BIF Photography

Arjay Bee · 01-21-2012, 10:56 PM

Was at the local jetty and this guy was hanging around - very overcast skies and inadvertently had the ISO at 800 - shooting at F8 with a Vivitar 75-205 one touch zoom - the one touch made focus pretty easy to find - I was pretty happy with this Kiron made lens but not to the std of other images just above this post...

KevinR · 01-22-2012, 12:28 PM - **2 Likes**

I have generally found BIF very difficult, but new K-5 (since Nov 2011) has improved matters greatly with high ISO, high FPS, and better AF system compared to my old K200-D. These are some from Intaka Island wetland santuary in Cape Town.

All K-5 Sigma 170-500mm around 1/750s f/9.5 iso200

Sacred Ibis

Blacksmith Lapwing (Plover)

littledrawe · 01-26-2012, 12:47 PM

Originally posted by noelcmn

Some more practicing

Your last shot looks like the bird from the "Honeybadger" video on YouTube!! What kind is it? If you haven't see the video look it up, it is an absolute riot but only if you don't mind the language

KevinR · 01-30-2012, 11:06 AM

Originally posted by littledrawe

Your last shot looks like the bird from the "Honeybadger" video on YouTube!! What kind is it? If you haven't see the video look it up, it is an absolute riot but only if you don't mind the language

OP hasn't responded, but it looks like a Pale Chanting Goshawk, common in parts of Southern Africa, and often follows Honey Badgers as a hunting strategy.

littledrawe · 01-30-2012, 11:51 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by KevinR

OP hasn't responded, but it looks like a Pale Chanting Goshawk, common in parts of Southern Africa, and often follows Honey Badgers as a hunting strategy.

Thanks! Here is an eagle from a few days ago just after liftoff.

littledrawe · 01-30-2012, 09:47 PM - **1 Like**

**noelcmn** · 01-31-2012, 06:58 AM

Originally posted by littledrawe

Your last shot looks like the bird from the "Honeybadger" video on YouTube!! What kind is it? If you haven't see the video look it up, it is an absolute riot but only if you don't mind the language

Sorry Littledrawe, I'm slipping up here. Kevin is correct- though I dispute it somewhat :ugh:-I thought it was a Dark Chanting Goshawk, but someone told that the area where I saw it (Addo Elephant National Park) does not fall into its range. So Pale Chanting Goshawk it has to be, though I don't anything pale about it.
Thanks Kevin. Nice to see a fellow SAfrican around here. Like your shots. Can't wait to get a K5 too.

**baro-nite** · 02-16-2012, 10:07 AM - **1 Like**

Snow Geese at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR in California:

ivoire · 03-07-2012, 02:24 PM

**jpzk** · 03-29-2012, 04:05 PM

Maybe not as stricking as the previous birds of prey pics, which are most excellent, but here is my contribution this week:

JP

sealonsf · 04-03-2012, 05:26 PM

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rycheme · 04-11-2012, 08:57 PM

You'll have to forgive me for the lack of sharpness - this was a pretty distant shot with my 50-200mm lens at the beach. Taken on the fly..... literally.

**hman** · 04-12-2012, 05:58 AM

Pentax K100D, Tamron 70-300.

littledrawe · 04-12-2012, 12:19 PM

Originally posted by sealonsf

Secretary Bird

Is this one building a nest or a Boma??

sealonsf · 04-13-2012, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by littledrawe

Is this one building a nest or a Boma??

Loved seeing this in action -- the male finds the makings of the nest and the female builds it.

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sealonsf Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,729	Secretary Bird [IMG] [/IMG]

04-12-2012, 05:58 AM	#298
hman Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: WEST CHESTER, PA Photos: Gallery Posts: 299	Gull- Pemaquid,Maine Pentax K100D, Tamron 70-300.

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01-21-2012, 10:56 PM	#286
Arjay Bee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Horn Island, Torres Straits, Q Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,715	Was at the local jetty and this guy was hanging around - very overcast skies and inadvertently had the ISO at 800 - shooting at F8 with a Vivitar 75-205 one touch zoom - the one touch made focus pretty easy to find - I was pretty happy with this Kiron made lens but not to the std of other images just above this post...

01-22-2012, 12:28 PM - 2 Likes	#287
KevinR Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 653	I have generally found BIF very difficult, but new K-5 (since Nov 2011) has improved matters greatly with high ISO, high FPS, and better AF system compared to my old K200-D. These are some from Intaka Island wetland santuary in Cape Town. All K-5 Sigma 170-500mm around 1/750s f/9.5 iso200 Sacred Ibis Blacksmith Lapwing (Plover)

01-26-2012, 12:47 PM	#288
littledrawe Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Red Rock Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,514	Originally posted by noelcmn Some more practicing Your last shot looks like the bird from the "Honeybadger" video on YouTube!! What kind is it? If you haven't see the video look it up, it is an absolute riot but only if you don't mind the language

01-30-2012, 11:06 AM	#289
KevinR Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 653	Originally posted by littledrawe Your last shot looks like the bird from the "Honeybadger" video on YouTube!! What kind is it? If you haven't see the video look it up, it is an absolute riot but only if you don't mind the language OP hasn't responded, but it looks like a Pale Chanting Goshawk, common in parts of Southern Africa, and often follows Honey Badgers as a hunting strategy.

01-30-2012, 11:51 AM - 1 Like	#290
littledrawe Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Red Rock Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,514	Originally posted by KevinR OP hasn't responded, but it looks like a Pale Chanting Goshawk, common in parts of Southern Africa, and often follows Honey Badgers as a hunting strategy. Thanks! Here is an eagle from a few days ago just after liftoff.

01-30-2012, 09:47 PM - 1 Like	#291
littledrawe Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Red Rock Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,514

01-31-2012, 06:58 AM	#292
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,210	Originally posted by littledrawe Your last shot looks like the bird from the "Honeybadger" video on YouTube!! What kind is it? If you haven't see the video look it up, it is an absolute riot but only if you don't mind the language Sorry Littledrawe, I'm slipping up here. Kevin is correct- though I dispute it somewhat :ugh:-I thought it was a Dark Chanting Goshawk, but someone told that the area where I saw it (Addo Elephant National Park) does not fall into its range. So Pale Chanting Goshawk it has to be, though I don't anything pale about it. Thanks Kevin. Nice to see a fellow SAfrican around here. Like your shots. Can't wait to get a K5 too.

02-16-2012, 10:07 AM - 1 Like	#293
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	Snow Geese at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR in California:

03-07-2012, 02:24 PM	#294
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03-29-2012, 04:05 PM	#295
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251	Maybe not as stricking as the previous birds of prey pics, which are most excellent, but here is my contribution this week: JP

04-11-2012, 08:57 PM	#297
rycheme Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Arizona Photos: Albums Posts: 88	You'll have to forgive me for the lack of sharpness - this was a pretty distant shot with my 50-200mm lens at the beach. Taken on the fly..... literally.

04-12-2012, 12:19 PM	#299
littledrawe Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Red Rock Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,514	Originally posted by sealonsf Secretary Bird Is this one building a nest or a Boma??

04-13-2012, 09:59 AM	#300
sealonsf Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,729	Originally posted by littledrawe Is this one building a nest or a Boma?? Loved seeing this in action -- the male finds the makings of the nest and the female builds it.