saaketham wrote:
This bird was being chased by 3 birds .. so he must have done something real nasty
It went on for a while till the 3 little ones gave up
Very nice. I see that often with our hawks around our home. The behavior is what is termed mobbing where the smaller birds are harassing the bird of prey to "move along" or leave.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 11:35 AM.
Looking at a Marble Statue of Perseus holding the head of Medusa.
Hand Held relying on Camera IBIS, A1 and Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph, FE mount; silent shutter.
ISO 800, F2.8, 1/640 Second.
March 8, 2022
Image taken at Vatican Museums, Vatican City.
"Mobbing" .. as @naturephoto1 mentioned above
It was fun to watch the 3 little ones chase the mighty hawk away after a relentless pursuit across the cloudless, blue sky
These are tight crops
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 5:12 PM.
Looking at a field of Muscari "Bluebells". You can follow the paths as they wend their way separating the different patches of plants and flowers to try to keep viewers from stepping on them.
Tripod mounted A1 and Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph, FE mount; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f8, 1/100 second.
Exposure Corrected +0.18 Stops.
April 11, 2022
At Lock Ridge Park (the site of an old Iron Furnace works), Alburtis, PA.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 3:35 PM.
Looking at a portion of Saint Peter's Square.
Hand Held relying on Camera IBIS, A1 and Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph, FE mount; silent shutter.
ISO 160, F8, 1/800 Second.
Exposure corrected +0.26 Stops.
March 9, 2022
At Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City.
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/4000 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/3200 1000
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/3200 800
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/4000 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/4000 500
Too close
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/4000 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/5000 500
It's a big world when you are smaller than a golf ball. Couldn't get any closer and the heat shimmer off the ground had already started.
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/4000 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/5000 500
