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Dec 31, 2020 16:40:06   #
Xmsmn Loc: Minnesota
 
UTMike wrote:
Now comes the embarrassing post. After success at my local lake getting birds in flight, I decided to go to a nearby Wildfowl Management Area (Farmington Bay). Local birders get many good shots there. I started as I usually do with an early arrival to get sunrise landscape shots, which I posted yesterday. I then took some sitting birds shots as the light increased.

When the light was good, I cranked up the auto-focus function that had served me so well in my previous venture, turned on the multiple shot setting and went after birds.

When I got home I realized that when you shift lenses, it helps to change other things. All my attempted BIFs were taken at ISO 100, shutter speed 1/160. I ended up with many indeterminate blobs with fuzzy wings.

You learn from you mistakes, I hope.
Now comes the embarrassing post. After success at... (show quote)


Great images regardless Mike. Oh this sounds so familiar. I’ve been trying for some particular moon landscape images with vintage lenses and regularly forget to restore at least one of the settings when switching back and forth between those and my AF lenses. I have just created a checklist that I laminated and stuck inside the flap of my camera bag. Now I just have to remember to look at it!
Mark

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Dec 31, 2020 16:57:55   #
Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida
 
Don’t feel bad about your DIFs. I have yet to get one that was decent!

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Dec 31, 2020 19:04:30   #
yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey
 
Happens to everyone sooner or later - you still managed to get some very nice shots Mike!

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Dec 31, 2020 19:28:44   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
yssirk123 wrote:
Happens to everyone sooner or later - you still managed to get some very nice shots Mike!


Thanks, Bill. I went back.

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Dec 31, 2020 19:29:54   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Xmsmn wrote:
Great images regardless Mike. Oh this sounds so familiar. I’ve been trying for some particular moon landscape images with vintage lenses and regularly forget to restore at least one of the settings when switching back and forth between those and my AF lenses. I have just created a checklist that I laminated and stuck inside the flap of my camera bag. Now I just have to remember to look at it!
Mark


I appreciate your empathy, Mark. I went back and made new mistakes. Happy New Year!

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Dec 31, 2020 19:30:18   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Cwilson341 wrote:
Don’t feel bad about your DIFs. I have yet to get one that was decent!


Thanks, Carol, I am working on it.

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Jan 1, 2021 00:28:15   #
larryzplace Loc: Elk Grove Village Illinois
 
Nice group... I definitely am used to the Go Away one... I call those Birdbutt...

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Jan 1, 2021 13:27:43   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
larryzplace wrote:
Nice group... I definitely am used to the Go Away one... I call those Birdbutt...


Thanks. Larry. I am afraid that I may become expert in those shots (LOL). Happy New Year!

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Jan 1, 2021 14:09:19   #
larryzplace Loc: Elk Grove Village Illinois
 
Same to ya mike.... I just rarely manage to get one to look at me... Better Luck this year...

Happy New Year

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Jan 1, 2021 15:17:18   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
UTMike wrote:
Now comes the embarrassing post. After success at my local lake getting birds in flight, I decided to go to a nearby Wildfowl Management Area (Farmington Bay). Local birders get many good shots there. I started as I usually do with an early arrival to get sunrise landscape shots, which I posted yesterday. I then took some sitting birds shots as the light increased.

When the light was good, I cranked up the auto-focus function that had served me so well in my previous venture, turned on the multiple shot setting and went after birds.

When I got home I realized that when you shift lenses, it helps to change other things. All my attempted BIFs were taken at ISO 100, shutter speed 1/160. I ended up with many indeterminate blobs with fuzzy wings.

You learn from you mistakes, I hope.
Now comes the embarrassing post. After success at... (show quote)


Com’on Maaan!😉 (l mean, Mike)
I might be mistaken, nor l am sure it’s exact words but l think it was a Mark’s Twain saying:
Never say bad things about yourself! Leave this opportunity to your friends...😀
Happy New Year!

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Jan 1, 2021 15:52:23   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Bubalola wrote:
Com’on Maaan!😉 (l mean, Mike)
I might be mistaken, nor l am sure it’s exact words but l think it was a Mark’s Twain saying:
Never say bad things about yourself! Leave this opportunity to your friends...😀
Happy New Year!


Come to think of it, Eugene, they are very helpful that way (LOL). Happy New Year!

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Jan 1, 2021 18:23:15   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
UTMike wrote:
Now comes the embarrassing post. After success at my local lake getting birds in flight, I decided to go to a nearby Wildfowl Management Area (Farmington Bay). Local birders get many good shots there. I started as I usually do with an early arrival to get sunrise landscape shots, which I posted yesterday. I then took some sitting birds shots as the light increased.

When the light was good, I cranked up the auto-focus function that had served me so well in my previous venture, turned on the multiple shot setting and went after birds.

When I got home I realized that when you shift lenses, it helps to change other things. All my attempted BIFs were taken at ISO 100, shutter speed 1/160. I ended up with many indeterminate blobs with fuzzy wings.

You managed to pull out some great images! Thanx for sharing.
You learn from you mistakes, I hope.
Now comes the embarrassing post. After success at... (show quote)

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Jan 2, 2021 05:35:39   #
RE Loc: California
 
Very nice series Mike!

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Jan 2, 2021 10:11:31   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
RE wrote:
Very nice series Mike!


Very nice of you to say, Rena.

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