Great skills and awesome camera performance...seems like the A9 and A9ii are the actual kings for BIF with the newest 1DxIII.
But as I always say...gear without talent is worth nothing!
Congrats.
KCollett wrote:
Why are you not on the Canadian Olympic shooting team? Great stuff.
Thanks Ken...I may have to consider that if we ever have another Olympics
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kdacharya wrote:
amazing captures, geoff. voted for the difficulty in getting these amazing shots.
Thanks KD
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AGeoJO wrote:
Geoff, a very impressive set! The sharpness, clarity and colors of these are just wonderful! I am curious what you could get with a DSLR. YGMV!
Joshua
Thanks Joshua. I've had good success in the past with both my D500 and D850. Got out today with D500 and it did well but light was low so not many great shots from the D500 nor the A9II.
These are just outstanding both for clarity and the pleasing light. I posted a few dismal shots of swallows in flight a week ago on this forum - the 7DII could not get the bird in focus even with the bird right in the middle of the viewfinder for a few seconds. Sunny
I feel the delay that affects photographing these speedy and maneuverable birds is that of the photographers reaction time which can be reduced a bit when you learn to predict when they will turn by body language. You clearly have one of bot of these skills.
Morris
Thanks Morris...I have a hard time knowing when they will turn as it seems they turn whenever they see a bug and that is totally unpredictable.
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torobouk wrote:
OMG.....theses are probably the most difficult birds with the Kingfisher to catch in flight. A huge performance Geoff , Outstanding shoots Voted !
Thanks
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louie champan wrote:
A school in BIF, awesome job.
Thanks Louie
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Warkari wrote:
These are the best pictures I have seen of swallows in flight. Superb work
Voted
Amit
Thanks so much Amit
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aboutthelight wrote:
Out freaking standing Geoff. Top notch shots of about the hardest subjects. Beyond impressive. Immediately voted
arbitrage wrote:
Thanks Morris...I have a hard time knowing when they will turn as it seems they turn whenever they see a bug and that is totally unpredictable.
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Thanks so much Amit
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Thanks
What I like to do is observe them for a few minutes to learn the paths they fly over and over. Yes they do turn when they see a bug or another bird or us yet they tend drop a shoulder to bank before turning. Another maneuver they do is to pop there wings out with head up the way fighter jets do to make southern turns. What I find hard is stopping my pan fast enough
morris wrote:
What I like to do is observe them for a few minutes to learn the paths they fly over and over. Yes they do turn when they see a bug or another bird or us yet they tend drop a shoulder to bank before turning. Another maneuver they do is to pop there wings out with head up the way fighter jets do to make southern turns. What I find hard is stopping my pan fast enough
Morris
Yes, most of my keepers are from when they stay on their straight line trajectory and don't see a bug and divert. Although where I shoot them their straight lines are low over the water leading to less pleasing backgrounds. My best shots are when they raise up to cross the bridge I'm standing on but they only sometimes cross so that is hard to predict. I can rarely react to their sudden upwards flight. EVF delay even with the fastest EVF in the business doesn't help matters. I find it a little easier with my DSLRs to react due to the optical live image through the OVF. But once firing the shutter, the mirror blackout makes seeing any type of "tell" impossible. With the A9's blackout free EVF I can at least still see the swallow while I'm actively firing but then the EVF delay comes into play so there is no perfect solution. In the end I get about the same number of keepers with both systems. I'll get longer strings of keepers with my A9 but I often can get closer shots with the DSLRs as I can react more in real time when they are closer and therefore travelling through the FOV quicker. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other
arbitrage wrote:
Yes, most of my keepers are from when they stay on their straight line trajectory and don't see a bug and divert. Although where I shoot them their straight lines are low over the water leading to less pleasing backgrounds. My best shots are when they raise up to cross the bridge I'm standing on but they only sometimes cross so that is hard to predict. I can rarely react to their sudden upwards flight. EVF delay even with the fastest EVF in the business doesn't help matters. I find it a little easier with my DSLRs to react due to the optical live image through the OVF. But once firing the shutter, the mirror blackout makes seeing any type of "tell" impossible. With the A9's blackout free EVF I can at least still see the swallow while I'm actively firing but then the EVF delay comes into play so there is no perfect solution. In the end I get about the same number of keepers with both systems. I'll get longer strings of keepers with my A9 but I often can get closer shots with the DSLRs as I can react more in real time when they are closer and therefore travelling through the FOV quicker. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other...Show more →
This is my experience as well though I no longer had a SLR.
