If you've ever seen a kingfisher in the wild, you'll understand why it's called a "jewel of the river." These birds are dazzling—iridescent blues and fiery oranges, zipping past like a living gemstone. But don’t let their vivid colours fool you: they’re notoriously difficult to photograph.
Over the years I have gotten some relatively ok but far off photos of kingfishers, however recently with the help of the Nikon 180-600mm lens and Nikon’s Z8’s fantastic bird tracking , I am slowly starting to get some closer and clearer images.
Foxes on the other hand are usually elusive, with an ability to blend into their surroundings and move with near silence makes spotting them a challenge, let alone photographing one. I however am lucky in that I still have resident foxes at the bottom of my garden which make them a constant source of photographic opportunities.
I also had a few chances this month to put the Z8 and the 180-600mm lens to the test on some small bird species which are notoriously difficult to photograph.
The weather held out for most of the month giving me the opportunity to get out and about with the Nikon Z8. Small birds were always the biggest challenge with my previous camera set ups so I was very pleased to see what I was getting out of the camera when it came to this.
My trip to Serbia gave me the opportunity to take a broad range of photos as I was taken around and shown a country I had very little knowledge of. From spectacular orthodox churches and popcorn stands in the capital Belgrade, to stunning autumnal landscapes in the west of Serbia over to the Bosnia boarder, I was able to use my X-T5 to capture as much as I could in a short space of time.
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