Bird Photography

[undone slate]

?

[naive fiber]

I don't know how to explain this

Uhh

It's pretty self explanatory

[undone slate]

I'm opting for the great tit because I saw a pair of them near my house and I'm interested in them coming to my PETG printed feeder, although I don't know how often I should wash it.

[naive fiber]

Wash the outside

But not the inside if they are nesting

Don't wash it as such just take a wet wipe

You probably don't even need to do that

[undone slate]

i mean the feeder

[naive fiber]

Oh

Every week

Or so

[tough hull]

Nooo

For the first time ever I heard a Eurasian wryneck

So close to me

But I deleted the recording on accident

[undone slate]

maybe twice a month?

as long as they don't go to the feeder

[tough hull]

Heard them again and got recording

[naive fiber]

Rip bro

[naive fiber]

Every week

[undone slate]

why?

[tough hull]

And saw them

Three

[naive fiber]

No photos I assume

[naive fiber]

Because you don't want to kill the birds from disease

[undone slate]

I know, but the feeder is fine as long as no birds go there, besides, it's a hanging feeder.

[naive fiber]

Ok but that doesn't change the fact that birds get diseases

[undone slate]

Apart from that, I will make them black sunflower seeds that last a long time.

[undone slate]

but why do they get that?

[naive fiber]

Why do humans get diseases

[undone slate]

virus

[naive fiber]

My question was rhetorical but no not just viruses

trichomonosis is one

That killed a lot of the UK greenfinch population

And chaffinches

[undone slate]

u don't have those on UK?

[naive fiber]

Yes we do

That's why I mentioned them lmao

[split path]

I cropped it maybe a little lot. The heron was quite far.

[naive fiber]

The heron isn't that much tbh

[naive fiber]

For editing inspo you can drop some in #1478202337804685372

[split path]

And what about the other photos, should I change anything?

@naive fiber

[naive fiber]

I think they look pretty unedited right now

I like the ducks and the deer

The deer looks very warm though

[split path]

It was taken during golden hour.

[naive fiber]

It looks more orange than golden hour

Maybe adjust the wb a bit

It looks a bit more like a sunset that has been faked than a real one tbh

I have no clue if this is sooc though

Your camera probably messed up wb

[split path]

probably

I shoot everything in raw.

[naive fiber]

I meant sooc rather than raw

[tough hull]

Nah

[naive fiber]

Shame

[split path]

Better?

[tough hull]

I’M AT THE KINGFISHER SPOT

I came here hearing splashing

Thought it was fish

Then I sit for 15 mins and kingfisher flys so close to me I could have touched it

Then I hear splashing

I look to my right and 3m next to me kingfisher lands

But

Behind branches

At a different spot but af stopped working

[green canyon]

😭

[naive fiber]

defo

Try use Lr dropper tool

Wb tool

[split path]

I also tried some basic masking but don't know if it made anything.

[naive fiber]

Idk what to call it

[undone slate]

good luck 🍀

[naive fiber]

There's the best kingfisher spot in the UK I saw

I have no clue where it is

And it's really frustrating me

[tough hull]

lol

[naive fiber]

So annoying

I think its kingfisher

holy shit windows

hdr bug

[dusty fog]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-flashbang-gif-16362445421478761717

[tough hull]

First pic of greater whitethroat ever

[undone slate]

pretty nice imo

[tough hull]

Found a nest with birds in it

Cant identify yet

[half helm]

When you are trying to shoot portraits and random bird wants to be included.

[tough hull]

I think these are hatchlings

I don’t know what bird though

[undone slate]

wdym by portrait?

[half helm]

Like actual portraits of my wife with something like 80mm wide open.
A bird just landed over my head on the top of the pergola so I just swung the camera and shot a few from maybe 1m away.

[undone slate]

so lucky

[naive fiber]

Blackbird

Cute

Pretty bokeh lol

[undone slate]

i think u should do wilflife photography...

[half helm]

Most of my great shoots feel like luck and not an effect of hard work 😅
I guess if you try a lot you have moments.

[naive fiber]

That's wildlife

[undone slate]

yea

[half helm]

I semi do it on the side. I basically live in nature atm.

[undone slate]

what's atm?

[naive fiber]

At the moment

[undone slate]

how

[undone slate]

Ok

[naive fiber]

What does this mean

[naive fiber]

This one of those wetland dens?

[undone slate]

Where exactly can you find mandarin ducks?

they're from asia

they're quite limited

[half helm]

So many of them in UK

[undone slate]

yea, they're introduced

[half helm]

Narrowboat on a canal.

[undone slate]

what lens?

[half helm]

Probably 70-300, on Fuji so x1.5

[naive fiber]

Ahh

[half helm]

I've yet to learn how to shoot birds on the move. Most of my photos are from max 5m away

[grizzled nebula]

breh

WHERE ARE MY DUCKS

[half helm]

There may be all outside my window to be fair.
I see 3 male mandarin and one mallard

[undone slate]

But what's your house like?

[half helm]

There is a moorhen coming

[undone slate]

now?

can u record a video

[half helm]

No, this is my house, I live on a narrowboat
https://youtu.be/k8PzkbewfDY
(Excuse low quality, I'm horrible at the video stuff)

[undone slate]

u live on a narrowboat?

how's that?

[spring vault]

that's so cool

[half helm]

I like it, but a lot of stuff is very different, though a lot of stuff is the same 🤔🤷‍♂️

Hehe, subscribe to my channel 😛🤣

[undone slate]

THAT'S SOOOOO COOOOOL

[half helm]

I'm off for now, dinner time

[tough hull]

NO WAY

[undone slate]

wow

[tough hull]

I JUST HEARD ONE OF THE RAREST BIRDS HERE

[undone slate]

nice

[tough hull]

Eurasian gold oriole

I can’t see it though

[undone slate]

i hope you can take a photo of it soon

[grizzled nebula]

Must be fun asf

[undone slate]

it would be a great photo

[undone slate]

yes

[grizzled nebula]

my jealousy cannot be understood

[undone slate]

but u need to be in the uk

[undone slate]

same

Do you think I can get a good photo of a cassowary at a zoo?

[grizzled nebula]

not with ur cam

you'll see the fence a lot in the photos

tbf ur camera is so small u can probs fit the lens through the fence

so maybe

[undone slate]

How is it possible that there are such good photos of the zoo animals?

The largest bird zoo on the Iberian Peninsula has enclosures that I think don't have much fencing, so I might be able to take some good photos.

@grizzled nebula Do you know the largest zoo in Europe (the Carbaceno Zoo)?

At that zoo you can get photos as if you were in the wild.

[grizzled nebula]

probably very good photography equipment

[grizzled nebula]

no

[undone slate]

u should check it

[undone slate]

Yes, but by editing my photo I could get a good photo

[grizzled nebula]

seems sick

[undone slate]

yea

u could take photos like this

[grizzled nebula]

if u have a fence ur camera doesn't have the capabilities to allow u to do that

this was shot through a fence with a 600 F/4

you can still slightly see it

your camera will not be able to hide it

[grizzled nebula]

i'll look at it

maybe i'll go one day

[undone slate]

by bike?

[grizzled nebula]

brother

do u use your brain

[undone slate]

A lot

i thought you didn't have car

[grizzled nebula]

how the fuck am i going to go to spain from france on a bike

[undone slate]

i mean

you can do i

[grizzled nebula]

and planes + taxi/public transport exists

[undone slate]

if u want

[undone slate]

i know

[grizzled nebula]

https://tenor.com/view/gohine-hohino-no-hohineee-gohineee-gif-17792172174678204487

[undone slate]

that was at a zoo?

[grizzled nebula]

not a zoo but a natural reserve

[undone slate]

with fences

[grizzled nebula]

this was in a fenced area though

cause it was handicapped

[undone slate]

But was it an aviary?

[grizzled nebula]

there's a section for rescued birds

[grizzled nebula]

no

[undone slate]

that's nice

[undone slate]

So why was there a fence?

[grizzled nebula]

you're not allowed to enter it normally but you can get a small view of them

[undone slate]

why?

[undone slate]

But can't those owls fly?

[grizzled nebula]

it's a Rehabilitation center...

[grizzled nebula]

cause it barely generated any bokeh

[grizzled nebula]

not well

if u meant can they fly out no

[undone slate]

why

[undone slate]

i know

[grizzled nebula]

OMFGGGG

BROOO

REAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD

[undone slate]

i'm not understanding nothinggg

I'M READIIING

[grizzled nebula]

ITS A REHABILITATION CENTER AND I LITERALLY SAID THEY'RE HANDICAPPED

https://tenor.com/view/tissue-roll-hangging-suicide-funny-gif-22276377

[undone slate]

DO YOU HAVE ANY PHOTO OF THAT REHABILITATION CENTER?

[grizzled nebula]

i might genuinely kill myself

[undone slate]

same

[grizzled nebula]

it's a building

[undone slate]

OOOH OK

It's because, like before, I asked you if it was an aviary and you said no.

what's the name of that place?

i want to search it on google

[grizzled nebula]

because it's not...

[grizzled nebula]

it's not on google

[undone slate]

why?

[undone slate]

why?

An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds, although bats may also be considered for display. Unlike birdcages, aviaries allow birds a larger living space where they can fly; hence, aviaries are also sometimes known as flight cages in the United Kingdom. Aviaries often contain plants and shrubbery to simulate a natural environment.

[grizzled nebula]

because it's a rehab center..

https://www.parcornithologique.com/fr/l-association-2/centre-de-soins.html

this is all you'll be able to find about it

[grizzled nebula]

go ask your daddy grok why it's not an aviary

[undone slate]

º-º

ok

[grizzled nebula]

also the rest of the parc is basically all free animals

they can go out and come in when they want

which is cool

[undone slate]

yes

[grizzled nebula]

you're not really allowed to keep any animals enclosed in camargue i believe

this huge area is basically a huge open zoo

there's so many animals

(ofc it's not a zoo but it's almost like one cause of how close you can get to animals and how many there are)

[undone slate]

that's nice

[tough hull]

Hahahahhah

@grizzled nebula I think you should do something that the messages you’re seeing look like this

There’s a block button

Low cortisol if you do this

[naive fiber]

We have a couple of bird ones here

But not many general wildlife ones

Most of them are just forests

The bird ones are most if not always kingfisher areas

[tough hull]

Lucky

[naive fiber]

Kingfishers aren't so common here until autumn

So it's until then

[tough hull]

Bruh

[naive fiber]

My photos won't send

There

This is my best location I think

Birding in a city isn't the best but it can be done

[tough hull]

Birding in parks is underrated

You may not have so many birds but it’s basically guaranteed you can see selected species that live there and you can get hella close

[undone slate]

thanks... I prefer to ignore that comment, but anyway...

i appreciate that...😔

[naive fiber]

I have a park right next to me

But that's attached to a forest out my window

I hear wrens a lot

I wanted to set up a feeder here when I steal the materials from my DT project

[naive fiber]

I have a pond in my local park

I need to try that out

Sorry for the loads of pings over the same message I didn't realise lmfao

[tough hull]

Idc tbh I have no problem with being pinged

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX4rBYrC_c3/?igsh=MTZ0YnZxdWM5eGh6dA==

Ate the fish too early

[naive fiber]

Birds are pretty dumb

[undone slate]

they're so inteligent

[naive fiber]

Discord came back

Took long enough

[green canyon]

not everything is working yet

bunch of stuff isnt loading

[turbid flint]

It’s getting too damn hot and humid

High 80s and 70% + humidity all week

[tough hull]

NOW ITS BACK

[grizzled nebula]

Why are u muted lmao

Answer when u can speak again

[gilded yarrow]

beef in #💭・photo-lounge

[undone slate]

?

what happened?

[grizzled nebula]

this is fun ngl

[undone slate]

but what happened

[grizzled nebula]

he literaly said it in the message..

[undone slate]

beef

[grizzled nebula]

https://tenor.com/view/flight-reacts-wtf-bruh-what-is-you-talking-about-wth-what-gif-26056886

[undone slate]

ahh ok

[grizzled nebula]

you should send the 3rd one in #🦀・creatures

it's magnificent tbh

[undone slate]

😭

[grizzled nebula]

fuck is that

[undone slate]

🖤

🤍

[fast knoll]

im going down the list lol

i'll do that one next

[dark ermine]

one of these is the 180-600 on the z8, the other is the 150-600 c on the d7500

not a great comparison since iso was higher and zoom was different, dx vs fx, will try again tomorrow.
both are great, prob going to keep the 180-600 for quality of life internal zoom, faster af

[tough hull]

I love birds

[grizzled nebula]

1st one is the Z8?

[dark ermine]

first one is d7500 150-600 surprisingly

[grizzled nebula]

tbh the more i look at it the more i can tell

but the difference in crop is what makes it super difficult

the nose on the first one is slightly soft while it's sharp on the 2nd

[dark ermine]

that's true. I'll try again tomorrow with both the 150 and 180 on the z8

[naive fiber]

Honestly makes sense

[daring imp]

Whats the best way to sneak up on birds to not disturb them? I know of a rare bird thats always at a small lake here but i dont wanna make it scared but still take pictures. Does walking slowly help?

[grizzled nebula]

i blast music

and they dance

anyway gn

[grizzled nebula]

also yes it does help

[steady pasture]

The ruby throated hummingbirds in my back yard have been extremely active today

[charred holly]

Very big crop, but I kinda like the shot

[steady pasture]

It just sucks that we’ve had tornadoes here, so the sky’s been cloudy ALL DAY

And since my lens shoots at a minimum aperture of f/8 at 400mm it’s been painful working around it

[spring vault]

tornado chasing is also a hobby u could have

[narrow crag]

This is super nice for 12 and 16x bins

I won't ever buy anything more than 10x (500mm) without stabilization

[steady pasture]

no

Reed Timmer was less than 30 mins from me

I’ll leave it to him

[daring imp]

Lets go i found It 😍 been after this bird for 3 days

[daring imp]

Not too bad. Background is ugly tho and wasn't too much Light

[spring vault]

looks like you pasted a duck onto a low res video game texture

[fast knoll]

hooded mergansers r so skittish

[daring imp]

Yeah 😂 guess that's not a good thing. Gonna try to fix em better tomorrow. I just used Lightrooms denoise but it's pretty meh

[daring imp]

The place is very ugly where it was too. So much branches etc next to the water. Could not get a nice background

[tough hull]

Walking slowly decreases your visibility a lot

[daring imp]

Yeah i did that! Will remember that tho ty!

[tough hull]

Also probably the best way is just wait in a hide. I do not have one so I don’t know what’s best. For sneaking up tho i recommend the most that you approach when the wind comes from the bird’s direction so it has problems hearing you and also smelling you

At my local bird spot where I go to I always have problems getting to sit at one place where I can hide but when I got a windy day I just wait for like a wind gust coming from the birds direction and only move then. I have never had the birds notice me doing this. Except of course when they were behind me or anywhere where the wind was going towards.

[gilded yarrow]

woah

huge

[tough hull]

EAGLE

[gilded yarrow]

Bro he flew past me 4x, absolutely insane

[undone slate]

where was that?

[gilded yarrow]

germany

place is called steinhuder meer

[undone slate]

this?

[gilded yarrow]

ye

swallow cheatcode

[gilded yarrow]

Swallow at min focusing distance lol

Osprey!

[tough hull]

Howwww

[tough hull]

I have never seen them

[tough hull]

Stop using hacks bro

[gilded yarrow]

[gilded yarrow]

theyre breeding here

[tough hull]

Agh

[gilded yarrow]

And yeah the swallow are chilling

[tough hull]

Yeah well where I live too but they only land in their nests

[tough hull]

Oh well tower

[tough hull]

Oh nvm I meant swallows

[gilded yarrow]

yee

[gilded yarrow]

oof, yeah its only a 45 min drive for me

[tough hull]

I’m 50km bike trip rn and I already saw like a ton of birds

I saw a heron in a perfect place with reflection but the moment I take the shot it flies away

And I got a moorhen up close

That’s pretty much all

[gilded yarrow]

Cool!

[tender galleon]

i was at a bird watching tower, saw 15 of finlands biggest birds

[daring imp]

Thanks that's good info! Gonna remember that!

[tough hull]

Got so close

I’m pissed though th house martins are so hard to get

I have taken like 200 photos of them in just a few mins

[green canyon]

@grizzled nebula

i got the gimbal

100€ wimberley wh 200

[grizzled nebula]

show

[green canyon]

its in the trunk right now

[grizzled nebula]

open the trunk

[green canyon]

i can show you in 45 mins

[grizzled nebula]

[green canyon]

im on my way to a photography shop to get a plate

[grizzled nebula]

how tf did u get such a good deal

[green canyon]

idk man

its incredible

[naive fiber]

That's 6x less than normal price holy

[grizzled nebula]

ur from germany right?

[green canyon]

yes

but it was in the Netherlands

[grizzled nebula]

buy another one and sell it to me

won't even need to pay for import fees 🔥

ooo wait

for 240

wimberly WH-200 II for 240 wow

comes witha tripod too

wait wtf

this is an insane deal

the tripod is a Benro c-397

[narrow crag]

yes 1000%. They seem to see me get out of my car at the lake from like 100 yards away

[grizzled nebula]

i doubt u know much about it but is the BENRO C-397 M8 good?

[narrow crag]

never tried one but it looks good and benro makes great products

[grizzled nebula]

wimberly WH-200 II also extremely good i imagine

i might have to buy icl

[tough hull]

First Egyptian geese with 600mm

[grizzled nebula]

cause 240 euros for that kit is a joke

[grizzled nebula]

https://tenor.com/view/goose-goosey-geese-mean-goose-gif-6991715238242785666

[narrow crag]

is that a gimbal

[grizzled nebula]

yep

[narrow crag]

555 reviews and 5 stars is a good sign to me

lol

i just have a sirui gimbal head and its good 'nuff

[grizzled nebula]

how do i keep finding such insane deals

[narrow crag]

ya 240 euro for that is a steal

[grizzled nebula]

head + tripod

[narrow crag]

$1200 tripod setup

[grizzled nebula]

man

i need to

i'll just sell my current tripod after

[narrow crag]

Im a fluid head enjoyer now

i dont use my gimbal much

now

its a lot bigger and about the same weight and I dont like how it locks out

always creeps

could just be my cheap gimbal tho

[tough hull]

No way

A Eurasian coot attacked a crow

[narrow crag]

wow lol

coots are normally so chill

[grizzled nebula]

crow probs being a prick

[tough hull]

Yeah

[tough hull]

No

Crow was drinking and then the coot attacked

[narrow crag]

LOL

[grizzled nebula]

lmao

[narrow crag]

attack of the coots...

[tough hull]

Next week I will send the video

I made a video and took photos

[narrow crag]

Ive seen a pair of crows attack a monkey

[undone slate]

Nice

[grizzled nebula]

i've seen 3 magpies attack a baby heron

poor little guy

couldn't take a video or pic of the attack cause i was trying to find a better angle when they arrived

[tough hull]

Discord ah phone video quality

Bro these guys everywhere

[narrow crag]

could be worse bro we have these jungle red ants the size of my thumbnail that like to colonize low hanging branches

GOOD LUCK if you walk through one of those branches without paying attention

and also cobras... better to just stick to the trails and watch where you're walking 😭

[tough hull]

Not afraid of snakes

I have tried to find rattlesnakes for like all the time I was in the USA

Not a single one

I walked through tall grass while fishing and even there nothing

[narrow crag]

uh yeah im not irrationally afraid of snakes either

ill pick up non-venomous snakes

but im in a country with cobras and no access to antivenom

so yeah i dont want to die

[grizzled nebula]

where are u?

[narrow crag]

philippines

in the province

i live here half the year

saw some sick birds today but was mostly just spotting, not sure if any of the pictures were any good

i will cull and edit tomorrow

[tough hull]

So close

There’s a nest too

Plastic in the nest 😢

[grizzled nebula]

damn philippines is insane for birding

[narrow crag]

yeah i mostly stay local because my wife works a lot

but even in our province i think ive seen 100+ species

I want to start getting around the country more and finding good local guides

[green canyon]

even has the box

get it

240 is great

@grizzled nebula

[undone slate]

nice shot

[grizzled nebula]

good tripod included aswell 👀

the one i found looks in better condition than urs lol

tbh it is newer

so expected

[narrow crag]

So yeah, just did a quick look and no great pics, as expected. I did run into this guy though in the woods, and I think he was about 5 seconds from attacking me

[undone slate]

how

where was that?

[narrow crag]

near my apartment

he had a bunch of babies with him, which is probably why he was not happy I was there

Macaques are no joke anyways, theyll 100% attack you if you try to mess with them

[naive fiber]

basically most monkeys

do macaques count as monkeys?

yeah they do stupid question

[narrow crag]

yup

[grizzled nebula]

*pijon *

[green canyon]

yeah dont even think just buy it

[naive fiber]

pigon

[tough hull]

Egyptian goose tweaking

This is actually the river that’s closest to me but way further downstream, almost where it merges with the Danube

[gilded yarrow]

actually insane lmao

I wish I had more mp ngl

you can see the blood vessels in its beak LMAO

Frame filling bif shot

💀

Yeah this is insane

That shots perfect

not even edited yet, just sharpened a bit

[grizzled nebula]

everytime i see a swallow it's flying too high up

[gilded yarrow]

Yeah theyre breeding in that tower so theyre just there the whole time

I got my best raptor pics so far today

Insane

Best bif pics too

Getting up at 5 50 am was so worth it holy shit

[naive fiber]

@fast knoll how do you get so many pelegrines?

[grizzled nebula]

he has a breeding spot

[naive fiber]

ah makes sense

thats sick

[grizzled nebula]

i have one near me too

only found out yesterday

need to go there

[naive fiber]

theres a nest in an art gallery in central london

but its so damn high up

[undone slate]

but where do u live?

[undone slate]

HOW

[gilded yarrow]

Min focusing distance

Literally couldnt get closer

[undone slate]

yea but how did u get that?

[naive fiber]

The bird was very close

[undone slate]

some cm?

maybe 10 cm

[naive fiber]

Nonono

[undone slate]

ahh ok

i was forgoting he uses a lens

because i'm very used to my camera

ok ok ok

[gilded yarrow]

2.4m

[undone slate]

wow, awesome

[gilded yarrow]

sony 200-600

[undone slate]

I know a place where swallows are usually seen, but to take a picture, should I wait in the same spot without moving or try to get closer?

[grizzled nebula]

tried everything to try removing this ballhead for my tripod but it's not even moving

won't even be able to resell it

[undone slate]

ballhead?

[grizzled nebula]

learn to use google

[undone slate]

i'm searching º-º

I already knew that, but not by its English name.

[grizzled nebula]

100-500 min focusing distance at 500mm is 1.2m

0.9 at 100mm

[naive fiber]

My 70-200 is 1.4m constant

Pff

[grizzled nebula]

this sucks

why can't i take this head off

[undone slate]

I don't know if I could somehow earn 3000 euros online to buy the camera.

[grizzled nebula]

i don't understand why it's so stuck

[grizzled nebula]

https://tenor.com/view/flight-reacts-wtf-bruh-what-is-you-talking-about-wth-what-gif-26056886

[undone slate]

what

[naive fiber]

I have the opposite issue lmao

Tried pliers?

Actually no that'll ruin it

tighten the all the knobs, pull out all three screws under the head, and unscrew the ball head from the tripod

[grizzled nebula]

yes

[grizzled nebula]

idc

[naive fiber]

Try heat it up a bit

[grizzled nebula]

i'm getting a gimbal head

[gilded yarrow]

Damn

[gilded yarrow]

Does the ball head have a little groove so you can tilt it 90 degrees

[grizzled nebula]

i could've gotten closer to this robin lol

[gilded yarrow]

Yeah 1.2m at 500mm is pretty sick ngl

[undone slate]

how?

[grizzled nebula]

this is the useless thing

[gilded yarrow]

Yeah

it has it

good

put it like this

tighten the lower knob as hard as you can

Twist it by using the mount as a lever

[undone slate]

Is it possible to focus with a 500mm lens at 1.2m?

[grizzled nebula]

i did

[gilded yarrow]

With his ye, thats what he just said

[grizzled nebula]

it literally doesn't even move 1mm

[undone slate]

that's pretty impressive

[fast knoll]

San Diego has a known nesting spot that attracts hundreds of photographers every year

I happen to live 10 mins away

[grizzled nebula]

close to min focus distance

[gilded yarrow]

weird

[grizzled nebula]

could have probably gotten even a little closer there

[gilded yarrow]

you sure its screwed in only with 1 screw

what tripod is it stuck on and did you put it on yourself

[grizzled nebula]

yes it just screws into the bar

[grizzled nebula]

it's stuck on the benro TMA28A and yes i put it on myself

i bought it for 16 euros

used

[gilded yarrow]

ah, wouldve said maybe the person before put loctite on it

heating it miiight work, doubt it tho

[undone slate]

What does it have?

[grizzled nebula]

i might just have to saw it off

[fast knoll]

Peregrine falcons

[undone slate]

i really want to go to san diego someday

[grizzled nebula]

it was 21 euros actually

[gilded yarrow]

naaah

[undone slate]

USA in general

[grizzled nebula]

good condition my ass

[gilded yarrow]

how are you gonna put on the next head if you saw it off lmao

[grizzled nebula]

well the gimbal i found comes with a tripod

600 euros gimbal + 900 euros tripod (when it was released) for 240 euros 🔥

[gilded yarrow]

Ohhhh

fuck that old tripod then, just put it into your closet and forget about it

[gilded yarrow]

Sick

[grizzled nebula]

if ur interested it's a wimberly WH 200 II and a BENRO c-397 M8 carbon

ok imma try hitting it with a hammer and if it doesn't work i give up

i want to be able to sell the tripod

[naive fiber]

Been liking this tripod so far

Kinda wanted a gimbal but this panhead is fine

[gilded yarrow]

lmao

[gilded yarrow]

Niice

[grizzled nebula]

ok i give up

got cuts cause of this shit

[gilded yarrow]

LMAO

[gilded yarrow]

What tripod is it on

Just culled through 1100 photos from today

Left with around 100 lmao

prolly like 20 actually sick shots

Eh, I'm happy with the result

[charred holly]

Number of good shot per total shot amount is a meaningless metric imo

[dark ermine]

i have 3100 waiting..

[charred holly]

My metric is number of good shot per session

[grizzled nebula]

benro TMA28A..

i just broke it :/

[spring vault]

I took 5000 pics yesterday gonna do a culling stream later today 👀

[naive fiber]

By trying to get it off?

Well at least you don't have to worry about getting the ballhead off now

[charred holly]

Heron from yesterday

[gilded yarrow]

oof

[undone slate]

that's quite nice!

[charred holly]

Thanks

Gotta find a new place, I can't freely go out the pathways and it is becoming very frustrating

[grizzled nebula]

managed to fix the ripod smh

[green canyon]

how did you break that lol

[grizzled nebula]

took off one of the leg sections cause there was a bit of water in it and the little plastic thing that holds it in broke

managed to tape it back together

[green canyon]

i finally got around to restocking the bird feeders

pretty much everything was empty and the fat balls were covered in mold or something since its been raining a lot

[grizzled nebula]

waiting for the guy to reply for the wimberly head and benro tripod kit

[tough hull]

I saw around 30 herons today

I didn’t get a single one while sitting

I got baby swans and geese though

[charred holly]

Herons aren't very common where I go, storks and egrets on the other hand...

They are nesting meters away from the road lol

[undone slate]

so lucky

[grizzled nebula]

going to a new place tomorrow

[undone slate]

what place

[grizzled nebula]

a river

[undone slate]

what river

[grizzled nebula]

and a lake

[undone slate]

what lake and what river

[grizzled nebula]

a not famous lake or river

[undone slate]

Taking photos in rivers is quite difficult.

[grizzled nebula]

who said i'll be IN the river

[undone slate]

idk

if you go to a river

you should photograph at the river

at least that's what i think

idk

[grizzled nebula]

yeah at the river not in

[undone slate]

ups

[naive fiber]

In and at are different things lmfao

[undone slate]

i know

[undone slate]

Sometimes I get confused about that

[naive fiber]

Ok fair

[grizzled nebula]

i understood what he said in the first place but i wanna troll

[charred holly]

Underwater bird photography

[undone slate]

well

you can do it

WAIT

Is there any underwater photo of a kingfisher hunting?

[charred holly]

Quite a few yes

[naive fiber]

Yep

[grizzled nebula]

https://tenor.com/view/who-tf-invited-this-guy-get-a-load-of-this-guy-thumb-pointing-left-bro-what-look-at-this-dude-gif-14811106181911329139

[undone slate]

oh

yess

how do they do that

idk

[grizzled nebula]

waterproof housing?

[undone slate]

how are u gonna do that

i think you can't breath underwater

[grizzled nebula]

are you legit dumb

[undone slate]

ok

no i'm not

[grizzled nebula]

bro sometimes i wonder if ur ragebaiting

[undone slate]

no

[grizzled nebula]

if u go underwater to photograph you'll most definitely have swimming equipment

or you can also use an external device

[undone slate]

obviously

It probably took them 3 months to get that photo

or more

[naive fiber]

We don't know

[charred holly]

No, it probably took 1/4000 seconds

[undone slate]

yea

But I'm referring to the time they were there.

[naive fiber]

Lmfao

[dark ermine]

no contest lol (meta data pics are swapped)

[fast knoll]

huh

how does that work

does that mean diff t stop?

[undone slate]

what's diff t stop??

[fast knoll]

idk there's f stop and t stop

i dont know anything more than that

[dark ermine]

I guess since settings and environment were the same

[grizzled nebula]

was gonna say lol

[grizzled nebula]

the T stop is about 7.9 on the 150-600

[tough hull]

Yo

I arrived at the Motel kinda thing

[tough hull]

What is tstop lol

I always hear it

Mostly on cinema lense

[grizzled nebula]

light transmition

basically at F/6.3 the 150-600 is a F/7.9 in terms of the light it lets in

i believe that's how it works

[tough hull]

Huh

Ok

Ig

[grizzled nebula]

the 180-600 has better light transmition and is much closer to 6.3

the 150-600 is actually darker than the 100-500

my 600 F/4 is a 600 F/4.5 technically

[dark ermine]

Now I want to do another comparison at 400mm & f/6.3

[undone slate]

nice

[grizzled nebula]

Sent from phone

Should rain soon

Could get some really nice shots

[tough hull]

Yeah it’s ok

In an urban area

So no birbs

[grizzled nebula]

Ahah he has a little crest lol

[tough hull]

So comfortable shower after 58km bike ride lol

Today lemme count what I saw

[grizzled nebula]

Im having fun with these blue tits

I kinda want rain rn

These blue tit pics cant get much sharper than that

Ofc i sent one with motion blur lol

[undone slate]

I hope to get a picture of a great tit with my feeder

[undone slate]

u can find birds

maybe in the local park

u can find some ducks/geese

@grizzled nebula I don't know if I asked you this, but did you have a bird feeder?

🌧️

[tough hull]

1. Blue tit
2. Great tit
3. Garden warbler
4. Greater whitethroat
5. Common Chaffinch
6. Common chiffchaff
7. Common kingfisher
8. Eurasian Starling
9. White stork
10. Gray Heron
11. Eurasian moorhen
12. Egyptian Goose
13. Graylag goose
14. Tufted Duck
15. Mallard
16. Mute Swan
17. Eurasian Coot
18. Barn Swallow
19. Western house Martin
20. Eurasian kestrel
21. Common Buzzard
22. Red kite
23. White wagtail
24. Wood pigeon
25. Rock pigeon
26. Song/Mistle Thrush I couldn’t identify which
27. Great spotted woodpecker
28. Black redstart
29. Eurasian magpie
30. Eurasian Jay
31. Common Merganser
32. Common Raven
33. House Sparrow
34. Eurasian Blackbird

Now only sound:
35. Common cuckoo
36. Long tailed tit
37. European robin
38. Eurasian blackcap
And also 39. A gull but I can’t identify it

[undone slate]

what's all that?

[tough hull]

The birds I saw or heard today

[undone slate]

how do know so many birds only by it's sound?

[tough hull]

Because many are easy to do by sound once you get the hang of it and there are apps

[undone slate]

i have a lot of goldfinches near my house

but none of them come to my teasel

i want to get a picture like this

[tough hull]

Me too lol

[undone slate]

Do you live in a country house or an apartment?

[tough hull]

Country house

But I’m in a hotel kinda thing rn

[grizzled nebula]

so sharp even with the 1.4x tc

[undone slate]

Well, I recommend you get some somewhere; you can Google a place that sells dried thistle, put it on the wall or at home, wherever, sprinkle niger seed on top and you're done.

or search it yourself

[undone slate]

yummy

[undone slate]

[grizzled nebula]

this is a big crop btw

[grizzled nebula]

i have a small feeder

[undone slate]

can u show

if u can

[grizzled nebula]

my neighbour has his entire garden made for birds

[grizzled nebula]

it's just a feeding station

not decorated

[undone slate]

u could do smth like this

[grizzled nebula]

i don't have a garden like that

barely have any space as it is

[gilded yarrow]

what do y'all think, is it okay to expand this with gen ai

literally 2mm of the wing are clipped

[grizzled nebula]

eh why not

i think this will be the final edit

[tough hull]

Nah

I just want a nice close up

If goldfinches

[fast knoll]

i might go brighter rn the eye blends in with the black markings

[fast knoll]

nice

[naive fiber]

I just saw 6 of the chaps in a tree

The cute chaps

Like 10cm away from me

And I didn't have my camera

[grizzled nebula]

Waiting for a birb to land on the roof

[gilded yarrow]

which crop

[grizzled nebula]

1

[gilded yarrow]

Thought the vertical one was kinda cool because of the plants

but ye I like horizontal more too I think

[dark ermine]

I am more confused after the 400mm @ 6.3 test. I think the sun spot saved the 150 lol (poor sparrow with a bum foot)

[grizzled nebula]

Ykw i actually prefer 2

Up to 2500 iso rn

At f5.6

Getting dark

Lost brain function for a sec lol

Couldnt find the af on button

[gilded yarrow]

lmaoo alright, thats what my gf said too

[gilded yarrow]

oof thats VERY dark

[grizzled nebula]

Still decently sharp

4k iso now

When i have to go past 8k iso ill stop

3200 iso (sent from phone)

Im at 6400 iso now

Gonna get rough i think

[fast knoll]

what's the readout speed on r6ii for eshutter?

[tough hull]

Warbler ❤️

Idk which one

[gilded yarrow]

Sedge warbler

[tough hull]

Ohhh

I heard one the other day

And saw

But was away so fast

No pics

[grizzled nebula]

14ms

[fast knoll]

u dont use it?

i only used eshutter on my r5 and it was similar

prob even slower

[spring vault]

culling stream is live go watch me delete pictures slowly

[grizzled nebula]

lmao

[grizzled nebula]

not often

[left brook]

imagine shooting 5.6

[gilded yarrow]

ALRIGHT GUYS

Done editing for today

Got so many absolute bangers, I never got this many keepers in 1 day before

White tailed eagle flew basically infront of the sun, was lowkey hard to recover but worked better than I wouldve thought

[grizzled nebula]

terns are so cool

[gilded yarrow]

Yeah, theyre one of the main reasons I went there today

[half helm]

Nice, really nice

[half helm]

they look great but I like the one with raized hair most I think

[grizzled nebula]

i got a very sharp one of him earlier

[half helm]

this looks so good
what was your setup and distance?

[grizzled nebula]

R6II + EF 600MM F/4 IS II USM + 1.4x TC III

was probably at 6 or 7m

[stable mantle]

mohawk!

[fast knoll]

https://tenor.com/view/67-mason-ice-cream-haircut-six-seven-meme-67-kid-gif-10708903625334339320

[grizzled nebula]

https://tenor.com/view/kys-drake-lil-yachty-die-drake-computer-gif-544832860041722581

looool

[stable mantle]

Here I am editing monkeys instead of birbs 🙁

[fast knoll]

lol im editing grad photos

it's nice how active this forum is now

[grizzled nebula]

it's been ages since i've taken a photo of a small bird

[fast knoll]

a few weeks ago it was pretty dead

[grizzled nebula]

need to do it more

[fast knoll]

very rewarding but difficult

[grizzled nebula]

with the 600 is so hard

[stable mantle]

Like @tough hull tried! we should make #1015723225033998386 active!

[stable mantle]

Was the birb channel dead really? can't imagine lol ever since i discovered it I find it active

[grizzled nebula]

it's been active for a few months now

[fast knoll]

maybe a few messages every day

[grizzled nebula]

upvote my birb 🥺

[fast knoll]

lowkey u talk here so much u brought it back

[grizzled nebula]

thank you legend!

[stable mantle]

[fast knoll]

u improved a lot too

[grizzled nebula]

yh i like this chanel

[fast knoll]

i remember when u had ur r6ii and 100-500 and all ur photos were like extremely wide shots

nothing wrong with that

but i was like he can def do better with that setup

[stable mantle]

Ever heard of the monkey bird?

[fast knoll]

then u got better

[stable mantle]

He ready to jump and fly i guess xD

[grizzled nebula]

the problem with where i live is there so much dense vegetation that getting close to birds is really really difficult unfortunately but since i've started birding i've discovered new places so now i get better opportunities to get close

[fast knoll]

yea honestly birding is mostly location diff lol

[gilded yarrow]

Bangers from all of us lmao

peak #🦀・creatures rn

[grizzled nebula]

this is my first ever small bird photo that's not a sparrow

[grizzled nebula]

we need anti in here more

[green canyon]

antti is so peak

[grizzled nebula]

fr

[green canyon]

i havent had time to go out for the past couple of days

[gilded yarrow]

fr

[green canyon]

and from tomorrow morning onwards its going to be cloudy

[grizzled nebula]

it's been cloudy all day today

should be raining tomorrow

could get some nice shots with the rain tho

My phone cooked

[tough hull]

Yes

[green canyon]

fahh

What would you guys say is a good camo net size

[tough hull]

Big

[green canyon]

i was thinking something like 1.5x4m

[grizzled nebula]

more blue tits

[stable mantle]

with a spider '-'

[gilded yarrow]

Ye should be fine

hmmm I should use my hide again

Not sure where tho

I need to build myself a feeder spot

[tough hull]

Yah idk to be honest

If you mean what is infront of you it should just make you disappear behind it so it should rather be too big than too small

[stable mantle]

Zoo Birb

[grizzled nebula]

damn

it's got nice colors

[stable mantle]

yea lovely birb! outside zoo's they don't live here unfortunately 🙁

[spring vault]

biblically correct swallow

[grizzled nebula]

Forgot to edit my screaming robin

[tacit gazelle]

Should I keep a microfiber towel and some glass cleaner in my pockets for the zoo

[spring vault]

are u expecting em to throw poop at you

[naive fiber]

Anything can happen 🤷‍♂️

I was just thinking

I have 2 good bird photos

In total

Am I just not applying myself enough

[remote remnant]

i have a total of 3 good bird photos

one is kinda mid but its okay

[narrow crag]

Try turning the head sideways into the notch, locking it up, then put a long arca plate on it

[grizzled nebula]

I tried everything tbh and it doesnt even moving 1mm

I locked it as much as i could and when i apply as much force as i can it starts moving again

[grizzled nebula]

Also i dont have an arca swiss plate

(Not risking my lens foot)

[narrow crag]

O

[narrow crag]

Did you end up buying that benro and head?

[grizzled nebula]

tomorrow probably

waiting for a reply from the seller

[narrow crag]

I hope you get it

[grizzled nebula]

hope so too

extreme crop but why not

[stable mantle]

it's still a kewl birb

[grizzled nebula]

i'm trying different crops

[grizzled nebula]

this is 1.5mp btw

smh made it look slightly less cropped in by making it softer...

[left brook]

idk bout this

[grizzled nebula]

i need 2x tc so i can do this without crop

increased exposure and added some green back

[dark ermine]

I feel like this one is overly exposed vs the earlier ones #🦀・creatures message

[grizzled nebula]

i mean those were kinda underexposed but i'll lover exposure ig

[grizzled nebula]

is this better?

[spring vault]

warbler

I imagine if one of those showed up here ppl would freak tf out

[left brook]

aarvs when will u win a comp

[grizzled nebula]

one day

i've never entered a real comp

[grizzled nebula]

we have some everywhere here

got some nesting in my garden

[spring vault]

I won a photography comp my local camera store held and got a $20 gift card that's not enough to buy anything in the store but I can tell ppl I'm an award winning photographer now

I'm too lazy to enter competitions and a lotta photo competitions u have to pay to enter too

so I only enter PL contests

[fast knoll]

lol i got second in a local bird comp

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXmQ3CmlP_i/?img_index=1

this was the winner

the theme was "bird behavior"

[left brook]

any award?

[fast knoll]

no just a $25 gift card for a bird merch store

i'll take it tho

they have some cool stuff

[spring vault]

I spent like $200 at bird collective

got 4 shirts and a nalgine bottle

that prize is better than $20 at a camera store

[fast knoll]

yea lmao

their t shirts r nice

[left brook]

lmk what u get

[fast knoll]

they need to release a california condor t shirt

[steady pasture]

My Lowe’s had a sale on Audubon society branded bird seed today

So I bought two bags of peanuts and 3 bags of sunflower seeds bc they didn’t have the big bags of them🤤

[tough hull]

I have seen two gray herons today so far and one common merganser which could have been such a good panning shot but i didn’t have my camera ready

[undone slate]

yeah, and probably thistles are the best way to get them into your house

[grizzled nebula]

the photo itself is not bad

try getting only the wall and not the window or whatever it is on the left

[undone slate]

yep

[fresh epoch]

cc?

[fresh epoch]

Love the top left one 🤩

[tough hull]

Yo @grizzled nebula I almost got to min focal distance with a heron finally

Just a headshot because it was at a dam

Next to road that’s why I got so close it only got scared after like 30seconds and ran away, didn’t fly and it went back after I backed up

[grizzled nebula]

done!

[spring vault]

wish I had a closer min focus distance I could do bird macro on the chill boardwalk birds

[grizzled nebula]

this one is really nice

[gilded yarrow]

ooh sick

And same lmao

I only saw barn swallows at the spot where I was yesterday

[grizzled nebula]

i'm sad about this one

forgot to make the eyes less dark