Bird Photography

[undone slate]

in ur house

but i have pretty good places around me

[tender galleon]

why dont u go there then

[undone slate]

i already go

just see my duck photos and geese

and other brids

brids

BIRDS

[grizzled nebula]

I said almost 2 months

[undone slate]

yea yea

[tender galleon]

beginner photographer ego needs to be studied

[undone slate]

With my camera, it's not worth going to Africa 😭

[undone slate]

?

i'm medium

not beginner

[tender galleon]

when did u start

[undone slate]

Photography last year
I've been reading about photography for a long time. Even though it's only been a year, it doesn't mean I'm not at an intermediate level; I've actually progressed quickly.

[tender galleon]

holy chatgpt sentence

who uses ;

[undone slate]

i'm not using chatgpt actually

[undone slate]

Google autocorrect

google or microsoft autocorrect idk

[tender galleon]

why did the long sentence have 0 grammar issues but this one doesnt even have a big I

[deep vigil]

im a total beginner and what is a lense

[undone slate]

?

[naive fiber]

They are pretty decently priced here

Mint 800

[unborn frost]

a whole bunch of exotic birds have made their way into the UK cause of this heatwave. planning on going out to location tomorrow to get a shot of some bee eaters

[analog rivet]

Ngl I’d go that route personally

Nikon teleprimes are insane optically

More reach than the 200-400 and just as sharp

[green canyon]

i do;

fuck you

[daring imp]

Same here in finland!

Abit too big of a tree for this one bird

[green canyon]

Maybe I'll have more luck with bee eaters here then

[undone slate]

I really want to take picture of a ; turtle

[deep vigil]

i want a photo of myself taking photos of a bird

[naive fiber]

I didn't look because I thought that they would be so much more expensive lmao

[naive fiber]

Medium is actually pretty high

I would say your idol aarvs is intermediate

[analog rivet]

I paid $500 for my 300, sometimes Nikon teleprimes can be insane value

[naive fiber]

I was looking at the 300

[analog rivet]

It’s good man

[naive fiber]

I had the idea that vr mattered a lot

[naive fiber]

Yeah the vr was 1000

The non was 400

[analog rivet]

Vr only matters if you really need lower shutters speeds to compensate for bad iso performance

[naive fiber]

Yeah

My d600 has decent iso

[analog rivet]

But yeah, it’s not that useful as I’m sure you’ve learned

[naive fiber]

Oh yeah

I don't notice the difference really between vr on and off ony 70-200

[undone slate]

idk

[naive fiber]

I'll get the 500 f4 then

Thanks

[undone slate]

idol º-º

[naive fiber]

How tf would I transport on holiday though lol

[undone slate]

?

why do u say that

[naive fiber]

Because the 500 f4 is a big heavy lens

[analog rivet]

Oof

Maybe just a larger bag and flip the hood

[naive fiber]

Yeah probably

[unborn cloak]

can someone help me id this bird please. i thought it was a buzzard but the head looks diffrent to buzzards, it was taken in the southwest of the UK

[tough hull]

I don’t have hoopoes

[undone slate]

idk

[tough hull]

“Slowly breath in, slowly breath out”

breathes in

breathes out

[whole spindle]

looks like a golden eagle

[tough hull]

[whole spindle]

i cant really tell the size based off of the photo but if it was giant then it would be a golden eagle, if not probably a buzzard

[trim fox]

🦅

[unborn cloak]

Playing it now😭

[naive fiber]

Ok for masai mara if I order this 500 in time I'm guessing it's probably too narrow

So also bring the 70-200?

[undone slate]

are u going there?

[daring imp]

not too bad

[undone slate]

is that edited?

[daring imp]

No, it was very calm.

[undone slate]

wdym by calm?

[daring imp]

no wind so the reflection could be seen. all i did was crop and use dxo noise reduciton

[undone slate]

but u need to edit raw photos

[grizzled nebula]

Not necessarily

[undone slate]

hm

[daring imp]

no u dont, and i told u the editing i did lol

[undone slate]

yes

[naive fiber]

I'm deciding on it

[undone slate]

nice

[grizzled nebula]

100%

Only having a prime in a safari is the worst decision you could make

[grizzled nebula]

dayum

angle is shit but shows sharpness

now time to look if i have some actually good photos left to edit

[naive fiber]

Yeah they did get Hella close when I went last time

[grizzled nebula]

piegon

[analog rivet]

My phone says it’s a buzzard but I’ve never seen one or a golden eagle so I have no clue

W feature btw

[grizzled nebula]

doubt it's a golden eagle

wing and body pattern look like a common buzzard

[grizzled nebula]

mind if i send it in another server to get it checked?

[unborn cloak]

Yes please

[grizzled nebula]

golden eagles with their hair up look so damn cool

[unborn cloak]

Its the beak thats throwing me off. It looks diffrent to others ive seen

[grizzled nebula]

i think it's just because it's open

should get an answer pretty fast normally

[unborn cloak]

Thank you

[grizzled nebula]

i've been wanting to see a golden eagle ever since i found out about them

it's been a long time lol

[green canyon]

3 premiums in 😔

[grizzled nebula]

i bought a tank for 20 euros and used it twice

premium tanks suck

[naive fiber]

I wish there was a good 500mm f5.6 for f mount

F4 is so big

[grizzled nebula]

yeah common buzzard

[analog rivet]

2 keeper perch shots and the birds leaves both times 💀

[spring vault]

what about the f mount 500mm f5.6

wish granted

[glossy sage]

Why

[shut hazel]

Buh

One edit isnt saving

Ts pmo

[tough hull]

https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DYrhg_ME3f4/?igsh=YXN5eGIxb3kwODhl

[tough hull]

Alright I just saw what idk is a goldeneye or tufted duck

Looks much like tufted duck but harsh light makes the colors a bit eerier and the shape of the head doesn’t match that much to tufted duck

[tender galleon]

leave some space to the direction the bird is watching if there is any

[tender galleon]

my neighbors

[undone slate]

i've never seen a squirel before

and u see them every day

😭

[undone slate]

VERY NICE!

[tender galleon]

this was the first time there were 2 squirrels at the same time

[undone slate]

Idk how u get squirrels

Idk if i'd like them to be in my house because maybe they scare birds?

[tender galleon]

https://tenor.com/view/sonion-gif-4370030053602687111

[tender galleon]

there have been 2 great tits and a squirrel at the same time

but last year the squirrels ate the baby swallows

[undone slate]

https://tenor.com/view/nice-smack-delicious-meme-gif-8375212

[shut hazel]

i see

[undone slate]

is that the max quality of the photo?

what

@shut hazel

[shut hazel]

huh

[undone slate]

?

i mean

is that a screenshot

[shut hazel]

whatever you sent is a screenshot of some sort

the image i sent is higher res

[undone slate]

is the same

[shut hazel]

not on my end

[undone slate]

at least from what I can see

this is a screenshot

of ur photo zoomed

Idk

[shut hazel]

what are you even trying to accomplish

@tender galleon is this what you meant with the space thing btw

[undone slate]

Nothing really, just a question because it's a very good photo but I'm curious about the quality.

[shut hazel]

it was taken with a z5ii and at 400mm but a cropped a bit of it

idk

[undone slate]

was it in a park or smth?

[shut hazel]

yeah

just on a random dock

[undone slate]

Nice

400mm seems to little to me idk

[shut hazel]

who knows

works for me

[fresh epoch]

Thoughs? CC?

[green canyon]

which one

[grizzled nebula]

Cant remember

I uninstalled the game

[naive fiber]

I'm actually such an idiot omg

[tough hull]

On apsc a 100-400 is a 200-600

[grizzled nebula]

People that upvote and downvote the same image in the galleries should get parroted

[tender galleon]

some newbies spamming all the possible reactions

[naive fiber]

16x zoom for you

[naive fiber]

This guy

[grizzled nebula]

yep

[naive fiber]

I'm actually going to fucking cry

Why won't my camera focus on shit

Bird 5m away from me and it decides to not focus on anything

50 shots all missed focus

[grizzled nebula]

Get a

[spring vault]

skill issue

[naive fiber]

How on earth

[gilded yarrow]

ew

[gilded yarrow]

yes

exactly

tried the r line a few times

didn't like it

esp the stupid lenses

[grizzled nebula]

sony ass

[grizzled nebula]

[spring vault]

aarvs also not using r line lenses

seems u agree

[gilded yarrow]

you either spend a horrendous amount of money or get super slow lenses

[grizzled nebula]

100-500

imagine not having EF or F

[spring vault]

that one you can spend a horrendous amount of money and get a super slow lens at the same time

[grizzled nebula]

no affordable teleprime on sony

[eternal igloo]

a 2.8 aperture doesn’t matter if u miss ur focus every time 😭

[grizzled nebula]

got a 600 F/4 for less than an A7RVI ffs

[gilded yarrow]

Yeah well the only affordable ones on canon are older than me LMAO

[grizzled nebula]

and they're still better than the sony 600 smh

[gilded yarrow]

Well good for me that my cam barely ever misses focus

[eternal igloo]

100-400 ef ii is reasonable

[gilded yarrow]

very highly doubt

[eternal igloo]

100-500 is a step up from that but still nowhere near ridiculous

[gilded yarrow]

ef exactly

ef ain't too bad

r lenses suck

[eternal igloo]

not really

[grizzled nebula]

EF 600 F/4 mark I is barely worse than the 600 GM

600 is II is sharper and has better IS

[eternal igloo]

they just haven’t made a 400mm constant 5.6 yet

that’s what I need

[spring vault]

argument is more RF lenses suck tho

[grizzled nebula]

RF 600 F/4 is great

[spring vault]

like aarvs you agree the rf 600 f4 is a downgrade over ef

[grizzled nebula]

and far superior to the 600 GM

[grizzled nebula]

it's only slightly worse than the IS II with TCs

but faster AF, Better IS and much lighter than the IS II

[spring vault]

4th worst mirrorless 600mm f4

[grizzled nebula]

sony GM is the worst 600 F/4

nikon imo has the best one with the TC VR S

[spring vault]

RF 600 doesn't even focus at full speed unless you use r3 or r1

[gilded yarrow]

theyre all 14k€, they all perform basically the same

[grizzled nebula]

Yet still faster than the GM

[grizzled nebula]

have you seen the IS on the GM?

canon and sony need to release new 600s

[daring imp]

More cheaper zooms would be better maybe 300-600 like sigma or something like that!

[grizzled nebula]

the sigma 300-600 is a 6K lens with limitation lol

[daring imp]

True. Just as an example but something similar

[grizzled nebula]

i wish the 300-600 canon are making was F/4

[daring imp]

A rf 200-800 5.6 would be insane. Might be a bit too big tho @grizzled nebula

[grizzled nebula]

apparently it's gonna be a 300-600 5.6

[gilded yarrow]

the 300-600 is sick, but it's huge

got to try it once

[grizzled nebula]

that will not happen anytime soon

[spring vault]

800 5.6 would weigh more than 600 f4 bcs it's the same ratio

[grizzled nebula]

800 5.6 lenses suck

just get a 600 with 1.4x tc

[spring vault]

u mean canons rf 800 5.6 lens sucks

not sharp

[grizzled nebula]

sony doesn't even have one

[spring vault]

20k

[daring imp]

How good is this lens nowdays? Would be pretty nice for video work. Prime is pretty hard for videos

[grizzled nebula]

horrific

[daring imp]

Still bad even tho 5.6?

[grizzled nebula]

it actually sucks ass

[naive fiber]

very good from what I read

[grizzled nebula]

it's not sharp at 5.6 and it's 6kg

[naive fiber]

but everything was old

its stupidly big though

like

[daring imp]

True but would mainly be a tripod lens

[grizzled nebula]

lol

[daring imp]

Im looking for zoom options for videos atm

[naive fiber]

200-400 I was looking at which seemed ok ig

[spring vault]

sony 600 f4 on a 1.4x getting you 840 5.6 is noticably sharper than rf 800 5.6

https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=1597&Camera=1508&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=0&LensComp=1439&CameraComp=1175&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=1&APIComp=0

so why would they make one

[daring imp]

Would be an attention grabber using it in bird towers 😂

[grizzled nebula]

i never understood the 800 5.6 lenses

idk why they're so ass

[daring imp]

Lense-s

[spring vault]

canons rf 600 f4 isn't sharp enough to use tc so they made lenses with custom built in tc to try and fix that and it helps a little but it's still not particularly sharp

[tender galleon]

f/0

[grizzled nebula]

oof

[naive fiber]

I forgot what website is this

[grizzled nebula]

the RF is more than sharp enough for tc's lmao

[spring vault]

rf 600 f4 on tc is even softer than the dedicated 800 and 1200 primes

that you just oof'd

[naive fiber]

do people even use the 1200 prime genuinely

[daring imp]

I would. Animals are always far here if i had the money

[grizzled nebula]

the 1200mm is sharper than any other lens at 1200mm

i checked

and it has almost no CA

[daring imp]

How well does 600mm f4 mark 1 that i have work with tc? Or do older lenses work better with tc than new once?

[grizzled nebula]

we need a 2600mm F/11

[grizzled nebula]

it's alright

[tender galleon]

f/2.8

[grizzled nebula]

it's old so it's not optically perfect

[daring imp]

Would 2x work well?

[grizzled nebula]

no

[daring imp]

What program is that? Need to get it

[grizzled nebula]

my goat

[grizzled nebula]

https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=336&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=2&LensComp=748&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=1&APIComp=0

[spring vault]

I like the z 800

light n sharp and 5k

[grizzled nebula]

tbh i don't think i want a lens that starts at 800mm

if i go pf i'd rather the 600 pf

[naive fiber]

800 is too narrow for anything but birds

[spring vault]

idk I use a 750mm prime (500+apsc)

and it's plenty usable

[naive fiber]

idk if animals get close here or something then

[grizzled nebula]

if i need more reach i just use a TC with basically no IQ loss

[tender galleon]

would be crazy to photograph the squirrel thats like 5m from my window with a 800mm

[daring imp]

Whats the difference between the extenders? Should i just get the 2 to try it out? Not too expensive

[spring vault]

no IQ loss cos ur still on 24mp

[grizzled nebula]

2x II sucks

[grizzled nebula]

...

[naive fiber]

eesh

[spring vault]

looks like IQ loss to me

[grizzled nebula]

cope

[spring vault]

you're the one coping lol ignoring reality

[grizzled nebula]

how am i ignoring reality lmao

[spring vault]

also cropping is mathematically better than using tc, tc should be a last resort solution

[grizzled nebula]

with 1.4x tc barely cropped in

[spring vault]

tc is optical cropping but the results are worse because you're introducing a buncha glass

if the resultant pic has an acceptable number of megapixels then regular cropping will be better

tc also slows down af somewhat due to less light

so basically aarvs needs to get r5ii

before that aarvs needs a new monitor tho

[naive fiber]

yes please get a new monitor

[grizzled nebula]

gonna use a samsung fold as a monitor

[naive fiber]

a tv would work better atp

[spring vault]

I bet your colors and exposure will suddenly be so much less wonky once u start editing on something good because ngl even that pic is kinda wonky

bros being held back

[undone slate]

Yeah, to little

WOW

WOW

THIS CANNOT BE REAL

[daring imp]

Upgraded my monitors last year. From triple 1080p 240hz to triple 4k 144hz. Super worth it. The 4k monitors were only 450€ each got a good deal

[spring vault]

needs more blue lighting

[daring imp]

I change it often haha. Thats why i have rgb. Sometimes a theme sometimes random colors. What ever i feel like haha

[undone slate]

Wowww

[naive fiber]

you defo arent getting close enough though

[undone slate]

i'm good at it

what's this?

Is it a vulture?

[grizzled nebula]

griffon vulture i think

[undone slate]

really?

woww

[grizzled nebula]

they're super common in spain

[undone slate]

first time ever

even in my house

[undone slate]

but look at that tail

[naive fiber]

This being at 300mm is pretty impressive

[naive fiber]

I can only see the ca

[undone slate]

stupid camera

;8

😭

it'd a great photo

[grizzled nebula]

that's a cinereous vulture bruh

been looking for one of these mfs

[naive fiber]

No it's too far away

[undone slate]

no

[grizzled nebula]

black vulture/cinereous

[undone slate]

2 vultures at the same TIME?

AT THE SAME PLACE

[grizzled nebula]

yeah..?

[undone slate]

I'M SO LUCKY

FINALLY I'M LUCKY

[grizzled nebula]

vultures are everywhere..

in spain

and usually there's loads in the same spot

i am jealous of spain

[undone slate]

Not really, they're strange to appear where i live

[naive fiber]

I'm switching to d21 focus and seeing how that goes

[undone slate]

i'm jealous of ur camera 😭

[grizzled nebula]

not really

[spring vault]

so much rolling shutter smh shoulda got a9iii

[undone slate]

do u live at my house?

[grizzled nebula]

no but looking at ebird they're clearly not that rare

[gilded yarrow]

a1ii

[daring imp]

Rolling shutter only happens with electronic shutter right?

[gilded yarrow]

3.8ms

[gilded yarrow]

yup

[grizzled nebula]

R1

[spring vault]

4ms rolling shutter is still enough to get visible warping if you fill your frame with something fast moving

[grizzled nebula]

A9III not in this game

[undone slate]

hmm

[spring vault]

the smaller it is in frame the less noticable it'll be

[gilded yarrow]

24mp lol

a1 II owns it

[naive fiber]

It's really sad

Smh use a dlsr

No rolling shutter

[undone slate]

ufff

[naive fiber]

Just a loud one

[undone slate]

i really want to photograph this thing

[spring vault]

mechanical shutter is around 2ms

[grizzled nebula]

we talking about readout speed or res?

[undone slate]

I can't do anything with my camera

i'm the worse person here 🙁

[gilded yarrow]

I just meant overall

a9iii also only 24mp, wouldnt want that for wildlife

my a7iii had 24, even the jump to 33 is insane

[spring vault]

aarvs uses 24mp for wildlife and doesn't complain 😤

[grizzled nebula]

you need to go to south america

[undone slate]

Yeah

[grizzled nebula]

fr

[spring vault]

(bcs he copes)

[grizzled nebula]

24mp is enough

sony users being all about specs as always

[naive fiber]

cope with 24mp by buying longer lenses

this is the way

[daring imp]

I use 20 and 24. Its good enough! When i get extra money ill jump to r52.

[undone slate]

.

[grizzled nebula]

if Z9II is goated i'll buy it and adapt my 600

[naive fiber]

whats the dot for

[undone slate]

if z9ii have raw precapture

it will be the best camera

[grizzled nebula]

maybe we don't know

[naive fiber]

its expected to

it would be a massive let down to not

[undone slate]

Ok so it's gonna to be the best camera

how it'd cost?

[naive fiber]

maybe we don't know

[undone slate]

is that ur face

[grizzled nebula]

blud

[undone slate]

🤣

[daring imp]

Every camera is the best. Depends on how good the photographer is who is using it

[undone slate]

Yeah that's true

[grizzled nebula]

that's a Z9 and i don't own a Z9

[undone slate]

wait

[naive fiber]

to an extent

[undone slate]

so i can use a canon lens with a nikon camera

https://tenor.com/view/nice-smack-delicious-meme-gif-8375212

[naive fiber]

yes but its not the best route

get a lens for your body

[daring imp]

With an adapter yes

[grizzled nebula]

can't wait for cameras to automatically track birds for you

[undone slate]

for me?

[daring imp]

Dont they kinda do it already? Ai servo

[undone slate]

that's not good

for what u want a camera tracking birds 😭

that's boring

...

[grizzled nebula]

no i mean follow them

[undone slate]

like a star tacker

THAT'S NOT GOOD

IS BORING

[grizzled nebula]

ball head mount 600 F/4

[spring vault]

https://tenor.com/view/plananx-ciws-gif-18207820

[undone slate]

but for what do u want a camera tracking a bird?

[spring vault]

but a camera

[grizzled nebula]

exactly

[daring imp]

Aa. That would have to be on a tripod then. Like how the dji rs5 gimbal has a tracker

[undone slate]

but for what do u want the camera tracking the bird for u? 😭

The fun part is doing it yourself.

[grizzled nebula]

no, we replace the mount with a ball head mount

[undone slate]

https://tenor.com/view/the-rock-angry-wwe-rage-dwayne-johnson-gif-21713666

[daring imp]

[spring vault]

https://fixupx.com/i/status/2054775403605086403

Om Patel (@om_patel5)

THIS GUY BUILT AN AUTOMATED PIGEON DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR HIS BALCONY
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︀︀1\ camera captures video in real time
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︀︀the hardware:
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︀︀> an orange pi 5 running the detection model
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︀︀> USB camera
︀︀> 2 servo motors for aiming
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FixupX · May 14, 2026, 4:06 AM

beef that up mount a camera instead of water gun

[undone slate]

idk why would u want that

i mean...

[daring imp]

Do any of these work? Kinda like the landing trail the bird makes in the middle image

[grizzled nebula]

imma go to the bee eater spot again tomorrow

hopefully they will be back

not sure tho cause the trucks will also be back tomorrow (hopefully they won't be there before 8am)

[undone slate]

yea

this one has like low quality idk

but great photo

[daring imp]

It was kinda far away, was very hard to get it in focus with all the stuff in the way

[grizzled nebula]

i'm too tired

barely slept

[undone slate]

same

but i'm going to the forest to do smth idk

[grizzled nebula]

i might go out later

i slept maybe 2h

[tacit gazelle]

That's when we use manual focus

[daring imp]

I did! But it was hard. I barely use manual focus. Practicing all the time!

[tacit gazelle]

Yea you gotta use the mag feature to help you too

[daring imp]

On my r6 mark 2 i have red/blue outline over everything when i manual focus. Helps alot. But idk if my 7d mark 2 has it that i use for birding

[tough hull]

Any affordable RF?

[grizzled nebula]

why does it need to be RF?

[tough hull]

Yeah with that logic I can go and buy a canon lens for my Sony

[grizzled nebula]

And have no af

[undone slate]

can someone denoise my photo

[tough hull]

I can have AF wdym

lol

50€ cheap adapter

[deep vigil]

why cant you do it?

[undone slate]

i don't have lightroom

[tough hull]

I can spend maybe 100-200€ on a good one and have as good AF as you

[deep vigil]

ah

[tough hull]

Bro

You shoot jpeg

[grizzled nebula]

find me the adapter

rn

[grizzled nebula]

why do sony shooters not use it?

[tough hull]

I’m guessing they didn’t think of that

[grizzled nebula]

or it's just shit

[tough hull]

Listen how much does average 600 f4 cost? Like 6k? No one would buy something for 6k used that’s not their mount and just an. Old ah lens if they could just buy a used Sony lens where no adapter is needed

[daring imp]

Why such a hater bruv? @grizzled nebula brand beef is always useless

[grizzled nebula]

a used sony 600gm is 12K

[grizzled nebula]

i'm not a hater lol

i like sony and nikon too

sony mostly because of playstation but still

[tacit gazelle]

Wait till Yamaha release a camera

[tough hull]

300-600 f4

[grizzled nebula]

warra teleprime

can't even use TCs

can we put some water on the sun

[tough hull]

Bruh

Sony is goated for Astro

[grizzled nebula]

fuck this heat man

[tough hull]

No

I’m not getting freaky with heat wtf

[grizzled nebula]

i have a fan pointed towards me and still sweating

[tough hull]

Go outside

Touch grass

Through window bruh

[grizzled nebula]

telling me to go touch grass but also says "through window"

[naive fiber]

agree

fucking 33c

no aircon

[grizzled nebula]

need to find out if this kite i saw ealier was holding a baby or adult mallard

[grizzled nebula]

my aircon broke 💀

[naive fiber]

I should get one

[grizzled nebula]

YES

Y.E.S

Y E S

[naive fiber]

how hots my house

28c

it drops to 25c at night luckily

[grizzled nebula]

Mine is probably 30°c even at night

[charred holly]

At the worse of summer, it drops to 28c here 🫠

[naive fiber]

my thermostat and fan have thermometers so I can see

[grizzled nebula]

i need a cryogenic chamber

[naive fiber]

this is really good for parakeets though

they have been all around

[grizzled nebula]

no idea what it's holding

[charred holly]

wtf is this

end of may

35c°

💀

[daring imp]

What are your guyses dream shots? Mine is definitely of eagles carrying their food/owl shots in the rain

[tacit gazelle]

Bird

[naive fiber]

https://tenor.com/view/brainrot-meme-bird-damn-pukeko-gif-11554807091782888365

[tough hull]

Letting myself drift towards the cormorant

[tough hull]

My mom took the picture while I was making lunch

Fried pike

Caught it about 5 hours ago where the cormorant now is

[tender galleon]

not feeling like going out today, only 12c and raining

[tacit gazelle]

Same

[tough hull]

Damn

I’m drifting fast

[grizzled nebula]

https://tenor.com/view/rock-agreed-rock-sus-agreed-gif-23818297

[tough hull]

Getting closer

Damn

Flew away

[grizzled nebula]

CORMY

gonna look for some perched kites tomorrow

hopefully get some nice backgrounds and pics

buzzards too

i saw a perched kite there on my way back home before but by the time i got everything out it had already taken off

[undone slate]

and

[grizzled nebula]

annoying i didn't have the right shutter speed

[undone slate]

u can edit a jpg photo

[daring imp]

Bif picture?

[grizzled nebula]

also annoying how many pics i need to re edit

[tough hull]

Ye

[undone slate]

😭

this would be a great photo

[grizzled nebula]

no

[undone slate]

if i had the r6 ii i could crop and it will be a pretty great photo

[grizzled nebula]

bad angle

[undone slate]

.

this

[grizzled nebula]

this is sharp etc but still a bad pic cause the angle sucks

[grizzled nebula]

eh

[undone slate]

👎

great pic

great angle

[undone slate]

?

[grizzled nebula]

starting to have a headache

[tough hull]

Damn

I wanna get close to great created grebes

But

I don’t wanna scare em

[undone slate]

At least you never had an eye migraine. 😭

what bird is this

it was a strtnage bird

[grizzled nebula]

i have

[tough hull]

Saw tern too late

[undone slate]

right now?

[grizzled nebula]

no i'm joking

[undone slate]

u never had one

[grizzled nebula]

no

[undone slate]

u had one

[grizzled nebula]

i've have a very bad migraine before but no eye migraine

[undone slate]

lucky

eye migraine are the worst thing

ever

😭

[grizzled nebula]

terns are cool

[deep vigil]

eyegraine

[grizzled nebula]

i'm literally falling asleep on my chair rn

[undone slate]

are u tired

eat some bananas they give u energy

[grizzled nebula]

nothing will give me energy

[deep vigil]

its morning here and im having coffee and thinking about birds

[grizzled nebula]

i've slept for 2h and it's boiling rn

imma go sleep for an hour

[undone slate]

why are u boiling

how many degrees do u have

40?

i have 27º 🙁

[deep vigil]

its like 13c here? 55f

[undone slate]

ok i prefer my temperature right now then

[tough hull]

Yea

[tacit gazelle]

Ditto

[undone slate]

but is this a bad photo or what

[naive fiber]

Too far

[undone slate]

it was close to me

I mean not to close

but yeah

this one was close

My camera is bad at photographing sky subjects

[undone slate]

but if i had a r6 ii, i could crop it and make it a good photo, right?

[grizzled nebula]

cropping isn't magic

it won't save photos

[undone slate]

yea but if the problem is the distance

i mean

aarvs but u had a photo with the sun and an eagle i think

[grizzled nebula]

the more you're far away the less details u get

[undone slate]

and the eagle was pretty small

[undone slate]

Yeah i know

[grizzled nebula]

?

[undone slate]

yes

a photo with the sun

and a eagle in the left side

[grizzled nebula]

this?

[undone slate]

yes

[grizzled nebula]

that's now an eagle lol

that's a swift

and i didn't even know it was in the frame when i took it

[deep vigil]

actually kinda cool

it's raining hard here and im torn on whether i go out and look for birds

my recent bird pics have not been that good, i really need to go look for waterfowl again, i had much better success there

[daring imp]

Last summer. Going for them again

[deep vigil]

where do you find these birds?

[tough hull]

Europe

[daring imp]

Small lakes!

[grizzled nebula]

so many idiots in this server

[tough hull]

Yeah tbf I have a better spot at home

[tough hull]

?

[daring imp]

Near water mostly!

[grizzled nebula]

people defending downvoting and upvoting the same images for no reason lol

[tough hull]

lol

I just don’t vote at all then and just give feedback

[undone slate]

me

what's wrong with this person 😭

[grizzled nebula]

i mean if the photo sucks ass disliking is normal

[undone slate]

this 2 persons

[grizzled nebula]

but disliking a good photo for no reason is just stupid

[tough hull]

Yeah

[undone slate]

maybe they're jelaous?

[tough hull]

But I meant like disliking AND liking at the same time

[grizzled nebula]

no just a knobhead

wan hasn't even sent a single message in the server

[grizzled nebula]

yh if u can't decide u just don't like or dislike lol

[deep vigil]

i found this bird

[sharp ether]

This person did it because the first person did it and nobody took it seriously

[grizzled nebula]

but wan has been doing it since this morning to every image

[undone slate]

bot

[tough hull]

Juvenile?

[magic crown]

some ppl are like that sadly

[grizzled nebula]

HEROOOON

[undone slate]

a truly dinosaur

WHAT'S THIS

[deep vigil]

no clue sorry

[grizzled nebula]

now we have rositelle and aidas who think it's normal lol

[undone slate]

aidas?

[tacit gazelle]

Stupid bonehead

[sharp ether]

Great blue heron probably

[undone slate]

i mean my bird

[tacit gazelle]

Dat glow 🔥

[deep vigil]

here's the whole bird

[magic crown]

they just hate life at this point of downvote lmao

[grizzled nebula]

anyway i'll let live their lifeless life

if that makes any sense

[magic crown]

i just downvoted yours bc of the vignette on the right back of the image wich it seems too strong for me

[undone slate]

i can't do that

tiny sensor

[tough hull]

Yeah probably

[undone slate]

https://tenor.com/view/throwing-things-throwing-a-fit-tantrum-angry-pissed-gif-18091201488917551893

[tough hull]

Unless it’s one heron I don’t know

[deep vigil]

can't do what

[tough hull]

But this is a gray right?

[undone slate]

bokeh at low zoom

[tender galleon]

stop complaining and buy a cheaper cam than r6ii

[deep vigil]

low zoom..? i used like a 280mm lens

[wide flint]

nah bro, when he gets the r6ii he will work for national geographic within a month, trust

[analog rivet]

Wait fr????

[undone slate]

i want the r6 ii...

[undone slate]

yeah

[wide flint]

He just needs better gear, that's all

[analog rivet]

Where do you live to where you get house sparrows but no squirrels

[tender galleon]

you definetly dont need that big of a jump imo

[deep vigil]

i see squirrels on the daily

[tacit gazelle]

What happen to the z6iii glaze

[grizzled nebula]

better?

[tender galleon]

same

[tacit gazelle]

Pain with a s

[deep vigil]

pretty red ones? i cant tell

[grizzled nebula]

imma go in my garden

might seen some blue tits

[undone slate]

From what I can see, the camera is a bit cheaper than the Z6 III, but Canon lenses are a bit more expensive. It would end up costing me about the same, but I'd prefer a better lens, and also because Canon has some very good cameras like the R5 II.

[tender galleon]

not really

[tacit gazelle]

Squirl

[undone slate]

but is really a BIG difference between the r5 ii and r6 ii?

[undone slate]

ohhh

i love squirreeelss

[tender galleon]

do ur research

[undone slate]

https://tenor.com/view/nice-smack-delicious-meme-gif-8375212

natural orange tint

[grizzled nebula]

yes

[tender galleon]

compared to this they are really red

[analog rivet]

Going back out today to a dream shooting location for song birds 🔥🔥

300 and a dream

[naive fiber]

This person had a massive crashout and idk why

[deep vigil]

i think your squirrels are prettier than ours. but maybe it is a grass is always greener scenario.

photo of a print because it's easier than finding the digital file right now

[tender galleon]

really cool bokeh

[tacit gazelle]

I agree red squirrels are so much better

[tender galleon]

one of my squirrels is more black than the other one

i think i like it more

[tacit gazelle]

But grey squirrl are researched to be smarter

[sharp ether]

Are they the ones which hide like hundreds of nuts in different places and remember all of them?

[deep vigil]

i love the bokeh in that lens

[tacit gazelle]

Maybe not remember all of them

[sharp ether]

Blue jays are very beautiful

[tender galleon]

these seem pretty small, my mom thought that are they babies but they probably gonna get bigger if they eat the baby swallows again

[deep vigil]

i see them hiding and/or finding their nuts so i think yeah

[sharp ether]

yeah probably

[deep vigil]

is this a woodpecker, if so what kind are they?

[tough hull]

American kind

Not European

But to my knowledge you are American so it’s very likely from there

[deep vigil]

red bellied?

[tough hull]

Idk

I barely know about non European birds

[tough hull]

Seems like one

[deep vigil]

why are they called red bellied when the red is clearly on their head hha

[sharp ether]

Yeah

[tough hull]

Idk

[sharp ether]

The people who named the bird were holding the bird in their hands

The red on its belly is not easily visible when it's perched on a tree

[deep vigil]

oh ok

[grizzled nebula]

Just saw a bee eater over my house 👀

[dark ermine]

absolutely red bellied, male

vs female with the receding hairline 😄

[grizzled nebula]

Found a long tailed tit spot

[naive fiber]

Aw

[eternal igloo]

GUESS WHATTT

id’d a bird that didn’t even show up for the area on Merlin

THE SEMIPALMATED PLOVERRRR

[grizzled nebula]

Imma go have a look at that place that i think the bee eaters could be

4 days in a row i hear them around my house

And saw one fly over my house earlier

[eternal igloo]

had to look this up

bee eater is a ridiculous name 😭

[grizzled nebula]

time to edit the long tailed tit pics

[grizzled nebula]

we also have european rollers

https://tenor.com/view/roll-rolliefingers-420-hoodgoods-gif-27036705

[fresh epoch]

Common goldeneye

[grizzled nebula]

i swear i'm the only person that can't find ducks

[eternal igloo]

silly guy

[fresh epoch]

Rivers and streams at parts where the water gets calmer is my to-go places. or smaller lakes in forests where they wont be too far away even if they are at the other side

[fresh epoch]

nice picture, the loon has such a nice pattern

[eternal igloo]

I got many photos

[fresh epoch]

i want to get a detailed picture of a loon but they are so shy, only have 1 decent-at-best picture of it

[eternal igloo]

loons are a real test if ur sneaky or not

I was prone on a small dock on a lake as it was pouring rain and black flies were biting me

it was NOT worth it

[fresh epoch]

now that is some dedication!

[grizzled nebula]

lol

[eternal igloo]

dedication or stupidity yeah

[eternal igloo]

why he look like that 😭

[grizzled nebula]

wish i had the 600 for these

[fresh epoch]

I wish I had more dedication than the amount of stupidity I have lol

[eternal igloo]

don’t we all 🥀 🥀

[eternal igloo]

if u get urself in uncomfortable enough positions u will get good photos

if ur comfortable while taking photos of birds then ur missing potential

[fresh epoch]

This one i got myself comfortable for and waited almost to the point to where the sun had disappeared

[fresh epoch]

So tempted to get a tamrom/sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 but not sure how the quality is compared to cropping an image with my 100-400 f5.6-8

[eternal igloo]

I have no clue but a more direct optical upgrade would be the ef 100-400 is ii usm

bc l series lens so fancy and constant 5.6 aperture

[fresh epoch]

i've looked at that, but 600mm reach would be nice with the 1.6 crop factor

[grizzled nebula]

i have one

but i didn't have it on me

[eternal igloo]

we get it….. ur rich

[grizzled nebula]

i'm not rich

it wasn't that expensive for a 600

[eternal igloo]

the ii is pretty pricey isn’t it

[grizzled nebula]

i got it for 3.9K

[fresh epoch]

what I love with th RF 100-400 is how light and compact it is. which means I bring it with me every single time in my shoulder bag

[eternal igloo]

yeah im seeing it for 5k to 8k 😭

[grizzled nebula]

yh it's usually 8K for mint condition

the japanese sellers list it for 5.5K on ebay but then you also need to add import tax etc

[eternal igloo]

3.3k on adorama

[grizzled nebula]

send link

[eternal igloo]

https://www.adorama.com/used-canon-ef-600mm-f-4l-is-usm-image-stabilizer-autofocus-telephoto-lens/p/eol6004is?grade=average&utm_content=pmax&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19101957733&gbraid=0AAAAADxgUsztOlaMWhRGPxmfT24jBQZNu&gclid=Cj0KCQjww8rQBhDjARIsAE43KPOw3Xv0iIaA2TPWzu8gw44kRR2bteAZO6uY5toHitQcZLFzGeHJZlUaAlOJEALw_wcB

ridiculous link

[grizzled nebula]

that's the mark 1

well original

[eternal igloo]

oops

can u go full speed with the mark ii

[grizzled nebula]

yes

[eternal igloo]

like ik the mark i limits ur burst fps

[grizzled nebula]

i got mine for an insane price and from a french seller too so no import tax

[grizzled nebula]

yh

mark I communication is too slow

[eternal igloo]

wild

I shoulda intercepted this

do u actually use the rf 100-500 more than the 600mm

bc the 600 looks like a tank

[grizzled nebula]

no

i use the 600 more

but when i go on a small walk i use the 100-500

cause the 600 is just impractical lol

[eternal igloo]

lens of doom and despair and arm workouts

[grizzled nebula]

[eternal igloo]

oh my god 😭

[tender galleon]

is the smaller one the rf 100-500

[grizzled nebula]

nah

100-500 is the big one

[tender galleon]

oh i thought it was the 600

[grizzled nebula]

i wish

[fresh epoch]

the 100-500 is interesting, especially based on price, but the aperture of the EF 100-400 is appealing

[grizzled nebula]

well no actually

i'd rather the 100-500 be small than the 600 lol

[grizzled nebula]

100-500 has slightly more range, faster AF, better IS, sharper and better coatings

but the 100-400 is still very sharp, faster and still good coatings

[green canyon]

today was so fucking exhausting

[grizzled nebula]

i agree

[green canyon]

Went hiking with all of my gear in 30°c no clouds

Barely any shade aswell

[eternal igloo]

if u don’t have a 100-500 you’d be happy with the 100-400 basically

[grizzled nebula]

Yh

[naive fiber]

Man Nikon f mount lenses are actually really cheap

[eternal igloo]

the humble z mount

nikon does seem nice tho for the same mount over a billion years

[dark ermine]

plus ftz converter making f still viable

[analog rivet]

All getting uploaded to galleries soon but from yesterday
All 300 with the z7

[fresh epoch]

I like the middle left one, I like the action and blur of the wing tips

[fast knoll]

[dark ermine]

Should be a good one

[analog rivet]

shooting where birds come close is where this 300 shines

its so sharp man

[undone slate]

should i ping them and explain them?

[undone slate]

wow

wait where are u from?

[fresh epoch]

oh wow, nice shot!

400mm, teleblur

[grizzled nebula]

saw a woodpecker but didn't get a photo because i must've accidentally moved the AF zone while putting the camera in the bag earlier

[grizzled nebula]

crazy how your woodpeckers literally come in your hand

[fresh epoch]

I hate when that happens, common occurrence for me

[undone slate]

should i ping them

[daring imp]

Sleepyboi

[undone slate]

can someone denoise this

pls

[fresh epoch]

Need more zoom to make it really useable, plus need the raw file

what lens was this shot in?

[undone slate]

ehemmm

Lens

😭

look at my camera 🙁

[fresh epoch]

ooh my bad, didn't realize it wasn't an interchangeable-lens camera

[undone slate]

I have a very bad camera

probably the worse camera on this entire server

🙁

😭

[fresh epoch]

i wouldn't call it bad, it's over 20mp. Super handy street style camera etc. Just not super useful for bird or wildlife photography

[undone slate]

Well, it's the only style of photography I like, and I'm not going to change that.

But I still manage to take some pretty good photos sometimes, considering the camera it is.

[analog rivet]

Stay in Michigan

So US

[fresh epoch]

if you get close it's fine! Just difficult with distance where you need more zoom

[undone slate]

and bird

[undone slate]

Yeah

[analog rivet]

Had a chickadee land in my hand today

Fed it some cornbread

[undone slate]

but if i had a better camera i could crop

[grizzled nebula]

[fresh epoch]

I have a 20mp camera and can crop a decent amount

[analog rivet]

i actually think all those photos are in Ohio

i was shooting there yesterday

was passing by Magee Marsh and decided to stop for a bit

[undone slate]

i mean

what bird is tha

i like it

[grizzled nebula]

his camera only shoots JPG and the sensor just sucks

[undone slate]

wow, really nice place

[analog rivet]

in order
red winged black bird
pelican
red winged black bird
canadian goose
bald eagle
great catbird
tree swallow
yellow warbler

[fresh epoch]

aaah, was just going to ask if he shoots raw at all

not familiar with these compacts

[analog rivet]

got a yellowthroat today

[grizzled nebula]

i'm gonna go back to the bee eater place tomorrow and try getting close to the european rollers again

hopefully less heat haze

[undone slate]

what of those is this

[analog rivet]

red headed woodpecker

[grizzled nebula]

also gonna bring the 600 to the long tailed tits place

[fresh epoch]

nice portrait shot of it, nicely done with the reflection in the eye

[undone slate]

cool bird

[analog rivet]

funny enough thats a screenshot from lr, im still editing it 😭

[undone slate]

i've never seen that bird

only coal tlits

[analog rivet]

its such a territorial bird too

[undone slate]

cassowarys 💀

[analog rivet]

you good bro 😭

[grizzled nebula]

bro self reacting 😭

[fresh epoch]

are.. you ok?

[undone slate]

🙁

[undone slate]

yes
but i have one problem right now: i don't have a good camera

[fresh epoch]

Just start saving up for one

[grizzled nebula]

all that cause i had accidentally moved the af box

[fresh epoch]

I hate when that happens

[grizzled nebula]

he's always on that tree anyway

i'll go back tomorrow before sunset

got some ok pics last time

i'll take my tripod and gimbal tomorrow

[fresh epoch]

I have a woodpecker at my summer home. Always in the same tree. If I approach from the sunside it flies way too far away, if I approach from the shade side it sits still and lets me get close xD. It's a tease

[analog rivet]

this just the nature of using the z7 💀

[grizzled nebula]

niec light on the face

[grizzled nebula]

lol

how tf do u guys have so many crazy birds

[analog rivet]

i can accept it because i can do this 🔥

[analog rivet]

its migration season rn so a LOT of small song birds are passing thru

heard over 35 species today and captured at least 10 different ones

🔥

[fresh epoch]

Lucky shot

[analog rivet]

sandhills are also very common where i went to shoot today

[undone slate]

O

M

G

I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT B IRD

BEFORE

only this one

once

[analog rivet]

bros grasping it 😭

[undone slate]

But when I saw it, I ran away instantly, and it took me a while to process what I was seeing because it was so cool

[fresh epoch]

bird got joinked

[undone slate]

?

that's not my photo

[analog rivet]

whoevers photo that is 😭

[undone slate]

what

i don't undestand what's bad about it

[analog rivet]

just so funny to see a bird being held like that

[undone slate]

a yes

they're pretty difficult to see

i don't have too many dead trees in here

[analog rivet]

same color as leaves and grass

i can imagine

[undone slate]

?

[tough hull]

Did anyone say greenfinch?

[analog rivet]

i see a house finch yesterday but the shot was so mid that i didnt even edit it

[tough hull]

I took the shots where it was on my hand in RAW and in the bush in JPEG 😭

Poor beginner mistakes

I had so many good opportunities

[analog rivet]

on a sign with a building as background 💔