Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens !!

EyeSpyEagle wrote in post #19008226
This is an absolutely beautiful, publication quality, image Charles.

W O W!

Thanks so much Phil, appreciate it.

Woodland kingfisher. This beautiful summer visitor of ours is usually perched in thick bush with busy backgrounds so I was thrilled with how this little guy obliged.

A few more with the 1.4TC. It helps if I adjust my normal sharpening routines a bit. The D500 files stand up to it, although I usually sharpen very conservatively. I assume that with a Z50, I could safely return to my conservative sharpening.
A pair of Wigeons, usually very lively birds, but I caught them mostly asleep.

p.s. how do I upload more than 2 images in one post?

Chris1966 wrote in post #19008340
p.s. how do I upload more than 2 images in one post?

In order to post more than two images, you have to host them on something like Flicker, SmugMug, or similar and embed them into the post.

Chris1966 wrote in post #19008337
A few more with the 1.4TC. It helps if I adjust my normal sharpening routines a bit. The D500 files stand up to it, although I usually sharpen very conservatively. I assume that with a Z50, I could safely return to my conservative sharpening.
A pair of Wigeons, usually very lively birds, but I caught them mostly asleep.

These look nice too.

Have you tried Topaz Denoise AI? If not, you REALLY need to give it a shot. It uses AI to remove noise w/o impacting detail and also sharpen the "in focus" objects. It really rocks, particularly on the Nikon files. It can be run as standalone or as a LR or PS add-in. 99% of the time, I use LR for indexing, basic color, brightness, & crop, and Denoise AI for noise & sharpening.

You can get a fully functional 30 day trial to evaluate. The Z body files process a little different, as the noise characteristic is different. In Denoise AI, I change the processing engine from Denoise to the older AI Clear and it works better - on my Z50 & Z6 images. AI Clear is included with Denoise AI.

Striated heron

Black Phoebe
Las Vegas 2/7/2020

EyeSpyEagle wrote in post #19008954
Black Phoebe
Las Vegas 2/7/2020

Yesss!!! Some nice work here! Are the Black variety as skittish as our Eastern?

Jorgac wrote in post #19008243
Woodland kingfisher. This beautiful summer visitor of ours is usually perched in thick bush with busy backgrounds so I was thrilled with how this little guy obliged.

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Wow what a species!

EyeSpyEagle wrote in post #19008954
Black Phoebe
Las Vegas 2/7/2020

Gorgeous! Wish there were here. Great capture Phil.

EyeSpyEagle wrote in post #19008180
Here's a couple more of Moma's shots.

...and two of mine

Great stuff Phil!
Love the black phoebe!

Jorgac wrote in post #19008243
Woodland kingfisher. This beautiful summer visitor of ours is usually perched in thick bush with busy backgrounds so I was thrilled with how this little guy obliged.

Gorgeous frame!

mandokid1 wrote in post #19009259
Great stuff Phil!
Love the black phoebe!

Thank you, Denis. They were a "first for us", and they were soooo pretty in the AM light.

MatthewK wrote in post #19008984
Yesss!!! Some nice work here! Are the Black variety as skittish as our Eastern?

Appreciate it, Matt. No! These guys were quite accommodating and largely unphased by our presence. Early in the morning, they would find a perch near a pond (stump, branch, fence, rebar, whatever) and rocket down to just above water lever & snag gnats, flies, etc. and zip right back to the perch for the next run. It was really cool to watch. Sadly, we were not allowed down to waters edge to catch the bottom end of the exercise, but it was terrific, nonetheless.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #19009077
Gorgeous! Wish there were here. Great capture Phil.

Thanks Robert, ditto that! We have the Eastern Phoebes, but had never seen or heard of these. It was a treat.