Bird Photography

[grizzled nebula]

very annoying

[daring imp]

We have white-tailed eagles here. No gold

[tough hull]

But bro you always get crazy pics

[grizzled nebula]

all the birds of prey i see are in flight and can never see them perched

[grizzled nebula]

when i go to camargue

or to some other smaller wildlife spots around

but still need almost 1h to get to these places

[tough hull]

You seen whopper swans yet?

[grizzled nebula]

best bird of prey pic i've gotten from close to where i live

[tough hull]

lol

[grizzled nebula]

no

[grizzled nebula]

rn all i can see are rollers (can't even get close to them), golden orioles which are near impossible to photograph, hoopoes and black kites and buzzards

[daring imp]

Not the best strat probably but driving on random forest roads looking for owl nests

[grizzled nebula]

saw 1 short toed snake eagle this year but not another one since, 1 eurasian hobby which i haven't seen another one of either, 50 bee eaters which now seems to have moved cause i can't find them anymore and that's pretty much it

[grizzled nebula]

i wanna see an owl so bad

[daring imp]

Photographed only 2

[grizzled nebula]

i've only photographed a captive one

[tough hull]

You still get colorful birds though

And you got woodcocks

Just gotta try find them

[daring imp]

I got bamboozled hard just now. Thought it was a owl sleeping 😂

Looks just like a bird lol

[tough hull]

Two closest woodcock sightings, all over 50km away from home

[daring imp]

Saw 2 this weekend

[grizzled nebula]

never seen one and never heard one

we don't really have them in the south of france

very very very rare

[grizzled nebula]

dayum

[tough hull]

Yeah you live in the woodcock country

That’s why asked

[grizzled nebula]

yet i don't really have them where i live

they're more in the north

[tough hull]

Yeah but you need to go like 20km more lol

[grizzled nebula]

as i said before where i live the vegetation is too dense so i can barely get photos of stuff

i need to travel a few hours away to be able to do proper photography

[tough hull]

Still got a higher woodcock chance than where I live.… gonna try to get them this week though

Imma go out now since the wind is too strong for fishing anyways

Cuz like dayum

[tough hull]

At my home lol

[grizzled nebula]

close enough

it's a snipe but we don't need to know that

[tough hull]

Do you think if my trousers smell like fish it’s bad for tryna find birds?

Pls don’t blame me for using ai but dayum I live in the perfect area

Like I am right now

[grizzled nebula]

@undone slate here's a bird u might like

it's called a kiwi

[tough hull]

Kiwis were raped by the evolution

Idk how they are still alive

[grizzled nebula]

we've helped them survive after we caused their near extinction from what i've found

[tough hull]

Yeah

Pandas too

[grizzled nebula]

yeah pandas are sad

[tough hull]

Mf they humans apparently filmed freaky vids for them to watch because they are too stupid to have children

Fucking strong wind

Let’s see if I can find a woodcock

Probably not now

But I. The evening

[glossy sage]

Too much woody cock in chat this morning

[tough hull]

Oohhh lifer

Very close

[gilded yarrow]

tons of them where I live too, havent seen one yet tho so not on my life list

only heard them

[tough hull]

Directly I. This tree somewhere

Meh

Should’ve brought my rain boots

Hello, is that you @green canyon

[green canyon]

are you referring to the geese or the ominous person

[undone slate]

yea i already know it, they're crazy

[tough hull]

Geese

I think my first hobby

[gilded yarrow]

Is the tail orange

Not properly visible on the pic you sent lol

Tail/legs

[gilded yarrow]

Hobby it is

Nice

Also saw one a week ago

[tough hull]

Lifer let’s go

Two rabbits in the field

I have a slight suspicion I saw a Canada x graylag goose hybrid

It was one Canada goose with about seven graylag

I haven’t seen Canada in ages though so I can’t tell

Meh

It’s not

But probably the start of one. Both lay eggs in nests that aren’t their own so th geese get raised by different parents apparently and if they grow up with one of another species they are more likely to have children with them

[grizzled nebula]

only hobby i've seen

[tough hull]

I know

[grizzled nebula]

now you know even more

[tough hull]

I think I know where the hobby has his nest

I thought there was a kestrel nest but now I think it - just whilst typing this I saw another one

[undone slate]

i've never seen that

where was that?

[undone slate]

i don't like black and white photos

idk why

well only some of them

[grizzled nebula]

well i did some black and white experimenting

i like black and white

[grizzled nebula]

that's a eurasian hobby

was near my house

[tough hull]

There are so many crows in da hood here

[grizzled nebula]

i don't even know where to go out atm

there's nowhere really interesting

(around where i live)

[undone slate]

yeah i think i've never seen that

[undone slate]

wow

[gilded yarrow]

check google maps

[grizzled nebula]

i have multiple times

too late to go anywhere far

i might go back to the woodpecker spot

came back with a tick last time tho

[gilded yarrow]

Ah btw, it's flat as fuck here too

that mountain behind the power lines you can barely see is 70km away and everything up until you get there is pretty much level

[grizzled nebula]

all i was missing was a low perch 😢

[tough hull]

“A tick”

One easy to prevent

[grizzled nebula]

i probably had a few more crawl and fall of me lol

[tough hull]

They don’t fall of

Trust me

You just need to tuck your shirt in your pants, put your socks over the pants and use a long sleeve shirt which fits tight

The ticks would take ages to get to your skin

[grizzled nebula]

i usually wear long socks, and light long sleeve jacket

[tough hull]

But do you tuck them into another?

[grizzled nebula]

no but the trousers are usually tight at the bottom

i'll tuck my shirt in now but eh

[tough hull]

It works pretty good

I got one tick this year so I started tucking my shirt in and no ticks since

Note that I lie in the grass

[grizzled nebula]

why do you lie in the grass?

[deep vigil]

eww ticks

[tough hull]

So the birds have a hard time seeing me

[grizzled nebula]

Was joking

[tough hull]

?

I feel like I don’t get the joke

[grizzled nebula]

I was making a joke as if you were lying when you were in the grass

[deep vigil]

triple bif found

[tough hull]

Bruh

[tough hull]

I got like 50 ducks in flight once

[deep vigil]

show us?

[magic crown]

What an achivement

[tough hull]

It’s on my hard drive at home

I can show you in 10 days

[deep vigil]

okay

[tough hull]

Gonna walk 6km with all of this now

I see many fish while photographing and many birds while fishing

Hopefully this adds up now

many birds and many fish

[tough hull]

Let’s go

Saw a crane

Like the bird obviously

[undone slate]

@grizzled nebula

is this a good photo

is not my photo

but i'm asking bc is a bird photo in a cage

[undone slate]

i don't understand

ohh ok

[astral saffron]

No. It’s not very pleasing to look at. The focus is not on the eye. There are vertical bars in the background. The subject is centered in the frame. The dark thing on the left is distracting. The subject isn’t looking into empty space. The subject is front lit with yellow undertones in the light.

[undone slate]

what's bad about the bird centered in the frame

that's good

[glossy sage]

no

[grizzled nebula]

🔥

[undone slate]

so i can't take good photos of my bird

[glossy sage]

This is a landscape shot so not really. Rule of thirds should be prioritized

[undone slate]

?

[glossy sage]

Also the bird isn't focused

[glossy sage]

You said its not your photo though? 😄

[astral saffron]

Apparently not

[grizzled nebula]

sharpness comparison between bare lens and lens with teleconverter added

[tender galleon]

my dad saw a fox in our yard while i was in school

[undone slate]

what's the rule of thirds

[trim fox]

you missed focus on the eye

[astral saffron]

Lesson 1 of photography

[tender galleon]

and you called yourself a medium photographer

[astral saffron]

Go watch some YouTube videos

[undone slate]

Yes

maybe i know

[undone slate]

but not by its english nae

name

Ohhh ok yes i know i know

[tender galleon]

not true if you dont know basic compositions

[steady pasture]

Been watching a red tailed, red shouldered, and a handful of ms kites for the past thirty mins

[glossy sage]

I'm not the largest fan of this graphic declaring them as "points" of interest because really its the entire vertical line between the cross sections

I'd, personal preference, alter that image to this - including the vertical lines between the points

[grizzled nebula]

damn

i need to find a place with all of these

i need one where i can see them perched too

[steady pasture]

It’s in my yard too😭

I just walked here

[grizzled nebula]

i only have black kites and buzzards here

[tender galleon]

yeah the parrot is blending into the background and it would be good if there was space to the side the bird is looking at (makes it look more natural)

[grizzled nebula]

only saw 1 short toes snake eagle, 1 honey buzzard and 1 hobby

[steady pasture]

Black kites are cool

[grizzled nebula]

damn

[grizzled nebula]

yh, they also seem to be the only ones that are willing to get close to me

[steady pasture]

I’ll send you a SS of my current Merlin

[grizzled nebula]

this is almost uncropped

[steady pasture]

3 mins😭

[undone slate]

what's ss

[steady pasture]

Screenshot

[undone slate]

ohh ok

[steady pasture]

Yo, that’s sick!

These aren’t letting me get ANYWHERE near them

[undone slate]

i'm getting crazy with all this names for things like wdym, ss, yh,...... 😭

[grizzled nebula]

all the wild birds of prey i've seen this year

[glossy sage]

i'm getting crazy with all this names for things like wdym, ss, yh,...... 😭
first day on Earth

[undone slate]

?

what

[tender galleon]

do you have any owls like 50km range of you

[grizzled nebula]

not a bird of prey but i still want to send it

[glossy sage]

ugly ass vulture

[undone slate]

well i think a blackbird is a bird of prey

they prey worms

[grizzled nebula]

oh i have owl everywhere but i can't see the fuckers

[steady pasture]

Back in business🥹🥹🥹

[undone slate]

no, they're beautiful

[grizzled nebula]

loads of scoops owls around

[steady pasture]

I hear the hawk right on me, but I can’t find him😭

[grizzled nebula]

griffon vultures look like birds of prey but they're just scavengers

[undone slate]

[steady pasture]

Our neighbor’s son just texted me and said one of the hawks landed in their yard

[undone slate]

do they like birds

[steady pasture]

We’re property neighbors but it takes 10 mins to get there bc he’s on the backside

[steady pasture]

No not rlly, but he knows I do

[grizzled nebula]

crazy

[steady pasture]

There’s cows back there if you can see, and there’s cattle egrets. Should I risk snake bite in the grass to get some shots?

[grizzled nebula]

america feels like the only place where you could consistantly get a bird of prey land in your garden

[steady pasture]

Yes

New vantage point

Used to be a ton of trees in this area but tornado wiped em out

[tough hull]

Canada goose got close to me

Idk why I’m taking pics of them

I will throw them away anyway

[green canyon]

I always ask myself this

[grizzled nebula]

bro what is this garden

jealousy is at an all time high

[steady pasture]

Tis a cow farm

Cow field

[green meadow]

Little hunter 🤩

[tough hull]

Let’s see if I can get closer to the crane

And if it’s still there

Was right about at the pin

Come on

It’s on private property

[steady pasture]

In my search for birds I found a beehive

The entire inside of the log is comb

[undone slate]

?

[tough hull]

Liferrr

[tough hull]

Cool

[tough hull]

They look trash

[undone slate]

the photo or the animal

[tough hull]

Both

[undone slate]

what's that

i can't see it well

[tough hull]

Whinchat

Bad photo

That’s where I need 1000mm lol

[undone slate]

fr

[tough hull]

Because I either get a frog perspective shit photo or a photo like this

[undone slate]

frog perspective?

https://tenor.com/view/common-rain-frog-frog-in-train-frog-looking-out-train-window-for-len-from-nic-cuz-we-couldnt-find-this-as-a-gif-alrdy-gif-3679557726432238120

[tough hull]

From bottom looking upwards basically

[undone slate]

ohh ok

strange expression

😭

[tough hull]

Let him bro

Plus it’s probably been running in background

[grizzled nebula]

i haven't turned my PS5 off in 3 months

cause i use it to charge my phone etc lol

[tough hull]

😂

Bruh

[grizzled nebula]

it charges damn fast

[tough hull]

Lowk forgot reactions exist

I Wonder if there are fish in here

I hope so

Gonna come back later for kingfishers

I need to find 4 more species this year to have 100 this year

I logged 109 species so far and 13 from the previous years

[undone slate]

or not...

[tough hull]

@undone slate I saw your favorite bird and thought I take a pic to show you

[undone slate]

I LOVE THEM

how did u got that?

i mean, i think in a few weeks i'm gonna get some goldfinches to my teasel so yeah

But maybe...

i'm not sure

crazy bird @grizzled nebula @tough hull

the bad news:

IT'S FROM AMERICA

[tough hull]

Oohh

My best shot yet of these whitethroats

[grizzled nebula]

do you have sardinian warblers

[tough hull]

Idk lemme check

[tender galleon]

welp no birding for today had to prepare because im doing a little shop thingy with my friends tomorrow at a football event

[tough hull]

Nope

[grizzled nebula]

I have loads where in live and have some in my garden lol

[tough hull]

Nice

I only have warblers in summer

[grizzled nebula]

Sardinian warblers are goated

[tough hull]

Meh

I don’t have them so no

If you have them they are prolly cuz they look cool

[fresh epoch]

these are amazing! What a lovely moment you've caught, well done!

[tough hull]

Noooo

[grizzled nebula]

ooooN

[steady pasture]

Should I start keeping track of mine?

[tough hull]

The two rabbits were right infront of me but my bumb ah was at his phone looking at Merlin

Like 5m infront

[steady pasture]

I got a photo of a rabbit this morning

[tough hull]

Yeah

[steady pasture]

Bc I didn’t have my phone, if I did I woulda been looking at Merlin or the Audubon field guide

[grizzled nebula]

Nice rear end

[steady pasture]

Took me a minute to realize what I was looking at

[tough hull]

You also need eBird for checklists

No way

I just also saw a deer right next to our holiday flat

[glossy sage]

painted bunting

I have a few photos of em

[undone slate]

Can you show

[undone slate]

are they strange?

[glossy sage]

strange? no

[undone slate]

for me they're l

[undone slate]

like something out of this world

[tough hull]

Noice

[undone slate]

how did u attract them to your feeder?
but they still coming?

[glossy sage]

Thats not my feeder. I assume theres food in there they like

[undone slate]

is that ur photo

[glossy sage]

Yes

[undone slate]

Whose is the feeder?

[glossy sage]

The city's, I was in a nature park

[undone slate]

wow

a city with bird feeders

that's new to me

[green meadow]

Thank you so much! 👋

[gilded yarrow]

shouldn't count lifers that are only identified by merlin, it gets so many things wrong

[tough hull]

Idk if I said it but I got visual contact lol

[tough hull]

Here

[gilded yarrow]

Ah lol

[undone slate]

where was that

country i mean

[grizzled nebula]

Holy fuck i thought my sd card had auto formated itself

Was just on the wrong sd card and it auto switched

[undone slate]

sometimes i'm silly 😭

maybe that's because i'm getting crazy because of the exams

[tough hull]

Thank god

[undone slate]

?

i don't understand anything

Nice words

[tender galleon]

why do you post that here

tell antti in #🧐・gallery-comments

[undone slate]

because he was reffering to birds

[undone slate]

i just wanted to share what he said

[tender galleon]

???

we all use gallery comments too

[undone slate]

Maybe

[tough hull]

No

He was talking bout general photography

[undone slate]

he was talking about his birds photo

[undone slate]

well, yes

[tough hull]

Yeah but that thing is applied to all types of photography

[undone slate]

well i need to study, if i not do that, i'm gonna die

[tough hull]

He did not mention bird photography

[undone slate]

https://tenor.com/view/god-of-war-gif-27369158

[tough hull]

WhY wHy WhY

[undone slate]

because

[deep vigil]

i will mention bird photography however

[undone slate]

i'm gonna die if i not study

[grizzled nebula]

crazy

[undone slate]

yes

[deep vigil]

im going to the lake to look for ducklings it is a date

[hoary sigil]

Will edit this when I can be bothered maybe possibly

[undone slate]

nice pic

[grizzled nebula]

quack quack

[undone slate]

https://tenor.com/view/duck-quack-running-run-duckling-gif-17120760958434934628

https://tenor.com/view/quack-duck-gif-20246771

[hoary sigil]

I'm scared of geese weirdly enough but this one was chill

[tough hull]

Looks like it’s not angled

[undone slate]

https://tenor.com/view/goose-geese-angry-goose-angry-geese-mean-goose-gif-25869899

I ate a duck one day

6 months ago

[deep vigil]

how could you

[undone slate]

it was so yummy

I didn't kill the duck, I bought it dead.

[deep vigil]

i don't actually care im just being silly

[tough hull]

Duck is so delicious

Especially Indian recipes

[grizzled nebula]

been ages since i've seen a robin

[tough hull]

Vietnamese duck 😍

[grizzled nebula]

couldn't get cose cause it was a staff area in that campsite

[tough hull]

lol

[undone slate]

https://tenor.com/view/omg-excited-pluto-dog-drooling-gif-15437471

[undone slate]

AGES

I SEE THEM EVERY DAY

HOW IS THAT

[tough hull]

Two Indian foods with duck 😋

[undone slate]

well ok, now i'm gonna study yes or yes, perhaps, i'm gonna die right now, bye 😭

[undone slate]

Stop 😭

[hoary sigil]

I'm having duck tomorrow on the BBQ

[undone slate]

I'm hungry now.

[undone slate]

are u making it or other person

[undone slate]

stooop ur making me hungryyy 😭

😭

https://tenor.com/view/dog-crying-meme-doggo-crys-megan-soo-crying-dog-gif-5276199764143986284

[hoary sigil]

I probably won't cook but we'll see how my Dad's feeling

[tough hull]

Technically I could catch a duck rn and then go eat it but uh

It’s not legal

[grizzled nebula]

if only it wasn't so high up

colors on the leaves with the sunset were quite nice

[hoary sigil]

What did this mean by the way I might just be very stupid

[tough hull]

Like the photo is tilted

[undone slate]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-scroll-crying-depression-doomscrolling-gif-4138822033792608878

[hoary sigil]

Yeah I was dangling the camera down into the lake and I haven't had time to correct it yet

I just took it off the camera onto my phone and sent it directly here

[grizzled nebula]

crazy that it found it's face here

especially with that light

[tough hull]

Wait that’s sooc????

Dayum

[tough hull]

Bro

I tried to get levitating swallows

Mf camera focused on the sitting swallows next to it

[hoary sigil]

I missed focus on a sitting swallow exactly 1 year ago today

Not my proudest moment

[hoary sigil]

Especially since I didn't realise until like 6 months later

[tough hull]

Nah it was tryna land

But my camera said no imma focus the other ones

[undone slate]

what's that

[deep vigil]

i want baby duckies

[undone slate]

strange bird 🦝

[tender galleon]

why did you self react

[undone slate]

i'm bored

[grizzled nebula]

he always does that

[undone slate]

what bird is tht

please 😭

[tender galleon]

starts with a b

ends in a t

two words

second letter is l so bl

[undone slate]

wat

[deep vigil]

BLufferig willytiT

[tender galleon]

blue tit

[grizzled nebula]

lol

[tender galleon]

whys it so yellow

[grizzled nebula]

juvenile

[undone slate]

PRETTY yellow...

I assumed that

[grizzled nebula]

i need 45mp

[tough hull]

Ye same

50MP medium format camera

I need that

30fps and precap

[grizzled nebula]

these pics could be pretty nice but the quality is too low cause of low mp

[grizzled nebula]

why medium format lol

[naive fiber]

Could be very nice with a good crop, and also fixing that tint

[tough hull]

Think about it

Pixel pitch

That’s gonna have better low light than a7 IV

[fast knoll]

it's kinda neat how medium format has a reverse crop factor lol

if u have a 500mm itll be like 380 or something

[tough hull]

Not if you got medium format lens lol

Imagine that

Buying a medium format lens that’s like 600mm and then using it on apsc

[fast knoll]

@gilded gale ridgways?

i got my ridgways lifer just last weekend but they were def further away than ur photo

[tough hull]

Virgina rail apparently

[fast knoll]

ohh

[grizzled nebula]

virginia rail

bro why did my discord not auto scroll

[tough hull]

Tbh these just look like point and shoot photos

[tough hull]

Lmao

Relatable

[fast knoll]

ok

[grizzled nebula]

[tough hull]

I feel like they need some editing

[grizzled nebula]

welp got some lil birds atleast today ig

[tough hull]

I will go out for woodcocks now

Sun is setting

[grizzled nebula]

sun has set for me

[tough hull]

lol I’m up north

Sunset in 5mins

Wait no

20mins till sunset

At 4am the sun rises again

[grizzled nebula]

sunrise is at 6am for me

[tough hull]

Yeah here you can’t do astrophotography sadly

There is no dark night

I can see at night here

[naive fiber]

500mm fuji + xm5

can you adapt that?

[gilded gale]

o/ Yeah Virginia Rail

[tough hull]

Idk

[fast knoll]

did u use any sharpening? it looks great

idk why but ever since i upgraded from r5 to r5ii i havent been getting the same sharpness even tho im using the same lens

[grizzled nebula]

the original R5 is the "sharpest" camera canon have ever made and even "sharper" than the R5II from what i've heard

so seems normal

[fast knoll]

[grizzled nebula]

that's why we need R5III

honnestly i think it's worth the slight loss in sharpness tho lol

[fast knoll]

i agree

[grizzled nebula]

it's better in everything else other than low light

[fast knoll]

even in decent light tho it's. not as sharp as r5

imo

[grizzled nebula]

ur called letroll on reddit?

[fast knoll]

yes lol

[grizzled nebula]

yh R5 is sharper in any conditions

[fast knoll]

wupp uses r5ii tho and his photo is hella crisp

i guess he does have the 400 2.8 tho

does it really mog the 100-500 that hard

[grizzled nebula]

100-500 is super super sharp tho

[fast knoll]

i used to think 100-500 sharpness was prime level

yea exactly

[grizzled nebula]

not to that level

[fast knoll]

so idk whats going on

these r recent pics with no heat haze

[tough hull]

Going out for woodcocks

[grizzled nebula]

it looks like they were cropped quite a bit

[tough hull]

ISO 104.200 doesn’t look too bad

[fast knoll]

nope not even

[grizzled nebula]

wait till u try it on a bird lol

[grizzled nebula]

well that is indeed very weird

did u buy it new or used?

[fast knoll]

ok well the wrentit is like 10 mp

[naive fiber]

Maybe your lens is faulty?

[fast knoll]

used but reputable seller and less than 6k shutter

[naive fiber]

My best guess tbh

[fast knoll]

nah it was perfect on r5

[grizzled nebula]

maybe there's a correction setting set to max or something

[fast knoll]

the hummingbird is like 15 mp

[fast knoll]

i dont think mirrorless cameras even have any focus correction setting

that was only for dslr

[grizzled nebula]

ffs forgot to turn my camera off

[grizzled nebula]

i meant sharpness corrections

[fast knoll]

would that affect raws tho? or just the display jpg

[grizzled nebula]

i believe it also affects raws

check digital lens optimized settings

[fast knoll]

ok i'll look

[grizzled nebula]

wait no that's only jpg

i'm dumb

[fast knoll]

yea so im confused

[grizzled nebula]

there is a setting that does affect it tho

iirc

[tough hull]

Damn I think I heard a woodcock already

[grizzled nebula]

Yh tbh i have no idea lol

[fast knoll]

well if u think of any suggestions let me know

im not sure what's going on

[tough hull]

NO WAY

I SAW ONE

I even id it before seeing

[gilded gale]

Yes, I ran it through DXO PR6 just to clear it up a little but overall it was mainly just excellent light.

[fast knoll]

yea that's insane

is my r5ii broken or something

[gilded gale]

the 100-500 is comparable

[fast knoll]

u would think

ive been able to get similar stuff on my old r5

[gilded gale]

sec, i have som 100-500 pics

[fast knoll]

dw i know what it can do

im just confused why it doesnt perform the same on my r5ii

even in good lighting

[grizzled nebula]

crazy how good DXO is

[gilded gale]

yeah, it really is, it's saved some pictures of mine

[fast knoll]

this was with my r5

[trim fox]

the fuck

some nuts ass detail

[fast knoll]

yea it was insane

i havent been able to get that same level of detail

im really not sure why

[grizzled nebula]

i mean tbf that's a big subject and you're very close

[fast knoll]

nah lemme show u

one sec

[grizzled nebula]

but i have seen u send sharper hummer pics before

[gilded gale]

this is another aspect that matters a lot, my pic is non cropped

[fast knoll]

r5 on left, r5ii on right. obviously lighting is a bit diff but there was no heat haze in either one

[gilded gale]

that feels appropriate given the slight lighting diff

the r5 is slightly sharper because it's not a stacked sensor, also has better DR

[fast knoll]

ive taken so many photos tho and none of them come out hella crispy like they used to

[gilded gale]

But i wouldnt trade in the pre-capture of the r5ii by any means

[fast knoll]

ur photo looks great too that's what i wouldve expected from my setup but i havent been able to get that yet

i lowkey accepted it but seeing ur photo made me wonder if something is wrong here lol

[gilded gale]

this is 100% zoom with the 100-500

[trim fox]

nuts shot

damn

theres levels to this shit

[grizzled nebula]

near min focus distance on the 600

[gilded gale]

hand held 1/250, raw unedited 100-500 @ 500mm full zoom

[grizzled nebula]

don't think i could've gotten closer lol

45mp seems so damn nice

[fast knoll]

well i guess i'll just keep shooting

i doubt it's a camera issue cause i dont think the camera itself can even be miscalibrated on a mirrorless

[grizzled nebula]

i've seen reviews say the R5II is a slight bit sharper smh

[tough hull]

@grizzled nebula you have year round woodcocks

[fast knoll]

yea i dont know anymore

[grizzled nebula]

don't know

[tough hull]

Go somewhere where they are

And during and after sunset

[grizzled nebula]

i can't find any spot where they've been reported

and i don't really think i have them here

[gilded gale]

honestly, its probably just dxo lmfao

[tough hull]

The closest woodcock sighting

I managed to see two

You just gotta know their calls

And within minutes you find them

I heard the call and instantly looked up, dropped my phone and pointed the camera at it

Too bad I forgot to record audio

You could hear it so clearly

It was a male

I think I was too late though

I will go earlier tomorrow

[grizzled nebula]

u won't be getting photos at 104k iso

don't think ur cam would even focus at that ISO

[tough hull]

I did

Not good photos

But able for identification

[grizzled nebula]

show

[tough hull]

Here

[dark minnow]

hes gonna get impressionist paintings

[grizzled nebula]

lol

[tough hull]

It tried to rub itself on my leg

[grizzled nebula]

102K iso

[tough hull]

Also

I was wrong

I thought I set my iso to max but

Only 32000

[daring imp]

honestly not too bad, followed the bird pretty well with 600mm prime, it was like 7-8 meters from me, or the lens shortest distance. it wasnt far at all

[gilded gale]

Yeah, my recent love has been following swallows lol

[grizzled nebula]

what i like about terns is that they look super nice and are quite easy to track

[tough hull]

@grizzled nebula if you pay for 104k iso you are gonna use it

[grizzled nebula]

no

[daring imp]

this time it wasnt easy haha, it was windy asf and he kept flying from 1 side of the pier to 1, he was fast this time

[grizzled nebula]

also min focus distance is 4.2m

[daring imp]

ty! the bird wasnt far at all, sometimes it was that far cause the pics got blurry lol

[grizzled nebula]

can't wait to go back to camargue in a few days

there's gonna be so much wildlife

[tough hull]

I want 12MP medium format

[daring imp]

fuck, this one didnt need cropping but out of focus, might have been too close

[fresh epoch]

focus seems to be on the further away wing sadly. Good potential

[tough hull]

I think the whopper swan is always here when it’s dark

[grizzled nebula]

sad about this one cause i was pointing at something else and didn't manage to go onto the tern fast enough

[tough hull]

It left this morning and just came back to his spot and was pissed to see graylag geese here so it chases them around

[daring imp]

this one was really nice tho, could it count as a landscape pic? since the clouds are really nice

[fresh epoch]

nice one, reminds me of a pic i made recently of a seagull

[daring imp]

this one is un croppoed, like that from the camera, just made bird brighter

[fresh epoch]

same for mine

[daring imp]

nice!

[fresh epoch]

yours even more, what a dreamy picture 😍

[daring imp]

noice, i missed a shot when 2 seagulls stood on eachother on a lightpole, wouldnt have been nice anyway but

[grizzled nebula]

shot is unsuable unfortunately

ruined because i was at 1/50 in extreme wind

meh

only posting cause he's cute

[daring imp]

which bird is this? i forgot, i have a nice pic with food from last summer. i think its the same bird

[grizzled nebula]

common redstart

[daring imp]

its a really old picture of mine, so not the best but looks ok

[grizzled nebula]

tried to fix the background but it looks a bit unatural so i'll probably just change it back

[daring imp]

oh with lightroom blurr?

[grizzled nebula]

nah i just did some masking and lowered texture

[fast knoll]

lmao i love cattle egrets

im going to hawaii this summer i can't wait to see a ton of them

[grizzled nebula]

crazy how much stuff u can do with the 100-500

[fast knoll]

yep emergency macro lens basically

[grizzled nebula]

they look stupid but are actually smart

[fast knoll]

last year i only had a 70-200 when i went to hawaii

these r the best i got lol

[tough hull]

Swallows were so hard

[grizzled nebula]

baby lol

[tough hull]

They are right infront of me meaning if they get defocused in flight they become invisible on the live view

[grizzled nebula]

lovely background i have here lol

[tough hull]

The thing is they were flying around a lot yet I was unable to get them

So damn close

I think I should use focus limiter

2-10m

Would have some problems though

[grizzled nebula]

i'll be seeing loads of these in camargue

[tough hull]

Can’t get them on approach

[grizzled nebula]

i'll be focusing a lot on actions shots this time

[daring imp]

prime bokeh @grizzled nebula

[grizzled nebula]

same 🔥

i was a bit further away tho

prime bokeh 🔥

[shut hazel]

zamn

[daring imp]

sad blurry 🙁

[daring imp]

nice! i noticed i looked at the feet earlier, those were not sharp lol. wrong thing to look at XD im tired lmao

[deep vigil]

i went to the lake just now and found baby geese

[grizzled nebula]

cute

[grizzled nebula]

bruh

just killed a spider and 10 ants came out of nowhere and started taking it appart and taking it away 😭

[steady pasture]

Yo Aarvs, you mind sharing your edit process? I finally got Lightroom pc and was wondering what goes into making your photos or if you had any tips

[tough hull]

Hm

Whopper swan not here

[tough hull]

Can’t wait till August

[split path]

My first kestrel photo.

[tough hull]

Poor swallow Stuck in a Supermarket

[tender galleon]

i saw a robin in a store today

really sad

[tough hull]

Yeah I’m in a Coop Right now

I think it escaped though

Still in here but the swallow I did not see for Like 10mins

[daring imp]

cloud framing the bird

[undone slate]

I SAW TWO LINNETS EATING IN MY TEASEL.
And just when I didn't have my camera...

@tough hull

[tough hull]

Why ping me

[undone slate]

because u said that u've never been a bird in a teasel

Seen

not been

[tough hull]

Yeah

[undone slate]

AND WHY EXACTLY WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE MY CAMERA 😭

[vague solstice]

Can someone explain wtv this bird is doing

(What it should look like)

[undone slate]

what bird is that?

google tells me that is a black vulture 😭

ohh ok

turkey vulture

[undone slate]

scratching I would say

[vague solstice]

I didn't know they could bend like that

Thx

[undone slate]

ur welcome

aarvs how did u got that

i mean

that's very difficult to get

Besides, that little egret is from aquatic areas

[grizzled nebula]

it's not

cattle egrets are always on horses

[undone slate]

always 😭

i've never seen egrets on horses

I only saw them in wetlands and areas with water

But wasn't the horse privately owned? How can you get so close?

But were you near a wetland or something?

[grizzled nebula]

i did a guided tour but you can get close to most horses there anyway

and camargue is a wetland

[undone slate]

was that yesterday?

[grizzled nebula]

no..

[wet anvil]

probably preening

bent the neck/head just enough for the wings to cover them

[undone slate]

Yeah

[vague solstice]

Ah okay

[undone slate]

is that the max quality photo?

[vague solstice]

Cropped a bit

[undone slate]

what camera an d lens do u have

[vague solstice]

55-250mm

[undone slate]

it lacks a bit quality, that's the only issue 😞

[vague solstice]

Cam is in my name

[undone slate]

wow 250mm, pretty little

[deep vigil]

trying to focus on his head with my camera is quite the task when hes barreling at me full speed

[glossy sage]

Why

[glossy sage]

I like it

[vague solstice]

Its short for bird photography

[wet anvil]

this is fine, my camera is not fast enough to catch those droplets lol

[glossy sage]

Rock asks why to everything so I've been doing it to him, I wasn't actually asking why but thank u for the serious answer :p

[vague solstice]

Oh mb

[deep vigil]

i think catching the droplets is primarily a function of shutter speed... what camera?

[undone slate]

[wet anvil]

yeahh i was talking about shutter speed, i just use a canon powershot sx430

max iso is like 1600

son

[deep vigil]

oh okay i know nothing about that camera

maybe youre right and its terrible. idk

[wet anvil]

it’s good for spotting birds from a distance, that’s about it

good zoom and that’s the only good feature imo

[deep vigil]

i see. small sensor probably too

[wet anvil]

extremely small

[wet anvil]

but it def gets the job done

shame for the details

[glossy sage]

Not bad

[wet anvil]

absolutely not

nvm this is not a bird

as aforementioned, my only issue is speed

let’s see it positively, it shows dynamism

very slow automatic focus, 1600 max iso, but as long as it can shoot i am shooting

[rich mauve]

Spotted a Hornbill while taking architecture photos lol

[deep vigil]

cool bird

[wet anvil]

i watched a documentary about those, they are interesting birds

they are monogamous

iirc

[rich mauve]

mhmm, there was a pair of them when I spotted them

[wet anvil]

makes sense yeah

i love them

[rich mauve]

I was surprised to find em since I was in the middle of like a housing estate

[wet anvil]

asia or africa?

[rich mauve]

Asia, Singapore

[wet anvil]

i see

very nice shot

[rich mauve]

I guess the garden city reputation holds up

[rich mauve]

thanks, yours too

[wet anvil]

appreciate it, fortunately i’m getting a new camera

[deep vigil]

ooh which

[wet anvil]

i got a canon r7

huge upgrade

(yes, i know it’s not full frame)

[deep vigil]

that sounds night and day

r7 is so fantastic

[wet anvil]

yeah i’m so happy

i don’t really mind about the specs THAT much, it’s just a hobby for me (although i might need it for uni)

[deep vigil]

i use a sensor smaller than the R7's

[wet anvil]

fair

[deep vigil]

i think my photo quality is good enough for 16 inch prints on the regular

the biggest i did and was happy with was 10 by 30

anyways my point is the R7 could even beat my camera in resolution

with a good lens you could have the detail for large fine art prints

[wet anvil]

totally

[grizzled nebula]

just note that 3rd party telephoto lenses are not great with it

and it needs very sharp glass

[wet anvil]

wdym with 3rd party telephoto lenses?

non original ones?

[grizzled nebula]

yes

[wet anvil]

like from other brands than canon

[grizzled nebula]

sigma, tamron etc

[wet anvil]

oh it’d fine

i bought a 100-400

canon

[grizzled nebula]

mark 2?

[wet anvil]

no my budget was not that high unfortunately

[deep vigil]

what exact 100-400 did you get? is it rf native?

[wet anvil]

rf yes

sorry for not specifying

not the ef

[grizzled nebula]

it should be good enough for the R7

it's a surprisingly good lens for the price

[wet anvil]

take into account that i’m a 19 y/o jobless student, if i ever get the chance to buy a better lens like the mkII or even the rf 100-500 i won’t hesitate, but i have a long way to go LMAO

[deep vigil]

when i was 19 i had a Yashica Electro 35 and a FZ7 i think

[grizzled nebula]

i'm 19

[deep vigil]

so youre doing pretty good

[grizzled nebula]

but i have done work and have also had a little bit of heritage money to help with gear

[deep vigil]

sounds like a good deal

[wet anvil]

my free time unfortunately is kinda fucked

so no time to work

[deep vigil]

i don't work which is the biggest wall for buying high end gear for me

[wet anvil]

i’ll think about it when i’ll go to uni

that’ll make me manage my time better

i have final hs exams this year

[deep vigil]

are you guys ever astonished by the resolution and detail and color quality of your contemporary cameras? i sure am

maybe its because i do not see well with my eyes and cameras allow me to see even the tiniest water droplets on a baby goose's beak

[wet anvil]

yes

[grizzled nebula]

only reason i have this is heritage money tbh lol

[wet anvil]

holy shit LMAO

[grizzled nebula]

i would be on a dslr with a cheap lens otherwise

[wet anvil]

that’s a whole ass mortar

how heavy is it

[grizzled nebula]

3.9kg

4.2 with the hood and foot iirc

[deep vigil]

your R7 could do even better than this!

[wet anvil]

insane

[wet anvil]

damnn

[deep vigil]

im excited for you lol

[grizzled nebula]

the backgrounds it creates are beautiful

[wet anvil]

what is this called in english

[grizzled nebula]

black winged stilt

[wet anvil]

i know the name in italian but i’m not quite sure what’s the translation

oh ok

amazing photo brw

[grizzled nebula]

can't get much sharper than this

[wet anvil]

oooo owl

[grizzled nebula]

even with a teleconverter it's razor sharp

840mm F/5.6 (with teleconverter)

[wet anvil]

i zoomed in and the details are insane

[grizzled nebula]

when i get 45mp they'll be even more insane

light is getting a bit softer now, gonna try getting bird pics in my garden again

[wet anvil]

damn

i took this one earlier lmao

your stuff is on a whole other level

i mainly use this camera to spot birds

[grizzled nebula]

Well the r7 will definitely be a huge improvemen

[naive fiber]

what lence are you getting

Oh 100-400

[wet anvil]

100%

[wet anvil]

yes

[naive fiber]

Not too bad of a lens

Defo better

[wet anvil]

i’ll be fine, i am not looking for the highest quality super expensive stuff, just wanna take good photos

this canon powershot will still be my companion for traveling

it’s so light and small

ngl

[wet anvil]

(whenever i am unable to bring the r7, of course)

[naive fiber]

Im saving up to buy me a 500mm f4 rn

probably after my exams

[naive fiber]

Yeah you can't always bring a nice camera with you

But you mostly end up regretting it if you don't take it lmao

Canon apsc crop is 1.6x right?

[wet anvil]

true

[wet anvil]

ouuuu

[wet anvil]

yes

[naive fiber]

Oh that's a decent amount of reach for you then

[wet anvil]

definitely

should be 640?

haven’t made the calculations

[naive fiber]

Yeah it is

[wet anvil]

ok yeah my effective max focal length will be 640

yeahhhhh

[naive fiber]

Very bulky lmao

I would get the 500 f5.6 but it's more expensive than the 500 f4

[wet anvil]

lenses are hella expensive, get what you can get

ultimately it’s up to you

what matters is that you are happy of what you have

👍

[naive fiber]

Yeah true

Sweet lens though

[undone slate]

Nice

[undone slate]

Wait, is ur camera better or the r7?

aarvs

[naive fiber]

His

Please you can find this out for yourself

I'm pretty sure I have explained this to you before

R6 full frame

R7 apsc

[undone slate]

ohh right

[fast knoll]

testing to see if a full size jpg makes it look any better

wait lemme upload both at same time

they look the exact same to me

[grizzled nebula]

The one on the left is sharper

[trim fox]

i export at 95% cant tell a difference

[fast knoll]

lmao that's the smaller one

i think left is like 70% and right is 100%

[grizzled nebula]

actually ykw i'm not sure i actually see that much of a difference

actually right one is a bit sharper but you need to look at the tail

i've been looking at the face which has no noticable sharpness diff

this part is what tells me the right one is sharper 😭

[fast knoll]

lol good eye

i cant even tell

i'll keep exporting at 70% then

[grizzled nebula]

would need them both side by side

[grizzled nebula]

it weird cause they're sharper than the other in different places

[wet anvil]

his camera is better 100%

[grizzled nebula]

well they're different cameras tbh

R7 is for pure reach

you get a high res crop sensor, while R6II is full frame and lower res

[wet anvil]

ikik, but i’d say yours is generally better overall

it’s definitely better for shooting videos and for shooting in lower light

[grizzled nebula]

for example i get 600mm 24mp but you get 960mm 32mp on R7

[wet anvil]

that’s for sure

[grizzled nebula]

for low light it is indeed much better cause it's a bigger and lower res sensor

the R7 sensor is equivalent to 80mp on FF

[wet anvil]

yeah

understandable

[deep vigil]

i wish i could have an R7 🥺

[tough hull]

Your camera is bad anyway

[tough hull]

Ooohh these shots are always impressive!

I just slept over two hours and it’s 6pm now

[undone slate]

i can take good photos

[tough hull]

Show me the best photos someone took with an HX60

@gilded yarrow remember yesterday when you said merlin sound is shit? Today I watched three Eurasian nuthatch jumping around in a tree for two minutes, singing and Merlin only heard the Eurasian blackcap in the background even though the nuthatch sounds shouted up on that sound graph or whatever it’s called

[undone slate]

someone?

i have pretty good photos

[trim fox]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1119750889763242004/1508873442215067748/MVI_0575.MP4?ex=6a19c266&is=6a1870e6&hm=e8feb66b9646394bb89baa94384cf8432204329cd9a60edef6a5c495c1bb8556&

itchy mallard

[undone slate]

Nice

[deep vigil]

flappy

[grizzled nebula]

Baby sardnian warbler

[sharp ether]

Yes, I’m still amazed by how much detail we can capture from birds that are so far away

[naive fiber]

It's pretty temperamental

Sometimes it'll hear a song thrush that I can't hear