Just a few wildlife shots whilst out for walks

[ron]

Just a few shots from recent walks





Water vole





DSC08995 by Leon Kirkbride#2, on Flickr





Tree creeper





DSC02609 by Leon Kirkbride#2, on Flickr





Yellowhammer





DSC00262 by Leon Kirkbride#2, on Flickr





Blackcap





DSC00688 by Leon Kirkbride#2, on Flickr

 

[Somafunk]

Love the pics, especially the water vole, he’s got a look of “oh ****…….I’m rumbled” about him.

 

[wulbert]

These are great! Amazing detail in them. Well done. You can really see the dinosaur ancestry looking at the bird's eyes.

Without wishing to detract from Ron's obvious skill and craft, what size of lens would you need to get this close up and is it easier to get decent results with modern anti-shake systems?

 

[Tumeni Notes]

These are great! Amazing detail in them. Well done. You can really see the dinosaur ancestry looking at the bird's eyes.

Without wishing to detract from Ron's obvious skill and craft, what size of lens would you need to get this close up and is it easier to get decent results with modern anti-shake systems?

Me too.

 

[ron]

Love the pics, especially the water vole, he’s got a look of “oh ****…….I’m rumbled” about him.

Thank you

 

[ron]

These are great! Amazing detail in them. Well done. You can really see the dinosaur ancestry looking at the bird's eyes.

Without wishing to detract from Ron's obvious skill and craft, what size of lens would you need to get this close up and is it easier to get decent results with modern anti-shake systems?

Thank you , I use a Sony 200-600 zoom lens on a Sony Fullframe mirrorless camera , for the Water vole I was at 600mm, the camera was in crop mode (960mm) and I cropped more in post . It gives the impression you're much closer than it is , the tree stump he's sat in is at the opposite side of an old loch down a bank next to the water . You could get these shots with say a bridge camera although I personally prefer a larger heavier camera . I find heavier ones easier to handhold steady

 

[Tumeni Notes]

So ... what does the full frame look like?

 

[Tony Lockhart]

So ... what does the full frame look like?

Ron won’t know, as the image was cropped in camera to APSC-C size. The viewfinder image would be the same.

I can do this in my R3, but the image drops to 9mp.

 

[Tumeni Notes]

Ah, OK, I didn't appreciate the camera was cropping, as well as in post. I must be too old-school.

 

[Xhadex]

Cool. I thought that was a beaver in the 1st pic at first.

I saw a beaver this weekend in a creek, it caught me by surprise.