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Archive 2022Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
p.30 #1Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
I need to go back to my zoom 
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NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/10000s 640 ISO -2.0 EV
May 28, 2023 at 06:42 PM
p.30 #2Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Beautiful. Love those Nikon colors.
May 28, 2023 at 08:48 PM
p.30 #3Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
I was driving past a nearby cemetery last month which overlooks a beautiful little harbour and to my surprise the local kestrel was sitting on a tombstone and hunting for insects. Light was really nice and the kestrel is quite friendly and unbothered by one's close presence:
Nakeen kestrel
It looks like he's caught a cricket or one of the dark grasshoppers
Nakeen kestrel
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S lens 120mm f/8.0 1/250s 200 ISO +1.0 EV
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/1250s 400 ISO 0.0 EV
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/3200s 720 ISO 0.0 EV
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/3200s 720 ISO 0.0 EV
It looks like he's caught a cricket or one of the dark grasshoppers
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/1250s 360 ISO +0.3 EV
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/1250s 360 ISO +0.3 EV
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/1250s 320 ISO +0.3 EV
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/1250s 280 ISO +0.3 EV
May 28, 2023 at 10:03 PM
p.30 #4Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
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NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2500s 3200 ISO -2.0 EV
May 29, 2023 at 07:39 AM
p.30 #5Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Pixel Perfect wrote:
I was driving past a nearby cemetery last month which overlooks a beautiful little harbour and to my surprise the local kestrel was sitting on a tombstone and hunting for insects. Light was really nice and the kestrel is quite friendly and unbothered by one's close presence:
Wow!
Very interesting story and superb images to go with it.
It would be nice if that bird made a habit of using that spot to hunt from.
Thanks and hope to see more
Robert
I was driving past a nearby cemetery last month which overlooks a beautiful little harbour and to my surprise the local kestrel was sitting on a tombstone and hunting for insects. Light was really nice and the kestrel is quite friendly and unbothered by one's close presence:
Wow!
Very interesting story and superb images to go with it.
It would be nice if that bird made a habit of using that spot to hunt from.
Thanks and hope to see more
Robert
May 29, 2023 at 08:22 AM
p.30 #6Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Swallows are FAST! I need practice.
Edited on May 29, 2023 at 12:42 PM · View previous versions
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens 400mm f/4.5 1/3200s 400 ISO 0.0 EV
Edited on May 29, 2023 at 12:42 PM · View previous versions
May 29, 2023 at 08:47 AM
p.30 #7Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
So close ... I wasn't ready , not steady enough once he started to take off, shutter speed wasn't fast enough either... camera can't do it all.
Next Time ! Luckily these guys are pretty common about 5 minutes from the house.
Next Time ! Luckily these guys are pretty common about 5 minutes from the house.
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/1600s 560 ISO 0.0 EV
May 29, 2023 at 09:12 AM
p.30 #8Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
A little different look for a GBH.
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NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2500s 4000 ISO -2.0 EV
May 29, 2023 at 12:46 PM
p.30 #9Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
no crop
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens 400mm f/4.5 1/500s 280 ISO 0.0 EV
May 29, 2023 at 02:14 PM
p.30 #11Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
bs kite wrote:
Wow!
Very interesting story and superb images to go with it.
It would be nice if that bird made a habit of using that spot to hunt from.
Thanks and hope to see more
Robert
He nests very close to the cemetery and in fact there are a pair of kestrels and at one time the two were in the cemetery together. I saw him again last week on a headstone.
I have quite a few shots I've yet to post from the D500.
Edited on Jun 01, 2023 at 05:28 AM · View previous versions
Pixel Perfect wrote
I was driving past a nearby cemetery last month which overlooks a beautiful little harbour and to my surprise the local kestrel was sitting on a tombstone and hunting for insects. Light was really nice and the kestrel is quite friendly and unbothered by one's close presence:Very interesting story and superb images to go with it.
It would be nice if that bird made a habit of using that spot to hunt from.
Thanks and hope to see more
Robert
He nests very close to the cemetery and in fact there are a pair of kestrels and at one time the two were in the cemetery together. I saw him again last week on a headstone.
I have quite a few shots I've yet to post from the D500.
Edited on Jun 01, 2023 at 05:28 AM · View previous versions
May 29, 2023 at 10:46 PM
p.30 #12Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Blue Tit nest building
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NIKON Z 7_2 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-2.0x lens 800mm f/9.0 1/1250s 25600 ISO 0.0 EV
May 30, 2023 at 06:19 AM
p.30 #13Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
good price
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/802747692-USE/nikon_20112_nikkor_z_400mm_f_4_5.html
and SOLD .. 2699 best price I've seen for 10 condition
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/802747692-USE/nikon_20112_nikkor_z_400mm_f_4_5.html
and SOLD .. 2699 best price I've seen for 10 condition
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2000s 2500 ISO 0.0 EV
May 30, 2023 at 06:27 AM
p.30 #14Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Taken yesterday in the Stillaquamish River estuary, with the Z8, the 400mm f/4.5, and the 1.4x TC:
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Animals/i-3FDBmBS/0/6ff94a59/X2/20230602-_DZ81895-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Animals/i-8V6N76s/0/b757ce91/X2/20230602-_DZ81886-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Animals/i-3FDBmBS/0/6ff94a59/X2/20230602-_DZ81895-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Animals/i-8V6N76s/0/b757ce91/X2/20230602-_DZ81886-X2.jpg
Jun 03, 2023 at 01:36 PM
p.30 #15Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Hungry baby
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/1600s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
Jun 04, 2023 at 04:41 PM
p.30 #16Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
This lens is so stupidly sharp it makes me want to forget about anything longer and instead concentrate on getting close enough to my subjects that this is all I'll need. Just a backyard visitor.
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NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens 400mm f/4.5 1/1250s 400 ISO -2.0 EV
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NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens 400mm f/4.5 1/1250s 400 ISO -2.0 EV
Jun 06, 2023 at 10:24 AM
p.30 #17Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Posted similar image from the same shoot before but this one I tried to process it differently. Shows more details in the feathers.
Not bad for 5600 ISO.
Not bad for 5600 ISO.
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-2.0x lens 800mm f/9.0 1/640s 5600 ISO -0.3 EV
Jun 06, 2023 at 11:24 AM
p.30 #18Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Taken yesterday, with the Z8, the 400mm f/4.5, and the 1.4x TC:
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Small-things/i-PHs8qMB/0/f1f500bc/X2/20230606-_DZ83152-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Small-things/i-NKLGZW5/0/09896b4c/X2/20230606-_DZ83368-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Small-things/i-TKSpgQG/0/fbe371b7/X2/20230606-_DZ83628-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Small-things/i-PHs8qMB/0/f1f500bc/X2/20230606-_DZ83152-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Small-things/i-NKLGZW5/0/09896b4c/X2/20230606-_DZ83368-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Small-things/i-TKSpgQG/0/fbe371b7/X2/20230606-_DZ83628-X2.jpg
Jun 07, 2023 at 04:50 PM
p.30 #19Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Darkness in the woods
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens 400mm f/4.5 1/100s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
Jun 08, 2023 at 07:48 AM
p.30 #20Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Curious squirrel
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens 400mm f/4.5 1/640s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens 400mm f/4.5 1/640s 560 ISO 0.0 EV
Jun 10, 2023 at 04:26 AM