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River otters have decent hearing and there is no way I could have taken many shots of this river otter pup without silent shooting on my Sony A9. I already know that even a quiet shutter sound can scare them off when they are 100 to 200 feet away.

It would not keep its head still while munching on the koi, so it was difficult getting focus on its head, and ISO 12,800 was not ideal. The otter was only around 10-15 feet away.

Cross-posted to Sony Forum.

The older Koi (Carp) are bright orange. The younger ones are brown/greenish. I did not have Eye AF turned on, and do not know if it would have focused on the dead eye of the koi in the otter's mouth.

EDIT: Great Blue Heron and koi added for comparison.

Edited on Nov 25, 2019 at 10:22 AM · View previous versions

Nov 24, 2019 at 07:25 PM

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nicely done. Tony. I am trying the same combo over the next few months.

Nov 24, 2019 at 07:28 PM

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Neat shot Tony.

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Nov 24, 2019 at 07:32 PM

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Wow, now that's a shot.

Nov 24, 2019 at 07:35 PM

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Ahh - ya got the wrong eye Tony.

Nice one anyway ~ Ron

Nov 24, 2019 at 08:00 PM

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You are the master of '12800' for sure. Doesn't look like a koi but it does look like it was dinner!
Being 10-15ft away sounds quite thrilling Sr T! Nice.......
Karl

Nov 24, 2019 at 08:30 PM

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Nice catch !!
What about cropping it a bit more?

Imagemaster wrote:
River otters have decent hearing and there is no way I could have taken many shots of this river otter pup without silent shooting on my Sony A9. I already know that even a quiet shutter sound can scare them off when they are 100 to 200 feet away.

It would not keep its head still while munching on the koi, so it was difficult getting focus on its head, and ISO 12,800 was not ideal. The otter was only around 10-15 feet away.

Cross-posted to Sony Forum.

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Nov 25, 2019 at 12:45 AM

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Nice
Wondering what that circle is in his mouth?
Great detail.

Nov 25, 2019 at 01:04 AM

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runakid wrote:
Nice
Wondering what that circle is in his mouth?
Great detail.

The otter is eating a koi (fish) and that is presumably its eyeball.

Nov 25, 2019 at 03:25 AM

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Eyes peeking out. Neat shot, Tony.

Nov 25, 2019 at 08:14 AM

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kdacharya wrote:
nicely done. Tony. I am trying the same combo over the next few months.

Thanks, I think you will like the combo.

Tony

Nov 25, 2019 at 10:23 AM

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The silent shutter of my A9 has been incredibly useful for weddings as well. There used to be nothing more grating than the loud “kakakakakakaka” of my Nikon shutter in quiet catholic ceremonies

Nov 25, 2019 at 10:28 AM

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Didn’t see the second image. It’s incredible. 1st image is nice but not in the same league.

Imagemaster wrote:
River otters have decent hearing and there is no way I could have taken many shots of this river otter pup without silent shooting on my Sony A9. I already know that even a quiet shutter sound can scare them off when they are 100 to 200 feet away.

It would not keep its head still while munching on the koi, so it was difficult getting focus on its head, and ISO 12,800 was not ideal. The otter was only around 10-15 feet away.

Cross-posted to Sony Forum.

The older Koi (Carp) are bright orange. The younger ones are brown/greenish. I did not...Show more →

Nov 25, 2019 at 02:49 PM

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No banding at all w/A9 in the churches?

eke2k6 wrote:
The silent shutter of my A9 has been incredibly useful for weddings as well. There used to be nothing more grating than the loud “kakakakakakaka” of my Nikon shutter in quiet catholic ceremonies

Nov 25, 2019 at 03:17 PM

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nandadevieast wrote:
Didn’t see the second image. It’s incredible. 1st image is nice but not in the same league.

Thanks. That is because the second image was not posted until I edited the original post.

Nov 25, 2019 at 03:43 PM

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nandadevieast wrote:
Didn’t see the second image. It’s incredible. 1st image is nice but not in the same league.

Agreed. That 2nd image could easily be a National Geographic contest winning photo.

Nov 25, 2019 at 04:02 PM

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No banding at all w/A9 in the churches?

Barely, and that's worst case scenario. The A7III is much worse, that's why I sold it and upgraded my second cam to another A9

Nov 25, 2019 at 04:58 PM

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Neat shot Tony.

Birdie

Thanks Birdie.

Tony

Nov 25, 2019 at 06:54 PM

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louie champan wrote:
Wow, now that's a shot.

Thanks Louie.

Tony

Nov 25, 2019 at 06:54 PM

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surfnron wrote:
Ahh - ya got the wrong eye Tony.

Nice one anyway ~ Ron

Thanks Ron. MY Animal Eye AF got confused by three eyes.

Tony

Nov 25, 2019 at 06:56 PM

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