Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Not that I don't like pursuing ducks, but it's nice to have some smaller migrants coming through where I can freely walk around. I have quite a few images of this individual but most have really busy backgrounds
as he was in some brush. This is the least obtrusive background. It was overcast enough that I was shooting wide open. I probably should have bumped the iso a little more and stopped down a little, it would have
been better if the feet and branch were in focus. I don't mind the head turn as it gives a good view of the crown. On a side note, there were a couple of times when the bird landed on a more isolated branch closer
than it was previously. I centered the single point AF square on the reddish blob of the head and.....the camera AF locks on the background. No amount of AF button mashing will release it. You have to move the camera
around to find something larger in that focal plane to break the focus lock. In the mean time the bird either bolts due to your movement or dies of boredom and falls off the branch because they're always gone. Can
any of the D850 users tell me if the pinpoint AF mode on that camera helps with this. Apparently on the D500 there is still a fair amount weight placed on adjacent AF points even in single point mode.
D500, 500mmF4VRII, TC-14EIII
1/1000s, f5.6, iso 640
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