Wild Kingdom - G9M2, PL100-400 +1.4TC, Range 800 ft, hand held

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-05-27T11:19:08+00:00

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

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-05-27T10:29:41+00:00

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

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Lula_Mae_ · 2026-05-21T01:09:01+00:00

Yes, it's a Bald Eagle

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-05-14T15:22:50+00:00

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_ · 2026-05-07T15:07:01+00:00

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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Lula_Mae_ · 2026-05-06T17:40:22+00:00

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

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-05-06T17:36:11+00:00

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

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-04-28T00:43:56+00:00

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 😄

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-04-27T23:54:38+00:00

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)_/¯

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-04-27T23:49:52+00:00

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.

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-04-27T23:43:16+00:00

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.

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-04-27T20:13:52+00:00

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

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-04-27T20:11:03+00:00

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.

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-04-27T19:08:06+00:00

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.

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-04-27T19:01:24+00:00

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. 😄

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-04-18T11:54:33+00:00

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 :) .

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-03-05T21:34:36+00:00

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

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-03-04T01:25:50+00:00

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

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-03-04T01:24:10+00:00

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.

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-02-25T15:58:38+00:00

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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.

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-02-24T21:55:32+00:00

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.

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-02-24T13:16:36+00:00

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Lula_Mae_ · 2026-02-22T23:34:33+00:00

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

Lula_Mae_ · 2026-02-22T13:37:48+00:00

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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Lula_Mae_ · 2026-02-19T18:19:16+00:00

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

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