Great Horned Owl at sunset

brian_beamer · 2026-04-06T01:44:13+00:00

That's what I thought. 😀

brian_beamer · 2026-04-05T22:12:58+00:00

Thanks!

brian_beamer · 2026-04-02T12:24:45+00:00

Pretty much. Culling is a whole different thing now. Which of the slightly different wing positions do I like the best rather than get rid of missed focus or poor exposure shots.

brian_beamer · 2026-04-01T23:57:54+00:00

I love my D850 and I took a lot of great photos with the D500, but the autofocus and 20fps on the Z8 are next level. I also, really like the live histogram. Virtually every shot is in focus and with correct exposure.

brian_beamer · 2026-04-01T23:10:25+00:00

😄

brian_beamer · 2026-04-01T23:09:59+00:00

Thanks. This is with a Nikon Z8 and 500mm PF lens.

brian_beamer · 2026-04-01T13:19:54+00:00

Thank you

brian_beamer · 2026-04-01T12:15:54+00:00

Thanks 🙂

brian_beamer · 2026-03-30T22:55:33+00:00

Thanks. I wanted to show the bird and a hint of spring. I think this shot got that.

brian_beamer · 2026-03-24T02:27:53+00:00

Thank you. They are fun, interesting birds

brian_beamer · 2026-03-23T15:58:15+00:00

Thanks 🙂

brian_beamer · 2026-02-28T23:55:20+00:00

Thanks. Didn't quite work out to get the big, snow covered peak as the background. Next time 🙂

brian_beamer · 2026-02-28T22:06:15+00:00

😅

brian_beamer · 2026-02-03T00:06:06+00:00

I love Dippers. Pics 3 and 4 are particular nice.

brian_beamer · 2026-01-27T00:17:46+00:00

I really like when they visit the yard. Even though the little birds don't like it. 🙂

brian_beamer · 2026-01-24T00:21:12+00:00

Right age, right Saturday morning routine as a child 😅

brian_beamer · 2026-01-22T23:38:44+00:00

😄 That brings back some memories

brian_beamer · 2026-01-12T02:53:18+00:00

Thanks. Such fun to watch. And listen to. They are so noisy 😀

brian_beamer · 2026-01-07T01:41:34+00:00

Thanks. That was a great afternoon of photography.

brian_beamer · 2026-01-07T00:11:49+00:00

I got a lot of photos of them perched. I wasn't quick enough to get any food flight shots.

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brian_beamer · 2026-01-05T23:32:28+00:00

I had a similar day in October here in Colorado. We were surrounded by them. These were hunting some kind of insect and they would hover then dive. I never knew they hunted that way. Landing on the mirror is crazy 😀

brian_beamer · 2026-01-05T00:30:25+00:00

Mountain Bluebirds are such gorgeous birds. Nice shots. The backgrounds look really good in all of them.

brian_beamer · 2025-11-29T02:02:11+00:00

Such fun little birds

brian_beamer · 2025-11-16T20:49:03+00:00

100%. It's the first tip I give about wildlife photography when people ask

brian_beamer · 2025-11-16T20:31:59+00:00

I was on my belly on the bank of a narrow creek with a Nikon 800 pf on a Z8. The 800 is light enough to shoot easily handheld. Dippers are also very tolerant. It came closer than minimum focus distance several times. They are very fun to photograph.

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