zoom so more dust and problems

[grizzled nebula]

redstart!

[grizzled nebula]

eh, small and light

1.3kg and small vs 2KG and huge

[magic crown]

just for 1kg bro really

[grizzled nebula]

it's noticable

100-500 is so light

[magic crown]

for a tele not really

[grizzled nebula]

feels like you're barely holding anything in ur hand

[magic crown]

size is more defendable sure but for the weight almost all lenses have 1kg or more

[grizzled nebula]

well personally i'd rather have something light, super sharp and small that's external than a big heavy lens that's internal weight and has worse IQ

[magic crown]

the 200-600 is one of the best shaprness btw

[grizzled nebula]

anyway we gonna get destroyed for having a brand war here

[magic crown]

fr

[grizzled nebula]

i wanna reply but i won't cause it'll go one for ever lol

[charred holly]

Join the APSC side, we have cookies 100-500 equivalents weighting 625g

[grizzled nebula]

redstart again!

[magic crown]

all brand are cool (except nikon bc no reason )

the finals version (portrait cannot be sized larger)

[grizzled nebula]

natural light

wrong shutter speed

but i'll cope by saying it looks cool

[gilded yarrow]

oof

[grizzled nebula]

i hope i have time tomorrow

to get some more

[hoary sigil]

Any thoughts?

[charred holly]

I don't see many thoughts in those eyes

Jokes aside, colors are a bit over saturated

[grizzled nebula]

over saturated

[hoary sigil]

I'm colour blind so I think I over compensate

Cheers guys

[grizzled nebula]

sharp robin

one of my fav birds

[hoary sigil]

My Nan loves them

[grizzled nebula]

who doesn't

[hoary sigil]

Robin is typing...

[charred holly]

Love them as well, one of the rare small birds that actually pose for the camera

[hoary sigil]

I didn't realise your name was actually robin lol

[charred holly]

Yeah, it is my actual name lol

[hoary sigil]

Oh that's cool

[charred holly]

Good thing my parents didn't named be Ford, I would be stuck shooting cars

[hoary sigil]

I do that anyway so...

I mean at least you're not like

Nude Model

That would be awkward

[green canyon]

way too orange

[hoary sigil]

I'm on it thanks

[grizzled nebula]

i wanna see a fire robin but they're only in australia

[green canyon]

i wanna see a pink robin

[charred holly]

Was checking Wikipedia, the exemple pic is stupid sharp

[green canyon]

but theyre only in australia

[hoary sigil]

This any better?

[green canyon]

do ever so slightly less

also it seems a bit red

idk

[hoary sigil]

I think I tinted the breast for some reason so that would be why

[grizzled nebula]

still needs less saturation

[green canyon]

i only know them like this

[grizzled nebula]

hmm probably

that's how they are

[charred holly]

Fun fact, robins are called "rouge gorge" in french. It means "red throat" and it is highly inaccurate if you ask me...

[green canyon]

same in german

rotkehlchen

[grizzled nebula]

i'm french

and yh they are indeed called rouge gorge

i wanna get some more kingfisher pics

only got to touching distance once

[charred holly]

Vernacular names are all kind of messed up anyway

[green canyon]

but "chen" is a diminutive which fits more

[charred holly]

Only time I saw a kingfisher was on a canoe

Needless to say, it didn't stay long with all the noise I was making

[grizzled nebula]

still one of my fav pics

i was literally moving around and it didn't move

wish i had the 600 back then

[charred holly]

"wish I had a 600" is something I often say

[green canyon]

ive never seen one

apparently they exist around one of my local rivers but are seen very rarely

[grizzled nebula]

sad

they've beautiful

ordered some camo today so i'll hopefully be able to get closer to him

[green canyon]

im sure ill go hunt for one some day

[grizzled nebula]

birds don't like big white lenses

[charred holly]

At some point, I should just let go and empty my bank account...

[green canyon]

it doesn't matter much when you're walking towards them

but i might order the same thing you did for your lens

[grizzled nebula]

they don't seem to like when i have the lens on the tripod cause it's just a big reflective thing, when i handhold it and hide it behind a wall they'll perch

or when i use a small white lens

[green canyon]

ive found the way i move to be the biggest factor

if something large moves quickly theyre gone

[grizzled nebula]

i set up the tripod and don't move for a while

[green canyon]

i prefer walking around

but to be fair i havent really found a good spot to camp out at so far

[grizzled nebula]

my kingfisher spot

[green canyon]

Ill be going to a larger nature reserve more often soon

should have a lot more activity

[grizzled nebula]

i still need to go to the gorges du verdon for the raptors

3 golden eagles reported around there in the last 4 days

there's also hundreds of griffon vultures

[green canyon]

ill check ebird for my spot rq i havent done so in a while

[grizzled nebula]

i'd have stayed hours if i didn't forget my tripod lol

golden eagles

i live in this area

well near

[green canyon]

damn

[grizzled nebula]

griffon vultures

this is 1h away from where i live

so many raptors there

8 different species i believe

[green canyon]

sadly i dont live in the best area for birds

[gilded yarrow]

Same

Kinda nice for birds, not great for bird photos at all

But I feel like theres just a tiny amount of birds compared to other places

[green canyon]

yeah

imagine living in like rural Scandinavia or something

Olle Nielsson for instance or Morten Hilmer do i think

Morten could be danish idk

so much activity all year round

so much nature

[grizzled nebula]

where i live is not AMAZING but just a 1h drive i get to see so many birds

[gilded yarrow]

Lmao yes I'm so jealous every time I watch one of their videos

[grizzled nebula]

not my pic but a good idea of the area

gorges du verdon is actually incredible

[magic crown]

overrated place
Baronnie better

you are literally ABOVE the colony

like that you can have all kind of shots (under front and above you)

[grizzled nebula]

c'est a 2h de plus de chez moi

[magic crown]

https://tenor.com/view/smg4-mario-laughing-gif-23988493

[grizzled nebula]

gorges du verdon >>

.

[magic crown]

amuse toi bien au Verdon dans tout les cas

[finite flower]

#🦀・creatures message

which tit is this or is it not a tit

[scarlet tulip]

Black-capped chickadee, they are related to tits as far as I know

[finite flower]

i see, at first glance it looked like a tit lmao

[scarlet tulip]

they're very close, yeah

[wise trench]

beautiful photo

[scarlet tulip]

Thanks!

[fast knoll]

what kind of vulture is that?

is that a griffon

[magic crown]

Yeah this is

[scarlet tulip]

cooper's hawk re-edit from a few years ago, lost the raw so i'm reduced to jpeg torture

[fast knoll]

the backgrounds on these

gotta click on them to see the full photo tho

[scarlet tulip]

You westerners and your bright colorful winter birds

These are great

[gilded yarrow]

Red kites are returning

One of my fav raptors

saw one yesterday and one rn soaring pretty high up infront of my classroom

[grizzled nebula]

Finally!!

[charred holly]

🙃

[grizzled nebula]

FUCKKK

I found a green woodpecker and scared it away

[gilded yarrow]

Alright guys

got around 1.5h for some birding after school on wednesday

should I go to a Park and hope for some nice light and smaller birds or go to a lake with some possible lifers and some gulls etc too

[charred holly]

Go big or go home

[gilded yarrow]

So both? Lmao

[wide flint]

No, just go home

[gilded yarrow]

[grizzled nebula]

damn this is nice

i like how it's not just flat

[finite flower]

decided to revisit some old files

[dusty fog]

omg poor parrot

for some reason i never realized that parrots and parakeets are prey

[scarlet tulip]

So are the cute fuzzy baby ducks

If you want bird horror, go look at the top ebird photos for the greater black backed gull

[dusty fog]

noooo

oh great black backed

excuse me

oh god

[scarlet tulip]

They are terror birds

Largest gulls in the world

[spring vault]

they'd kill a man for one french fry

[scarlet tulip]

Fun to watch in flight too

And they sound more like dinosaurs than gulls

[waxen coyote]

What do you mean?

[grizzled nebula]

There's a wave

and it looks nice

[grizzled nebula]

you should get dxo

time to find these woodpeckers again

[waxen coyote]

ohhh okok thankssss

[tough cipher]

sorry whats the fucking size of this cunt

[dusty fog]

about 1/2 seals

[tough cipher]

It is 64–79 cm (25–31 in) long with a 1.5–1.7 m (4 ft 11 in – 5 ft 7 in) wingspan and a body weight of 0.75–2.3 kg (1 lb 10 oz – 5 lb 1 oz).

[dusty fog]

3 foot tall seagull

[tough cipher]

when they say long, is that ass to head

or height above ground standing

[spring vault]

look at that chicken

[hoary sigil]

Tit

[scarlet tulip]

Here is a juvenile

Not my photo, wish it were

[grizzled nebula]

Warra phone quality

[gilded yarrow]

why tho

lr denoise is nice and built in

no need for fake detail

[scarlet tulip]

Lightroom denoise also provides “fake detail”

[gilded yarrow]

Kestrels!

Theyre so cool

[grizzled nebula]

sad they were so high so

couldn't get a good pic

[gilded yarrow]

Man I just love all raptors ngl

[grizzled nebula]

same

[gilded yarrow]

couldnt decide on a fav one

[grizzled nebula]

mine is probably the harpy eagle

[gilded yarrow]

Actually yeah I could, fav is peregrine, but everything after that just cant be ranked

[gilded yarrow]

Yeah theyre sick

[grizzled nebula]

the kestrels had a little moment today

hope i can see them lower on a branch or something soon

[half yacht]

Personally I prefer the first one :)

[left brook]

600/4 going crazy

how much is the r6ii batt grip

[grizzled nebula]

Got mine for about 400 or 500 euros

but there's the cheaper and older BG-R10 that's 200 euros i think

maybe less

[fast knoll]

A few before and after

[gilded yarrow]

The fuck I just saw a blue tit glide

wings & tail fully open for like 4 seconds

Ive never seen that before lmao

[shut hazel]

o

[gilded yarrow]

Raven right above me, cant find him tho lmao

[magic crown]

Let's go birding

[grizzled nebula]

t'as du ciel beu

[gilded yarrow]

Guys I've found a shit ton of migrating lapwings & starlings

Some geese are here too

And I saw like 5 cranes

[astral saffron]

I have so many penguin photos to go through

Very happy with a few of them tho

[tough hull]

True

[grizzled nebula]

Just destroyed myself on the way back down from the mountain

Went on a rock with my bike by accident and the pedal hit my shins

On my way to the birds now

[gilded yarrow]

ow

I just biked like 15 or 16km after training legs yesterday

interesting experience

[green canyon]

im being ragebaited istg

its 20°c
not a single cloud
and they're cutting down trees with a chainsaw in the forest

no way im getting any birds

[gilded yarrow]

💀

But tbh I just realized once again forest birding just isnt great

Heard tons of birds yeah

but I saw SO many more once I got onto the open fields

Such an insane amount of raptors today

No good photos tho

[tough hull]

Same here

[wide flint]

same here lmao

Municipality thought this was the perfect day to do all the gardening work everywhere

[grizzled nebula]

Birds aint showing up today

Time to go check this place out

[magic crown]

Bro want pure hardcore difficulty

[green canyon]

forest may be a bit of an overstatement

couple lakes connected with a larger wooded area

birds come out quite often

im going anyways now the weather is just too good

might photograph some ducks or geese today

[gilded yarrow]

Lmao crazy, everyone got good weather today

[green canyon]

my entire tiktok fyp is just people posting about Wednesdays weather

[gilded yarrow]

I wanna go out again, but I cant bike any further

[magic crown]

Having a bus moving from lake A to lake B is so good

[grizzled nebula]

Lucky bastard

[magic crown]

[grizzled nebula]

I dont even have a damn lake near me

[gilded yarrow]

I got a few, nothing huge tho

[green canyon]

yay no more chainsaw as far as i can hear

[gilded yarrow]

Closest really big one is around 1 or 1.5h away

[grizzled nebula]

Except one thats in a private domain

[magic crown]

Challenge do this shot

[grizzled nebula]

The closest lake to me is a 1h30 bike ride from where i livr

WOODPECKER!!

Hes close but cant see him

[magic crown]

Kingfisher/duck : 10 minutes

Raptors : 20 minutes

Pheasan : 10 minutes

Flamingoes : 30 minutes

And all of them is only with bus

My area is a fucking cheat code