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30-MAY-2018

Starling love

A brief detour from the farm animal sanctuary: I got a new lens, a Nikon 300mm f4 VR, which is considerably lighter than my 80-400mm and thus a relief for me. I’m still learning how to use it as well as continuous drive, never having done that before, but have taken it out a few times to the park. After several days of incorrect settings and an inability to even find any birds due to the high grass, I managed to get a few shots today (after the grass was cut). This was taken with my D850 in DX mode, which at least makes it easier to see the birds.

Logan overseeing his porch, posted earlier:

Nikon D850 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR
1/1000s f/4.5 at 300.0mm iso640 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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fotabug05-Jul-2018 03:30
Superb image, both of them! Looks like a good combo! V
Dan Greenberg02-Jul-2018 13:39
Sensational detail and color! ~BV~
Pierre24-Jun-2018 14:45
Ils sont très jolis avec leur belle couleur estivale, une image remplie de détails! V
Jean D19-Jun-2018 23:16
Exceptional capture of a parent with their young one, Helen. ~V
victorswan03-Jun-2018 10:51
So sweet Helen, lovely details and sharp, great how the love drips here that is what children need to know for sure, lovely work BV
Zoltán Balogh03-Jun-2018 07:03
This is a really lovely photo Helen. V
Claude Gagnon01-Jun-2018 12:34
Very lovely shot of these two starlings! Great catch Helen :)) V
Julie Oldfield01-Jun-2018 00:17
Fantastic job. The detail is wonderful. V
danad31-May-2018 14:26
A beautiful scene; Superb details and colors. V.
Chris Morton31-May-2018 13:25
great colour and detail, especially keeping the glint in the eye
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal31-May-2018 09:45
Wow fantastic sharp capture of this beautiful pair. V
fotabug31-May-2018 07:22
So beautiful and the two birds form a graceful curve. It is quite pleasing! V
joseantonio31-May-2018 03:59
perfect capture with lovely and sharp colors.V
Nick Paoni31-May-2018 02:41
A nice sharp image with good feather detail and colors. Looks like the lens with the 850 will be a winning combination.
Jeff Real31-May-2018 01:17
What a lovely moment!
The colors and details are just amazing, Helen
V
Lamar Nix31-May-2018 01:00
That's a really touching scene, and the image is razor sharp with hi-fi colors! BV
Isabel Cutler31-May-2018 00:57
How sweet. I think you will love that lens. I used to use my Canon 300 f/4L IS all the time for birds through my windows. It takes a while to find the birds since you can't zoom in on them, but it will take great pics once you've found them.
globalgadabout31-May-2018 00:39
endearing...your first results seem successful..
Carol How31-May-2018 00:28
Hi Helen, your persistence has paid off! V
Dwight Rankine30-May-2018 23:12
beautiful sharp shot! Bv
Hank Vander Velde30-May-2018 22:50
Nice sharp shot Helen. You captured the iridescent colors well. Good eye contact captured too.
woody3430-May-2018 22:28
A great shot, the details are spot on of these two guys..V
exzim30-May-2018 22:25
i don't think you have much learning to do, Helen. A first rate image. Voted
janescottcumming30-May-2018 21:50
A wonderful sharp shot of these pretty guys.
Jim Coffman30-May-2018 21:46
Well spotted and well captured, Helen...
marie-jose wolff30-May-2018 21:27
great capture of this beautiful pair of starlings! V
Milan Vogrin30-May-2018 21:22
Great catch! V