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    Camera mounted Mic choices ?

    Looking to try recording some bird song with my camera with the mic attaching to the flash mount for power. I ran across Bayou Josh's review of the Sony ECM-B10 here Are there any better options that you have used ?
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    Just getting started, need advice

    I already love taking pictures of birds. But being outside early in the morning with nothing to hear but birdsongs, sometimes makes me want to keep them somehow. I liked the Olympus LS-11, but unfortunately its no longer available. However the Olympus LS-5 seems to be very similar. I would...
  3. Now this is a Tale!

    Now this is a Tale!

    Caught this in just the right light, I was really surprised of the size of the actual tail itself.
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    New Here, wanted to say hello

    I'm Bruce and although not new to photogarphy, I'm pretty new to Bird Photography. I especially enjoy watching swallows and hawks, but getting mages of swallows is rather frustrating. Recently upgraded to a Canon 1DMKIV and still trying to decide on a Bird in Flight Lens, I'm from...
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    How to photograph swallows

    Those are great in flight shots. I was talking to someone the other day who shoots about the same places I do and we meet up quite a few times. He was telling me a lot of people seem to shoot the middle to larger size birds, he was talking mostly perched , but some in flight as well. So he was...
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    How to photograph swallows

    Also since you are into taking images of BIF, I have a question. I like to take BIF as well but am located in the New England area, and my images seem to be more of smaller BIF, and What lens to use with my 1DMKIV. Right now I use the 100-400v2 and its an excellent lens, but I want something...
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    Which Books ?

    I think I have a new item to add to my Christmas wishlist ! Thanks for your help everyone .
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    Canon 300 2.8 for Birds in Flight?

    I guess it depends on the bird size and speed. For larger birds the 100-400V2 seems ideal. But for the birds I sometimes shoot and that would be swallows and smaller birds, that Wouldn't necessarily be really far away. I would think that a faster focusing lens would be better, a prime like the...
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    Canon 300 2.8 for Birds in Flight?

    Thats the thing, most shots in flight are of larger birds as you say. I really like the barn swallows and chimney swifts as thet literally fly only inches from the ground sometime yet other times are so high you can barely see them. Or when they can actaully get a dragonfly in mid-air!. I...
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    Canon 300 2.8 for Birds in Flight?

    Yes you are right on the money as far as compensation, I used to put in between 2/3 to sometime a full stop just to be able to see more than silhouettes. Don't get me wrong I really like still shots of birds as well, its just something seeing them in flight, and as well as the actual challenge...
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    Canon 300 2.8 for Birds in Flight?

    Well I'm almsot 60 now myself and the weight of the 100-400 and 1DMKIV after shooting for 4 hours does have its drawbacks. I'm trying so many new things too in the past few weeks. Normally I just set the camera to AV and let it decide the settings as sometimes its just too hard to change in the...
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    Canon 300 2.8 for Birds in Flight?

    Thats interesting about the 1DMKIV vs 1DX. I'm just finding the 100-400 not nailing the AF as often as I'd like. I'm trying to practice every single weekend and right now its mostly fast shore birds like yellow legs. But even slower moving birds like Herons don't always have the eye as sharp as...
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    Canon 300 2.8 for Birds in Flight?

    I was told by someone that what the 1DX and even the new 5DSR lack in reach they make up in crop ability, not sure how true that is.
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    Canon 300 2.8 for Birds in Flight?

    I have a 1DMKIV and also the new 100-400, but aquiring focus of small birds in flight still seems spotty at best. Would a 1st gen 300 2.8 or a newer 1DX body be a better choice. I want to specialize on Birds in Flight as my subjects of choice and not sure which way to go at this point...
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Semipalmated sandpiper'

    Was this up at Plum Island by any chance? I was there last weekend and kept hearing about this, someone tried to show it to me in a spotting scope. This is a beauty. Nice capture !
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