p.65 #6 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
Kasper6188 wrote:
Been enjoying a D200 lately. Non pup shots are on 60 2.8d micro and the pups are 35 f2d. What I love most about this body is all of these shots are edited/exported within 10-15 seconds each, no topaz, no AI "fixing", just as they come. No need for anything but quick exposure adjustment, most "film like" (hate saying that) body imo.
D200 images look fantastic here! I still have one also and may need to get it out for some fresh shots.
p.65 #8 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
Testing out the Tamron 28-300mm PZD lens this morning at a local wooded park. Unfortunately, it's not going to work out. I keep looking for a lens comparable to the Z 24-200mm but it just doesn't exist.
NIKON D850Tamron 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD A010 (Nikon F) lens50mmf/9.01/50s100 ISO-0.3 EV
NIKON D850Tamron 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD A010 (Nikon F) lens55mmf/8.01/60s72 ISO0.0 EV
p.65 #10 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
This loon chick lived just one day of life. It was killed by an intruding male loon.
In the 3rd image the loons are "sizing up" each other (nothing friendly here). In this group there is one, maybe two intruders (into the nesting territory).
NIKON D850500mmf/8.01/2500s900 ISO-0.3 EV
When a group enters a basin that is already claimed for nesting..... it usually means trouble
NIKON D850200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 lens310mmf/8.01/2500s2000 ISO-0.7 EV
NIKON D850200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 lens200mmf/8.01/2500s560 ISO-0.3 EV
p.65 #11 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
A different loon parent, babies and basin, on July 5, 2019
These two flew from their natal pond
Reference 2nd image: Can someone ID this little prey item please? I've captured hundreds of close-ups of loon parents passing prey items to their babies. This is the one prey species I have yet to ID. Any guesses.... or do you know for sure? I would like to know. This is the tiny animal the parents feed them on day one and for maybe one more day......before switching to very small fish & very small crayfish.
Thanks for looking.
NIKON D850200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 lens480mmf/8.01/640s1600 ISO-0.7 EV
Unidentified prey species. The first species loons feed their new babies and only for 1-2 days
NIKON D850200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 lens500mmf/8.01/500s1000 ISO-0.7 EV
p.65 #12 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
bs kite wrote:
A different loon parent, babies and basin, on July 6, 2019
These two flew from their natal pond
Reference 2nd image: I've captured hundreds to thousands of close-ups of loon parents passing prey items to their babies. This is the only prey species I have yet to ID. Any guesses.... or do you know for sure? I would like to know.
p.65 #15 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
I study and. photograph loon behavior and diet (personal observations). I also refer to the work of other loon researchers and cite them when I should. There are several excellent loon researchers.
My favorite is Walter Piper Phd.. (see him in the video below). He has 28 years as a loon researcher and I think a humble delivery.
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The below image was taken 3 days later (July 8, 2019) on the same basin as the July 5, 2019 images in my above post.
The serenity of July 5 was disrupted by an intruding male(s) on July 8. An intruding male has the potential to take over the nesting female and even kill the baby(s)...... but not always.
In this image the male parent is defending his nesting territory and the two babies which are now hidden. somewhere along the shoreline.
the "Penguin Dance"; the male parent confronting an intruder
NIKON D850200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 lens400mmf/8.01/3200s640 ISO-0.7 EV
