A few more photos from the garden. One of a starling and the remainder related to young house sparrows. The sparrows are the most predominant bird in the garden
I've started going through old stuff that I never got around to processing since getting out now is somewhat of a challenge.
These were from Bosque Del Apache at in late December, 2018. These are literally from the last set we shot prior to be escorted out by a Park Ranger that was closing the refuge due to the coming blizzard. This "TX boy" had no idea why it was a big deal. However, by the end of that day, I sure did. There was a couple hour span coming back across the mountain ridge that I wondered if that may be "my last trip".
This Northern Harrier was protecting his catch from a scavenging crow.
I had a D500 a few years back but sold it just after I got my D850. Since October 2018, I have been running a D850 and a Z7 together but sold off all my short F mount lenses under the stunning 70-200 f2.8E FL VR in preference for the Z mount lenses and only use my D850 for BIF. Unfortunately, if I need fast fps I have to add the very heavy battery grip and still "only" get 9fps. This got me thinking, I really should just re-acquire a D500 and run that together with the Z7 and use the D500 for "reach" and BIF and where I need high fps for other birds. I am more likely to add the D500 into the bag with the Z7 than the D850 + battery grip. Today was the first day out with the D500 and I must say it was great to be using it again, just that much more responsive than the D850 and I like the wider spread of the AF in the VF as well. Seeing the bird larger in the VF also helps getting the AF spot more correct. I am seriously thinking of selling off my D850 and just running the Z7 and D500 together, the Z7 can be when I don't need the crop factor and can fill the frame with shorter lenses. It is actually very good for most birding duties and the D500 for the crop factor and high fps.
Unfortunately, these Emu Wrens weren't very cooperative due to the fact it was a little windy. They aren't cooperative at the best of times as they are very secretive and stay low in the thick, dense heath and rarely come up to get a clear shot. These were the best I could manage.
Lance B wrote:
I had a D500 a few years back but sold it just after I got my D850. Since October 2018, I have been running a D850 and a Z7 together but sold off all my short F mount lenses under the stunning 70-200 f2.8E FL VR in preference for the Z mount lenses and only use my D850 for BIF. Unfortunately, if I need fast fps I have to add the very heavy battery grip and still "only" get 9fps. This got me thinking, I really should just re-acquire a D500 and run that together with the Z7 and use the D500 for "reach" and BIF and where I need high fps for other birds. I am more likely to add the D500 into the bag with the Z7 than the D850 + battery grip. Today was the first day out with the D500 and I must say it was great to be using it again, just that much more responsive than the D850 and I like the wider spread of the AF in the VF as well. Seeing the bird larger in the VF also helps getting the AF spot more correct. I am seriously thinking of selling off my D850 and just running the Z7 and D500 together, the Z7 can be when I don't need the crop factor and can fill the frame with shorter lenses. It is actually very good for most birding duties and the D500 for the crop factor and high fps.
Unfortunately, these Emu Wrens weren't very cooperative due to the fact it was a little windy. They aren't cooperative at the best of times as they are very secretive and stay low in the thick, dense heath and rarely come up to get a clear shot. These were the best I could manage.
My copies, of the pf500 is sharper than the 70-200 fl, or maybe Iam having to crop more with the 70-200 fl or I have to fine tune the 70-200 fl with the d500
