Tag Archives: birding

Shooting Birds In Flight (BIF) from a balcony during the quarantine with the Nikon Z50

Shooting Birds In Flight (BIF) from a balcony during the quarantine with the Nikon Z50 by Krishnan Venkitachalam: My casual shooting camera a Sony RX100 ver 1 had gone bust a few months ago. I was looking for a replacement for my Sony which has served me well for over nine years. Initially I had […]

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Manglajodi: a paradise for bird action

Manglajodi: A paradise for bird action by Soumya Ranjan Bhattacharyya (Instagram):

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Bird in flight photography – crash course by Steve Perry

Steve Perry released a new video “Bird In Flight Photography – Crash Course”:

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Birding with the Nikon Z6 and the Nikkor 500 f/4 (fast birds in flight with AF tracking)

Birding with Nikon Z6 and the Nikkor 500 f/4 lens by Cedric Beggue (fast birds in flight taken with Nikon Z6 AF tracking): I own a Z6 since December and decided to take it to its first real challenge in terms of autofocus speed and tracking with my Sigma 500mm F4 Sport lens on European […]

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Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico with the Nikon D850 and Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport lens

Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico with the Nikon D850 and Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport lens ($1,799) by Nikhil Shahi (Website | Facebook | Instagram): I first heard about the Sandhill Cranes at Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge last year. I came across some amazing images of these cranes, bathed in gorgeous […]

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Photographing birds in flight at 60 frames-per-second

Photographing birds in flight at 60 frames-per-second By Thomas Stirr (website | eBooks, check out also his previous NR posts): The objective of this article is to illustrate the additional differentiation in bird motion that can be captured when shooting still images at 60 frames per second. While the now discontinued Nikon 1 system with […]

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Wading Bird Rookery at St. Augustine Alligator Farm

Wading Bird Rookery at St. Augustine Alligator Farm by Barry Levin (a.k.a. animalsbybarry, see also his previous guest posts here and here):

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Birding in Antarctic waters

Birding in Antarctic waters by Jonathan Björklund (Website | Instagram): With the on-going discussion about the future of Nikon, let’s not forget that the current cameras and lenses are great tools. I surely hope Nikon gets back on the right track, and in the meantime I spend my time out in the field with my fantastic […]

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