I believe you. The view is absolutely stunning, and there are also so many different colors and details.
Thank you @Hoyt_Maulden - No flash, Canon EOS 1D X, EF16-35 f/2.8LII. Some shadows removed in Adobe Lightroom.
Wow, that’s fantastic.
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Can I re-use “Wow, that’s fantastic”?
I’ve never had luck with birds in flight. I’m about to go to Costa Rica for 3 weeks, so I’m hoping my luck changes there.
Take video. Then extract images. I do it with my drone all the time.
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Nice capture. Birding is so much harder than you would think…
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Sure. The wife used a NIkon D7200
Thank you! Yes it’s been quite a challenge to learn. That pic took almost 2 hours of camping out in a soggy bush in a foot of water and taking over 100 shots to get one that looked acceptable. The bird was going back and forth to two perches, and would often keep its back to me. Finally as I was nearing my patience limit he turned towards me and flew, and I was bursting at just the right time.
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This is F’ng amazing! Wow…
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I love Bob Marley!! Grew up listening to his music because my dad was a huge fan! Lots of nostalgia in his music for me!! this is an epic photo!
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Thanks so much!! I’m glad you liked it. I’ll post some more of my stuff on here from time to time. I’ve got snapshots of musical artists from the early 70’s hard rock and prog rock era through late 70’s punk and post-punk…
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Thanks so much!!! I’m delighted that you enjoy it! I will be posting more of my gig snapshots from time to time, so keep on the lookout!
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Bonus points for bassists 
(nobody takes any notice of the bass player)
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Hah! But WE know that the bassist is the essential musician who ties the rhythm and the melody together, so the bassist needs to be an expert at both… I’ve got pix of Roger Waters, Chris Squire, John Entwistle, and Tina Weymouth!
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Birds take a lot of patience and also having camera set up for fast changes. My favorite birding camera was the Nikon D500, superb camera none of the mirrorless cameras come close. Maybe now the Canon R5. I get a lot of hawks in my neighborhood and used to keep the D500 and a 500mm lens at the back door. This taken literally out my front door on a cloudy day.
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Got to agree with ya there. I have a Z7 and I still like the capture capability of my 850 and knowing I can nail it. My wife’s D7200 I feel nails it over the Z7 for birds in flight. . Landscape the Z7 is getting close and with the new Z lens its getting a lot better.
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I just put my Z7 up on Craigslist today! I did a second shoot with it this weekend and anything backlit or dimly lit throws it for a loop. I know the mkii is supposed to be better, but I have had it with Z system. Too many missed shots, going back to Sony, but Sony SUX for birding. Try handling a Sony with gloves on when it is 10 degrees out during eagle season! No go…
Try asking a dancer to do this 10 or 12 times because your Z camera couldn’t track. I ended up manually focussing most of the shoot.
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