Birds In Flight (5)

Bonelli's eagle

Sony A1 FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS +1,4X Teleconverter

Stunning BIF images

Well, It's the start of week 5 in Nanjing. I've been working most of the time, except when I caught Covid19. so my planned week of sightseeing and photography was spent in Hotel room feeling less than ideal.

Still, there are some birds around by some of the local lakes. Alas, I only have my 24-105mm lens, which isn't the greatest for bird photography. But I did take this pic of a flying heron with it. I might have to bring a longer telephoto lens on the next trip.


ɑ1 with Sony 24-105mm

I was in an area of Spain with much bird of prey activity earlier this year.
This was when they decided it was enough and left

Bird runway

Two griffon vultures, a red kite, and two black kites


A1 100-400GM

Edited by Dopol - 11 November 2023 at 16:04

Dopol wrote: I was in an area of Spain with much bird of prey activity earlier this year. This was when they decided it was enough and left Bird runway Two griffin vultures, a red kite, and two black kites A1 100-400GM

Oh that's marvellous, I like the way the birds in the sky add to the overall story in the photo. It looks like it was a great trip.

Great capture Domien, looks like you were almost lying in wait expecting it to happen ?

Incoming..
Sulphur crested cockatoo.

2 Crimson rosella.

3 Magpie.

4 Crested pigeon.

5

Wonderful to see these images.
And for me it's so remarkable how all the associated technology: autofocus, algorithms, focus speeds, shutter speeds, rapid fire exposures, micro-processors, AI such as specific birds' eye autofocus, high ISO without image degradation, and so on have evolved at lightning speed over such a short timeframe.
It isn't all that long back that the first practical DSLRs hit the market (for us Dyxummers, the Minolta 7D and then the 5D with their 6 megapixel sensors) and haven't we come far and fast since then.
Of course its the mastery of the equipment, the understanding of its capabilities and limitations, best use of settings, and carefully studied animal behaviours by the photographers that are so crucial in capturing the moment, but all that tech certainly brings many exceptional images to us to appreciate and inspire.