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Posts: 10388 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 November 2023 at 09:08
@ Jozioau, Wētāpunga
I fully agree with the camera-development view.
Looking at 'what I bring home' after a day of shooting, what still astonishes me, is the number of 'lesser' shots, that each would have made my day 10 years ago.
The unfortunate effect is, that I keep far too many shots.
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Originally posted by Brandy Brandy wrote:

Great capture Domien, looks like you were almost lying in wait expecting it to happen ?
Yes we did. There were 4 buzzards and only one bait. This shot was taken almost at the same time.
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Posts: 2775 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 November 2023 at 10:47

Thanks guys, I totally agree with all the above especially the excess number of keepers. There is a downside too and that is it often seems too easy and a lot of the challenge has gone, I fear the new A93 will only exacerbate the situation. The A100 was also my first Sony camera, seems a lifetime ago!!
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Posts: 6849 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 November 2023 at 04:20
Originally posted by Dopol Dopol wrote:

@ Jozioau, Wētāpunga
I fully agree with the camera-development view.
Looking at 'what I bring home' after a day of shooting, what still astonishes me, is the number of 'lesser' shots, that each would have made my day 10 years ago.
The unfortunate effect is, that I keep far too many shots.


Ah yes, there are many of my older DSLR shots that I know am considering whether they’re worth keeping. The photographs produced by modern E-mount cameras are often a step above in quality.

The fortunate effect is for those of us who can’t spend a day shooting, that I’m now more likely to come back with some keepers on a short trip, whereas before I might not get anything 🙂

But yeah, one has to be a lot stricter in the culling of shots now…
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Some waterfowl in flight:

Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)

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Female common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

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Male common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

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Female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

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Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

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Posts: 2775 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 November 2023 at 04:41

Wattle bird, I missed the catch...
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Posts: 6849 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 November 2023 at 08:04
Another excellent shot @Brandy

I like the splayed wing feathers and pose, and of course, the meal in the beak.
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Posts: 2775 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 November 2023 at 21:47

Thank you.
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Between flowers

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Posts: 14062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 November 2023 at 10:15
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Posts: 10388 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 November 2023 at 11:40
Originally posted by Fred_S Fred_S wrote:

Nice!
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Posts: 10388 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 November 2023 at 11:42
Little Phoenix

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Posts: 4102 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 November 2023 at 16:04
I guess this is a rare case? What is a bee-eater doing in the water? Very interesting photo!
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Posts: 10388 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 November 2023 at 16:30
Originally posted by mariuszlo mariuszlo wrote:

I guess this is a rare case? What is a bee-eater doing in the water? Very interesting photo!
They dive in the water to wash themselves.
I've seen it many times but was only recently able to catch it
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