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Hi everybody I have just joined the forum.

 

I have been retired for approx 2 years and decided to take up wildlife photography.

 

I have a Nikon D500 with a Nikkor 70-200 2.8E FLED Lens

 

Been taking photographs of anything between Blue tits to Ospreys and Otters. Mostly on autofocus until I can build up enough courage to dabble with the manual settings ....lol

 

 

Scotty



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Hello, and welcome, Scotty!  Have no fear learning manual with your D500, it's a well laid out camera and easy to get along with in any mode.  I shoot a pair of ancient D700's and a D750 manual 99% of the time.  Nikon has things pretty well figured out and that makes things easy.  I leave my White Balance on AUTO all the time, and ISO on AUTO 90% of the time on the D750 and 50% on the D700's, leaving Exposure the only variable.  A lot of people use either Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority leaving the with some control in fast paced shoots.  Play around with them and see if either suits your type of shooting before going full manual.  The great part of digital photography is you have instant results and can erase what you don't want, no film to waste! 



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Welcome! I've found that articles and videos by a fellow named Steve Perry have been very helpful when it comes to shooting wildlife. Here's his website.

 

Backcountry Gallery | Wildlife Photography By Steve Perry

 

Looking forward to seeing some of your images.



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Thanks to all. I have been absent for a while. I did see the Steve Perry website and Youtube videos....very good.



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Scotty,

 

I'll be in Glasgow the first week of August 2023.  Gotta attend a wedding... (not as the photographer, thankfully!)

 

I've only been once before, sadly for the loss of my Stepson, a decade ago.  Maybe this time, I'll enjoy Glasgow a bit more?  I do hope to get at least one day out in the countryside, with a distillery tour, if I'm lucky.

 

I'm shooting a Nikon Df, mostly using the Nikkor 28-105 f/3.5 AF lens.  I'm shopping for a classic Tokina 17mm rectilinear wide angle, and I'll be curious if you'd post your wildlife pics with the 200mm you're using.  I think I'm going to look for something in the 100~300 zoom range, and those three lenses will be IT for my camera bag.  I'm trying to keep it light, for a change!

 

For non-travel purposes, I've just bought the Novatron adapter to connect the Nikon to my Vortex Razor 27x60x85 Angled Eyepiece spotting scope.  I bought the scope for long range riflery sports, but it's resolution is so incredible, I'm eager to hook the DSLR to it, and see what I can achieve.

 

Anyway, here's raising a glass to Scotland!  I'm looking forward to my visit to your shores.

 

 

Jim Seigler

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