p.7 #5 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Bryan Crowe wrote:
Anaheim Hills Eaglets with A1/400-800 the 2x. Due to the extreme distance and use of the 2x the images are heavily processed.
Decent shots Bryan... TFS... I know how hard it is to get decent frames of these guys, which is why I gave up shooting them oh, and I absolutely hate that huge 85 tag! Not sure who thought it was a good idea to install that ugly tag instead of a foot ring!
p.7 #8 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Latest visit (last month) to a popular grebe (Western and Clark's mixed) rushing site was quite productive. It was about 20 minutes from home and sometimes at weekend, could have more than 20 photographers and birders. Observed about 10 rushing events - some were quite far even at 1260mm (600 + 1.4XTC at APS-C), some were appreciatively near and some rushing away.
From available references, grebe rushing is a sort of courtship. Sometimes one can anticipate the start from elevated necks/heads and doing sort of synchronize movement but from my limited observations from this one site, this sort of preliminary does not often end in a rush. I had many moments of tired arms anticipating a rush from such a display but ended up nothing or no rushing at all from the whole visit (typically 2-3 hrs). Have taken rushing photo captures from A7IV, A6700 and now the A1. Samles below were from the A1.
This one started fast and did not observe the preliminaries as I was watching other other pairs.
Same rush as above (took more than 100 frames at H setting only and continuous burst until the end game). Small differences in most of the rush before the end - feet display or distances from each other relative to my position or the water splashes. Interesting to observe on my captures the maintenance of their head posture/elevation. On this image, just tried to include the resulting water splashes to render another look on the rush.
This is near the end of the action of the same rush as above. Sometimes their maintained distance was already collapsing.
In an older capture, sometimes the pair are still near each other when it was almost ending.
Another lucky capture (from that 10 observed rushes on one visit) that started from my left.
Sometimes they rush towards the shore where photographers are waiting.
Sometimes we had to be satisfied with the back view and just enjoy the water splashes.
Sample mp4 for a whole rush reference (from animated gif done in PS) in this link: https://art4less.smugmug.com/New-Processing/Sony-A1-Test-Shots/n-hzZCH6/i-xRJfCtQ/A. Temporary PW is Birds.
Better viewed in small size. Sorry if not in good quality as link defaults to full screen. I did only a quick animated GIF in Photoshop and converted to mp4. All shots were hand held and even if I employed some stabilization, still shaky all over.
p.7 #14 · Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
I have been hearing it/them for several weeks, and it finally starting coming down to the water from the trees. Get wet, then fly straight up and preen/shake. Yellow-throated warbler.
oh, and I absolutely hate that huge 85 tag! Not sure who thought it was a good idea to install that ugly tag instead of a foot ring!
