Brandon birder

I’ve always considered that the most important aspect of VR is stabilisation of the viewfinder allowing accurate focus on the eye of a bird. A wrongly focussed but sharp image is often worthless. ...

Great shots. im hoping to resurrect my D500 for bird photography by replacing my too heavy 200-500 with a 500 PF  so this post is very welcome. Thank yo, Brandon

I’ve shot a lot of dippers in the past but I don’t think I ever got such detail and exposure control as you have here. Beautiful images, but sorry can’t help the master. Just learn. btw we’re you ...

At the time of my first post I had no inkling that you had posted an embedded jpg. On examining the image details it looked like a crop from the dimensions. Natural assumption. Digital Nigel ...

Thanks . I just did. Problem solved. Embedded jpeg not a crop. Well sleuthed. OP should be happy though.

Really? That bird looks too large for 5 metres if it is a rose ringed parakeet size bird. And large crop says otherwise unless you'd downsized it.

It's all a question of familiarity. I didn't like Fuji menus as it was not obvious what was unavailable with menu choices. To begin with just use manual, Shutter or Aperture mode and centre focus. ...

Hard to tell on such a large crop at the distance the bird must have been. I find the RX10 needs 40 sharpening in LR and even respond well to higher sharpening with masking. Closer smaller birds ...

I gave up using binoculars some time ago when carrying long lenses. When I Use the RX10 M4 I find just zooming into an image, taking a picture and then viewing 1:1 is enough to identify a bird. I ...

That is exactly what planned to do 2 years ago when the D500 and 200-500vr just got too heavy. I have had a lot of fun with the Olympus EM1 MIII and 300 f4 plus TC's and the 60mm macro. Gave me a ...

Neither M mode is better. That way the aperture can be set at f4, Shutter speed to suit need and autoiso . Setting the preview button to a fast birds in flight speed is also useful for when in ...

Sony A9 or better AF, Would be enough for me. stacked backside illuminated sensor for fast readout. Not bothered if more pixels. The only thing that lets Olympus down is unreliable AF for birds in ...

Beautiful image Marko of a great bird. I would have done the same as you but doubt if I could get 1/10 s. I’m off out this week to a feeder hide with many close bushes but some rare birds for me ...

I don’t have Canons so can’t comment on the R5/6, but yes the D500 is that good for focussing birds in flight.

I have and love using the EM1MIII for bird and insect photography and its image from a 300mm f4 is equivalent to the image from my Nikon D500 with 300 f4 PF cropped. However I just miss the utterly ...

Not extinct, Just saved and changed. Not 5 years but could be 7 or more. Have you read Revelation Chapters 4-22 ?

That’s great to see. we had an albino squirrel living in our back gardens for over a year. Sadly gone now. Hopefully moved on and not killed. Albino white squirrel

The D300s was the camera to have for wildlife 10 years ago. It i has excellent autofocus and accurate rapid single point focus. For wildlife that is moving slowly use single point AFC and practice ...

Most do when starting, but as handholding technique improves with practice many like myself ditch the monopod.

Snapheal Pro if you can still get it, was good for power line removal. Plug in for Lightroom or stand alone.