Out to the place I shot SEO's looking for a bird on my bucket list ............ Eastern Meadowlark. However I didn't have the fortune of seeing any but enjoyed the presence of other creatures
Sharing the harbingers of Spring ........... Red Winged Blackbirds
C&C is fine with me! Thanks for the visit
Karl
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ILCE-7RM5FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens600mmf/7.11/2000s1250 ISO+1.7 EV
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ILCE-7RM5FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens600mmf/7.11/2000s640 ISO+0.7 EV
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ILCE-7RM5FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens600mmf/7.11/2000s1250 ISO+1.3 EV
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ILCE-7RM5FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens600mmf/7.11/2000s1600 ISO+1.3 EV
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ILCE-7RM5FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens600mmf/7.11/2000s1250 ISO+1.7 EV
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ILCE-7RM5FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens600mmf/7.11/2000s1250 ISO+1.3 EV
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7 NOT a RWBB but had some shared colors :) Skipper of some type?
ILCE-7RM5FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens600mmf/8.01/1000s400 ISO-1.0 EV
That is quite the treatise on RWBB Karl! You got some really nice detail there and made out great with a super alternative to your meadowlark. I love the perches going to seed, it adds interest too. I hope you find your quest because I know you will do them justice.
I believe your Skipper is a "Painted Lady" IIRC.
Eric
There's something about showing up at a lagoon or pond and hearing the call of RWBB's that's become very calming for me. I love that sound. Great captures Karl, I can almost hear them
Gary
sum1sgrampa wrote:
There's something about showing up at a lagoon or pond and hearing the call of RWBB's that's become very calming for me. I love that sound. Great captures Karl, I can almost hear them
Gary
Gary I know exactly what you mean. In spring it's RWBB, fall it's Geese flying in > formation with sound. Oh by the way Karl these are great I like them all but ,#4 and the skipper are my favorites.
Erictator wrote:
That is quite the treatise on RWBB Karl! You got some really nice detail there and made out great with a super alternative to your meadowlark. I love the perches going to seed, it adds interest too. I hope you find your quest because I know you will do them justice.
I believe your Skipper is a "Painted Lady" IIRC.
Eric
Thanks Eric, I believe you are correct on ID. The Meadowlarks are going to be a fun challenge, I think I need more reach for where they will be perching too. The quest continues and who knows what will be next as I pursue them
Karl
sum1sgrampa wrote:
There's something about showing up at a lagoon or pond and hearing the call of RWBB's that's become very calming for me. I love that sound. Great captures Karl, I can almost hear them
Gary
They just fill the morning air nicely and make for a great start to the day, I agree. Thanks Gary
Karl
johnohio wrote:
Gary I know exactly what you mean. In spring it's RWBB, fall it's Geese flying in > formation with sound. Oh by the way Karl these are great I like them all but ,#4 and the skipper are my favorites.
John
Thank you John., thanks for your selections as well
Karl
morris wrote:
Getting RWBB in flight is tough and you did it Karl. The first is my pick from the set
Morris
Morris I have sooooo many missed shots or ones that the exposure never works. Just stuck with it this time and got a few! Not thrilled with the wing position but now I have one to better up on
Thanks!
Karl
Well I think the struggle for BIF is the slower focusing of the lens. The frame rate is a little slow to get the various wing positions but working with the high megapixels has advantages when cropping. It is a good value, may not be where I stay but then again trying out a $12k 600 f/4 may not be where I get either
Karl
Karl Witt wrote:
Thanks Eric, I believe you are correct on ID. The Meadowlarks are going to be a fun challenge, I think I need more reach for where they will be perching too. The quest continues and who knows what will be next as I pursue them
Karl
I hear you and feel that way at times with my 200-600mm and A7RV as well. The 1.4x was supposed to be the cure, but then it effects iso, and CAF and you can miss the eye in focus a little if the BIF is moving too fast. Cropping the 61MP seems to be the better option unless you are in ideal circumstances on a bright day.
The other trouble with more reach is that you also have to work even harder to keep the small zippy ones in the viewfinder! I'm beginning to think the answer to get good closeups of smaller birds is not $12k of new lens, but a couple bucks on camouflage, as in... a " blind " instead. A buddy of mine over on another forum uses one regularly, and another friend even set one up in his own back yard. It really does help get you closer under the right circumstances without scaring the smaller birds away.
B&H sells the LensCoat one which you pretty much wear, and there are other larger ones with more of a tent like structure as well. I dunno, but I think you have a better shot up there, because I think mine would need an air conditioner and mini fridge full of cold snacks and wobble pops down here if I started using one!
My theory is that birds are not stupid, they still know you are in there, but figure they can outrun you because they know it'll take you a second to exit the blind. !
Eric
Taperwing wrote:
I can't quite put my finger on why, but the inflight shot (#4) rings my bell. The crop and complimentary background are certainly part of it.
I’m also an airplane guy. Seeing the legs tucked up and wings swept back, in a very aerodynamic gull wing configuration, is visual candy.
Well I am glad I was able to offer some 'candy' thanks much for the kind words on all! Appreciated
