[Leica] Eagle Pictures with the Nikon 200 - 500 VR Zoom

[Jim Nichols]

Beautiful images, Howard.  You really nailed the focus on these. The 
high shutter speed really brings out the details.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 2/21/2016 11:22 AM, H&ECummer wrote:
> Morning Luggers,
> We took the ferry yesterday morning, early, from Otter Bay Pender Island, over to the Mainland to Vancouver.
>
> While in Calgary I purchased the newish Nikon 200 - 500 f5.6 Vr zoom and I took the lens on a Nikon D750
> body along to the ferry terminal to photograph the eagle family if they showed up. They did fly in - in the early morning
> sun - and I shot 380 shots in about 40 minutes. The shots were hand held - VR off - manual shutter at 1/2000,
> lens at f11 or f8.0 and auto ISO up to 6400. The details for each photo are given on the folder page.
> Here is the first picture:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BirdsCanada2016/DSC_3294C.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BirdsCanada2016/DSC_3294C.jpg.html>>
>
> Please view large and then shift right for four more images.
>
> I am hoping to pair the 200 - 500 VR with the new Nikon D500 (when it is available) for a trip to Brazil that Jayanand and
> Alastair plus significant others are going to make in August to shoot Jaguars in the Pantanal.
>
> The problem with the D750 is insufficient buffer memory for the number of shots that I take at one time. Hopefully the D500
> will be better - since its operating system is really based on the professional D5 system.
>
> C&C always welcome.
>
> Howard.
>
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