Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
p.75 #1Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
A7RM6 400-800 @800mm
Wasn’t really ready for this because when does a falcon ever launch directly at you !
Pretty sure the asymmetry of the wings is from slow readout speed and not just the slight angle.
Wasn’t really ready for this because when does a falcon ever launch directly at you !
Pretty sure the asymmetry of the wings is from slow readout speed and not just the slight angle.
Jul 06, 2026 at 05:31 AM
p.75 #2Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
A7R6 and 100-400 4.5
Afternoon Dive by lennycarl08, on Flickr
Afternoon Dive by lennycarl08, on Flickr
Jul 06, 2026 at 07:41 AM
p.75 #3Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Sea Eagle Crop - if you like cropping this is the camera for you 
Duck hunt - missed the action though… again…
Funny how they vary their pattern just enough so you’re never quite in the right spot.
A7RM6 400-800
Duck hunt - missed the action though… again…
Funny how they vary their pattern just enough so you’re never quite in the right spot.
A7RM6 400-800
Jul 06, 2026 at 05:00 PM
p.75 #5Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Getting interested with the upcoming release of a new RX10 model. Had it in 2017 for a few weeks but decided to return and instead purchase the FE 100-400. Haven't really looked at the evaluation results back then as that was the year I got laid off (eng'g job going to Asia/China). Anyway, fully retired now and getting older wanting to look into less bulky one system for travel with birding capability. Results not that bad with only one major issue - DOF. Some newly processed samples:
Even with back side look, face/eyes were still ok due to that small sensor DOF. Background was terrible but with some PS blurring steps (like below last image), it could be improved a bit.
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Even with back side look, face/eyes were still ok due to that small sensor DOF. Background was terrible but with some PS blurring steps (like below last image), it could be improved a bit.
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Jul 08, 2026 at 11:14 PM
p.75 #6Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
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ILCE-1M2 FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS lens 400mm f/4.5 1/2500s 2500 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS lens 400mm f/4.5 1/4000s 3200 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/4.0 1/320s 400 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 840mm f/5.6 1/1600s 4000 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens 600mm f/4.0 1/640s 2500 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 1200mm f/8.0 1/1000s 6400 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 1200mm f/8.0 1/800s 4000 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 840mm f/5.6 1/400s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 840mm f/5.6 1/1600s 4000 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 840mm f/5.6 1/1600s 2500 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 600mm F4 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 840mm f/5.6 1/1600s 2500 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 420mm f/4.0 1/2500s 2500 ISO 0.0 EV
Jul 11, 2026 at 04:50 AM
p.75 #7Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
A7RM6 400-800
Lots of vertical room - these are downsampled to 4K vertical. Rolling shutter distortion appears to be a non-issue again, despite shooting in lossless compressed. Poor light and slow lens though - one really needs the 600 f/4 to make the most of this sensor I think.
Oops - not sure if it is possible to prevent images from being scaled up horizontally - so best shrink the page width when viewing.
Lots of vertical room - these are downsampled to 4K vertical. Rolling shutter distortion appears to be a non-issue again, despite shooting in lossless compressed. Poor light and slow lens though - one really needs the 600 f/4 to make the most of this sensor I think.
Oops - not sure if it is possible to prevent images from being scaled up horizontally - so best shrink the page width when viewing.
Jul 11, 2026 at 04:54 AM
p.75 #8Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
@arbitrage - Geoff, the CWW in-flight images are jaw-droppingly gorgeous!
@duncangr; @Itsed65; @BillinTexas; @gil3 - Sweet images!
@duncangr; @Itsed65; @BillinTexas; @gil3 - Sweet images!
Jul 11, 2026 at 10:55 AM
p.75 #10Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
First Osprey dive from the kayak for 2026….only got one yesterday but will be going back today to see if he will give me another shot or two
ILCE-1M2 FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS lens 400mm f/4.5 1/5000s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS lens 400mm f/4.5 1/5000s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS lens 300mm f/4.5 1/5000s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS lens 321mm f/4.5 1/5000s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
Jul 12, 2026 at 04:45 AM
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p.75 #11Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Geoff, great series. I referenced some you said a few years ago, but you didn't see it, I'm guessing. Do you still use half-press shutter button focus for BIF? I'm assuming you use pre-capture on BIF.
Jul 12, 2026 at 05:13 PM
p.75 #12Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
BillinTexas wrote:
Geoff, great series. I referenced some you said a few years ago, but you didn't see it, I'm guessing. Do you still use half-press shutter button focus for BIF? I'm assuming you use pre-capture on BIF.
Thanks
Yes, I still use shutter button to activate AF. Although I have back buttons set to do different AF modes and I have those activate AF also when pressed even without the shutter pressed.
Most of the time I have precapture ON for BIF. Sometimes I turn it off. I have the C1 button set to toggle it on/off.
I’ve also been trying a slightly different method to control when precapture is active without having to toggle it on/off.
If you go into precapture settings and turn it to Shutter button Only then you can setup a back button(s) to activate AF and that won’t trigger precapture to start as long as you don’t also half-press the shutter. Then you can just fully press the shutter and it won’t have buffered any precapture frames. When you do want precapture you can half-press the shutter at the same time as pressing your back button. I have been using this for my bird on a perch button so it isn’t precapturing all the time for just simple perched shots.
Geoff, great series. I referenced some you said a few years ago, but you didn't see it, I'm guessing. Do you still use half-press shutter button focus for BIF? I'm assuming you use pre-capture on BIF.
Thanks
Yes, I still use shutter button to activate AF. Although I have back buttons set to do different AF modes and I have those activate AF also when pressed even without the shutter pressed.
Most of the time I have precapture ON for BIF. Sometimes I turn it off. I have the C1 button set to toggle it on/off.
I’ve also been trying a slightly different method to control when precapture is active without having to toggle it on/off.
If you go into precapture settings and turn it to Shutter button Only then you can setup a back button(s) to activate AF and that won’t trigger precapture to start as long as you don’t also half-press the shutter. Then you can just fully press the shutter and it won’t have buffered any precapture frames. When you do want precapture you can half-press the shutter at the same time as pressing your back button. I have been using this for my bird on a perch button so it isn’t precapturing all the time for just simple perched shots.
Jul 13, 2026 at 07:15 AM
p.75 #13Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
arbitrage wrote:
Thanks
Yes, I still use shutter button to activate AF. Although I have back buttons set to do different AF modes and I have those activate AF also when pressed even without the shutter pressed.
Most of the time I have precapture ON for BIF. Sometimes I turn it off. I have the C1 button set to toggle it on/off.
I’ve also been trying a slightly different method to control when precapture is active without having to toggle it on/off.
If you go into precapture settings and turn it to Shutter button Only then you can setup a back button(s) to activate AF and...Show more →
Thank you. I appreciate the additional information about pre-capture, as I haven't attempted to use it yet. My buttons are the same with the back button for static shots.
BillinTexas wrote
Geoff, great series. I referenced some you said a few years ago, but you didn't see it, I'm guessing. Do you still use half-press shutter button focus for BIF? I'm assuming you use pre-capture on BIF.Yes, I still use shutter button to activate AF. Although I have back buttons set to do different AF modes and I have those activate AF also when pressed even without the shutter pressed.
Most of the time I have precapture ON for BIF. Sometimes I turn it off. I have the C1 button set to toggle it on/off.
I’ve also been trying a slightly different method to control when precapture is active without having to toggle it on/off.
If you go into precapture settings and turn it to Shutter button Only then you can setup a back button(s) to activate AF and...Show more →
Thank you. I appreciate the additional information about pre-capture, as I haven't attempted to use it yet. My buttons are the same with the back button for static shots.
Jul 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
p.75 #14Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
European Bee-eater by Jose Raposo, on FlickrJul 15, 2026 at 03:08 PM
p.75 #15Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
arbitrage wrote:
First Osprey dive from the kayak for 2026….only got one yesterday but will be going back today to see if he will give me another shot or two
Amazing sequence!!
First Osprey dive from the kayak for 2026….only got one yesterday but will be going back today to see if he will give me another shot or two
Amazing sequence!!
Jul 15, 2026 at 06:49 PM
p.75 #19Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Trying out some backyard natural light bee photography. Shocked how sharp 70-200 II macro is, it isn't really any softer than the 100 GM that I have here from what I can see. Both using 1.4 tc. Also nice to not have to risk getting stung at 100mm.
ILCE-1M2 FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 280mm f/8.0 1/1000s 3200 ISO 0.0 EV
ILCE-1M2 FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter lens 280mm f/8.0 1/800s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
Jul 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
p.75 #20Nature and Wildlife image thread - a Sequel
Eagle Perched on Fish by lennycarl08, on Flickr
Jul 18, 2026 at 09:03 AM