Would not have seen it if in the hide Gary, came in like a missile, flapped around the feeder cage and sat on that old mossy stump. Wasn`t expecting it so stuff in the way,wrong lens and everything else that could go wrong.It's took awhile but looks as if all the effort is going to pay off. Look forward to getting some decent shots of it [emoji106]
If I park the car where we usually turn around, move some stuff about, we should be ok pal. We`ll have a chat next weekend?Might need a change of the setup to give a good clear view
Cheers Mike, I have been using the AF group setting for BIF shots, it nailed a sequence of 8 shots of the curlew landing, did not shoot through once, also nailed loads of them in flight as well. The 500 is blindingly fast with this bodies af ability. Very impressed with the 750.Do not know how I missed this thread Ade, a very interesting informative thread.
Love the shot of the Curlew about to land on the grass. The D750 is working well for you Ade, I am
in love with mine.
Cheers Mike, I have been using the AF group setting for BIF shots, it nailed a sequence of 8 shots of the curlew landing, did not shoot through once, also nailed loads of them in flight as well. The 500 is blindingly fast with this bodies af ability. Very impressed with the 750.
Sounds like you`re set up the same as me Mike. Have though about that new sigma, but think i`ll stick to the IQ of the prime.I notice the same Ade, once its locked on it stays there, one thing about the D750 I also noticed is how far you can crop into an image and
keep good detail. I done some huge crop of a bird I got yesterday in poor light, still quite good detail considering. The D750 with the 500mm as far as im concerned is a perfect match, mine usually has the 1.4 converter on most of the time as well.
Love this thread Ade like others before not sure how I missed it
Sounds like you`re set up the same as me Mike. Have though about that new sigma, but think i`ll stick to the IQ of the prime.
Thanks Adam, stay tooned.
my annual thread gets a bit diverse so I post it in here rather than the bird section.Im subscribed now so won't miss it again (I think it's because it was in wild and free and I mainly look in bird section)
thanks roger, they look better on Flickr than on here.Love the 1st Curlew
Glad you like them, I took Mrs Fracster up there today, cheeky little beggers were walking over her shoes and legs whilst she was sat down.Loving those red squirrel pics!
Thanks Phil, looks better on Flickr, dunno what the hell is going on from there to here, but certainly odd and I have tried various things to sort it,without success.Very nice light in that last red squirrel shot.
Thanks Phil, looks better on Flickr, dunno what the hell is going on from there to here, but certainly odd and I have tried various things to sort it,without success.
Could be me or my comp then mate, but they look a lot softer on here,is that not the case?I've just been flicking between the image in TP and the image in Flickr. It's subtle but I'd say the green is more vivid it the TP image.
Could be me or my comp then mate, but they look a lot softer on here,is that not the case?
Hmmmmm..............I uploaded that too Flickr at its original size of 803 pixels on the long side, picked the code at original size, yet when |I post it here,the shot looks enlarged and lacking detail.They look pretty equal on that front on my PC.
By that I mean the TP one doesn't seem to have become softer than what I'm seeing on Flickr
Good to see you are getting regular visits from the Reds. I like the lighting on that one too.Glad you like them, I took Mrs Fracster up there today, cheeky little beggers were walking over her shoes and legs whilst she was sat down.
There was a stoat knocking about so not too many reds about, but here is another I quite like:
Red squirrel April 1 by www.wildlifenorthwest.co.uk, on Flickr
Thanks Charlie, good to see you`re still fit and well.Good to see you are getting regular visits from the Reds. I like the lighting on that one too.
Same as last year mate, which is good in one respect, no point getting up early as no light until after 1100.Like the Peregrine shot Ade.
Which side of the cliff face are they nesting this time?
no work this week, so i'll have a look down there. May get lucky again.One or two having a look at a few holes, but to early yet Ade.
A lot of erosion over the winter on the main bank down from Altham bridge, but a few other spot`s looking good.
problem is mate, you need something small and light to even try to track the beggars, fast af works as well, d750 struggles with these.Not easy so you got him well, I've been trying to catch Swallows over the water this morning but not a chance ... mind you I had the 1.7x on so possibly explains partly why.