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Apr 2024
11:44am, 3 Apr 2024
3,042 posts
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RunningRonnie
WHITE TAILED EAGLE! Above me right now. Just as we were leaving mull.
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Apr 2024
11:46am, 3 Apr 2024
3,043 posts
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RunningRonnie
OMG, make that 3!
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Apr 2024
12:25pm, 3 Apr 2024
4,543 posts
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paulcook
Not jealous!! Honest.
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Apr 2024
2:12pm, 3 Apr 2024
5,135 posts
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J2R
Excellent, Ronnie! I have to say when I saw my first white-tailed eagle (in northern Norway), I did some proper gibbering. They're such exciting birds.
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Apr 2024
2:23pm, 3 Apr 2024
3,044 posts
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RunningRonnie
Golden Eagle
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Apr 2024
2:55pm, 3 Apr 2024
23,628 posts
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Red Squirrel
Wow! I can’t wait to move up to the highlands and start linking in with bird groups and visiting the islands too.
No ETA as yet. Viewed a house today, but not going to offer.
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Apr 2024
3:17pm, 3 Apr 2024
3,045 posts
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RunningRonnie
Sorry best I could get. Totally out of focus.
How do you focus on something in the sky? Manually I guess.
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Apr 2024
3:19pm, 3 Apr 2024
4,544 posts
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paulcook
Damn eagles not sitting still for pictures!!!
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Apr 2024
3:35pm, 3 Apr 2024
8,327 posts
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um
Ronnie, what camera do you have?
For bird shots (and deer) I have a custom setting on mine (Canon), with a single focal point in the middle of the screen and an extra stop on exposure to try and get more than a silhouette. But the extra exposure risks more blur.
If I'm expecting closer 'action shots', I also have a pre-programmed sports setting, with a middle block of 9 focal points and multishot enabled, so I hold the shutter down, track the bird(s) and get 10-20 shots a second.
And I need to think ahead as to what shot is likely. Most moving birds are gone if you hesitate or need to start thinking about what settings to use.
Or get someone to hold their hand out with a sprat/sardine on it ...
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Apr 2024
3:47pm, 3 Apr 2024
6,229 posts
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TheScribbler
Similar to um’s advice above. Fastish shutter speed and multi-shot, with either a wide focal point or a single focal point surrounded by several more.
I’ve was shooting with a Nikon Z8 on my recent safari trip and the software update has really improved the animal and bird detection so that I was able to rely much more on auto focus.
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Bird song watch
Jul 2024