Post your Bird Portraits (2)

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19269614
Very cool looking shot, Jimmy. Love the setting with the weather vane.

Beautiful, Ed! They certainly are a stunning looking bird.

Holy cow...what a magnificent shot, Steve! It almost looks to beautiful to be real! Congratulations!

Terrific shot of this great horned owl partaking in a meal, Paul! It truly is a fantastic find.

Wow Rich, what an extraordinary series! This is some really great photography! Very nice work.

These are both wonderful shots, Ken! Really nice work!

Thank you for your most kindly compliments Mike. Happy trails.

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House sparrows

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Rufous hummingbird

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Juvenile eastern bluebird

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #19269614
Very cool looking shot, Jimmy. Love the setting with the weather vane.

Thanks, Mike...he just swooped-in and stared me down

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Cactus Wren...

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #19269614
These are both wonderful shots, Ken! Really nice work!

Thanks Mike.

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4matic wrote in post #19269633
Great information thanks for sharing. Have you tried using the A9 in crop mode? Would you not be able to achieve the same without having to use the 1.4TC and losing a stop of light? I have actually assigned one of the buttons on the lens to crop mode but admit haven’t used it as such.

Thanks Neal. The a6400 produces sharper images than the a9 in crop mode. Plus at 24MB vs. 10MB you still have some room to crop if needed. Using crop mode (with, or instead of, a TC) is a valid option on an A1. I've already started saving my pennies...

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BlueTraveler wrote in post #19269814
Thanks Neal. The a6400 produces sharper images than the a9 in crop mode. Plus at 24MB vs. 10MB you still have some room to crop if needed. Using crop mode (with, or instead of, a TC) is a valid option on an A1. I've already started saving my pennies...

Welcome and Thanks too, Mike. I will start experimenting with crop mode on the A1.

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into the stretch

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falling from grace...

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