I take pictures, mostly of birds, but sometimes other stuff.
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Don’t forget to stop and eat the flowers
Don’t forget to stop and eat the flowers
Greylag gosling (Anser anser)
Olympus OM-1, Panasonic 100-300 II
300mm, f/7.1, 1/400s, ISO 1000 …
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #geese #goose #gosling #goslings #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @birding
[https://zaktakespictures.com/dont-forget-to-stop-and-eat-the-flowers-2/](https://zaktakespictures.com/dont-forget-to-stop-and-eat-the-flow
New goose
New goose
Greylag gosling (Anser anser)
Olympus OM-1, Panasonic 100-300 II
300mm, f/7.1, 1/320s, ISO 6400
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #geese #goose #gosling #goslings #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/new-goose/
Fly softly and carry a big stick
Fly softly and carry a big stick
Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
Olympus OM-1, Panasonic 100-300 II
100mm, f/4, 1/1600s, ISO 200
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #magpie #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/fly-softly-and-carry-a-big-stick/
Under Construction
Under Construction
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
Olympus OM-1, Panasonic 100-300 II
300mm, f/7.1, 1/1250s, ISO 640
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #heron #herons #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/under-construction/
Pursuit
Pursuit
Greylag geese (Anser anser)
Olympus OM-1, Panasonic 100-300 II
150mm, f/4.5, 1/1250s, ISO 1250
AnserAnser #BirdPhotography #darktable #geese #goose #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @birding
Great egret
Great egret
Great egret (Ardea alba)
Olympus OM-1, Panasonic 100-300 II
300mm, f/7.1, 1/400s, ISO 250
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #egret #heron #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife #wildlife #darktable @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/great-egret/
📣
📣
Boat tailed grackle (Quiscalus major)
Olympus OM-1, Panasonic 100-300 II
210mm, f/7.1, 1/400s, ISO 800
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #grackle #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/%f0%9f%93%a3/
New duck
New duck
Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) Olympus OM-1, Panasonic 100-300 II 258mm, f/7.1, 1/400s, ISO 200 …
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #duckling #MuscovyDuck #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife @birding https://zaktakespictures.com/new-duck/
Takeoff
Takeoff
Red shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Olympus OM-1, Panasonic 100-300 II
300mm (and cropped a little), f/5.6, 1/1250s, ISO 2500
bird #BirdPhotography #darktable #hawk #photo #photography #RedShoulderedHawk #UrbanWildlife @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/takeoff/
Conflict
Conflict
Willets (Tringa semipalmata) Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II
300mm, f/7.1, 1/1250s, ISO 640
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #photography #shorebirds #willet #darktable @birding
They look like a cross between a heron and a cormorant to me.
Andy the Anhinga
Andy the Anhinga
The staff at Silver Springs State Park in Florida call this anhinga (Anhinga anginga) Andy. He perched at their boat dock and showed little concern for my presence.
Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II
171mm, f/4.7, 1/400s, ISO 3200
anhinga #bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #photo @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/andy-the-anhinga/
Tricolored heron
Tricolored heron
Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor)
Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II
300mm, f/7.1 1/400s, ISO 1250
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #photo #photography #tricolorheron #UrbanWildlife @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/tricolored-heron/
Can I eat it?
Can I eat it?
Greylag goose (Anser anser)
Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 9mm f/1.7
f/2.8, 1/400s, ISO 800
bird #birds #BirdPhotography #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife @birding
@streetfestival They take in some water then raise their heads to swallow it.
Canalag hybrid
Canalag hybrid
Canalag goose (Anser anser x Branta canadensis)
Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II 100mm, f/4, 1/400s, ISO 2000
bird #BirdHybrid #BirdHybrids #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #geese #goose #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @birding
Silhouette
Silhouette
Carrion crow (Corvus corone) Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II
240mm (and slightly cropped for framing), f/7.1, 1/1250s, ISO 1000
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #CarrionCrow #crow #darktable #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/silhouette/
Heron and goose
Heron and goose
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and greylag goose (Anser anser)
Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II
300mm, f/7.1, 1/1250s, ISO 400
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #geese #goose #heron #photo #photography #wildlife @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/heron-and-goose/
Taking a break from catching mosquitoes
Taking a break from catching mosquitoes
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II 300mm, f/7.1, 1/400s, ISO 500
BarnSwallow #bird #darktable #swallow #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/taking-a-break-from-catching-mosquitoes/
Red kite in Flight
Red kite in Flight
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II
258mm, f/7.1, 1/1250s, ISO 320
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #kite #photo #photography #RedKite #wildlife @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/red-kite-in-flight/
@sxan Hybrids grow up to be very obviously hybrids. I think they usually can't reproduce, or at least have low enough fertility that it rarely happens.
Hybrid goslings!
Hybrid goslings!
When a greylag gander likes a Canada goose a whole lot, sometimes this happens
Greylag goose (Anser anser) and Canada goose (Branta canadensis) with their hybrid offspring
Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II
100mm, f/4, 1/640s, ISO 200
bird #BirdHybrid #BirdHybrids #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #geese #goose #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @birding
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Blue tit with worm
Blue tit with worm
Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II
300mm, f/6.3, 1/1000s, ISO 3200
bird #BirdPhotography #birds #BlueTit #darktable #photo #photography #UrbanWildlife #wildlife @birding
@aeronmelon While I'm sure it appreciates the enthusiasm, the sun is just one star.
@urbandinosaurs @birding Northeast Florida in a state park. They're not rare in that region.
@IMALlama I haven't used an A7 III to compare, but it's my understanding the Sony's autofocus is more likely to do what you want when using a wide area, and better at tracking.
I wouldn't bet on it being a better fit for your use case than your Sony but the loaner program is a great way to find out. I bought my E-M1 II after testing the E-M1 III that way.
@NataliePortland That's a good looking bird.
@IMALlama I think the E-M1 II really excels at features for the money, being about 500 USD/EUR on the used market right now. If you value high burst rates, a pre-burst mode and outstanding stabilization along with a used lens market that favors buyers then I recommend it.
I've also used the Mk. III and the OM-1. The III adds a joystick, USB charging, handheld pixel-shift high-res, and live-ND (in-camera frame averaging to do long exposures in bright light). I didn't find any of those worth another $350 when I bought it, but the difference may be less now.
The OM-1 is definitely an upgrade but it's priced like it. I like that it no longer restricts continuous autofocus pre-burst to Olympus lenses and has fairly effective bird detection, but it does limit burst rates with third-party lenses and the 90 image buffer is a bit small for the higher burst rates it can achieve. I think the Panasonic G9 II may be the better camera but I have yet to use one.
Olympus does have a free trial program if you're near one of the US cities with participating dealers: https://testandwow.getolympus.com/
@AFKBRBChocolate It is indeed a reflection in water.
@MyOtherUsername It's all of 1/400s.