Great egret sequence showing why not to use auto ISO since I hadn't moved to full manual for the day yet.
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 800
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 640
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 640
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 1000
Acting like a reddish...
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 1000
Reddish arrived. Could have used some more light though...
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 1000
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 1000
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 1000
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 1000
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 1250
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 1250
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 1250
Too close
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 1250
Finally got a little more light out
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/5000 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 800
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/5000 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 500
Our local Peregrine Falcons have started their mating season. Stopped by yesterday hoping to get a couple of new mating frames but luck wasn't on my side, and during the few hours I spent there, they only mated once and that in a spot outside the proper view of my lens. So just came back with a couple of flights shots...
ILCE-1Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM) lens600mmf/4.01/2500s800 ISO+0.3 EV
ILCE-1Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM) lens600mmf/4.01/10000s400 ISO-0.3 EV
ILCE-1Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS (SEL600F40GM) lens600mmf/4.01/2500s500 ISO+0.3 EV
What do you do with almost 8400 shots in one day of reddish egrets. Asking for a friend
Light was much better today. Reddish was very active and too close. I forgot to take any video. Had to clean mud off the lens hood from all the low angle shots.
Something from the flatfish family. The reddish struggled to get this one down the hatch.
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/3200 500
The last thing a fish sees before it dies. Completely uncropped. It was tough to keep the reddish in the frame. Should've brought the 200-600
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
A little motion blur from the stab
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
Friend of the reddish
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/3200 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
Sometimes the flip doesn't go as planned
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
Something different
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/3200 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/3200 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/5000 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
For all the reddish action, I didn't get any opportunities for head shots with wings open or running across the water shots.
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/6400 500
This morning I left my house at 4:30 to go to Middle Creek in Pa to photograph the snow geese at sunrise, after 80 miles, I stopped by a MacDonald's to get breakfast, then I realized I forgot to bring the wallet with me, I didn't have enough gas to drive another 30 miles to the destination and go home from there. I didn't want to beg people to give me gas money to go home so I turned around and drove home. After I got home I realized I could have used Apple Pay to buy gas but I have never used it before even though it's in my phone. I am way behind the tech curve. .
So, instead of ten of thousands of snow geese, I got these at a local park this morning.