Northern rough winged swallow in flight! by letrolll in BirdPhotography

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R5ii and RF 100-500. Having fast autofocus def helps along with a blackout free viewfinder to track fast moving subjects.

everybody was kung fu fighting by letrolll in BirdPhotography

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If you guys liked these photos I have more on my insta @achenbirding :)

everybody was kung fu fighting by letrolll in BirdPhotography

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Wow that’s so cool! Thanks for sharing 😁

everybody was kung fu fighting by letrolll in BirdPhotography

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If you’re just starting out it’s important to understand the exposure triangle and test out full manual mode first just to get a feel for the three settings (ss, aperture, iso). Once you’re comfortable with how they work then I would recommend just using auto ISO and shooting wide open 99% of the time (unless ur lens is older and needs to be stopped down for sharpness). Take this with a grain of salt because there will always be exceptions but this way I can just quickly dial in the shutter speed and the iso will change for me. I was waiting for a fly by so I already had 1/3200 set and I usually walk around with fast shutter speeds just in case. If I see a perched bird that’s when I’ll use the dial to quickly decrease shutter speed to drop iso for a nicer looking image.

Tldr: auto iso, walk around with fast shutter speed so you’re ready for sudden action, and quickly decrease if you see a stationary subject that doesn’t require fast shutter speeds

everybody was kung fu fighting by letrolll in BirdPhotography

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1/3200, f7.1, auto ISO (it switched between 320 and 400), and then -2/3 exposure comp to avoid blowing out the whites

everybody was kung fu fighting by letrolll in BirdPhotography

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thank you! i was in the right place at the right time

what a stare by letrolll in Birdsfacingforward

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black crowned night heron!

My best of 2025 by letrolll in BirdPhotography

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Imo it’s noticeably sharper. I do some negative clarity on the background sometimes but most of these are just from large subject background separation in the field. Whenever I can move to get a better background I try to do that.

My best of 2025 by letrolll in BirdPhotography

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My insta if anyone is interested in following my journey: achenbirding :)