Your Photo of the Week

[Deleted Member 5045]

Week 51. Stonechat in a classic pose.

One of the shots I so much want is the tiny bird holding onto the strawy growth. Well done!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

One of the shots I so much want is the tiny bird holding onto the strawy growth. Well done!

Cheers Clint. These guys do this all of the time and are very willing subjects.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Cheers Clint. These guys do this all of the time and are very willing subjects.

You just really know how to hit me where it hurts, Kev...

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

You just really know how to hit me where it hurts, Kev...

Better not look at my next post in a minute...

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Better not look at my next post in a minute...

F@ck it. Let's do this..!

 

[spudhead]

ok so kestrel again

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 800

 

[Tim Mayo]

It was nice to see this sparrowhawk land in the garden yesterday as I've not seen one for a few weeks. There were around 10 long-tailed tits feeding at the time but they soon hid themselves in a bush. As soon as he flew off they were back pecking on the fat balls literally just 5 seconds later. Shot through the window unfortunately so not the cleanest of shots.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 3200

 

[spudhead]

Taken as the light was staring to fade female kestrel

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

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[spudhead]

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nice Clint sure is a colourful place down under

 

[iamdlewis]

Went out to photograph the hawk hanging out in the fog but nearly walked into this in the process and I forgot about the hawk

• ILCE-7RM4
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/40 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Clix Pix]

A creature of a different sort: shot on a rainy day in a darkened room with my iPad, a background of black foam core board, and one of my favorite crystal figurines.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 12800

 

[RHerr]

Blue-Cheeked Bee Eater - Merops Persicus taken at St.Lucia, KZN, South Africa on the 21/01/2023

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Week 52 at last. A lovely Coal Tit from a trip out today. Not a bird we see too often.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[-ST-]

Crescent Beach, Canada

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II (SEL70200GM2)
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 100

 

[spudhead]

Ok so kingfisher at long range 30+ metres

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 1250

for such a small bird on 24. megapixel in strong sunlight and not sharp as it could have been

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Went out to photograph the hawk hanging out in the fog but nearly walked into this in the process and I forgot about the hawk
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That's amazing

 

[Clide]

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 35mm F1.4 GM
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/16
• 1/3 sec
• ISO 200

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Week 1 (year 3!) A beautiful Marsh Harrier over Rollesby Broad on Monday. It had been really foggy, but cleared beautifully. I will post a set of these.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

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[spudhead]

slow week one from a dull day yesterday

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 202.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 3200

 

[Clide]

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 20mm F1.8 G
• 20.0 mm
• ƒ/14
• 4/10 sec
• ISO 200

 

[iamdlewis]

Clide is that Longwood?

 

[Clide]

Clide is that Longwood?

Yes

 

[MeowZzz]

On my rounds today...

 

[iamdlewis]

Not taken this week but finally exported in the last week. This is something that I thought would be interesting kind of after I started (which you can see with the file names). The first image was taken at 100mm, the second at 400mm and the third (later and further down the road after the van caught up with us) at 600mm. I love that even at 400mm you can clearly see a couple bowls on a table.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 100.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 200

 

[Clix Pix]

Sushi, anyone?

Female Belted Kingfisher all set for lunch!

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[spudhead]

Sushi, anyone?

Female Belted Kingfisher all set for lunch!

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very nice, it is rare we see them here and even harder to get a shot and for sure not as close as that shot

 

[Clix Pix]

Thank you! This is the first really decent shot I've gotten of her, even though I've been trying over the past couple of years. Usually she's way up on a high limb or hiding in bushes or darting around over the lake so quickly it's impossible to focus, track and shoot her. A few weeks ago she was in this very same position, and because I was concerned that I couldn't open the sliding glass door without her taking off (they're very skittish birds, indeed), I shot from inside the house using the RX10 IV, but of course when trying to crop and enlarge, the image quality just wasn't there. Yesterday I was lucky, as I had stepped out on the deck to enjoy the warmer weather and only after I was out there did I spot her. She hadn't been bothered by my opening the sliding glass door at all or my walking on the deck. Aha! I quietly and slowly stepped back into the house, grabbed the A1 and the 100-400mm which has the 1.4x TC on it, stepped quietly back out through the open door and yes, she was still there. Got some shots before she took off with her prize....

Enlarged a bit, then cropped and definitely this is where that good resolution on the A1 and the high megapixel count comes in handy. My condo building is rather a distance away from the pier, and so cropping is necessary when shooting such a small bird as this one.

 

[spudhead]

Thank you! This is the first really decent shot I've gotten of her, even though I've been trying over the past couple of years. Usually she's way up on a high limb or hiding in bushes or darting around over the lake so quickly it's impossible to focus, track and shoot her. A few weeks ago she was in this very same position, and because I was concerned that I couldn't open the sliding glass door without her taking off (they're very skittish birds, indeed), I shot from inside the house using the RX10 IV, but of course when trying to crop and enlarge, the image quality just wasn't there. Yesterday I was lucky, as I had stepped out on the deck to enjoy the warmer weather and only after I was out there did I spot her. She hadn't been bothered by my opening the sliding glass door at all or my walking on the deck. Aha! I quietly and slowly stepped back into the house, grabbed the A1 and the 100-400mm which has the 1.4x TC on it, stepped quietly back out through the open door and yes, she was still there. Got some shots before she took off with her prize....

Enlarged a bit, then cropped and definitely this is where that good resolution on the A1 and the high megapixel count comes in handy. My condo building is rather a distance away from the pier, and so cropping is necessary when shooting such a small bird as this one.

Yep I saw one from 30-35 metres away a couple of weeks ago and it saw me and was off but I managed a short burst on the a9 in harsh light I have 6 or so keeps but a bit soft for my liking, I posted one shot on the previous page, that shot is not as good as 1-2 of the others, you have to be spot on with the a9 and only 24 meg at that distance, anyway maybe next time