Interview with a Hawk

[brewmaster15]

I have been trying to land a photoshoot with a Red Tail hawk for while now. They are always too busy to give me more than a passing shot. Finally I had some one on one time...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52643708510_bb0c9032da_h.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/x7o71g8679)_AJS7761 (https://www.flickr.com/gp/130140749@N05/x7o71g8679) by Al Sabetta (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140749@N05/), on Flickr

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[Second Hand Pat]

Great set Al, I love when it looks at you directly and seems to say "What do you want"?
Pat

[Iminit]

Great pictures! I’ve tried so many times but just can’t get those types of pics. What lens are you using?

[brewmaster15]

Thanks Tom. Those were with a Tamron 150-600 g2 lens on a nikon d500 dslr. The lens is an excellent value but is only availible in some camera mounts. I Normally use pentax but had to add nikon to my bag because I wanted this lens and tamron dropped pentax support.

[Iminit]

Ok not a big camera guy! But I do have a Nikon D7500 I bought in 20when covid was going crazy! Still don’t understand it :). Trying to get my wife interested so she can figure it out :). I’ve been using a Nikon 70-300 and just doesn’t do it134340 these guys were about 50 -100’ above me.

[Second Hand Pat]

Ok not a big camera guy! But I do have a Nikon D7500 I bought in 20when covid was going crazy! Still don’t understand it :). Trying to get my wife interested so she can figure it out :). I’ve been using a Nikon 70-300 and just doesn’t do it134340 these guys were about 50 -100’ above me.

Hi Tom, I have heard good things about the D7500. It's basically the hobbyist version of the D500. Does it have an auto mode? If yes could be a good starting point.
Pat

[brewmaster15]

Tom the Nikon D7500 is a very good camera..It actually has alot of the same good stuff that in the D500.. I have one that I use regularly

These were D7500 shots

using tamron 200-500 nikon mtd
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Tamron 150-600
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sigma 150-500
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50801151592_b0ca6868f5_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2kp8bu1)Attitude (https://flic.kr/p/2kp8bu1) by Al Sabetta (https://www.flickr.com/photos/130140749@N05/), on Flickr

You have a very capable camera in the D7500. The real magic is in the lens though.

If you want talk camera stuff drop me a Pm...

al