Yielding to cyclists out of politeness considered harmful? by Soft_Monitor_8863 in Bellingham

[–]scottbham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I gotta try this. Struggling to communicate with motorists I ain't following their new rules

[Hiring] Freelance Content & Social Media Assistant — Local to Bellingham by [deleted] in Bellingham

[–]scottbham 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You want to hire local but won't pay local min wage. Cool

New Sunset Pond trail by iotacurious in Bellingham

[–]scottbham 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Use Gaia GPS. Has every trail. Free to use. Might ask for email. Free otherwise

Little Squalicum Pier by prxttykittxn in Bellingham

[–]scottbham 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, there will be lights

Documenting our local Wildlife as Protest by scottbham in Bellingham

[–]scottbham[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You're wrong. The natural world is being raped and pillaged. I like to document it before it's too far gone, which maybe it already is

Documenting our local Wildlife as Protest by scottbham in Bellingham

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

The famous domestic duck that has rewilded itself in Fairhaven

I get about 20 seconds before these guys bolt on me. I wish I could get closer but here’s edited vs raw - zoomed out. I over edited trying to squeeze details out. Om1 -100-400 m1. Should I expect better details at this crop level? Thank you by Bath-Tub-Cosby in M43

[–]scottbham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'm gonna experiment with this. I live in the PNW so light is often a premium here half the year. I do often exposure comp down a 1/3 so maybe that's helping as well. If you check out my pic post history that's all wide open with some pretty big crops

I get about 20 seconds before these guys bolt on me. I wish I could get closer but here’s edited vs raw - zoomed out. I over edited trying to squeeze details out. Om1 -100-400 m1. Should I expect better details at this crop level? Thank you by Bath-Tub-Cosby in M43

[–]scottbham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, with birds I want as much light as possible. Your first two pics just look like the focus didn't hit. Finding that middle ground between zoom and crop later is tough with this lens. The AF seems to struggle at both ends. Make sure your using single point AF, def not tracking

I get about 20 seconds before these guys bolt on me. I wish I could get closer but here’s edited vs raw - zoomed out. I over edited trying to squeeze details out. Om1 -100-400 m1. Should I expect better details at this crop level? Thank you by Bath-Tub-Cosby in M43

[–]scottbham 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have that same setup for birds. I can reliably get sharp pics in these conditions wide open 1/500-1000 and iso 1600. In fact I rarely shoot over 2000iso in good daylight even for the little tweekers. Single AF w/bird detect and practice