Sandhill Cranes grooming
Dec 4, 2016 20:09:16 #
Three Sandhill Cranes in the backyard grooming, thoroughly enjoying themselves. Not overly concerned with a lingering photographer.
Dec 4, 2016 20:14:46 #
Dec 4, 2016 20:24:11 #
dylee8 wrote:
Three Sandhill Cranes in the backyard grooming, thoroughly enjoying themselves. Not overly concerned with a lingering photographer.
These are spectacular images of these amazing birds, dylee! My daughter and I search for the cranes each fall and find them in Greenville, Mi. We've never
captured any that compare to these.
Dec 4, 2016 20:46:02 #
Great Series. Great Capture.
dylee8 wrote:
Three Sandhill Cranes in the backyard grooming, thoroughly enjoying themselves. Not overly concerned with a lingering photographer.
Dec 4, 2016 20:48:24 #
Momma_dont_take_my_chodachrome
Loc: South Central Kentucky, USA
Incredible focus and so clear. Love them. Could I ask your settings? I have managed what I feel to be some great bird shots, but so often times I just seem to have difficulty getting focus sharp and where it needs to be. What body and lense do you shoot with on these type shots? Thank you dylee8!!
Dec 4, 2016 21:24:20 #
Dec 4, 2016 21:27:09 #
Thanks Annie. Here in Southern Florida they are more common. Especially starting November. These ones have been regular visitors to my backyard for the last month.
Annie-Get-Your-Gun wrote:
These are spectacular images of these amazing bird... (show quote)
Dec 4, 2016 21:27:34 #
Dec 4, 2016 21:59:01 #
Thank you Chodachrome. My house has a lake in the back, with plenty of wild life. I have two cameras - a D750 and a D7000. I grab one of them when I saw something interesting.
These pictures were taken with Nikon D7000, lens is 55-300mm. I shoot with Manual and auto ISO. For the exact settings you can check the EXIF data from the photos.
I am by no means an expert. And the equipment not great. I had good luck today:
- it was cloudy this afternoon so the color came out good
- the birds were standing relatively still, and don't mind me getting very very close
Just a couple of points:
- high f stop to increase depth of field. I think mine is F9 or F10.
- since they were still I use low speed (around 1/250)
- as much as possible focus on the eyes
These pictures were taken with Nikon D7000, lens is 55-300mm. I shoot with Manual and auto ISO. For the exact settings you can check the EXIF data from the photos.
I am by no means an expert. And the equipment not great. I had good luck today:
- it was cloudy this afternoon so the color came out good
- the birds were standing relatively still, and don't mind me getting very very close
Just a couple of points:
- high f stop to increase depth of field. I think mine is F9 or F10.
- since they were still I use low speed (around 1/250)
- as much as possible focus on the eyes
Momma_dont_take_my_chodachrome wrote:
Incredible focus and so clear. Love them. Could I ask your settings? I have managed what I feel to be some great bird shots, but so often times I just seem to have difficulty getting focus sharp and where it needs to be. What body and lense do you shoot with on these type shots? Thank you dylee8!!
Dec 4, 2016 23:18:31 #
Momma_dont_take_my_chodachrome
Loc: South Central Kentucky, USA
Thank you. I get so stuck on using all of the f2.8 that I fail to tweak the f stop up often. Especially when the shots are of critters that may be a bit more active or moving around.
I appreciate the info.
I appreciate the info.
Dec 5, 2016 05:43:42 #
Dec 5, 2016 08:02:06 #
dylee8 wrote:
Three Sandhill Cranes in the backyard grooming, thoroughly enjoying themselves. Not overly concerned with a lingering photographer.
Very nice shots!
Dec 5, 2016 08:45:14 #
Dec 5, 2016 09:08:12 #
Dec 5, 2016 09:30:12 #
Your photos are the best close ups of Sandhill's that I've see in a long time. Such nice detail for sure. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful bird !!
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