Birds Ducky Business

[Tim Mayo]

I managed to sneak out for a couple of hours yesterday morning to shoot some local ducks. The a7R V did pretty well with tracking the eyes but it wasn't perfect and would struggle at longer distances, although to be fair depth of field isn't a big issue at the longer distances anyway. These are all JPEGs straight from the camera bar cropping to my liking.

Mallards are well known for the frisky antics during the mating season.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

Luckily this one survived for another day.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

Canada Goose.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 500

Moorhhen.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 640

Wigeon.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

Mute swan.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 588.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 200

 

[Brownie]

That mallard hen should've...um...ducked...

 

[iain clyne]

That looks like it works nice Tim.

 

[Tim Mayo]

That looks like it works nice Tim.

Yep. It works