naturephoto1 wrote:
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 2:37 PM.
Looking at a Tricolored Heron.
Cropped, tripod mounted 200-600mm G set to 600mm and A7rIII; silent shutter.
ISO 500, f8.0, 1/2500 second.
Exposure corrected +1.08 Stops.
January 2, 2020
Along Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL.
Rich
Rich that's a fantastic image. Pose is awesome along with sharpness and colors.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 7:40 AM.
Looking at a Tricolored Heron in Breeding Plumage preening intself.
Cropped; tripod mounted 100-400mm GM lens set to 400mm and A7rIII; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f5.6, 1/200 second.
Exposure corrected +0.39 Stops.
May 11, 2019
At Gatorland, Orlando or Kissimmee, FL.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 4:28 PM.
Looking at a Wood Stork in Breeding Plumage and reflection.
Cropped from left and right, tripod mounted 200-600mm G set to 223mm and A7rIII; silent shutter.
ISO 400, f6.3, 1/320 second.
Exposure corrected +0.88 Stops.
January 6, 2020
At Gatorland, Orlando or Kissimmee, FL.
I recently set up a humming bird feeder in the back yard. It has attracted a nuimber of customers. However all of them are bland and brown/black in color. Not like the beautifully colored ones I see images of. Is this because of my coastal Southern California location, or is there a seasonality to humming bird coloring?
1bwana1 wrote:
I recently set up a humming bird feeder in the back yard. It has attracted a nuimber of customers. However all of them are bland and brown/black in color. Not like the beautifully colored ones I see images of. Is this because of my coastal Southern California location, or is there a seasonality to humming bird coloring?
You are past the nesting season in S.Calif so lots of juvi's around...wait a while for a male to find the feeders and defend his territory from other males (flashing their gorgets). It helps if there are lots of hummer friendly flowers nearby.
mogul wrote:
You are past the nesting season in S.Calif so lots of juvi's around...wait a while for a male to find the feeders and defend his territory from other males (flashing their gorgets). It helps if there are lots of hummer friendly flowers nearby.
Thanks for the info.
A good looking one may not be too far off. I have two doing serious battle over the feeder this morning. They do not have the colors yet, but I am now hopeful.
mogul wrote:
You are past the nesting season in S.Calif so lots of juvi's around...wait a while for a male to find the feeders and defend his territory from other males (flashing their gorgets). It helps if there are lots of hummer friendly flowers nearby.
Mogul, you are positively clairvoyant!
This morning I was photographing the "boring" resident Hummer. He was scanning between drinks when all of the sudden he looks over my head and puffs up showing a brilliant red display of color on his head and neck feathers. The next thing you know another Hummer comes in and the yelling starts. The birds chased each other around the sky for a bit, and both disappeared.
This all happened so fast. No way I could track the fight in the air. These guys are small and quick.
No Vibrance or Saturation added. This is the bird's actual color.
Wish I had not moved the camera and lost the bottom of the original birds feathers.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 2:06 PM.
Looking at a Tricolored Heron.
Cropped, supported hand held out car window 200-600mm G set to 594mm and A7rIII; silent shutter.
ISO 200, f8.0, 1/800 second.
Exposure corrected +0.10 Stops.
January 2, 2020
Along Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL.
Shorebird migration from May. I shoot these birds with the lens an inch or two off the sand and in my opinion that presents the best composition of how they interact with their surroundings. This is a mixture of the A7RIV/A9II + FE 200-600mm
Cross posted in the FE 200-600mm images thread and A7RIV/FE 200-600mm thread:
