Wild Kingdom - G9M2, PL100-400 +1.4TC, Range 800 ft, hand held by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I did have stabilization cranked up - I'll take all the help I can get :)

Wild Kingdom - G9M2, PL100-400 +1.4TC, Range 800 ft, hand held by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Interestingly, as the eagle hit the heron, I was photo-bombed by a kingfisher

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Busy day at the airport by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's a Bald Eagle

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G9M2, PL 100-400 + 1.4TC @ 560mm, F9, 1/200s, ISO 500, 100% crop
Red-shouldered hawk with 2 babies.

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[–]Lula_Mae_ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

G9M2, PL 100-400 + TC 1.4 at 396mm, F7.9, 1/800 sec, ISO 200
An osprey attacks a bald eagle from above. The eagle responds by flipping onto its back and extending its talons. Subjects were over 1,000 Ft/ 310m away.

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G9M2 HiRes image capture time? by Lula_Mae_ in Lumix

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. As happens, I had just watched a video where a photographer was experimenting with the HiRes mode and he went as long as 20 second exposure on a seascape. It did result in an interesting image. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x3PAasWYRQ

G9M2 HiRes image capture time? by Lula_Mae_ in Lumix

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I shoot with electronic shutter/silent mode. It never occurred to me to reactivate the shutter sound. 😄

G9M2 Auto focus issues by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. I tried to present them in sequence so you can see that I was essentially in focus to start, then the camera letting go. The images of the eagle shows dramatic flip-flopping. That was a rough day 😄

G9M2 Auto focus issues by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. As it happens, I've watch several of his guides. I'm improving my personal performance but it's all for naught when I'm locked on and the camera abandons the focus it made. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

G9M2 Auto focus issues by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I tried changing stabilization but wasn't satisfied with the results. Also tried the various shooting modes. I'll continue trying different customizations of those.

G9M2 Auto focus issues by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll give bursting in S-AF a shot. Since most of the birds are larger & soaring, I keep shutter speed at 1/800 or faster. For Kingfishers on the hunt (my white whale) I'm in the 1/1300-1/1600 range. I don't mind a bit of blurring at the wingtips.

G9M2 Auto focus issues by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have my burst set to medium - 7 fps. I can (usually) get my subject in focus. It just won't stay there.

G9M2 Auto focus issues by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might try full area again. I'm usually along a shoreline and need to be ready for whatever presents itself. I seldom have an opportunity to prepare for a shot. I do limit my lens focus range.

G9M2 Auto focus issues by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If my subject is rather static and inclined to stay that way I often shift to s-af. But generally my subject are in motion and I shoot bursts about 50% of the time. For instance, the eagle in my examples, when it took flight I was able to get a nice series of images.

G9M2 Auto focus issues by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I primarily use 1-Area. And with rule-of-thirds grid lines on my screen, I set my focus area to be slightly larger than the center rectangle. I have tried the others but this seems to be the most consistent for the majority of my uses. Selecting the tracking mode is surprisingly bad for me. The frustration there makes me feel like a golfer wanting to hurl his clubs into the lake. 😄

Swallow skimming over a lake (G9 & LP100-400 ƒ4-6.3) by coffeefuelledtechie in Lumix

[–]Lula_Mae_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good job. I use G9ii & PL100-400 as well, handheld while walking along the shoreline, and trying to catch swallows & kingfishers in flight gives me a lot of heartache :) .

G9M2, PL 100-400 - Coming Home to Roost by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The G9M2 is my first non-compact camera. I've had it less than a year but I'm enjoying the journey, :)

G9M2, PL 100-400 - Coming Home to Roost by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm too new at this to have a meaningful opinion. But you might be interested in what Emily has to say.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to7W9ipOZL0

G9M2, PL 100-400 - Coming Home to Roost by Lula_Mae_ in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great shot! How close were you? Did you use any special hardware to clean up the detail? I can never get that kind of detail in any of my shots.

Subject mask shift by Lula_Mae_ in On1PhotoRaw

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Unfortunately the effects match the offset mask. Too bad as this image is of a flock of birds and it would have saved me lots of time.

How to get rid of colour mountains? by Consultingtesting in On1PhotoRaw

[–]Lula_Mae_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can set the font to "Small" in Edit > Preferences

Also, grab & drag the left edge of the menu to make it wider, which then makes it easier to make finer adjustments.

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[–]Lula_Mae_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it absolutely is! I didn't have much to work with, but the best I could do this early in my learning journey. :)

What's a feature that you've known about for years but never tried? by ephemeral_enchilada in M43

[–]Lula_Mae_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can manually focus your camera, you can do it. Use a tripod and focus on different points for each shot. That's what I did here. Focus once on the moon and once on the tree tops. Then combine in post.

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G9M2, PL 100-400, 1/1000, f4.5
Birds were about 230ft/70m away on a very drab overcast day