[K2 to K50]

First "warblering" attempts with the KR-3 III, using medium area selection with continuous AF for the first time. The camera seems to do a pretty good job of picking out the bird from the vegetation. These are all significant crops.

Black & White Warbler



Yellow Warbler

The bud seems to be in better focus than the feathers around the top of bird's head.



Palm Warbler



Plus a bonus shot of the Green Heron that's been very cooperative at Sam Smith Park recently.



K-3 III plus DA*300mm plus DA 1.4xTC

Typo in introduction? (...KR-3 III)?


The black and white warbler shot (I see ISO was 5000) is a bit noisy when magnified in Flickr. Difficult shot with the twigs in front of the bird.

Yes, the bud in front of the Yellow Warbler does seem to be the main focal point, but the bird still comes out very well.

The feather detail in the Palm Warbler shot is excellent.

That green heron looks like a very odd shaped bird. Noise here too when magnified in Flickr.

Perhaps you could have dropped your shutter speed and opened up the aperture a lot more for these shots? Or were you deliberately trying to test the noise level at the higher ISO levels?

Nonetheless - these all look good when not "pixel-peeped" to much!

[jacamar]

Typo in introduction? (...KR-3 III)?


The black and white warbler shot (I see ISO was 5000) is a bit noisy when magnified in Flickr. Difficult shot with the twigs in front of the bird.

Yes, the bud in front of the Yellow Warbler does seem to be the main focal point, but the bird still comes out very well.

The feather detail in the Palm Warbler shot is excellent.

That green heron looks like a very odd shaped bird. Noise here too when magnified in Flickr.

Perhaps you could have dropped your shutter speed and opened up the aperture a lot more for these shots? Or were you deliberately trying to test the noise level at the higher ISO levels?

Nonetheless - these all look good when not "pixel-peeped" to much!

Thanks for the comments. Sorry for the typo - I still have a K-r tucked away here somewhere. I changed that. As I said these are major crops so the noise is accentuated. I agree the twig across the B&W Warbler probably would have fooled my K-3. I liked the shot as it shows a good illustration of its behaviour, creeping along branches and not as much flitting as most warblers. I did use customized noise reduction as suggested by Kobie in his video, linked above. The Heron has a number of poses, mostly staying very still until a fish comes along.
There's no way I could have reduced the shutter speed for the warblers - they move so fast (including twitching tail and wings when stopping for a brief moment) - I could have done that for the Heron. Still a learning processs as I've only had the camera for a few days.

[termy]

some Starling (think so).

[Aaron28]

from saturdays walkabout......K-3ii......sigma 150-500os

[mattt]

First "warblering" attempts with the K-3 III, using medium area selection with continuous AF for the first time. The camera seems to do a pretty good job of picking out the bird from the vegetation. These are all significant crops.

Black & White Warbler



Yellow Warbler

The bud seems to be in better focus than the feathers around the top of bird's head.



Palm Warbler



Plus a bonus shot of the Green Heron that's been very cooperative at Sam Smith Park recently.



K-3 III plus DA*300mm plus DA 1.4xTC

Stunning colours!

[HoutHans]

First "warblering" attempts with the K-3 III, using medium area selection with continuous AF for the first time. The camera seems to do a pretty good job of picking out the bird from the vegetation. These are all significant crops.

Black & White Warbler



Yellow Warbler

The bud seems to be in better focus than the feathers around the top of bird's head.



Palm Warbler



Plus a bonus shot of the Green Heron that's been very cooperative at Sam Smith Park recently.



K-3 III plus DA*300mm plus DA 1.4xTC

These are impressive results, especially in these - for the warblers - challenging circumstances. Enjoy that camera and lens combo: it should be very good.

[rod_grant]

Willie Wagtail - KP 55-300 PLM @ 300. ISO 100, F8, 1/60

[alfa75ts]

Braeside again this morning:

[Lowell Goudge]

First "warblering" attempts with the K-3 III, using medium area selection with continuous AF for the first time. The camera seems to do a pretty good job of picking out the bird from the vegetation. These are all significant crops.

Black & White Warbler



Yellow Warbler

The bud seems to be in better focus than the feathers around the top of bird's head.



Palm Warbler



Plus a bonus shot of the Green Heron that's been very cooperative at Sam Smith Park recently.



K-3 III plus DA*300mm plus DA 1.4xTC

Nice shots. I see you are getting the hang of the new toy.

Given the apparent high iso capability, are you shooting Tav with a high iso limit. That’s what I have been doing with the K1 MKII with the limit set to 6400

[GvilleRick]

I watched this guy for over 20 minutes yesterday. He certainly showed persistence. All taken with a K1 and DA*300.



He wanted to climb this pole that has a birdhouse at the top but he couldn't get a good grip.


So he climbed up a fence nearby to get into a tree 15 or so feet away.


He made his way up one tree and then across some limbs into another tree.


I was videoing so I didn't get a shot of him stretching out from a limb to get to the clothesline pole but he found his way there to the birdhouse.


And entered through the opening at the top to curl up inside.

[jacamar]

Thanks Lowell. The challenge of photographing warblers was a major reason for getting this camera. I have the ISO limit set to 6400 and maybe I will go higher.

[jacamar]

Stunning colours!

These are impressive results, especially in these - for the warblers - challenging circumstances. Enjoy that camera and lens combo: it should be very good.

Thanks Matt and HoutHans - yes, early days but things are looking good.

[onlineflyer]

Nice shot I also like the out-of-focus stalks in the foreground, it really makes the scene seem like a slice directly out of nature. And good parents in nature are always a plus
I've seen the most endearing display a few days ago, a large bird (very funky red feathers on head, else grey, the younglings black coat with large white spots) was carrying her offspring on her back in the water.
I was really kicking myself for not having had my camera with me at that moment. I managed to take a picture with my smartphone (see here: Flickr), but of course the resolution is lacking compared to a large-sensor camera with a tele lens.

Thank you for your comment.

We've all been caught in that position when we wished we brought along a camera. That mother carrying her chicks is indeed precious. Guess that's why many of us love wildlife . . . . . . and photography, so that we can capture those moments.

[Lowell Goudge]

Thanks Lowell. The challenge of photographing warblers was a major reason for getting this camera. I have the ISO limit set to 6400 and maybe I will go higher.

i run my K5 and K1 MKII on Tav up to 6400 iso, but am also playing with flash, because of the shaded conditions many warblers are under

so far not as successful using P-TTL as i was with TTL on my *istD. that was great for wildlife, using a good glash plus a snoot to concentrate the beam, i could get really good reach with the flash.

[jacamar]

so far not as successful using P-TTL as i was with TTL on my *istD. that was great for wildlife, using a good glash plus a snoot to concentrate the beam, i could get really good reach with the flash.

I suppose I have bad memories of crowded boardwalks at Point Pelee blocked by guys in fitted camo suits with tripods and several strobes going off at once as soon as the bird appears. Maybe I pay a price for a lower key approach - handheld, tripod only when I'm sitting and need support over long periods (or for critical long distance shots), and natural light, but that's the way I prefer it. I think the new camera helps me make the most of that way of doing things.