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Trying out my new Zf for the first time with the 500PF Nikon

a Dunnock, nesting in the back garden

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An experiment with the Tamron 28~300mm on the Nikon D600, to see how the combination would handle late evening light. This was made through a double glazed window with the inner glass about a foot from the front element and the camera on "P" mode. It looks a great deal brighter than it did to the naked eye..

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as this afternoon has turned damp and drizzle is upon us it has to be my test shots with my (new) Nikon Zf + FTZ + Nikon 600mm f4, (which was always my "birding" lens), with shots taken this morning

I have a new subject in the back garden = a pair of Dunnocks, sometimes called hedge sparrows, and surprisingly they seem content with me pointing this big lens at them

"Birds" used to be a hot topic on here, and one of my favourite subjects - in the past there was lots of critique and sometimes arguments and even worse - so much so that several members received their "walking cards" and have vanished into the dusk, which was probably a pity in some ways, but it did get out of hand - so now images just get posted with the odd comment.

I don't think the Zf is a body for "birding" - probably never intended to be as the other Z's are probably more suitable - don't get me wrong I really like the Zf but I've bought it to use with the 40mm f2 as a general purpose camera - easy to carry, attractive which takes great images

A dull day today so the shots are at f4 and ISO 1400 - crops, so background NR has been applied when they were processed in LR

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This afternoons adventures, Warning photo overload !
Whitley Court in Worcestershire
Three colours of Rhododendron
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Funnily enough I got within about 10 foot of a Kingfisher a few days ago, didnt see it until I was right by it. Got to go back to the place tomorrow so I'll have a look out to see if it's still about. I'm guessing they use regular places?
So I'm told mate, so yes, certainly well worth spending a while in a spot where you've seen them before.
 
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