[Aaron28]

Great shot Aaron, I aways get the other end as they fly away,
Love watching and snapping away at them

thanks! it helps when there is some distance plus this fella do about 3 loops in front of me looking for fish got a decent set outta it

there is nothing quite like being at the dam with them hoovering about....a unique peace of mind

[noelcmn]

[Aaron28]

wadda ya know another gbh!!

[noelcmn]

[JimS_256]

Haven't posted in a while. Here are a few from earlier this month.

[simple1]

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Haven't posted in a while. Here are a few from earlier this month.

Nice captures! Especially the first one.

[aslyfox]

I was out trying my new KP at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center

when these guys came, without a sound, from behind me and directly over my head

I didn't know they were there until they had cleared me and started to land in front of me

tried to capture what I could

not too bad I think

KP + SMC Pentax-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited

crop and pp

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[Aaron28]

guntersville dam alabama

[MetteHHH]

Sometimes, when people discuss the possible specifications of the K-new crop flagship of 2020, some of the reactions are along the lines of "who would need specifications like that? do you aim to photograph black cats at midnight?"

I might be asking the impossible. But see these horned larks? I get maybe ONE chance of a horned lark shot every ten years - they are rare guests, and I really suck at finding them when they do visit (partly because they mostly sit still and hide among stubble in huge harvested fields). So, I got this when they flew past me. DA* 300mm at ISO 3200, 1/1000 and f6.3 (to have a wide enough focus plane for half a chance of catching them in it). ISO 3200 is my max for birding, but this is Danish December, we have NO light, and I had to lift the exposure +1 in pp - so the real ISO is 6400. I cropped brutally, about 1/10th of the frame.

So, what I am saying here is - I deserve no better than I got. But a girl can dream: When they K-new comes out, I hope for better AF-performance (allowing me to shoot tiny BIFs at higher aperture), better ISO performance (allowing me to shoot BIFs in December in Denmark with less noise-grief) and maybe a little more resolution to make the brutal cropping more rewarding.

I know that's a lot to ask. Hey - but I got a horned lark BIF! Yey!

[Aaron28]

not a heron or gull for a change...captured this morning

[noelcmn]

[Aaron28]

in for the landing.....

[audiobomber]

When they K-new comes out, I hope for better AF-performance (allowing me to shoot tiny BIFs at higher aperture), better ISO performance (allowing me to shoot BIFs in December in Denmark with less noise-grief) and maybe a little more resolution to make the brutal cropping more rewarding.

I know that's a lot to ask. Hey - but I got a horned lark BIF! Yey!

Better AF will not affect the aperture you can use. I live in Northern Ontario, Canada. I shoot with the K-3 and DA*300 in similar conditions to what you describe. A camera with improved AF could help to capture small birds in flight alright, but you should be shooting with the lens wide open. At that distance, f4 will give plenty of depth and the DA*300 is sharp from wide open. You just have to ensure you are locked on the target, not the background before you release the shutter. What AF pattern are you using? I suggest SEL 25 or 27 points with the center point active for BIF.

[noelcmn]

[Aaron28]

a couple of gulls trying to fit in.....current explore on flickr