Post your Bird Portraits (2)

Much appreciated, thanks!

Ruby throated Hummingbird

American goldfinch

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eastern towhee

These guys are hard to catch in the clear, they spend most of their time in the bushes and on the ground.

Ruby Throated Humming

Trying out the new camera.

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The R7 certainly has its drawbacks

I have been reading a lot about people's experiences with the Sigma 150-600c and 60-600s lenses on the Canon R5 or R6, using the Canon EF-RF adapter. One such is a review of the 150-600c on the Canon R5 by popular Australian photographer Duade Paton in a video: (https://www.youtube.co​m/watch?v=dbnwmFKF8ow&​t=8s ) where he found some focusing issues was amplified, despite his clear statements on comments to his video and interactions with me that this is only apparent at close to minimum focusing distance.

So, I decided to take a combination of the 60-600s along with an R5 and R6 to a gannet colony close to where I live. Without doubt, the lens, used with the Canon basic EF-RF adapter, was not as fast at acquiring focus as the native RF 100-500 lens, which is an amazing optic. However it performed acceptably - according to my statistics I got about 72% with a lock on the Sigma, and 84% lock with the RF 100-500 lens - the keeper rates is as much a function of the speed of these birds rocketing along and photographer error, so it was pretty good at getting the shots.

However, in support of Duade's experience, at very close quarters, the lens did on a few occasions, pulse. So, here are a few of images of my experience.

avondale87 wrote in post #19415756
female Superb Fairy Wren

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Super nice sharp image of the female Superb Fairy Wren, Richard! I really like her pose. She stands out beautifully from the excellent bokeh.

fotoi wrote in post #19415764
Canada goose

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What a killer portrait shot of the Canada goose, fotoi! He/she looks so alive.

steveb108 wrote in post #19415803
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

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Incredibly nice shot of this little beauty, Steve! It's amazing how lifelike this Gnatcatcher appears.

Weja wrote in post #19415815
Great tit

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Weja

Oops...not image, Jan! It apparently failed to load.

Wcube wrote in post #19415826
Carolina Chickadee

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Terrific capture of the Carolina Chickadee, Wallace! Very sharp image.

jimmy_racoon wrote in post #19415831
American goldfinch

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Beautiful capture,, Jimmy! This shot is very cool looking with all the yellow.

jcothron wrote in post #19415834
eastern towhee

These guys are hard to catch in the clear, they spend most of their time in the bushes and on the ground.

A-1 shot of the eastern towhee, John!

Chris L F wrote in post #19415890
Trying out the new camera.

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The new camera is working well for you, Chris. Nice shot of the hen mallard!

TerryWSmith wrote in post #19415895
The R7 certainly has its drawbacks

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but it gets results.

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Two nice hummer shots, Terry. You mentioned the fact that the R7 has it's drawbacks. Since I've been looking hard at this camera, I'm curious to know what drawbacks you are referring to. I would appreciate your thoughts about the R7. Thanks.

Tronhard wrote in post #19415903
I have been reading a lot about people's experiences with the Sigma 150-600c and 60-600s lenses on the Canon R5 or R6, using the Canon EF-RF adapter. One such is a review of the 150-600c on the Canon R5 by popular Australian photographer Duade Paton in a video: (https://www.youtube.co​m/watch?v=dbnwmFKF8ow&​t=8s ) where he found some focusing issues was amplified, despite his clear statements on comments to his video and interactions with me that this is only apparent at close to minimum focusing distance.

So, I decided to take a combination of the 60-600s along with an R5 and R6 to a gannet colony close to where I live. Without doubt, the lens, used with the Canon basic EF-RF adapter, was not as fast at acquiring focus as the native RF 100-500 lens, which is an amazing optic. However it performed acceptably - according to my statistics I got about 72% with a lock on the Sigma, and 84% lock with the RF 100-500 lens - the keeper rates is as much a function of the speed of these birds rocketing along and photographer error, so it was pretty good at getting the shots.

However, in support of Duade's experience, at very close quarters, the lens did on a few occasions, pulse. So, here are a few of images of my experience.

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Both of these Gannet shots appear sharp and very nicely photographed, Trevor!

green heron

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #19415955
Beautiful capture,, Jimmy! This shot is very cool looking with all the yellow.

Thanks, Mike
It was as if he was drawn to the color!

Thanks Mike, glad you liked it.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19415955
A-1 shot of the eastern towhee, John!

Thank you very much Mike!