Photo sharing: Sony Alpha

[zackiedawg]

I guess I should post a few favorites from birding and wildlife shooting with the A6600 so far in 2020 - again, Covid took a bite out of some of the activity, but I've still gotten in a lot of wildlife shooting this year, and haven't posted any here since December last year. So here are the first set of some favorite shots with the A6600, and mostly the 200-600mm G OSS lens (some also could be with the 100-400mm GM lens):

Green heron in lovely sun:

Water snake staring contest:

Big smiling alligator:

Bald eagle, spreading those wings:

Osprey with a nice fish - the fish experiencing flight as his last memory:

Pine warbler, in a pine tree:

Yeah, I'm pink. What of it? Roseate spoonbill in a small tree:

Great egret doing his mating display:

The bald eagle chased down the osprey and stole his fish...then the osprey counter-attacked to try to get it back:

Wood storks are serious heavy-lifters in the bird world. When they build their nests, they don't bother with twigs and leaves - they go for giant branches and whole small trees:

 

[klmall]

This is absolutely beautiful!

Thank you so much!

 

[klmall]

 

[zackiedawg]

Continuing along with some more wildlife and birding favorites with the A6600 during 2020...

Six-spotted fishing spider, walking on water:

Wood stork, flying VERY low right through a boardwalk full of people, with some nest materials:

Sandhill crane backlit amid the reeds and shallow waters:

Northern curly-tailed lizard, showing how it got that name:

Black-and-white warbler with a caterpillar meal:

The amazing samurai-armor plating and incredible colors of the eastern lubber grasshopper:

Basilisk lizard with a dragonfly meal:

Mottled ducks hanging out together in the calm waters:

A river otter looking around for someone to play with:

River otter out of the water:

 

[klmall]

 

[zackiedawg]

Last wildlife catch-up post left off in late June 2020, so I'll pick up there and continue the catch-up Covid year wildlife shooting with the A6600 and mostly FE200-600mm lens:

Lovely male wood duck:

Dragonfly doing a handstand:

Sandhill crane parent (with the red head) guiding its colt on where to feed:

Eclipse-male wood duck (non-breeding colors):

A curious raccoon who took to following me around for a while:

At this point I finally got back to my 'regular' wetlands which both opened back up on September 1...some of the first birds were the migrating warblers passing through, like this northern parula:

The most brilliant sighting of all though was this barn owl in flight - not only my first owl in flight photograph ever, but my first sighting and photograph of a barn owl at all!:

Closeup with a gorgeous little pied-billed grebe, still dripping with water fresh from a dive:

A very tiny white peacock butterfly:

And a lovely green heron sitting in the shade:

 

[klmall]

Colorado color

 

[PA Disneymania]

Former restrooms on the golf course.

 

[klmall]

 

[zackiedawg]

Getting back to my wildlife catch-up for the year 2020...some more from the various Florida wetlands with the A6600, and either the FE 100-400mm GM or FE 200-600mm G lenses:

Dragonfly closeup:

Pied-billed grebe:

Anhinga, cruising partially submerged:

Baby pig frog on some floating leaves:

Dragonfly in flight:

Adult pig frog:

Roseate spoonbill, with its reflection:

Red-shouldered hawk on the hunt:

And flying past:

Alligator in still water:

That catches me up to October 3rd, 2020. Still a lot more to go for the year, as winter is our busiest wildlife season!

 

[klmall]

Getting back to my wildlife catch-up for the year 2020...some more from the various Florida wetlands with the A6600, and either the FE 100-400mm GM or FE 200-600mm G lenses:

Dragonfly closeup:

Pied-billed grebe:

Anhinga, cruising partially submerged:

Baby pig frog on some floating leaves:

Dragonfly in flight:

Adult pig frog:

Roseate spoonbill, with its reflection:

Red-shouldered hawk on the hunt:

And flying past:

Alligator in still water:

That catches me up to October 3rd, 2020. Still a lot more to go for the year, as winter is our busiest wildlife season!

Amazing photos; especially like the spoonbill!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Getting back to my wildlife catch-up for the year 2020...some more from the various Florida wetlands with the A6600, and either the FE 100-400mm GM or FE 200-600mm G lenses:

Dragonfly closeup:

Pied-billed grebe:

Anhinga, cruising partially submerged:

Baby pig frog on some floating leaves:

Dragonfly in flight:

Adult pig frog:

Roseate spoonbill, with its reflection:

Red-shouldered hawk on the hunt:

And flying past:

Alligator in still water:

That catches me up to October 3rd, 2020. Still a lot more to go for the year, as winter is our busiest wildlife season!

Beautiful photos as always!

 

[zackiedawg]

Some more 2020 wildlife and birding photos, picking up from October 4th:

Monarch butterfly:

Do NOT put your fingers near that open mouth...a Florida softshell turtle:

Magnolia warbler:

A paper wasp nest with lots of fresh hatchlings:

Tricolor heron in the shallow water and very nice light:

Beautiful little prairie warbler:

Osprey flying my direction, with that intense stare of theirs:

This little tiny thing was the size of a pinky fingernail - and blends right in with the reed it's sitting on...a baby tree frog:

A male red-winged blackbird standing on the handrail as I approached:

Did I mention that ospreys have a really intense stare when they're coming right at you?:

 

[klmall]

 

[zackiedawg]

Time for some more Sony E-mount bird and wildlife catchup! This post will wrap up 2020, with photos here taken between November 14th, 2020 and January 1, 2021.

Bald eagle overhead:

Female painted bunting:

Pied-billed grebe:

Male painted bunting:

Female belted kingfisher:

Roseate spoonbill:

Long-billed dowitcher:

Red-shouldered hawk:

Wood stork flying by:

Alligator on the shore, with a very brave dove wandering past a big, dangerous tail:

 

[klmall]

Big storm June 26, 2020 - Luckily it did no damage in our area other than a big scare!

 

[havoc315]

wow... I know I haven't posted lately, but the photography board has really died...
The death of consumer photography -- As everyone has become a iphone photographer, and few people are more than that any more.

Anyway..... I'll share something recent..

_DSC6803.jpg by Adam Brown, on Flickr

_DSC6813.jpg by Adam Brown, on Flickr

 

[havoc315]

And next.... returning to WDW for first time in 5 years, next month..
Last trip was a Sony A6000 + Nikon D750...

No longer have either of those cameras.

I'm debating between my Sony A7r3 and Sony A9:
Fast focus and fast shooting (better for dark rides and candids) vs high resolution and dynamic range. (better for WDW landscapes).

Any opinions?

 

[klmall]

Pikes Peak sunrise

 

[fractal]

And next.... returning to WDW for first time in 5 years, next month..
Last trip was a Sony A6000 + Nikon D750...

No longer have either of those cameras.

I'm debating between my Sony A7r3 and Sony A9:
Fast focus and fast shooting (better for dark rides and candids) vs high resolution and dynamic range. (better for WDW landscapes).

Any opinions?

Hi Adam,

Yes, the photography board has unfortunately dwindled, although we have a relative new comer to Sony @klmall (Kathy) to thank for keeping this forum active.

I've taken my A7r2 twice to WDW and haven't really had an issue with shooting dark rides and your A7r3 has better focus. I personally appreciate the higher resolution and DR.

The bigger question is what lenses? I used the 24mm 1.4 GM, the SZ 55mm 1.8, the 85mm 1.8 and also brought along the 105mm 1.4 Sigma, Laowa 15mm 2.0, and my Rokinon 8mm fisheye just because it's so much fun.

Hope all is well - are you still writing a blog?