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Brandy ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 02 October 2008 Country: Australia Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Posts: 2749 |
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The swallows disappeared for a while but this morning they were back so I got a little trigger happy... 1/3200sec with 70-200mm F2.8.
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ILCE-A1M2 FE 70-200mm F 2.8 GM MK2 FE 24-70mm GM MK2 1.4 TC and 2x TC. FE 300mm F2.8 GM.
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Wang TH ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 27 November 2011 Country: Singapore Status: Offline Posts: 1340 |
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Lovely shots! Swallows are really difficult targets!
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Teck Heng
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Wang TH ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 27 November 2011 Country: Singapore Status: Offline Posts: 1340 |
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Here is what’s keeping me busy for the past few weeks…may be months 😂
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Teck Heng
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pegelli ![]() Admin Group ![]() Dyxum Administrator Joined: 02 June 2007 Country: Belgium Location: Schilde Status: Online Posts: 38925 |
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You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum
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Dopol ![]() Alpha Eyes group ![]() Joined: 17 May 2007 Country: Netherlands Location: Utrecht Status: Offline Posts: 10241 |
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As Pieter said: Great results Peter and Wang.
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Brandy ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 02 October 2008 Country: Australia Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Posts: 2749 |
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Thanks Pieter and Domien. All were cropped to some degree with #2 and #3 the heaviest, the larger looking birds were the least cropped. It's obviously easier to track and focus on a bird at distance, up close you have to track/pan extremely fast to nail the shot and may only get a couple of frames. Just out of interest I rarely use Hi+ but often Hi.
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ILCE-A1M2 FE 70-200mm F 2.8 GM MK2 FE 24-70mm GM MK2 1.4 TC and 2x TC. FE 300mm F2.8 GM.
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Fred_S ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 12 January 2017 Country: Netherlands Location: Noord Holland Status: Offline Posts: 13877 |
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bharnois ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 20 April 2006 Country: United States Location: USA (RI) Status: Offline Posts: 4620 |
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Amazing shots both of you!
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Just luvin' DYXUM.
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Brandy ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 02 October 2008 Country: Australia Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Posts: 2749 |
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Thanks Fred and Bert. This morning not a single Swallow to be seen, just this duck flying straight at me which I hoped would provide a good shot but then he veered off to land... ![]() 2 ![]() 3 ![]() |
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ILCE-A1M2 FE 70-200mm F 2.8 GM MK2 FE 24-70mm GM MK2 1.4 TC and 2x TC. FE 300mm F2.8 GM.
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Wētāpunga ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 02 September 2007 Country: New Zealand Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Posts: 6845 |
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Part of my Photo150 Challenge this year is to get a telephoto shot in per week. This give me a bit of motivation to put the (newish) Tamron 150-500 in use.
On Tuesday I went to the Takapu (Australasian gannet) colony at Muriwai. The combination of the a7Riii and the Tamron isn't the best for flying birds, as I found the shutter blackout to be an issue. Got a lot of shots of only part of the gannet entering or leaving the frame. Nonetheless, it wasn't without success. 1. ![]() 2. ![]() 3. ![]() 4. ![]() |
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α1, α7cii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF
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mariuszlo ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 17 December 2007 Country: United States Location: Jersey City Status: Offline Posts: 4015 |
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Beautiful birds, these gannets!
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Sony a7R5, a7c, a6400. E, A and MD lenses.
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Wētāpunga ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 02 September 2007 Country: New Zealand Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Posts: 6845 |
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Ngā mihi @mariiszlo, I picked a good time for the expedition in terms of light. A bit more wind though might have helped slow their flight speed down.
They are an attractive local seabird, and we've been fortunate a colony has grown large enough for many to migrate from Oaia Island (shown in Pic 3) to Motutara Island right by the coast, and some coastal cliffs. |
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α1, α7cii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF
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Jozioau ![]() Alpha Eyes group ![]() Joined: 13 May 2007 Country: Australia Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Posts: 10581 |
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Peter, love the Wood Duck just about to make contact with the water as she comes in for her landing.
@Wetapunga, the Gannet colony at Murawai was one of the real highlights of my New Zealand visit. Could have spent hours there but my wife and our travelling companions had a say as hunger pangs kicked in. I used my a77ii and SAL70400G and got some good shots, including some just statically hovering in the stiff wind. Our Autumn timing was with the full fledged juveniles in their spotty plumage just getting their flying muscle strength up with lots of vigorous flapping on the ground. Hope you can get back there with your latest mirrorless a7R4a and long lens combination. Never tire of seeing these magnificent birds. |
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"Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst" - Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Wētāpunga ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 02 September 2007 Country: New Zealand Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Posts: 6845 |
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Thanks Joe, it’s a great spot and now only 40km from where I live.
I remember I got a lot more keepers when I first visited Muriwai in 2008 with my a700. The key was a roaring wind that slowed the Takapu right down when they tried to fly into it! This time the weather was clear and still- good for the colours but a struggle to get a lot of hits. The birds were moving fast. Alas I don’t have any a7R4a. Seriously wondering about an a9 or a7iv instead. I like the A7riii as a general purpose camera that delivers on the landscape shots I want, but it isn’t great for fast moving birds. |
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α1, α7cii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF
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