Birds Birds in Flight Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[RogerSmith]

Struggle with heat haze, 88 degrees in the desert still, I was a few days early before a cold front. White faced ibis feeding in a field being flooded for agriculture

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 800.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[sswildlife]

Golden Eagle In-Flight

• ILCE-9M3
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 218.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[Soundmike]

Great picture, but hope you don't mind me asking why is the iso so high. I've recently started manually putting in iso having used auto, just wondering what people's thoughts are.

 

[sswildlife]

Great picture, but hope you don't mind me asking why is the iso so high. I've recently started manually putting in iso having used auto, just wondering what people's thoughts are.

No problem! I was about 8 feet away from the eagle - so very close. It was also a cloudy day which is needed for these birds as they are active midday and the light is too harsh on clear days.

They cruise really fast actually at such close distances so their angular speed through the viewfinder is really fast. You need a minimum of 1/1600s to get sharp shots and even that isn't usually enough and I prefer being at 1/2500 - 1/3200s to ensure I don't miss any action. Hope this helps!

 

[spudhead]

male kestrel in tricky light

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[Soundmike]

No problem! I was about 8 feet away from the eagle - so very close. It was also a cloudy day which is needed for these birds as they are active midday and the light is too harsh on clear days.

They cruise really fast actually at such close distances so their angular speed through the viewfinder is really fast. You need a minimum of 1/1600s to get sharp shots and even that isn't usually enough and I prefer being at 1/2500 - 1/3200s to ensure I don't miss any action. Hope this helps!

Thanks for replying, yes it's always interesting to see and learn other photographers thoughts and settings. I know we all have our own and certainly we're learning all the time. Eight feet away that's amazing nature is so rewarding.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

A Common Buzzard banking around at Strumpshaw Fen. Nice to see the full wingspan in use.

• ILCE-1
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 800.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 2000