Birding (Page 3): so hard to take flying eagles! Good Pics. I like 'em in trees. Very Light Yellow filter.

markmmmm

so hard to take flying eagles! Good Pics. I like 'em in trees. Very Light Yellow filter.

jaredlr

A monopod is easier in field conditions, I have used my shoe if ground was inadequate. Also, for any wildlife photography, use wide field. From much frustrated field experience- use telephoto only for
subjects that are not likely to move. Leave the cropping for post-download.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

jaredlr wrote:

Also, for any wildlife photography, use wide field. From much frustrated field experience- use telephoto only for
subjects that are not likely to move. Leave the cropping for post-download.

tjjm Loc: Saint Louis, Mo.

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

So I have the new Tamron 70-200G lens with a 2x teleconverter, and am planning to go birding at a local wetlands in a few weeks. My question is, since I've not done this before, is it better to use a tripod or monopod for capturing birds in flight?

Birds in flight should have you shooting fast enough for hand held. That being said, if you can set up where there is a lot of taking off and landing a tripod can come in handy as the camera can get kinda heavy.

scaltony

Unless you are shootiing ostriches at the zoo go handheld. I am shooting a Tamron 18-400 on my 7100 manual exposure
at SS 2000 wide open and auto ISO. For birding on my 750 I use a sigma 150-500 (much heavier). If the sky is dark I will pack a tripod but only use it if absolutely necessary. Also shoot burst. At ss 2000 I don't use VC.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

So I have the new Tamron 70-200G lens with a 2x teleconverter, and am planning to go birding at a local wetlands in a few weeks. My question is, since I've not done this before, is it better to use a tripod or monopod for capturing birds in flight?

MY - BIF preferences in order - hand held, bodypod, monopod, tripod/gimbal or video fluid head.

crphoto8 Loc: Anaheim, California

I just came back from the Peruvian Amazon. Lots and lots of birds, small and big, close and far away, stationary and in flight. We were on sciffs which makes using a tripod or monopod difficult. I used an Olympus E-M1/Mk2 with a 40-150 f2.8 lens and a 1.4 TC. I'm still learning the new (for me) system so there were many missed shots but near the end of the trip I got a few decent images. The body has stabilization which helped. All images were taken hand held, bursts for birds in flight and a lot of far end zoom - 150 plus 1.4 TC which translates to 420 in FF terms.

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

So I have the new Tamron 70-200G lens with a 2x teleconverter, and am planning to go birding at a local wetlands in a few weeks. My question is, since I've not done this before, is it better to use a tripod or monopod for capturing birds in flight?

d2b2 Loc: Catonsville, Maryland, USA

Both were taken with D7100 with an 80-40mm lens at the full length. The first was hand held at IS0 100, at 1/640 sec at f8. The second was on a tripod with a ball head mount, at ISO 250, 1/1000 sec at f7.1. Some of the selection is whatever works for you, and whatever the lighting and other issues demand or permits.

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agillot

hand held , try keeping speed at 1/2000 , use a somewhat higher iso for this , dont shoot wide open , close 1 f stop , most lenses loose sharpness at wide open .

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

jaredlr wrote:

A monopod is easier in field conditions, I have used my shoe if ground was inadequate. Also, for any wildlife photography, use wide field. From much frustrated field experience- use telephoto only for
subjects that are not likely to move. Leave the cropping for post-download.

Depends on how large the bird is and how close you can get. Crop too much and you don't have enough pixels left to make the image worth-while.

markmmmm

Absolutely fantastic.

Jim Bob

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

So I have the new Tamron 70-200G lens with a 2x teleconverter, and am planning to go birding at a local wetlands in a few weeks. My question is, since I've not done this before, is it better to use a tripod or monopod for capturing birds in flight?

Depends on your locale.

lukevaliant Loc: gloucester city,n. j.

i shake alot,but sometimes with strong sunlight i'll get them without tripod.good luck,keep at it

lukevaliant Loc: gloucester city,n. j.

d2b2 wrote:

Both were taken with D7100 with an 80-40mm lens at the full length. The first was hand held at IS0 100, at 1/640 sec at f8. The second was on a tripod with a ball head mount, at ISO 250, 1/1000 sec at f7.1. Some of the selection is whatever works for you, and whatever the lighting and other issues demand or permits.

great shots i agree with you also

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

So I have the new Tamron 70-200G lens with a 2x teleconverter, and am planning to go birding at a local wetlands in a few weeks. My question is, since I've not done this before, is it better to use a tripod or monopod for capturing birds in flight?

In my opinion, the only way to shoot BIF is to shot handheld! That way you have the mobility to follow the bird every which way it decides to go!But a 70-200 is very inadequate, the IQ will be compromised with a 2x, as well as AF performance and speed, get a longer lens!!!