Bird Photography

[tough hull]

You have brückentage

I don’t

[green canyon]

oh

okay thats fair then

[spring vault]

heres unedited I mostly just edited the lighting a little and smoothed the background

[green canyon]

icl id rather have more actual holidays than those

[naive fiber]

you get very "clean" pics

[green canyon]

theyre too short to do anything

[naive fiber]

where you from?

[spring vault]

michigan usa

[naive fiber]

ah

It looked like an enviroment thing which may attribute to it

[tough hull]

Idk I mean last year I went to Italy for 3 days and it was chill yeah it was in osterferien but you could do that with feier and brückentage too

[green canyon]

bro

i live 10h away from the border to italy

[tough hull]

You got Belgium and stuff though

I don’t lol

[green canyon]

no freitag hin sonntag zurück

[undone slate]

Nice!

[green canyon]

like you could do aynthing there

[undone slate]

this

[tough hull]

Yeah

[green canyon]

i want mountains 😭

[undone slate]

why are u there

[grizzled nebula]

lmao

[naive fiber]

bro

[undone slate]

what

[naive fiber]

😭

[undone slate]

i'm getting so confused

i think i'm gonna die

[grizzled nebula]

he lives there ffs

[naive fiber]

I spat out my drink at this lmfao

[tough hull]

Me too I live 1-2h away depending on traffic ( if no traffic than less than an hour iykyk 😏)

[potent zealot]

he lives there..

[undone slate]

i kn ow

[potent zealot]

why else

[grizzled nebula]

i have mountains everywhere

[naive fiber]

so whats there to be confused about

[undone slate]

idk

[tough hull]

Say it in Spanish what you wanted to say

[undone slate]

no

[green canyon]

i live 5h and 30 mins away from the closest mountain

[undone slate]

I wanted to say that

[naive fiber]

why do you keep self reacting

[undone slate]

wdym

[tough hull]

Aghhh imma crash out lmao

[grizzled nebula]

i live 5 minutes away from the closest mountain

[naive fiber]

this dude is the funniest person oat bro im crine

😭

[undone slate]

😭

wait

[potent zealot]

lucky, I drove 12h to the smokey mountains a few weeks ago 😔

closest is 7h away

[gilded yarrow]

pigon

[green canyon]

still too far to go on the weekend

[tough hull]

The alps are nice but actually when I go there in summer it’s just so sad to see how there’s no more snow at all cuz of climate change

Idk

Sometimes it gets depressing

[green canyon]

longest time ill drive for is like 3-4h

[green canyon]

it really does

[naive fiber]

tf 😭

[spring vault]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1060202781849419792/1504623701423816835/19th_apr-1.jpg?ex=6a09a3c4&is=6a085244&hm=2b50569ae1bb2f8e2030376566ca27fcbb1388fdcd1d369f1b67f1c307761504&

ultra compressed pic from a boomer in a local discord that I like

[green canyon]

but nothing is being done about it

[undone slate]

nice crest

[tough hull]

Yeah

[grizzled nebula]

everything circled in red are mountains

[potent zealot]

there are some nice canyons 3h south of me

[green canyon]

he should be more careful

might get snatched by the spider

[tough hull]

I have actually only been to the alps twice in winter

[potent zealot]

was abt to say lol

[naive fiber]

I thought you meant the boomer

[tough hull]

This year and in 2024

[grizzled nebula]

there's snow all the time..

[tough hull]

Yeah duh but a ton less than it was years ago

[grizzled nebula]

i can see the alps from the top of the mountain behind my house

[grizzled nebula]

eh not that much less

[tough hull]

Glaciers are retreating

And that very fast

Maybe not where you live but where I go to definitely

[grizzled nebula]

where in the alps do u go

[green canyon]

its quite a lot

[tough hull]

German part and Austrian

[green canyon]

there are places with practically no ice left where once stood massive formations

[grizzled nebula]

yh u guys are in one of the least snowy parts of the alps

in the swiss and french part of the alps it's snowy most of the time

especially in the winter

[undone slate]

anything to improve?

[grizzled nebula]

man i need to go back to the alps one day

want to go to the mercantour

[potent zealot]

anyone been to north-west montana?

[grizzled nebula]

was meant to go in january but ended up not happening cause of avalanches

[undone slate]

this

But how do you get in there?
I ask because getting back to your car or bike afterwards is complicated.

[grizzled nebula]

you walk

[tough hull]

Every year I’m hearing about record temperatures, I go there at the same times as the years before and then there’s less snow and the rivers have less water. If that isn’t enough proof for climate change just look at glacier Timelapses and you will see how fast this shit is going. The temperatures are getting so much warmer that we in Germany are starting to get scorpions from the Mediterranean that like the warmer climate there.

[grizzled nebula]

also the mercantour is much bigger than that

[potent zealot]

hiking

[undone slate]

💀

too dangerous

[potent zealot]

i've seen many snowmen at the edge of a cliff at the grand canyon

[undone slate]

☠️

[potent zealot]

hiking doesn't seem too dangerous compared to that

[grizzled nebula]

how

[undone slate]

yes

[grizzled nebula]

it's wide and not steep

[undone slate]

maybe u get lost

But are you going to that lake?

aarvs

[grizzled nebula]

i would

[potent zealot]

satellite phones exist?

[grizzled nebula]

it's famous

[green canyon]

stay on the trail and youll be fine

[undone slate]

really

[grizzled nebula]

it's the lac d'allos

[tough hull]

https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DVhRV8djeie/?igsh=MWR3MXRubzFudzVmYw==

nah that’s crazy

[undone slate]

I don't know if it's a good area for photographing birds

[tough hull]

Nah

[potent zealot]

I wonder what they plan on invading

[green canyon]

long exposure

[undone slate]

I WISH I COULD BE THERE AT THAT MOMENT

[tough hull]

When I was in Austria a while back I saw so many bullfinches

[green canyon]

we dont have stuff like that where i live

man

[tough hull]

One landed perfectly on top of a fir tree

But only 300mm and bro was too far away 😭

[tough hull]

Same

[grizzled nebula]

It’s the largest natural high altitude lake in europe at that elevation range

[undone slate]

do u know where's that?

[tough hull]

Nah

[grizzled nebula]

2230 meters above see level

[grizzled nebula]

scotland

[undone slate]

wait

if this photo was in a zoo

i can get that too

[grizzled nebula]

[undone slate]

I went to that zoo last year but I didn't have a camera.

[grizzled nebula]

clearly someone that was inside the enclosure

[undone slate]

with a cassowary

☠️

[grizzled nebula]

could be a trainer

[undone slate]

for what a trainer

[grizzled nebula]

or a photographer hired for the zoo

[grizzled nebula]

yk what i mean

the people that feed them etc

[undone slate]

ah ok

[potent zealot]

dinosaur

[undone slate]

yeah

actually

they're dinosaurs

[green canyon]

@grizzled nebula @tough hull do any of you go hiking

[grizzled nebula]

rarely

[green canyon]

i need some decent pants, any ideas

[undone slate]

for hiking?

[tough hull]

Yeah very often

[tough hull]

Nah

[green canyon]

hiking and something that wont immediately soak everything up when i lay down to take pictures

[tough hull]

I just choose some that look like they won’t break and that aren’t too expensive

[grizzled nebula]

Gullotine

[green canyon]

i also ordered this jacket todayhttps://scandinavianoutdoor.de/rab/bekleidung/jacken/hardshelljacken/downpour-mtn-jkt/

[undone slate]

💸

[undone slate]

nice photo

[green canyon]

this is really cheap for a hardshell

[undone slate]

gullotine?

[undone slate]

But what's so special about that?

[green canyon]

waterproof

[undone slate]

but for what's that

[green canyon]

like completely

[grizzled nebula]

you ask too many questions

[undone slate]

nice

[undone slate]

I know

[green canyon]

and it looks cool icl

[undone slate]

yeah

nice lighting

[naive fiber]

Red kites are sick

I need to go back to a breeding centre for some photos

[naive fiber]

Dude this is sick

Mou

Se

[tough hull]

I would personally get one with more pockets

[tough hull]

My shoes cost 250€ lmao

Me : 20$ school shoes, 250€ hiking boots

lol

[grizzled nebula]

fuck bottom left gradient way too strong

[tough hull]

I almost always wear rain boots when I go do wildlife

[green canyon]

ive never had the need for more than 2

[naive fiber]

This is nice

[green canyon]

and i pretty much always have a backpack with me

[tough hull]

Probably because I’m a fisherman too I want more pockets lol

[naive fiber]

Give it a light edit type style as it's a whitish bird

That would work nicely

[tough hull]

Can’t reach that writhing seconds, and takes up more space if you wanna crawl through somewhere that’s what I don’t like about backpacks

[undone slate]

why so much? 😭

mine 30$

[tough hull]

Because I don’t wanna buy China crap that is produced by poor children and shit for the environment plus I want it to not fall apart after like 2months of using

[green canyon]

i still need hiking boots, i have some regular hiking shoes right now

maybe moab 3s

[undone slate]

why for the environment?

[tough hull]

Why for the children?

[naive fiber]

My school shoes fell apart after 6 months dude shits rough

I have a 600m walk to school as well

Stupid

[green canyon]

arcteryx now

[tender galleon]

i have 10km

[tough hull]

My dad doesn’t care he wears shoes until they don’t stay on his feet anymore

I took a photo of his shoes before he “retired” them two years ago as a meme, let me try find them

[tender galleon]

i wear flip flops to school if not running and rain boots birding

[grizzled nebula]

flip flops

i haven't seen some of them in ages

almost forgot they existed

[tender galleon]

idk if they called flip flops

might be wrong

[grizzled nebula]

i used to wear some too

[tough hull]

Sandals

[grizzled nebula]

i stopped now

[tough hull]

I never wore them

I wear Birkenstock but not actually from that brand

[tender galleon]

this

[grizzled nebula]

i basically only wear nike shoes now

i use 1 pair until it dies

[grizzled nebula]

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[tender galleon]

lmao

[tough hull]

lol

[tender galleon]

easy to put on

like idc bro

[grizzled nebula]

ugly

i'd rather walk on rocks bare footed

[naive fiber]

They have holes in them

Happened with the last pair

[tough hull]

That’s barely used for my dad

[naive fiber]

Are there any well made school shoes that don't look like abysmal dogshit or feel like it to walk in

[gilded yarrow]

alien

iso 12800🔥

This ones also 12800 and would still be perfectly usable, just not a great pic overall

[grizzled nebula]

i mean u can make it ok

i wanna see an owl so bad

a wild one

anyway i really hope i see the peregrine falcons etc tomorrow

with my luck probably not but you never know

[green canyon]

wdym by school shoes

[undone slate]

#🦀・creatures

is dead

😭

💀

[naive fiber]

I got to school

And have a uniform

[gilded yarrow]

Meh background is fucked

[tender galleon]

what

[naive fiber]

I'm pretty young lol

[gilded yarrow]

someone told me where this one lives, that made it relatively easy to find

[undone slate]

what

[tender galleon]

wdym dead

[green canyon]

no idea then

[grizzled nebula]

found this on ebird 💀

[naive fiber]

They are shoes for school

Uhh

[undone slate]

inactive

[naive fiber]

How else do I explain

[grizzled nebula]

mind sending the raw so i can try

[gilded yarrow]

sensor hasnt been cleaned since 3000bc

[green canyon]

send it to jetphotos

[gilded yarrow]

Yee once I get it onto my pc

[grizzled nebula]

being generous here

[undone slate]

we need more people voting on creatures

[tender galleon]

https://tenor.com/view/arriba-gif-12324188786972117417

[naive fiber]

I'm pretty sure creatures is the most active one

Or vehicles

[undone slate]

NOOOO

[naive fiber]

I don't count vehicles usually unless there's actually a good photo

[undone slate]

that

Something minor happens to me, but it happens.

like this

😭

And last year I had an ocular migraine; you'd rather not know what it is.

[naive fiber]

HOLY SHIT

Wow that's gore

[naive fiber]

I have had an ocular migraine before

Meh not fun

[undone slate]

it's horrible

I'm afraid it will happen to me when I'm taking photos or when I'm in a certain place.

[naive fiber]

Not the worst experience of my life but I remember it when mentioned

[grizzled nebula]

Sony a6400 btw

[naive fiber]

Can we take this guys camera away

Forever

[undone slate]

why

[naive fiber]

Ok you could work this out yourself here

[undone slate]

wdym?

i don't understand

[naive fiber]

Ok slowly go to the top, scroll down and read

Read very thoroughly

[undone slate]

Ok

I think I'm going to get a masked lovebird

[magic crown]

https://tenor.com/view/getting-angry-keiji-rooster-fighter-mad-furious-gif-16333369359725921214

[green canyon]

which jacket do you have?

[magic crown]

bro wtf

[undone slate]

what

thoughts

[magic crown]

that sensor need to got cleaned with alcohol at this point

[tough hull]

Well rn mine just had two pockets, that’s why I’m saying I don’t like it it’s some Reima or something I can’t remember

[green canyon]

ah okay

[undone slate]

my camera?

[undone slate]

pls vote

[undone slate]

ahh ok

[grizzled nebula]

Sensor needs replaced atp

Looks like they changed lens in the rain while there was also a dust storm while also pointing the sensor up

[undone slate]

Am I the only one here who, when I look at the sky, sees strange little sparks that disappear? I don't know how to describe it.

[magic crown]

the whole camera at this point bro have unknown virus on the sensor lmao

[grizzled nebula]

Yes

[undone slate]

😭

I'm probably not describing it well.

it's difficult

[gilded yarrow]

Actually insane for 12.8k iso

[undone slate]

camera?

[grizzled nebula]

Its in his name bruv

[undone slate]

?

i don't see anything

[gilded yarrow]

[undone slate]

ahh

i thought it wasn't ur photo

my bad

[magic crown]

[gilded yarrow]

Ah lmao

[naive fiber]

Floaters

[naive fiber]

Is this denoised

[tough hull]

Everyone seeing owls except me 💔

[gilded yarrow]

Yee

like 40% or something lmao

But even without denoise it wasnt as bad as I wouldve thought for 12.8k

[gilded yarrow]

This was just because someone told me where they live, never wouldve found one myself

[tough hull]

Cool

[naive fiber]

I have seen an owl like once in the wild

It flew over my home

You aren't alone

[tough hull]

I cannot remember a single time seeing an owl

The rarest bird I have ever seen was a flamingo in Germany

Goddamn

I think I found a spot close to me

So 20km away from my house is closest flamingo sighting

But

It was 2014

Another place though had three sightings in 2021 and one last year in February

[grizzled nebula]

yh nothing u can do lol

[gilded yarrow]

lmao yea, still turned out kinda cool tho

Eh imo every owl shot is cool, theyre so hard to find

[grizzled nebula]

never seen a wild owl

this is a captive one but eurasian eagle owls are my favs

there's one not too far from me apparently but it'll be very difficult to find in the area is was spotted

[left brook]

captive where

[grizzled nebula]

parc ornithologique du pont de gau

[gilded yarrow]

Yeah theyre sick

[grizzled nebula]

has a handicap

[left brook]

howd u get to see it

is that through a fence?

[grizzled nebula]

u can see it through the fence from a certain angle

[left brook]

fire

[grizzled nebula]

there's 2 of them

[left brook]

shiii

[grizzled nebula]

the fence stood no chance with the 600 lol

i like the look in this one

[left brook]

i wonder if theres something like that here

[naive fiber]

a fence?

oh wait im dumb

😭

[gilded yarrow]

eyes oversaturated & too bright but overall a nice pic yee

[naive fiber]

yeah they look radioactive

[grizzled nebula]

yh forgot to change it after editing in another software with a free trial

ykw i'll fix that rn

heavy crop

[fast knoll]

masking a bit strong i can see a halo around the subject

[grizzled nebula]

i give up with these lol

imma just get some better pics

fixed the eyes on this one

[spring vault]

https://tenor.com/view/john-cena-gif-27311681

[grizzled nebula]

which one is better?

[naive fiber]

yeah its very bright

[naive fiber]

drop the bright eyes mostly

like its nice to have a bit

but this is too much

irradiated eyes

[potent zealot]

the eyes on the right seem too bright

[tacit gazelle]

Left

[trim fox]

i like the left

[spring vault]

https://x.com/CameronMArcher/status/2055787881235398866

Tennessee Bird Guy (@CameronMArcher)

I could use fancy AI to remove those leaves covering the face of this Northern Yellow Warbler, or I could celebrate the fact that the eye perfectly aligned through the gap.

Today, I choose peace.

X · May 16, 2026, 11:10 PM

[left brook]

pretty fire

[finite flower]

what type of beeeater is this

[fast knoll]

lol i got my lifer northern yellow warbler a few days ago

impossible to photograph

[trim fox]

theyre so fast

[grizzled nebula]

european

[trim fox]

which pose do you guys think is better?

[undone slate]

?

That's not it, I have that but it's very little, but oh well, it doesn't matter.

[undone slate]

what

Why are you on a boat?

what are u doing there?

[tough hull]

Discord is funny ain’t it

Ok works again

[undone slate]

phone discord

pc discord 👍

[half helm]

Random young Robin yesterday.
Neither lens nor settings where correct but 🤷‍♂️

[naive fiber]

Cute

[tough hull]

I wanna see you using a pc while in the car

@barren yoke

Look what this bird forum has become

[green canyon]

next weekend is going to be hot as fuck

finally no rain

[naive fiber]

Pray for no heat haze

[grizzled nebula]

No peregrine so far

Imma eat and go to some other cliffs

[undone slate]

👀

[undone slate]

How did you get there?

by bike?

[grizzled nebula]

Bro

[undone slate]

what

[grizzled nebula]

I took a boat and then walked

Ur obsessed with bikes

[undone slate]

a boat

so expensive

😭

[undone slate]

Maybe

[grizzled nebula]

Bro

Its not my boat

[undone slate]

u rented it

[grizzled nebula]

No

Its a fery

[naive fiber]

😭

[undone slate]

this

[tough hull]

rip

[tender galleon]

i wanna go birding man

[undone slate]

Same

But I rarely find anything.

and with my camera

😭

💀

[tender galleon]

that doesnt stop you from birding???

[undone slate]

but i want to take photos

[tender galleon]

you cant learn if you dont get out there and shoot

[undone slate]

i usually do tht

[tender galleon]

do you think ppl get lucky and find the birds yoi always comment HOW by staying inside

i cant go because im sick

you have no reason not to go basically

have you ever heard someone complain about that they went walking in the middle of the forest?

[undone slate]

º-º

How do you think I got the picture of the duck?

duck

well

they aren't ducks

[tender galleon]

you just basically said you dont want to go birding because you dont find birds 2min ago

[undone slate]

i want go birding

i like that

That's how I founded Estrilda Astrild.

[tender galleon]

why dont you go then😂

[undone slate]

because

idk

I'm going to get a Fischer's lovebird

in july

[grizzled nebula]

Next cliff im going to has more chances of having a peregrine

[undone slate]

wow

so nice

[undone slate]

Imagine this photo but with the Z6 III

[naive fiber]

Odly specific

[undone slate]

?

[tough hull]

This is probably your best photo yet

[undone slate]

The best?

[naive fiber]

I should visit the bee eater nesting sight after exams

[undone slate]

I don't know if it's the best because I have a lot of good ones, so I don't know.

[tough hull]

Yeah if you don’t zoom in

[naive fiber]

5 pound entry but idm

Conservation efforts

[undone slate]

The less zoom you use, the better the quality, right?

[undone slate]

why specific?

what

[tough hull]

Digital

[naive fiber]

Why July specifically

[naive fiber]

Ok this is really hard to answer because yes and no

Digital it'll always be a loss of quality

But optical depends

You won't loose resolution but you may loose sharpness and light depending on the lens

[undone slate]

Because I know a bird breeder who has some Finchchers that were born on May 8th and I want them weaned (to eat on their own) and that would be in 2 months or so

[naive fiber]

Which counts for quality

[naive fiber]

pretty cool

[tough hull]

Meh

[undone slate]

i mean sharpness

[tough hull]

It’s more like what the lens is optimized for

[naive fiber]

Yeah I'm being nitpicky here

[undone slate]

So the P1100 has the same photo quality at 18mm as at 3000mm?

[naive fiber]

No

[undone slate]

yeah, idk i f i could take any good photo of the bird

[naive fiber]

It's not like the p1100 has good quality in the first place

[undone slate]

same with my camera

[naive fiber]

Your camera is surprisingly bad

[undone slate]

My camera is much worse

[undone slate]

😭

[tough hull]

You cannot directly compare it

Because one is wide and one is telephoto

[undone slate]

so what do i do 🙁

[naive fiber]

It's also a very arbitrary question

[tough hull]

Center sharpness you can compare

I think

I’m not sure though

[undone slate]

yeah

[tough hull]

But obviously at 18mm the sides will very likely be worse than at 3000mm

[naive fiber]

It'll probably just look like shit most the time anyway

At 3000

Because of other things not just lens quality

[tough hull]

Buy a new camera

[naive fiber]

Like haze will be prominent along with shake

[tough hull]

And I recommend not Z6III

Canon and Sony are better

[naive fiber]

Yeah I'd only recommend Nikon if you are already in the ecosystem of lenses

Id recommend it if it had raw precap

[undone slate]

why

[tough hull]

No raw precap

[undone slate]

The only thing I've seen so far is Nikon

[undone slate]

the z6 III?

[naive fiber]

All Nikons

[tough hull]

You will pay 4k for 180-600 and Z6iii

[undone slate]

yes

But Nikon cameras are the best.

i think

idk

[tough hull]

NO

[naive fiber]

No

[tough hull]

CANON IS WAY BETTER

[undone slate]

And I've been reading about Nikon cameras and I'm not sure if I can get something much better for the price of the Z6 III

[naive fiber]

Clarify for wildlife

[undone slate]

So why do Nat Geo photographers use Nikon?

and canon

but they also use nikon

[tough hull]

Because it’s their choice

[naive fiber]

Because some get it for free

[undone slate]

Tell me a better option for the same price as the Z6 III that is a better camera and lenses

[naive fiber]

Also most don't bird

[naive fiber]

R6ii

100-500

[undone slate]

is that the aarvs camera?

[tough hull]

Nikon was best in the dslr era for a very long time but not anymore

[naive fiber]

Yes

[tough hull]

EXACTLY

[undone slate]

i want 180-600mm

😭

and for astro?

[tough hull]

500vs 600mm is no difference

[naive fiber]

If I want in the Nikon system I would get a canon mirrorless

[undone slate]

i want a astro+wildlife camera

[tough hull]

Astro Sony is better

[undone slate]

but i want all in one

[naive fiber]

They all do it fine

[undone slate]

why?

[naive fiber]

Because

[tough hull]

Because the difference gets less and less

[naive fiber]

Look at comparison

[undone slate]

it seems little to me

[naive fiber]

R6ii and 100-500 is an amazing combo

[undone slate]

So do I have to forget about the Z6 III?

[undone slate]

price?

[naive fiber]

pretty similar

[undone slate]

I think aarvs spent 13,000 euros

[naive fiber]

3400

[tough hull]

500mm vs 600

[naive fiber]

Because he has the 600mm

[tough hull]

No

He spent like 6k on his setup

[naive fiber]

Where did you pull 13000 from

[undone slate]

idk

so i forget about the z6 iii?

[tough hull]

Yes please

[undone slate]

I was so into Nikon

[tough hull]

R6 II so much better

[naive fiber]

Yes also just like go to #💸・shopping-help if you really need it

[undone slate]

Why did people recommend the Z6 III to me before?

[undone slate]

u are a nikon user

[undone slate]

why

[naive fiber]

You see the Sony

[undone slate]

yes

but also nikon

so

[tough hull]

Do you have a Nikon?

[undone slate]

No

[tough hull]

Remove your role then

[undone slate]

Then recommend a 500 euro lens for the Milky Way

[undone slate]

why

now i'm red

[tough hull]

Do I have a canon or a Hasselblad role?

[undone slate]

idk what hasselblad is

[naive fiber]

Camera

[undone slate]

no

but why do u like canon

but u have a nikon

[tough hull]

I have D3100

[naive fiber]

He can have both cameras

I also have a nikon

[tough hull]

And coolpix S33

[tough hull]

See?

[undone slate]

@tough hull buy a canon then

[tough hull]

Because canon R6 II has raw precap and cheaper than 2k plus very damn good lenses

[tough hull]

No I am already on Sony

[undone slate]

u can change

i'm on sony too

[naive fiber]

But he has an expensive Sony and an expensive lens

You don't

What's the point of switching

Also he's also recommending sony

[tough hull]

Alright you want Astro and wildlife? Fine. Get Sony a7 V, 200-600 and Samyang 24mm f1.4

[tough hull]

But it’s not an ILC

[undone slate]

Why not the canon r6 ii? 😭

[naive fiber]

Aarvs ran away after reading this conversation

[tough hull]

Because astrophotography software hates .CR3 files

[undone slate]

why

[undone slate]

ok but i can do good photos with that canon

[tough hull]

Yes

No doubt

[tough hull]

It’s just that the file type can’t be used by most of the softwares

[naive fiber]

Personally I would go with the canon because I like the hold of it more

But that is preference

[undone slate]

i don't care

[naive fiber]

Also I don't do astro

[undone slate]

u should

i mean

if u want

[tough hull]

Yeah then go canon

[undone slate]

ok

But i need the 500€ astro lens

[tough hull]

Milky Way?

[undone slate]

and what lens for wildlife?

probably just milky way yes

for n ow

[tough hull]

100-500

[tough hull]

Then Samyang 24mm f1.4

[undone slate]

Do you recommend buying the lenses and cameras second-hand?

[naive fiber]

Yes

[tough hull]

Only at camera stores

[undone slate]

wow

[tough hull]

Not private

[undone slate]

so cheap

[tough hull]

No

This is the wrong one

[naive fiber]

That's a m 43 lens

[undone slate]

by web?

[tough hull]

This is M43

[tough hull]

Yeah

[undone slate]

what's that

[undone slate]

why

[tough hull]

Private if you can check it out yourself

[grizzled nebula]

Why

[naive fiber]

Wrong size sensor

[undone slate]

what

[tough hull]

Because if you get fungus in your lens you probably can’t send it back if it’s private seller

[undone slate]

a lens does not have a sensor

i'm getting so confused

[naive fiber]

You could just do eBay money back

[grizzled nebula]

You can on ebay

[naive fiber]

If it's there

[tough hull]

So only private if you can check it out yourself

[undone slate]

.

[tough hull]

Well it’s still if it’s a scammer your lost

[naive fiber]

Please work this out

[tough hull]

Plus most camera stores give you warranty

[naive fiber]

No if there's eBay money back eBay refunds you

[tough hull]

Bad doesn’t

[undone slate]

hmm

[naive fiber]

Warranty is something defo

[undone slate]

Do you mean it doesn't fit in the camera?

[naive fiber]

Dude

[tough hull]

Yes

[tender galleon]

swallows arrived in my garage

[tender galleon]

nest building is active

[undone slate]

lucky

not my photo

[tender galleon]

🫩🫩

[tough hull]

M43 is like Olympus, then there’s Sony E for full frame or Crop, then you have canon EF mount and canon RF mount, and that’s what we mean by wrong mount on the lens

[tough hull]

This is a composite

[undone slate]

i know

[tough hull]

Barn swallow, western house Martin and common swift I think

[naive fiber]

Been seeing a ton of long tailed tits recently

I think there's a new nest near me

[tender galleon]

swallows on my rooms roof 🤑

[tough hull]

Nice

[naive fiber]

My mum keeps telling me how jealous of me she is because I spot them and she doesn't

Their call is so distinct though

[undone slate]

this?

[tough hull]

Yes

So cute

I love them

[undone slate]

i've never seen them

I WANT TO ATRACT GREAT TITS TO MY FEEDER

HELP

[tough hull]

Great tits boring

[tender galleon]

they are only in southern finland

im northern

i like them really much

would love to see

[undone slate]

Pls

i need help

to attract great tits to my bird feeder

@naive fiber

[tough hull]

Ever seen any

[tender galleon]

https://tenor.com/view/google-exists-google-search-it-geekboy-geekboy-cz-gif-25933207

[undone slate]

no

[undone slate]

why

[tender galleon]

bro what😭

[tough hull]

YES OR NO

[undone slate]

ups

I read wrong

[tender galleon]

fym no

[undone slate]

wait

no

we also

have them in spain

[tender galleon]

???

tf

[undone slate]

long tailed tits

[tender galleon]

i said they are only in southern finland

you said no

im so close to blocking this dude

[undone slate]

😭

[tender galleon]

sometimes i really feel like you are lacking common sense

[undone slate]

Not really

[undone slate]

yes because i think they're in more places

[tough hull]

I wish I lived in Finland

lol

[naive fiber]

we get the ugly ones

Posted this yesterday but its the only pic I have

[tough hull]

At least you got one lol

[naive fiber]

Tawny owls are cool

[tough hull]

Yeah

[naive fiber]

Yeah took a while

Cutest owl

Barn owls are a tad scary

[tough hull]

Ok

[undone slate]

idk then

[undone slate]

why

they're soooo cute

[tough hull]

My grandmas garden has so many birds

[tough hull]

They are biggest fatass

[undone slate]

@naive fiber

[tough hull]

He

[undone slate]

what's fatass

[undone slate]

yes

[tough hull]

Doesn’t

Know

[undone slate]

Yes he does

[tough hull]

Or

Wants

To

[undone slate]

he attracts

[tough hull]

Tell

You

[undone slate]

great tits

[tough hull]

Get these food balls

[undone slate]

well

he attracts blue tits

but they're kinda the same to attract

i have great tits close but i've never seen blue tits

[naive fiber]

Dude

It's the second most common small bird here

[tough hull]

Well if you know that you know what they eat

Bro

[naive fiber]

I live next to 5 nests

There's a nest in the wall next to me

Like obviously they will come

There's a looot

Ignore my cooked life list I dont use it

[tough hull]

@undone slate fym you know that great tits and blue tits eat the same food but don’t know what they eat

[naive fiber]

I can list what they eat

Which is a lot

[undone slate]

pls

[undone slate]

same

[naive fiber]

Peanuts, sunflower seeds, walnuts, cashews, mealworms, suet, safflower seeds, ect

There's a lot

[tough hull]

Then just go to their nests man

Like close

But far enough to not disturb them

[naive fiber]

I can record a video showing where the nests are

Because there are a ton

My setup is pretty optimal for them so they easily see it

[tough hull]

High cortisol talk

[half helm]

Is there any consencus what would be better fo birds?
Tamron 150-500mm F5-6.7
vs
Fujifilm XF 150-600mm F5.6-8 R
https://cameradecision.com/lenses/compare/Tamron-150-500mm-F5-6.7-Di-III-VC-VXD-X-Mount-vs-Fujifilm-XF-150-600mm-F5.6-8-R-LM-OIS-WR

[naive fiber]

150-600 I'm pretty sure

Oh it's to f8

You own an apsc then right?

[half helm]

Yea, Fuji is longer in all regards but darker but has internal zoom, also longer minumum focus, 2.4m
Tamron is shorter in both regards but much brigher but external zoom, 0.6m min focus
APS-C on both

[tough hull]

I don’t think there are any GFX super telephoto

So yeah apsc

[undone slate]

they're in trees

[naive fiber]

I think the tamron

[undone slate]

so if i do that
great tits will come to my feeder

[naive fiber]

I thought they were both tamrons

[naive fiber]

There's no will here

[tough hull]

If they find it yeah

[naive fiber]

Also why great tits

There are better birds

[undone slate]

which?

[tough hull]

Blue tits

[naive fiber]

Have you not seen bluetits and coal tits and now cute they are

[tough hull]

Goldfinch

[undone slate]

i've never seen them

[half helm]

What would be reasons for you? Just brightness?

[undone slate]

i'm attracting them right now

with thistles

teasels

not thistles

[naive fiber]

Most likely

I don't know don't count on me

[undone slate]

this is so cute

[naive fiber]

Is it

They are pretty big and uncute

They always attack the bluetits

[undone slate]

Maybe it didn't coincide with my visit, but I've never seen blue tits, so it would be very strange for them to go to the feeder, right?

[undone slate]

uncute?

[naive fiber]

Tell me what is cutest here

[undone slate]

blue tit maybe

but great tits are cool

because i've never seen them closely

only by far

[naive fiber]

Defo not the great tit

I have a ton of bad great tit photos

[undone slate]

but i can't attract blue tit to my feeder

and i've never seen the others 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭

[naive fiber]

Marsh tits are also cool but pretty damn rare here

[naive fiber]

Long tailed is the cutest in most regions

[tough hull]

Great tits are fat

They are a lot bigger than blue tits

[naive fiber]

They always take like 10 seeds

[tough hull]

Not cute

[half helm]

not fat, just great

[naive fiber]

I may have a size image of my own

[undone slate]

fat tits

great tits

[naive fiber]

It'll be pretty low quality because it's from my webcam

[undone slate]

yes cute

[wide flint]

This is a juvenile, somehow even ugglier than the grown up long tailed tits without the fully white head

[naive fiber]

Yeah with the red eyes

There was an adult hidden in a tree that flew off

And then I think the juvenile got killed by a cat

[naive fiber]

I have seen 3 of the 4

Great tit is definitely not the most cute

cute

thank god for this website

also check the size difference

not cute

[undone slate]

yes cute

[wide flint]

Still don't understand how letting cats roam free is so normalized when they are literally some of the most destructive shit for nature

[undone slate]

Why the hate for great tits? 😭

[wide flint]

Why the love for great tits?

[undone slate]

i love great tits

they're so great

[undone slate]

Why 🤣 ?

[undone slate]

is that ur photo?

[wide flint]

Yeah I know, the question was why 💀

[undone slate]

But how do you take a picture of those coal tits? Do you photograph them from the window or from a more distant point?

[undone slate]

because they're cool

[tacit gazelle]

Sigh

Too low shutter speed

[tough hull]

So cool here I’m in the garden of a museum

I saw a yellow wagtail

[green canyon]

that spot looks great

[undone slate]

what musem?

[undone slate]

i see them a lot in the river

[charred holly]

Also wrong exposure, a good chunk of the feathers are blown out

Consider using zebras

[tacit gazelle]

It was on a whim

I was shooting portraits until I turned around and it was behind me

[charred holly]

Happens, I have a "oh fuck" shortcut on my camera for cases like this

with very fast shutter speed and negative exposure compensation

[dreamy tinsel]

i wait near a branch or smth

[tacit gazelle]

I don't think mine has this feature 😕

You probably use a Sony right

[charred holly]

Yup, but any modern mirrorless can also do that

[tacit gazelle]

Yea mine is a lil on the cheaper side

[charred holly]

Custom buttons are really handy, if you ever upgrade try to look for that!

[tacit gazelle]

Yea when I eventually get enough money I wanna get the a7v most likely for that feature where it captures the photo before you take it

[charred holly]

I have this exact camera, and when it hit right it feels like black magic

[naive fiber]

agree

I saw a massive rustle and it just disapeared

I assume it was my local cat

[naive fiber]

no

[naive fiber]

like any other bird

I need to seek willow tits and marsh tits

The Willow Tit is the UK's fastest-declining resident bird, with numbers falling by over 94% since the 1970s, leading to a Red List conservation status.

ughhhh

[undone slate]

can anyone vote this

[naive fiber]

https://www.wwt.org.uk/our-work/projects/willow-tit?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21049089580&gbraid=0AAAAAD7Ao975roqEbqdDwK0NzPK59ngn-&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzqXQBhD2ARIsAKrIeU9BxczY8T_etaGvAXaWH_9qHTfx1q6zAS4fpzFBzwLN-pCybwUBXh8aAscCEALw_wcB

poor birds

[undone slate]

why poor

[grizzled nebula]

Welp no peregrine falcons

[naive fiber]

ok just say you didnt read the article

[naive fiber]

aw

what did you get today then

[grizzled nebula]

Got some nice views and some seagulls

[naive fiber]

that is sweet

how much was it to go?

[grizzled nebula]

Need to get an ND filter

[grizzled nebula]

Ferry was 16 euros

[tough hull]

Yeah but I only saw one. My confused ah brain meant gray wagtail btw I keep on mixing it up lol

[naive fiber]

oh thats not bad

[tough hull]

I see a wagtail which is yellow and say yellow wagtail even though the name is gray wagtail

[grizzled nebula]

I might go back next weekend

Ill stay there 1 night if i do

So i have more time

[undone slate]

what's that?

[tough hull]

I just checked the closest peregrine falcon sighting is around 40km from me and in December of last year

The closest in general is 2019 and 20km from me

[undone slate]

@grizzled nebula

i'm gonna buy ur camera instead the z6 III

idk when

[naive fiber]

Clean

[undone slate]

clean what

I NEED QUICK HELP

Where can I find a log that is 1.50 meters tall and 10 cm in diameter?

[tacit gazelle]

Outside

[undone slate]

yeah

but where

i mean

[tacit gazelle]

Bro just go outside

Where there are trees

[undone slate]

I did it yesterday and didn't find anything

just sticks and chunks of giant trees

[tacit gazelle]

Then you aren't looking hard enough

[undone slate]

and where do i search then

[tacit gazelle]

Just cut a part of a tree if you need to

[undone slate]

how?

[tacit gazelle]

Dude how am I supposed to know I don't know where you live

[undone slate]

idk if i can do that

[tacit gazelle]

Bro

[undone slate]

i mean in the forest

[gilded yarrow]

portrait day

[undone slate]

how did u get the camera so low?

[undone slate]

what species is that WHITE duck?

[naive fiber]

What are you even asking here

[undone slate]

Where can I find a log that is 1.50 meters tall and 10 cm in diameter?

i need quick help

Because I already searched but didn't find anything

[naive fiber]

Search harder

Fym where

Outside

It isn't hard

Just cut it down if needed

[tough hull]

Pls no

[undone slate]

HOW

[undone slate]

why no

[tough hull]

If you do it then only from bushes or like anything where you definitely do t hurt nature

Or like not from the forest

[undone slate]

WOW

[undone slate]

what specific lens do you have?

[grizzled nebula]

Meanwhile my phone

[green canyon]

aarvs gets to mention his lens again

[undone slate]

that was so close

[grizzled nebula]

That was the rf 100-500

[undone slate]

Re-Imagined Focus?