I don't know the current population trend for these beautiful corvids but I seriously can't remember seeing so many in this neighbourhood before. They are virtually a daily feature of my drive to and from work and their raucous calls are a continuous part of the soundtrack at Bretton - though frustratingly I'm still waiting to photograph them there!
For the record the vital statistics for both are 400mm c/w 1.4x handheld at 1/125 f8 with an ISO of 1600 - in extremely gloomy conditions I might add!
North East Bird Reports 28/29 December
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Northumberland
Short-eared Owl, four still at Prestwick Carr (28th)
Lapland Bunting, six in High Newton/Football Hole area.
Med Gull, at least three at Newgi...
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Well...your camera surely does 1600 ISO quite well! I like these garden jays - similar to our bluejay (though I think the bluejay is a tad more handsome ;-)
These jays all make a heck of a racket, don't they?
Actually Neat Image does 1600 ISO quite well - not the camera! Your Blue Jays are beautiful but would be a tad bright for the English countryside I think.
Handheld?! That's impressive - even with my Olympus E3's VR, I can't handhold anything any more - let alone a 400! Lovely bird.
It's a very good stabiliser on the Canon allowing for at least 2 extra stops (hence the 1/125 here) and in actual fact I never ever use a tripod. The only shots not handheld are from the hide, when my trusty bag o' beans comes into play!
Yep, I have Neat Image - but I am too lazy (or maybe too stupid ;-)to set it up correctly. Are you taking those kingfisher shots handheld?
The kingfisher shots are invariably from the hide so the camera's on a beanbag. I do actually find that handheld shots with this lens are often sharper than when it's cushioned or tripod mounted - it's one of the idiosyncrasies of the image stabiliser. Perhaps I should turn it off in those situations but the problem is remembering to switch it back on again!
Interesting. I've read in forums that you should indeed, switch it off - maybe I should get a bean bag. I do have a monopod walking stick that works well but it takes time to get the camera on there! I hate that!
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