Spinning out in the learning curve & 1st bird in flight shot

[c.j.]

F stops, exposures, DOF, IS, USM, Macro, (micro?), Prime, tubes tc, ISO…

Other than very basic grasp of 'point and shoot', this is all new to me. However, I am making advances. It is getting easier to figure out why I DIDN'T get the shot!

My first attempt at 'in-flight'. (Not Master Bevb's 'true in-flight', but a simple display flight.)

[Knight]

Oh OH Bev you may just have a bit of competition here , Good Capture C.J

[c.j.]

Oh OH Bev you may just have a bit of competition here , Good Capture C.J

Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm laughing too hard!


However, you did say 'good capture' in the same sentence with Master B, so, I am humbled!!!!:thumbsup:

[paulnj]

Was this with the 180mm ?

Though slightly on the soft side compared to your insects, this is still a great catch. I have been dabbling in bird imagery for a few years and flight images are not the easiest to get. They take fast AF or MF, a good eye and knowledge of your prey!

[c.j.]

Was this with the 180mm ?

Though slightly on the soft side compared to your insects, this is still a great catch. I have been dabbling in bird imagery for a few years and flight images are not the easiest to get. They take fast AF or MF, a good eye and knowledge of your prey!

Shot with the EF 300mm and the 1.4 Extender EF 1.4x - II

He was roaming the trees, but, everytime I thought I was close, he'd move. This shot was when he was on top of a telephone pole out at the edge of the property. I was about 35 yards away, pointing up!

The 'knowledge of prey' thing was what enabled me to get the shot. I have several of the whole 'display loop', but, I had the shutter speed too low and they were blurred and grainy. I bumped it up a bit, got two more shots before he flew off.

Thanks for the compliments and encouragement! I'm going to keep working on the technique and I hope to improve the quality, in time.

[Bevb]

Great job c.j!

As Paulnj said bird flight photography is not easy! but get to grips with it and capture great shots, theres no feeling like it. IMO :thumbsup:

[Old Timer]

Nice going c.j.. You guys are going to push me into trying bird photography yet.

[c.j.]

Thanks Bevb and O.T.:thumbsup:

The mockingbird has claimed the area bosque as his own and so is here daily. I hope to capture a whole sequence, soon

[quetzal]

Thats a very nice shot. I'm a newbie here as well, have yet to get even a half decent bird in flight pic.

[c.j.]

Thats a very nice shot. I'm a newbie here as well, have yet to get even a half decent bird in flight pic.

Thanks!

I'm attempting to digest all the information I get from everyone around here. Then, to go out and still get my shots without 'overthinking' what I should be doing can get overwhelming.

[Kokopeli]

Unlike quetzal, I'm not a newbie here and I've yet to get a decent shot od a bird in flight. I'm envious.

You managed to capture this mocking bird quite well.