Tdgraves big year 2019

[Tdgraves]

Grafham water, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/2500, EV+1/3 (could've done with the 7D...)

 

 

191) Red kite

[Tdgraves]

Grafham water, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/800

 

 

192) Yellow wagtail

[Tdgraves]

Grafham water, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 500, f6.3, 1/400

 

 

193) Meadow pipit

Edited April 28, 2019 by Tdgraves
better photo

[Tdgraves]

Grafham water, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1250, EV+2/3

 

 

194) Little grebe

[Tdgraves]

Grafham water, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/640

 

 

195) Blackcap

[Tdgraves]

Grafham water, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 500, f5.6, 1/800

 

 

196) White wagtail

[Tdgraves]

Grafham water, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/2000

 

 

197) Eurasian teal

[Tdgraves]

Grafham water, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/400

 

 

198) Yellowhammer

[Tdgraves]

And I managed two lifers, both in the same small area...

 

Grafham water, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 500, f6.3, 1/1000

 

 

Displaying

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 500, f6.3, 1/3200

 

 

199) Eurasian skylark

[Tdgraves]

Grafham water, Cambridgeshire, 4/4/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 500, f5.6, 1/1600

 

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/1000

 

 

200) Common linnet

[TonyQ]

Well done on reaching 200 - I trust you are enjoying your new camera!

[Galana]

Amazing. Congratulations on the double century and what a bird to do it with.

The Yellow Wagtail is a stunner. I have never seen one in a tree.

[Tdgraves]

9 minutes ago, TonyQ said:

Well done on reaching 200 - I trust you are enjoying your new camera!

 

Thanks @TonyQ I still prefer the longer reach of the 7d for birds, but 5d has better focussing and high ISO performance. A Kruger trip should tell, but in the Uk I think i’ll Stick to the 7d unless I know that the hides are close. Am off to the Caribbean next week, so that should help the assessment....

[Tdgraves]

Just now, Galana said:

Amazing. Congratulations on the double century and what a bird to do it with.

The Yellow Wagtail is a stunner. I have never seen one in a tree.

 

Thanks @Galana

 

the small patch of land that just looked like the corner of a farmers field had been left to grass was designated as an SSI. The wagtails, pipit, skylark, yellowhammer and linnet were all there. Perhaps that’s why it is an SSI?

[Galana]

Just now, Tdgraves said:

Perhaps that’s why it is an SSI? 

Well it's certainly Special and of Interest.

[Tdgraves]

Of course should be SSSI....

[xelas]

Congrats on #200; one question related to last batch of photos: is there a reason that you did not cropped those photos?! 

Also enjoy the Caribbeans; where to?

[Dave Williams]

Time I got out and snapping instead of napping perhaps!! Ah you have got there. well done!

Edited April 29, 2019 by Dave Williams

[Tdgraves]

5 hours ago, xelas said:

Congrats on #200; one question related to last batch of photos: is there a reason that you did not cropped those photos?! 

Also enjoy the Caribbeans; where to?

 

@xelas they are cropped! Didn’t want to overdo it...

 

philadelphia for a conference then the British Virgin Islands 

[Galana]

8 hours ago, xelas said:

is there a reason that you did not cropped those photos?! 

The lady wanted a few EBCs. It was getting too easy!

[Peter Connan]

Congratulations on the 200!

 

Some magnificent birds and shots along the way!

[Tdgraves]

1 hour ago, Galana said:

The lady wanted a few EBCs. It was getting too easy!

 

Oi! I won’t stand for that @Galana those birds are easily identifiable, not an EBC in sight....

[xelas]

35 minutes ago, Tdgraves said:

 

Oi! I won’t stand for that @Galana those birds are easily identifiable, not an EBC in sight....

 

Easily ... for who has a 20/20 sight . The quality is there and some extra cropping would not hurt the image quality. 

[TonyQ]

@xelas  I think it is up to each of us how we choose to post our photos, we all have our own different styles.

[michael-ibk]

Congratulations on #200, and have a great time in the Carribeans!