BIF Photography

Paleo Pete · 09-28-2015, 07:39 AM

Nice... The grainy look actually works pretty well for that shot.

Paleo Pete · 10-08-2015, 06:01 PM

Crow. Since these guys are all black, it's not often I get a decent shot. Usually even if I get an eye reflection I still don't get enough detail to really tell much more than it's just another black bird...good lighting this time and he went by at an angle that worked well...

Woodducks

**rod_grant** · 10-10-2015, 10:02 PM

great shot of the crow, Billy.

Paleo Pete · 10-11-2015, 08:00 PM

Thanks that's the first good shot of a Crow I think I've ever gotten. Solid black, not much detail, unless you get the light just right it's just a black profile...

Some from the past couple of days, ducks are coming in...

These two also posted in POTW

Another flock of Blue Wing Teal, lighting didn't turn out as good...

**noelcmn** · 10-30-2015, 09:40 AM - **1 Like**

These are all Xposted

Paleo Pete · 10-30-2015, 04:45 PM - **1 Like**

Some more recent shots. Some of the migratory birds are showing up, and many seem to be moving around more, both migratory and resident. I'm looking for a chance at some better shots of Herons, Egrets, Pelicans and maybe some more ducks. So far nothing suitable for public consumption...

Cormorants

Kingfisher (female, indicated by the reddish stripe across the breast)

Woodduck

RockvilleBob · 11-16-2015, 05:38 PM - **1 Like**

Only a Pentax shooter would appreciate getting good BIF shots but even a blind squirrel will find an occasional acorn. I went to Conowingo to shoot eagles and came back with hundreds of shots and a few keepers. While there I practiced BIF shooting on gulls between eagles.
I am really looking forward to the next generation of Pentax cameras with industry leading AF.C capabilities.
Here's a gull and a couple of eagle shots from the outing. The gull and second eagle were shot with K3 and Sigma 500 4.5. The first eagle was with K3 Sigma 500 and Pentax 1.4 TC

Attached Images

Paleo Pete · 11-22-2015, 06:49 AM - **1 Like**

Pelicans started showing up a week or two ago, about 60 to 70 decided to visit the local cove right behind a neighbor's house.

A few flying

Coming in for a landing

Great Blue Heron doing a flyby

**volley** · 11-22-2015, 08:41 AM - **5 Likes**

This is also X-posted

One of my first attempts for a BIF shot with a manual focus Sigma APO 5.6/400

RockvilleBob · 11-22-2015, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by volley

This is also X-posted

One of my first attempts for a BIF shot with a manual focus Sigma APO 5.6/400

Manual focus - fantastic

Paleo Pete · 11-23-2015, 05:35 AM

I agree very nice. I do all manual too, I get more blurry than anything else...but now and then one comes out right.... Nice job on the owl, I never get a chance to even see them much less get pictures.

**volley** · 11-25-2015, 11:01 PM

Originally posted by RockvilleBob

Manual focus - fantastic

Many thanks! When I started photography nobody even thought about AF

But, to be honest, most of my shots today I take with AF ...

Originally posted by Paleo Pete

I agree very nice. I do all manual too, I get more blurry than anything else...but now and then one comes out right.... Nice job on the owl, I never get a chance to even see them much less get pictures.

Thank you! This owl I shot during a "flight show" in a sanctuary (is that the right english word??) and that helps a lot of course.

**wtlwdwgn** · 11-26-2015, 10:38 AM

That's a terrific owl shot Norbert!

Sanctuary works as well as preserve or refuge, and probably some others.

**Tamia** · 11-26-2015, 11:14 AM

That's a great photo, Norbert! There are so many superb BIF shots in this thread it's an inspiration that it humbles me. Not many BIF pictures in my album, though I love birds. Most of my bird action shots are duds. But one keeps me coming back to look at it and I'm curious to know what people think of this shot:

Blackbird in Flight

This is one of the first pictures I shot when I started digital photography with a Pentax K200D and the DA 50-200mm lens, and the original was a disaster. It's a redwing blackbird taking flight from a lawn with pavement and a sidewalk in the background. The photo was blurred and overexposed and the bird's uppermost wing was chopped by the top of the frame. So I cropped it severely and when adjusting exposure with curves, that "whitened" the background. So, I added a textured layer using one of GIMP's filters. I realized that I liked the impressionistic result, but I am interested in candid opinions from others.

**rod_grant** · 11-27-2015, 04:26 AM

The first one is a juvenile Pacific Gull.
The next few are a Silver Gull coming to land.
All taken with the DA18-135

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09-28-2015, 07:39 AM	#616
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880	Nice... The grainy look actually works pretty well for that shot.

10-08-2015, 06:01 PM	#617
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880	Crow. Since these guys are all black, it's not often I get a decent shot. Usually even if I get an eye reflection I still don't get enough detail to really tell much more than it's just another black bird...good lighting this time and he went by at an angle that worked well... Woodducks

10-10-2015, 10:02 PM	#618
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	great shot of the crow, Billy.

10-11-2015, 08:00 PM	#619
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880	Thanks that's the first good shot of a Crow I think I've ever gotten. Solid black, not much detail, unless you get the light just right it's just a black profile... Some from the past couple of days, ducks are coming in... These two also posted in POTW Another flock of Blue Wing Teal, lighting didn't turn out as good...

10-30-2015, 09:40 AM - 1 Like	#620
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,181	These are all Xposted

10-30-2015, 04:45 PM - 1 Like	#621
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880	Some more recent shots. Some of the migratory birds are showing up, and many seem to be moving around more, both migratory and resident. I'm looking for a chance at some better shots of Herons, Egrets, Pelicans and maybe some more ducks. So far nothing suitable for public consumption... Cormorants Kingfisher (female, indicated by the reddish stripe across the breast) Woodduck

11-16-2015, 05:38 PM - 1 Like	#622
RockvilleBob Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lewes DE USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,780	Only a Pentax shooter would appreciate getting good BIF shots but even a blind squirrel will find an occasional acorn. I went to Conowingo to shoot eagles and came back with hundreds of shots and a few keepers. While there I practiced BIF shooting on gulls between eagles. I am really looking forward to the next generation of Pentax cameras with industry leading AF.C capabilities. Here's a gull and a couple of eagle shots from the outing. The gull and second eagle were shot with K3 and Sigma 500 4.5. The first eagle was with K3 Sigma 500 and Pentax 1.4 TC Attached Images

11-22-2015, 06:49 AM - 1 Like	#623
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880	Pelicans started showing up a week or two ago, about 60 to 70 decided to visit the local cove right behind a neighbor's house. A few flying Coming in for a landing Great Blue Heron doing a flyby

11-22-2015, 08:41 AM - 5 Likes	#624
volley Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springe Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,693	This is also X-posted One of my first attempts for a BIF shot with a manual focus Sigma APO 5.6/400

11-22-2015, 10:38 AM	#625
RockvilleBob Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lewes DE USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,780	Originally posted by volley This is also X-posted One of my first attempts for a BIF shot with a manual focus Sigma APO 5.6/400 Manual focus - fantastic

11-23-2015, 05:35 AM	#626
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880	I agree very nice. I do all manual too, I get more blurry than anything else...but now and then one comes out right.... Nice job on the owl, I never get a chance to even see them much less get pictures.

11-25-2015, 11:01 PM	#627
volley Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springe Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,693	Originally posted by RockvilleBob Manual focus - fantastic Many thanks! When I started photography nobody even thought about AF But, to be honest, most of my shots today I take with AF ... Originally posted by Paleo Pete I agree very nice. I do all manual too, I get more blurry than anything else...but now and then one comes out right.... Nice job on the owl, I never get a chance to even see them much less get pictures. Thank you! This owl I shot during a "flight show" in a sanctuary (is that the right english word??) and that helps a lot of course.

11-26-2015, 10:38 AM	#628
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,845	That's a terrific owl shot Norbert! Sanctuary works as well as preserve or refuge, and probably some others.

11-26-2015, 11:14 AM	#629
Tamia Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Here, there, and everywhere. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,384	That's a great photo, Norbert! There are so many superb BIF shots in this thread it's an inspiration that it humbles me. Not many BIF pictures in my album, though I love birds. Most of my bird action shots are duds. But one keeps me coming back to look at it and I'm curious to know what people think of this shot: Blackbird in Flight This is one of the first pictures I shot when I started digital photography with a Pentax K200D and the DA 50-200mm lens, and the original was a disaster. It's a redwing blackbird taking flight from a lawn with pavement and a sidewalk in the background. The photo was blurred and overexposed and the bird's uppermost wing was chopped by the top of the frame. So I cropped it severely and when adjusting exposure with curves, that "whitened" the background. So, I added a textured layer using one of GIMP's filters. I realized that I liked the impressionistic result, but I am interested in candid opinions from others.

11-27-2015, 04:26 AM	#630
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	The first one is a juvenile Pacific Gull. The next few are a Silver Gull coming to land. All taken with the DA18-135