My Heritage is what I use for coloring and repairing old B&W family photos.

I stopped shaving and haircuts in January 2020. I am loving it.

I use a Benro monopod foot.
https://www.amazon.com/Benro-3-Foot-Articulating-Monopods-VT2/dp/B00O469EEY/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=benro+monopod+foot&qid=1613316573&sr=8-3

[quote=UTMike][quote=lyndacast]I shot this kingfisher high in a tree. I shot it in RAW. I use a Nikon d7500 with a Tamron 100-400 mm lens. Settings were f/13; 1/1250; ISO 500. Shutter Priority. I had to crop it significantly. Pixel width was 2918 and pixel height was 2450.
I edited it in LR and then transferred it to my IPad.
I feel that it is quite pixelated and think it is because of cropping....and perhaps the reach on the lens is causing it, too.
How can I address this in future?[/quote

Lynda, the attached is your jpeg run through Topaz Denoise and Topaz Sharpen. Also, I attempted to remove chromatic aberration in Lightroom. The results using these plug-ins would be much better if they were applied to your raw photo before cropping because the PP programs would have more pixels to work with.[/quote]

The cropped image should have the same number and size of pixels of the subject to work with. The plugins will work quicker too. I think that resizing the image after the crop may be the problem. Resize the image last.

I purchased a heavy duty tripod from a thrift shop and cut the legs off at the length I wanted. Put crutch tips son the legs.

Nikon mirrorless cameras have the ability to AF fine tune and occasionally a lens will need calibration. I check all my lens that I use with my mirrorless cameras just to be sure.

AF Fine Tune in the cameras saves the settings for each lens. I so a separate fine tune for a lens if I use a teleconverter with it. I find the process easy.

I have the Z50, Z6 and Z7 cameras and I check the fine tune with each lens. I have had to make adjustments on one Nikon F mount lens and a Canon 180mm macro used with an adapter. My Nikon 500mm PF did not need adjustments.

The compatibility chart is wrong about the AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED saying that it will not work. I use all three (1.4, 1.7, 2) of my Nikon teleconverters with it. I contacted Nikon but they have not hanged the chart.

I tried several of these plastic and metal but none of them held my iPhone secure enough for me. Now I have a SmallRig Pro Mobile Cage and it is very secure plus you can add accessories to the cage. I often use an LED light with it.

I have been using the Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD Lens for Nikon F on the Z50 and D500 and it Works great. The Nikon AF-P 70-300mm VR works well too. I have used it for handheld video.

Thanks

What do you think it is?

Looks like a Praying Mantis egg sack. If there is movement they should be out soon.

I wanted an extension tube that was metal with electrical contacts. I made one out of my Nikon 1.4X teleconverter after the glass got broken from being dropped. I wish that Nikon would sell the teleconverters without the glass as full auto extension tubes.