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Bill M · 10-23-2015, 07:23 AM

My Flickr

Euro dove

Euro Dove by Bill Morris, on Flickr

Juvenile red-headed woodpecker

Red-Headed Woodpecker by Bill Morris, on Flickr

Adult red-headed woodpecker, greater distance than the juvy...

Red-headed woodpecker by Bill Morris, on Flickr

txbassnaholic · 10-23-2015, 08:52 AM

awesome shots!

FJTMEGA · 10-23-2015, 08:53 AM

Beautiful Pics sir

Bill M · 10-23-2015, 09:07 AM

Thanks.

macoop · 10-23-2015, 09:38 AM

Nice pics! Birds in flight can yield some pretty interesting poses.

daphysicist · 10-23-2015, 10:52 AM

Awesome shot on the dove. 1/1600 at f6.3 it must have been a bright day!

Bill M · 10-23-2015, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macoop

Nice pics! Birds in flight can yield some pretty interesting poses.

Thanks and you're right about the poses.

Bill M · 10-23-2015, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daphysicist

Awesome shot on the dove. 1/1600 at f6.3 it must have been a bright day!

It was but I was still at ISO400.

daphysicist · 10-23-2015, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill M

It was but I was still at ISO400.

Goes to show how fast those things flap their wings. Even at 1/1600 there's still motion blur. Really cool shot.

Snakelover · 10-23-2015, 01:18 PM

Very nice, Bill! What auto-focus settings do you use?

cbrown · 10-23-2015, 02:27 PM

Great pics Bill!

Mexico · 10-23-2015, 02:29 PM

Great capture!!

RangerRick2012 · 10-23-2015, 02:31 PM

Outstanding pics...

Bill M · 10-23-2015, 02:41 PM

Thanks again folks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by daphysicist

Goes to show how fast those things flap their wings. Even at 1/1600 there's still motion blur. Really cool shot.

I normally try my BIF shots at a minimum of 1/2000

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snakelover

Very nice, Bill! What auto-focus settings do you use?

Thanks David. AI Servo, fast shutter, single point and this in picture. (I'm no good with my phone) The 10 fps help also. Of the 6 AF cases I use 3.

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Tykam · 10-23-2015, 02:43 PM

Beautiful!

Snakelover · 10-24-2015, 08:51 AM

Thanks, Bill. I use Al Servo and single point most of the time now. Especially with back button focusing, since I can recompose for portraits and that kind of thing. The only time it doesn't serve me well is for distant birds in flight. I've been experimenting with nine-point, but haven't really had enough opportunity yet to evaluate.

tloc · 09-26-2016, 12:27 PM

TexanOkey101 · 09-30-2016, 03:00 AM

sweet shots!

texashunter56 · 09-30-2016, 06:00 PM

Great pics.

dchevalier · 01-07-2017, 05:01 PM

Nice pics!

T-roy66 · 01-08-2017, 10:51 PM

Nice Pictures

mudjeremy · 01-08-2017, 10:52 PM

Awesome pics!

Quackiller · 01-10-2017, 02:28 PM

pesky noisy eurasians

10-23-2015, 07:23 AM	#1
Bill M Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bryan, Texas	Birds in flight... My Flickr Euro dove Euro Dove by Bill Morris, on Flickr Juvenile red-headed woodpecker Red-Headed Woodpecker by Bill Morris, on Flickr Adult red-headed woodpecker, greater distance than the juvy... Red-headed woodpecker by Bill Morris, on Flickr

09-26-2016, 12:27 PM	#17
tloc Spike Join Date: Feb 2012	wow.

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10-23-2015, 08:52 AM	#2
txbassnaholic Four Point Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Magnolia Tx	awesome shots!

10-23-2015, 08:53 AM	#3
FJTMEGA Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Little river academy, TX Hunt In: Coleman County	Beautiful Pics sir

10-23-2015, 09:07 AM	#4
Bill M Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bryan, Texas	Thanks.

10-23-2015, 09:38 AM	#5
macoop Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lubbock	Nice pics! Birds in flight can yield some pretty interesting poses.

10-23-2015, 10:52 AM	#6
daphysicist Four Point Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Richardson	Awesome shot on the dove. 1/1600 at f6.3 it must have been a bright day!

10-23-2015, 01:18 PM	#10
Snakelover Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Poetry, TX Hunt In: Stephens Co., TX	Very nice, Bill! What auto-focus settings do you use?

10-23-2015, 02:27 PM	#11
cbrown Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Waco Hunt In: Will hunt 4 food	Great pics Bill!

10-23-2015, 02:29 PM	#12
Mexico Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Clear Lake Tx Hunt In: Old Mexico, Centerville Tx	Great capture!!

10-23-2015, 02:31 PM	#13
RangerRick2012 Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: The Woodlands, TX Hunt In: United States and its territories	Outstanding pics...

10-23-2015, 02:43 PM	#15
Tykam Four Point Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Waco Hunt In: Polk, McLennan, Falls, Limestone, Hamilton counties	Beautiful!

10-24-2015, 08:51 AM	#16
Snakelover Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Poetry, TX Hunt In: Stephens Co., TX	Thanks, Bill. I use Al Servo and single point most of the time now. Especially with back button focusing, since I can recompose for portraits and that kind of thing. The only time it doesn't serve me well is for distant birds in flight. I've been experimenting with nine-point, but haven't really had enough opportunity yet to evaluate.

09-30-2016, 03:00 AM	#18
TexanOkey101 Four Point Join Date: Nov 2013	sweet shots!

09-30-2016, 06:00 PM	#19
texashunter56 Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: South Texas Hunt In: All over Texas in Goliad, Live Oak, La Salle, Pecos to Kansas to Alberta and beyond	Great pics.

01-07-2017, 05:01 PM	#20
dchevalier Four Point Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Austin	Nice pics!

01-08-2017, 10:51 PM	#21
T-roy66 Four Point Join Date: Nov 2016	Nice Pictures

01-08-2017, 10:52 PM	#22
mudjeremy Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Kingsville Hunt In: llano- Uvalde	Awesome pics!

01-10-2017, 02:28 PM	#23
Quackiller Spike Join Date: Jan 2017	pesky noisy eurasians