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•  Info created & uploaded by JJ Harrison – nominated by Ivar (talk) 13:09, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support – Ivar (talk) 13:09, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support Excellent capture.--Peulle (talk) 13:51, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support ... yes indeed! -- Radomianin (talk) 14:00, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 21:36, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support That's also instructive to learn 1/3200s (or 1/4000s for Frank Schulenburg with this one) is an appropriate exposure time to freeze birds in flight -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:14, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support Great shot. @Basile: Yes, you're right. Although I usually get good results at 1/2000. It all depends on the lighting situation. In the past, I most often had problems with bird-in-flight shots, because I felt the noise of my camera's sensor only allowed for 800 ISO. But after having tested a loaner R6 for some time, it seems like Canon improved things with the R series. Also, having eye-autofocus and image stabilization (my old 400mm didn't have any and my camera neither) helps in a big way. Amitiés, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 04:22, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

• I don't think 1/3200 is needed for large birds like this in flight. Perhaps a fast speed was chosen because of the certainty of camera shake - unstable platform, high wind? Frank, you are right that the R6 allows you to try ISO 3200 or even 6400. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:33, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

• Another learning: I had been using an old version of Topaz Denoise for years. When I recently switched to the new Topaz Denoise AI, I realized how much the performance had actually improved. Did anyone else have a similar experience, or are you using other tools? --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:28, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

• I use Topaz Denoise AI on auto setting for every image. Can't be bothered to play around. I have stopped using Topaz Sharpen AI. Sharpening artefacts are too intrusive. I sometimes give a light 'brush' of sharpen on the eye area in Photoshop CS6 afterwards. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:41, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

• FWIW about 1/2500 is the empirically derived minimum for big birds sitting on a boat in swell using a 500 or a 600. That still results in motion blurred shots some of the time though. I usually go for the maximum available for small birds moving relative to the frame.

•  Support -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:51, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --Llez (talk) 07:02, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --Yann (talk) 07:38, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 08:13, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --IamMM (talk) 09:56, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --Cayambe (talk) 11:59, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --Ermell (talk) 14:44, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --Aristeas (talk) 16:27, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support Poco a poco (talk) 18:41, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --GRDN711 (talk) 05:21, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --XRay 💬 07:32, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support. Meiræ 19:20, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --Famberhorst (talk) 05:53, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 08:33, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
•  Support Daniel Case (talk) 19:27, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 21 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--A.Savin 21:37, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds#Family_:_Diomedeidae_(Albatross)