I always take a walk around the area my office is in during my lunch break. There is a cemetery not far away that borders a forest and I always go there to watch birds. Today, however, I barely managed to see any birds and was about to head back to the office. Suddenly I heard a call that was unfamiliar to me so I used...
I am not sure if you should bother with the Sigma. I had a lot of trouble with my Tamron 150-600 mm lens and I’ve heard of people who’ve had similar problems with Sigma. Issues with focussing and sharpness especially. And it’s also really heavy. I’ve been able to get better pictures with the 100-400 than I was with the 150-600 mm Tamron which I’ve ultimately sold again.
I would recommend you try it out before you buy it. Maybe mine was just a bad model. But as I said, others have reported the same thing with Tamron and Sigma on Canon R cameras.
I am looking for some old school horror and (murder) mystery books and stories like the ones by Lovecraft, Sherlock Holmes, Scarhaven Keep, The Beetle, The House on the Borderland, Dracula....
A Eurasian Wren being true to his German name “Fence King” (Zaunkönig) and sitting on a wooden fence post while singing his signature and very loud song.
It seems like our birding community here has reached 1 thousand subscribers! I am very glad that there's this many birding enthusiasts here on Lemmy already :-)...
A corvid I don't see all too frequently around here, the Rook! Though when I do see them, they tend to be foraging with their buddies, the Jackdaws....
I finally managed to see a Little Ringed Plover (Flussregenpfeifer, lit. “River Rain Whistler) from up close! They’re so tiny and adorable, I love them! :-)...
There is (fittingly enough) an old barn not too far away from where I live with lots of Barn Swallows nesting inside of it. Always lovely going there and seeing them fly about :-)
I finally saw a Common Firecrest from up close and even managed to take a photo! I was so excited to finally see one, such cute little birds! One of the smallest in Europe even. Their German name (Sommergoldhähnchen) is also great, it translates to “Summer Gold Chicken".
Thank you! :-) It was a very lucky shot, they're so fast, it's like they have ADHD and can't stay still! It sat there for maybe a second at most before it flew off again.
I got tired of having to carry around a gigantic and also really heavy 150 - 600 mm lens (2 kg) and, therefore, decided to get this Canon RF 100-400 lens to complement my 150 - 600 Tamron. And I must say, I am very impressed!...
The camera has 24.5 megapixels. Even if I crop 50%, I still have nearly 13 megapixels left, I find that totally manageable as long as the photo's actually sharp. I won't be able to print gigantic posters or anything, but I don't want to do that anyway. It's mostly for social media and maybe some smaller prints here and there.
Egyptian Goose, San Diego Creek, Orange County, California (lemmy.world)
Received “error on server” on first attempt to post, will not let me edit original post so if at first you don’t succeed…
New Lifer — Crested Tit (North-Western Germany, July 2023) (lemmy.world)
I always take a walk around the area my office is in during my lunch break. There is a cemetery not far away that borders a forest and I always go there to watch birds. Today, however, I barely managed to see any birds and was about to head back to the office. Suddenly I heard a call that was unfamiliar to me so I used...
European Goldfinch on a tree next to the parking lot of my office (North-Western Germany, July 2023) (lemmy.world)
Kestrel flying overhead (North-Western Germany, July 2023) (lemmy.world)
Best old school / gothic horror and mystery books?
I am looking for some old school horror and (murder) mystery books and stories like the ones by Lovecraft, Sherlock Holmes, Scarhaven Keep, The Beetle, The House on the Borderland, Dracula....
Eurasian Wren (North-Western Germany, July 2023) (lemmy.world)
A Eurasian Wren being true to his German name “Fence King” (Zaunkönig) and sitting on a wooden fence post while singing his signature and very loud song.
Western Jackdaw Foraging (North-Western Germany, July 2023) (lemmy.world)
I love these guys, definitely one of my favourite corvids around here! Their calls are adorable and their eyes are really cool-looking too!
One Thousand Subscribers! And a question. (lemmy.world)
It seems like our birding community here has reached 1 thousand subscribers! I am very glad that there's this many birding enthusiasts here on Lemmy already :-)...
My first Brompton bicycle (C-Line) (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/898585...
A foraging Rook (North-Western Germany, June 2023) (lemmy.world)
A corvid I don't see all too frequently around here, the Rook! Though when I do see them, they tend to be foraging with their buddies, the Jackdaws....
My first Little Ringed Plover (North-Western Germany, June 2023) (lemmy.world)
I finally managed to see a Little Ringed Plover (Flussregenpfeifer, lit. “River Rain Whistler) from up close! They’re so tiny and adorable, I love them! :-)...
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Germany, Kassel, 2023 (feddit.de)
Cormorant Drying His Wings (North-Western Germany, June 2023) (lemmy.world)
Cormorant standing on a log in the water drying his wings after a short dive....
A baby swift peeking out of its nest (North-Western Germany, June 2023) (lemmy.world)
I saw this adorable swift baby looking out of its nest today. Never seen one that wasn't flying so this was a great sighting! :-)
A Barn Swallow Resting (North-Western Germany, June 2023) (lemmy.world)
There is (fittingly enough) an old barn not too far away from where I live with lots of Barn Swallows nesting inside of it. Always lovely going there and seeing them fly about :-)
Finally saw a Common Firecrest from up close! (lemmy.world)
I finally saw a Common Firecrest from up close and even managed to take a photo! I was so excited to finally see one, such cute little birds! One of the smallest in Europe even. Their German name (Sommergoldhähnchen) is also great, it translates to “Summer Gold Chicken".
My new lightweight birding kit (lemmy.world)
I got tired of having to carry around a gigantic and also really heavy 150 - 600 mm lens (2 kg) and, therefore, decided to get this Canon RF 100-400 lens to complement my 150 - 600 Tamron. And I must say, I am very impressed!...