Black Throated Tit, Aegithalos concinnus

Black Throated Tit, Aegithalos concinnus

Panasonic FZ5 ... maxed out.
f/4, 1/400 secs, ISO 80

The Solitary Bee-eater

Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis

Nikon D300s + Nikon 70-300 VR
f/7.1, 1/8000 secs, ISO 400

The Black Lored Tit

Black-lored Tit, Parus xanthogenys

Nikon D300s + Nikon 70-300 VR @ 300mm
f/7.1, 1/200 secs, ISO 400

The Coppersmith

Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet or Coppersmith (Megalaima haemacephala)

Nikon D300s + Nikon 70-300 VR @ 300mm
f/6.3, 1/160 secs, ISO 400

Drongo At Dusk

Bronzed Drongo, Dicrurus aeneus

Nikon D300s + Nikon 70-300 VR @ 300mm
f/7.1, 1/200 secs, ISO 400

Cro(w)file

House Crow, Corvus splendens

Nikon D300s + Nikon 70-300 VR @ 300mm
f/5.6, 1/3200 secs, ISO 400

Bronzed Drongo, on bottlebrush tree

Bronzed Drongo, Dicrurus aeneus

Nikon D300s + Nikon 70-300 VR @ 300mm
f/8, 1/160 secs, ISO 400

Blackbird and the 85mm

Blackbird foraging in the English Gardens, Munich

Nikon D300s + Nikon 85mm 1.8G
f/1.8, 1/500 secs, ISO 200

Blackbird foraging in the English Gardens, Munich

Nikon D300s + Nikon 85mm 1.8G
f/1.8, 1/500 secs, ISO 200

The Blue Tit, with a V1 (3)

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Nikon 1 V1 + FT1 + Nikon 70-300 VR @ 300mm
f/5.6, 1/125secs, ISO 400

I am very happy with this combination ... more than the D300s and the 70-300 VR ... where the reach is just not sufficient in most cases involving birds. This combination may have limitations (as imposed by the use of FT1) but  by letting me get much closer, I feel I get better results. That is not to say that a proper tele prime on the D300s would be a laggard by any stretch of imagination! But till that time comes this should help fill the gaps well :)

V1 shoots the Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos major (male)

Nikon 1 V1 + FT1 + Nikon 70-300 VR @ 300mm
f/9, 1/250secs, ISO 160

I shall hunt this fellow till I get a SHARP one of him! 810mm can be challenging ... I guess good practice for when I can get a real big gun :)

Here are some more attempts with this combination (which looks like this) ... Blue Tit #1, Blue Tit #2

Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer (1)

Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer

Nikon D300s + Nikon 70-300 VR @ 300mm
f/5.6, 1/200 secs, ISO 200

Purple Sunbird, Nectarinia asiatica (female)

Purple Sunbird, Nectarinia asiatica (female)

Nikon D300s + Nikon 70-300 VR @ 300mm
f/5.6, 1/250 secs, ISO 320

Himalayan Bulbul, Pycnonotus leucogenys

Himalayan Bulbul, Pycnonotus leucogenys

Nikon D300s + Nikon 70-300 VR @ 300mm
f/5.6, 1/200 secs, ISO 800

Blossom-headed Parakeet at breakfast

Blossom-headed Parakeet, Psittacula roseata

Nikon D300s + Nikon 70-300 VR @ 300mm
f/8, 1/320 secs, ISO 400
(Handheld. Shot in Dehradun, India, on 25th July, 2011)

Here are some more bird shots with this combination ...
http://rohanthakursphotoblog.blogspot.de/2012/04/red-vented-bulbul-pycnonotus-cafer-1.html
http://rohanthakursphotoblog.blogspot.de/2012/04/purple-sunbird-nectarinia-asiatica.html
http://rohanthakursphotoblog.blogspot.de/2012/03/himalayan-bulbul-pycnonotus-leucogenys.html

When combined with the FT1 and V1, this becomes 810mm ! See some attempts here ...
http://rohanthakursphotoblog.blogspot.de/2012/03/moon-nikon-1-v1-ft1-nikon-70-300-vr.html
http://rohanthakursphotoblog.blogspot.de/2012/03/blue-tit-with-v1.html
http://rohanthakursphotoblog.blogspot.de/2012/03/blue-tit-with-v1-2.html
http://rohanthakursphotoblog.blogspot.de/2012/04/v1-shoots-great-spotted-woodpecker.html

The Blue Tit, with a V1 (2)

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Another shot of the same bird. Not PPed in the most optimal way (as this is something I need to work on and become more patient with) and the twigs get in the way, but it was a hurried capture as this guy was in a rush, and I like the result. 

Being limited to AF-S with an FT1 is a bit of a pain ... and sometimes trying to focus repeatedly improves the results (it almost seems like after a good try, it stops to rest and leaves you to get after it again)

The Blue Tit, with a V1

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Nikon 1 V1 + FT1 + Nikon 70-300 VR @ 300mm
f/5.6, 1/125secs, ISO 400
18th March 2012
(handheld)