More Purple Martins, a Mockingbird and a Bee
p.1 #1More Purple Martins, a Mockingbird and a Bee
More shots from the Community Gardens. Light was low and cropping was high, so ISO was a challenge. 
Greg
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Greg
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OM-1MarkII OM 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 II lens 400mm f/6.3 1/3200s 12800 ISO +0.7 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 II lens 400mm f/6.3 1/3200s 12800 ISO -0.3 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 II lens 400mm f/6.3 1/4000s 12800 ISO 0.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 II lens 321mm f/6.3 1/3200s 5000 ISO +0.3 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 II lens 321mm f/6.3 1/3200s 12800 ISO 0.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 II lens 400mm f/6.3 1/3200s 12800 ISO +0.3 EV
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Apr 30, 2026 at 04:10 PM
p.1 #2More Purple Martins, a Mockingbird and a Bee
1, 5 and 6 are my picks. You might want to do a noise reduction for the backgrounds only on the high ISO images.
Morris
Morris
Apr 30, 2026 at 04:18 PM
p.1 #3More Purple Martins, a Mockingbird and a Bee
morris wrote:
1, 5 and 6 are my picks. You might want to do a noise reduction for the backgrounds only on the high ISO images.
Morris
Thanks Morris -- and thanks for the suggestion.
Greg
1, 5 and 6 are my picks. You might want to do a noise reduction for the backgrounds only on the high ISO images.
Morris
Thanks Morris -- and thanks for the suggestion.
Greg
Apr 30, 2026 at 10:27 PM
p.1 #4More Purple Martins, a Mockingbird and a Bee
#3 what is this bird? Looks like a Starling?
Nice IF work buddy, these should clean up nicely as your exposures look very good
Karl
Nice IF work buddy, these should clean up nicely as your exposures look very good
Karl
May 01, 2026 at 08:16 AM
p.1 #5More Purple Martins, a Mockingbird and a Bee
Thanks Karl -- and spot on with the ID. A Starling it is! 
Greg
Greg
May 01, 2026 at 10:38 AM