Showtime--4 cameras in the back yard

 Yesterday was the rehearsal.  Today was the real show.  [There is probably no real difference, but that's what they call them].

We were ready:

1. 300 shots with the 70-300 mm zoom lens on a Nikon D5300; almost all at 300 mm, since there is not time to react (if we wanted more open shots, we would have gone somewhere else, which I've done).
2. Pixel 5a shots from a human clicking away
3. 1500 shots with a Pixel 3a, mounted on tripod, every 2 seconds.
4. 1500 shots with a Pixel 6, mounted on tripod, every 2 seconds.

Lessons for next year

1. Running through 4300 pixels is a trip.  See about improving change detection in the stream of pictures.
2. Point the Pixels on the tripods up higher
3. Change the picture interval to 0.5 or 1 second.  Not needed for the distance shots, but really necessary for the close passes.
4. Get another adapter/tripod for another old Pixel
5. There is life and utility in old pixels.

The following pictures are from the D5300, distance shots of the jets, and ospreys which seemed more active with all the commotion.  See additional results in the next few postings.

You should click on a photo to see higher resolution, and then scroll through them.