p.43 #1 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread
lukemeup wrote:
Even the owl photos I just posted - this is a relatively small bird (maybe 15in in length). There's no way I'm getting anywhere closer to it as it's super skittish and aware & with F6.3 I was already at 6400iso. I would never get a usable shot with 400 4.5+TC or 500PF+TC.
It's funny how regional differences impact the proximity you could get to different animals... My only experience with short eared owls are at extreme distances... in contrast, to make the shot I'm posting below, I had to back up to get the entire long-eared owl in my frame!
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S lens800mmf/6.31/800s1100 ISO0.0 EV
p.43 #2 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread
OwlsEyes wrote:
It's funny how regional differences impact the proximity you could get to different animals... My only experience with short eared owls are at extreme distances... in contrast, to make the shot I'm posting below, I had to back up to get the entire long-eared owl in my frame!
Yup. I don't think I would be able to pull this off. SEOs on the other hand - they fly close by a lot.
p.43 #5 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread
OwlsEyes wrote:
It's funny how regional differences impact the proximity you could get to different animals... My only experience with short eared owls are at extreme distances... in contrast, to make the shot I'm posting below, I had to back up to get the entire long-eared owl in my frame!
Bruce, I'm really enjoying all your winter images with the 800PF. That owl is gorgeous!
p.43 #6 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread
Ross Martin wrote:
Bruce, I'm really enjoying all your winter images with the 800PF. That owl is gorgeous!
Thank you Ross... I had a great three days with a pair of these owls. They were busy hunting, and I just sat on a log and watched them flit about. Sadly, the woods were so thick that I could not get any flight shots.
p.43 #7 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread
OwlsEyes wrote:
Thank you Ross... I had a great three days with a pair of these owls. They were busy hunting, and I just sat on a log and watched them flit about. Sadly, the woods were so thick that I could not get any flight shots.
I'm quite pleased with the AF performance of the latest firmware - this hawk shot is through a crown of a leafless tree - it never lost tracking of the bird after the initial focus acquisition.
p.43 #10 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread
lukemeup wrote:
I count myself lucky today - I got to see this owl more out in the open (normally they're just buried deep in the bushes). Two different perches (still technically all the mess behind it but I'll take what I can get) & flying. I also saw if puff itself up for a harrier that flew above it. Made my day. Looking at the facial disc - I think it's a long eared owl which is not very common around here.
p.43 #11 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread
OwlsEyes wrote:
It's funny how regional differences impact the proximity you could get to different animals... My only experience with short eared owls are at extreme distances... in contrast, to make the shot I'm posting below, I had to back up to get the entire long-eared owl in my frame!
p.43 #12 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread
Bar-tailed Godwit photos. Flies from Alaska to Australia for the summer months here - a non-stop flight of over 10,000kms (6200miles) the longest known non-stop flight of any bird!
The 800 pf proved invaluable as these birds would not let me get too close and they were foraging for food in tha sand in an area where there are people swimming etc. I did manage to get a little closer the longer I was there and they seemed to see I was not such a big threat. However, I was still a good distance from them and these were cropped about 30%.
1) Bar-tailed Godwit, female.
Z9 + 800 f6.3 PF, 1/4000s f/6.3 at 800.0mm iso640
2) Bar-tailed Godwit, female.
Z9 + 800 f6.3 PF, 1/2500s f/6.3 at 800.0mm iso450
3) Bar-tailed Godwit, male in breeding plumage - the orange/tan feathers.
p.43 #16 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread
Lance B wrote:
Bar-tailed Godwit photos. Flies from Alaska to Australia for the summer months here - a non-stop flight of over 10,000kms (6200miles) the longest known non-stop flight of any bird!
The 800 pf proved invaluable as these birds would not let me get too close and they were foraging for food in tha sand in an area where there are people swimming etc. I did manage to get a little closer the longer I was there and they seemed to see I was not such a big threat. However, I was still a good distance from them and these were cropped about 30%.
p.43 #17 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread
Lance B wrote:
Bar-tailed Godwit photos. Flies from Alaska to Australia for the summer months here - a non-stop flight of over 10,000kms (6200miles) the longest known non-stop flight of any bird!
The 800 pf proved invaluable as these birds would not let me get too close and they were foraging for food in tha sand in an area where there are people swimming etc. I did manage to get a little closer the longer I was there and they seemed to see I was not such a big threat. However, I was still a good distance from them and these were cropped about 30%.
