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Once in a lifetime shot!

Stig
July 29, 2023
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    Stig
    Members 599 posts
    July 29, 2023, 6:32 p.m. July 29, 2023, 6:32 p.m.
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    Anyone believe they have one they'd like to share...?

    www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-66332656

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    JimStirling
    Members 196 posts
    July 29, 2023, 6:57 p.m. July 29, 2023, 6:57 p.m.
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    @Stig has written:

    Anyone believe they have one they'd like to share...?

    www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-66332656

    I would need to use AI generators to catch a shot like this 😀

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    Stig
    Members 599 posts
    July 29, 2023, 8:09 p.m. July 29, 2023, 8:09 p.m.
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    @JimStirling has written:
    @Stig has written:

    Anyone believe they have one they'd like to share...?

    www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-66332656

    I would need to use AI generators to catch a shot like this 😀

    It could be possible that very shot is AI. How would one know...lol

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    Danny
    Members 435 posts
    July 29, 2023, 8:22 p.m. July 29, 2023, 8:22 p.m.
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    It's a fine shot for sure, love that. Over the years I doubt I will get these again.

    Swallows:

    Head flip. Seen it a couple of times, but the only time I've got a shot of it.
    DSC03358.jpg

    On the pick up with a snack
    DSC01718-L.jpg

    This one might be repeatable, not sure on that though
    DSC00784-E.jpg

    This one I doubt I'll get another one
    DSC01475.jpg

    More than likely those will be one off with the swallows. Taken thousands of swallow shot to get them so far.

    DSC01475.jpg

    JPG, 2.2 MB, uploaded by Danny on July 29, 2023.

    DSC00784-E.jpg

    JPG, 1.4 MB, uploaded by Danny on July 29, 2023.

    DSC01718-L.jpg

    JPG, 976.8 KB, uploaded by Danny on July 29, 2023.

    DSC03358.jpg

    JPG, 617.4 KB, uploaded by Danny on July 29, 2023.

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    Stig
    Members 599 posts
    July 29, 2023, 9:09 p.m. July 29, 2023, 9:09 p.m.
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    @Danny has written:

    It's a fine shot for sure, love that. Over the years I doubt I will get these again.

    Swallows:

    More than likely those will be one off with the swallows. Taken thousands of swallow shot to get them so far.

    Nice ones! How do you like the AF speed on the 7RM4?

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    simplejoy
    Members 1662 posts
    July 29, 2023, 9:20 p.m. July 29, 2023, 9:20 p.m.
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    @Danny has written:

    This one I doubt I'll get another one
    DSC01475.jpg

    More than likely those will be one off with the swallows. Taken thousands of swallow shot to get them so far.

    Fantastic shots - this one in particular! I'd crop it a bit, but the shape of the water and position the bird is in, is just fantastic. Very well captured and quite impressive, that they're able to coordinate their bodies in this way...

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    Danny
    Members 435 posts
    July 29, 2023, 9:28 p.m. July 29, 2023, 9:28 p.m.
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    @Stig has written:
    @Danny has written:

    It's a fine shot for sure, love that. Over the years I doubt I will get these again.

    Swallows:

    More than likely those will be one off with the swallows. Taken thousands of swallow shot to get them so far.

    Nice ones! How do you like the AF speed on the 7RM4?

    It's an interesting one in that on the forums they tell me the A7RIV is far too slow for birds in flight. Some have issues and I don't, but then I also use different settings. I would get around 85% - 90% with the AF and for me it seems fast. I only own one AF lens and that's the 200-600. The rest are all manual focus teles and that's where it's taught me other things bedsides AF. Nothing beats the feel of MF.

    So for manual focus over the years: www.birdsinaction.com/New-Zealand-birds

    And the only AF tele I own: www.birdsinaction.com/Sony-A7RIV

    So I'm a bit weird I guess. The A1 wasn't out when the A7RIV came out and I wanted the 61mp sensor for the cropping. AF was much better than what I thought it would be, but a lot of that comes down to the settings and I use different settings to most out there. If the AF wasn't up to scratch I would just plant on the MF teles anyway.

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    simplejoy
    Members 1662 posts
    July 29, 2023, 9:30 p.m. July 29, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
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    I don't have anything remotely close to birds in flight shots, but I'm sure this one was just too much of a coincidence to happen again 😅:

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/52243842269_eca63ee457_b.jpg
    ... Mama?
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

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    JimStirling
    Members 196 posts
    July 29, 2023, 11:18 p.m. July 29, 2023, 11:18 p.m.
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    @Danny has written:

    It's a fine shot for sure, love that. Over the years I doubt I will get these again.

    Swallows:

    Head flip. Seen it a couple of times, but the only time I've got a shot of it.
    DSC03358.jpg

    On the pick up with a snack
    DSC01718-L.jpg

    This one might be repeatable, not sure on that though
    DSC00784-E.jpg

    This one I doubt I'll get another one
    DSC01475.jpg

    More than likely those will be one off with the swallows. Taken thousands of swallow shot to get them so far.

    Fantastic set of images Danny,

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    JimStirling
    Members 196 posts
    July 29, 2023, 11:22 p.m. July 29, 2023, 11:22 p.m.
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    @Stig has written:
    @JimStirling has written:
    @Stig has written:

    Anyone believe they have one they'd like to share...?

    www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-66332656

    I would need to use AI generators to catch a shot like this 😀

    It could be possible that very shot is AI. How would one know...lol

    If you ever see me posting a shot like this or Danny's great images , I guarantee I have cheated and used AI 😀

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    Sagittarius
    Members 777 posts
    July 30, 2023, 1:50 a.m. July 30, 2023, 1:50 a.m.
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    For me once a lifetime shots are these
    Costa Rica 090523-022.jpg

    Costa Rica 090523-023.jpg

    You can see wale watchers. dolphin watchers, but I've never saw or heard about marlin watchers.

    Costa Rica 090523-023.jpg

    JPG, 1.1 MB, uploaded by Sagittarius on July 30, 2023.

    Costa Rica 090523-022.jpg

    JPG, 960.3 KB, uploaded by Sagittarius on July 30, 2023.

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    DanHasLeftForum
    Members 4254 posts
    July 30, 2023, 6:35 a.m. July 30, 2023, 6:35 a.m.
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    @Stig has written:
    @JimStirling has written:
    @Stig has written:

    Anyone believe they have one they'd like to share...?

    www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-66332656

    I would need to use AI generators to catch a shot like this 😀

    It could be possible that very shot is AI. How would one know...lol

    Fwiw, it's most likely real and not AI generated.


    dprevived.com/media/attachments/cf/57/cjHw4bz34RE8qRc4gqRsSrG5UyJBs6Szs7FDHy25dukEmACoGJnyqPOlRmo3KOI4/kestrel.jpg

    kestrel.jpg

    JPG, 113.8 KB, uploaded by DannoLeftForums on July 30, 2023.

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    DanHasLeftForum
    Members 4254 posts
    July 30, 2023, 6:41 a.m. July 30, 2023, 6:41 a.m.
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    @Stig has written:

    Anyone believe they have one they'd like to share...?

    www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-66332656

    Not quite as dramatic as that one but I'll be hard pressed to get another like this one when this crow came at me.

    I color graded the sky in this version.

    dprevived.com/media/attachments/cb/a9/XslUrPfVgDJ45BRXM1aQmhf2DdTWeDV89vJFrDPV6Yh66l7D1iRgwY0YezvyvWuA/zeroingin.jpg

    This is the original processed from raw.

    dprevived.com/media/attachments/36/5a/u11ErIKsi7IZccjR9kuf4AptDGASDvwkPlGVjYufFuFHYDVaC274227W1jGWqWiE/zeroingin-orig.jpg

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    DonaldB
    Members 2414 posts
    July 30, 2023, 7:06 a.m. July 30, 2023, 7:06 a.m.
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    shooting a live jumping spider while its making a web.

    w757 (2023_06_27 05_41_40 UTC).jpg

    w756 (2023_06_27 05_41_40 UTC).jpg

    w756 (2023_06_27 05_41_40 UTC).jpg

    JPG, 17.8 MB, uploaded by DonaldB on July 30, 2023.

    w757 (2023_06_27 05_41_40 UTC).jpg

    JPG, 10.2 MB, uploaded by DonaldB on July 30, 2023.

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    DonaldB
    Members 2414 posts
    July 30, 2023, 7:08 a.m. July 30, 2023, 7:08 a.m.
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    no explanation needed
    w508 (2023_05_12 21_17_40 UTC) (2023_07_14 07_34_02 UTC).JPG

    w507 (2023_05_12 21_17_40 UTC) (2023_07_14 07_34_02 UTC).jpg

    w505 (2023_06_27 05_41_40 UTC).jpg

    w507 (2023_05_12 21_17_40 UTC) (2023_07_14 07_34_02 UTC).jpg

    JPG, 3.4 MB, uploaded by DonaldB on July 30, 2023.

    w508 (2023_05_12 21_17_40 UTC) (2023_07_14 07_34_02 UTC).JPG

    JPG, 1.0 MB, uploaded by DonaldB on July 30, 2023.

    w505 (2023_06_27 05_41_40 UTC).jpg

    JPG, 2.4 MB, uploaded by DonaldB on July 30, 2023.

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    Stig
    Members 599 posts
    July 30, 2023, 5:18 p.m. July 30, 2023, 5:18 p.m.
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    @DannoLeftForums has written:
    @Stig has written:
    @JimStirling has written:
    @Stig has written:

    Anyone believe they have one they'd like to share...?

    www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-66332656

    I would need to use AI generators to catch a shot like this 😀

    It could be possible that very shot is AI. How would one know...lol

    Fwiw, it's most likely real and not AI generated.

    Interesting. Do you know if AI analyzed the image through its exif data or just the image itself?

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    stevet1
    Members 790 posts
    July 30, 2023, 7:21 p.m. July 30, 2023, 7:21 p.m.
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    Wait! Wait!

    I'm not dead yet!

    I'm not dead yet.jpg

    I was so startled, I forgot to focus.

    Steve Thomas

    I'm not dead yet.jpg

    JPG, 118.5 KB, uploaded by stevet1 on July 30, 2023.

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    JimStirling
    Members 196 posts
    July 30, 2023, 9 p.m. July 30, 2023, 9 p.m.
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    @DonaldB has written:

    no explanation needed
    w508 (2023_05_12 21_17_40 UTC) (2023_07_14 07_34_02 UTC).JPG

    w507 (2023_05_12 21_17_40 UTC) (2023_07_14 07_34_02 UTC).jpg

    w505 (2023_06_27 05_41_40 UTC).jpg

    Don, Is that a case of carpenter thumb in the first shot 😀 Great shots as always

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    LeeJay
    Members 273 posts
    Aug. 1, 2023, 6:11 p.m. Aug. 1, 2023, 6:11 p.m.
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    I think all my shots are once-in-a-lifetime. None are duplicates (maybe a few).

    Are they just asking for unusual or uncommon shots? This isn't that common:

    photos.imageevent.com/sipphoto/samplepictures/80D__0863-HDR.JPG
    photos.imageevent.com/sipphoto/samplepictures/5D_57824-HDR.jpg

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    simplejoy
    Members 1662 posts
    Aug. 1, 2023, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1, 2023, 6:30 p.m.
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    @LeeJay has written:

    I think all my shots are once-in-a-lifetime. None are duplicates (maybe a few).

    Are they just asking for unusual or uncommon shots? This isn't that common:

    photos.imageevent.com/sipphoto/samplepictures/80D__0863-HDR.JPG
    photos.imageevent.com/sipphoto/samplepictures/5D_57824-HDR.jpg

    Very nice shots! I remember trying to capture a couple of special night sky events as well, but I wasn‘t ever well prepared, so results were less than impressive… didn‘t lessen my fascination for things happening in space though.

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    Stig
    Members 599 posts
    Aug. 1, 2023, 7:56 p.m. Aug. 1, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
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    D-Fly.jpg

    D-Fly.jpg

    JPG, 872.9 KB, uploaded by Stig on Aug. 1, 2023.

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