Tried the Sony a9 III + 200-600mm for some Golden Eagles in flight. These are huge birds with ~7 foot wingspans that move very fast when hunting ground squirrels. They move through the viewfinder really fast - especially at such close distances of ~10 feet so I appreciated the internal zoom and...
Last evening, I had a great encounter with one of my friendly office Great-horned Owls. I was able to use the Sony smartphone app as a remote release and setup at a nice spot. I'm really liking that app. I've tried to use it for more shy subjects (i.e. Kingfishers) to setup my camera and tripod...
I was at Werribee Zoo photographing lion cubs with the wrong lens (the 300 GM is too long for lion cubs romping nearby) when I saw some wild birds soaring in the distance - snapped a shot, and they looked like raptors - I like raptors. One came closer, and I grabbed a long burst at 30fps.
This...