Patience, good light, and good equipment yields digital dividends
Nov 10, 2015 09:13:13 #
Bird hunting on the property sometimes really pays off when I'm patient enough to wait for the good shots. Too often I'm rushed for time with other obligations and try to satisfy my digital photography hobby with quick captures under less than ideal conditions. On this particular day, I put the other obligations on the back burner and stuck with it until I had the captures I could work with. No blind and no purchased feed for these. All captures were from the avian normal feeding and fluttering routines. Posting six images; best viewed in download.
Phoebe in the dense wood
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Different bird & different pose
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Cardinal hen in the undergrowth
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Cardinal hen feeding on crepe myrtle seed
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Brown thrasher eyeing a bug
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Brown thrasher close up & personal
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Nov 10, 2015 09:20:03 #
A wonderful series!
I love #1, the branches are beautiful by themselves.
Sarantis
I love #1, the branches are beautiful by themselves.
Sarantis
Nov 10, 2015 09:28:33 #
ssymeono wrote:
A wonderful series!
I love #1, the branches are beautiful by themselves.
Sarantis
I love #1, the branches are beautiful by themselves.
Sarantis
Thank you very much Sarantis; I'm really glad you enjoyed these as they were so much fun to capture and I enjoyed sharing them. :-D :-D
Nov 10, 2015 09:29:03 #
I like #1, Jim. A tiny little bird among all the gnarled :) branches. The vignette works well to draw our attention to the star.
Nov 10, 2015 09:36:15 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I like #1, Jim. A tiny little bird among all the gnarled :) branches. The vignette works well to draw our attention to the star.
Thank you Linda, we are getting some really beautiful birds down here now and more should be arriving each day. Thanks again. :-D
Nov 10, 2015 12:23:57 #
Nice series. #1 is my favorite, the branches are what gives the photo such an appealing look, the bird is just icing on the cake.
Nov 10, 2015 13:32:11 #
Patience-The most important component in a camera bag! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Nov 10, 2015 13:45:26 #
Nov 10, 2015 13:53:12 #
Azboy wrote:
Nice series. #1 is my favorite, the branches are what gives the photo such an appealing look, the bird is just icing on the cake.
Thank you Azboy, I really appreciate your visit and nice comment; really glad you liked these. :-D
Nov 10, 2015 13:54:56 #
nosretep wrote:
Patience-The most important component in a camera bag! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Thanks so much Nosretep, it seems that all too often time is of a premium nowadays, I'm glad I just threw it out the window this time and waited these beauties out. Thanks again for the visit, the nice comment, and those thumbsup.! :-D :-D :thumbup: :thumbup:
Nov 10, 2015 13:56:32 #
angler wrote:
Great set Jim and patience is the name of the game.
Cheers Jim, I'm striking to produce good bird photos like you and Harve do all the time, even if it means I have to stay in one place for an extended period of time. Thanks my friend for the visit, sage advice, and the very kind comment. :-D :-D
Nov 10, 2015 13:59:59 #
Jim, nice series that looks like a lot of work. I love the expression in that last shot. Like he just noticed you and wants to know what the heck you are up to!
Nov 10, 2015 14:04:26 #
Nov 10, 2015 15:27:32 #
Very enjoyable set Jim, especially like #1 lovely framing with the branches. :D
Nov 10, 2015 15:42:54 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Jim, nice series that looks like a lot of work. I love the expression in that last shot. Like he just noticed you and wants to know what the heck you are up to!
Hi Carol it was as much time consuming as it was adventure; I had to become a prop against my vertical garden stand so that the birds calmed down and started acting naturally and then of course prefocus on where you hope they'll be and if luck holds Voila a good shot. Thanks so much for your visit and nice comments. :-D :-D
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