A visit to Fern Ridge Wildlife Area was fun today. I saw a few birds but was unable to capture any. But I did get birds of a different kind, watching planes fly overhead. I liked this view of an airplane that just took off from the Eugene Airport and was about to enter the clouds. In order to get a balanced exposure, one that avoid blowing out the clouds, I let the plane go dark in silhouette. The result looked pleasing to me.

I used a lens not on the recommended list for the D850, just to see how it does. It is a bit softer than the recommended lenses, particularly at the long end of the zoom, but I see no reason to avoid using it either.