At least the eyes are sharp!
Jan 17, 2018 13:19:14 #
Geezer Bill
Loc: San Diego County, CA
Out the kitchen window (open). One leg of the tripod in the sink, one on the window frame and the other on the counter top.
Jan 17, 2018 13:20:27 #
Jan 17, 2018 13:23:41 #
Jan 17, 2018 13:27:07 #
Awesome Bill. And I had to laugh about the set up.:):) But it work very good!!:)
Jan 17, 2018 13:53:45 #
Geezer Bill wrote:
Out the kitchen window (open). One leg of the tripod in the sink, one on the window frame and the other on the counter top.
Jan 17, 2018 14:24:14 #
Geezer Bill
Loc: San Diego County, CA
Thanks to Barbie, Erv and Photophile for the comments. The feeder the birds were using is right the minimum focus distance for the lens I was using and if I go outside they won't stick around long enough to get at least a few different shots!
Jan 17, 2018 14:50:27 #
Still good shots Bill! Maybe you should get a birds suit. :):)
Geezer Bill wrote:
Thanks to Barbie, Erv and Photophile for the comments. The feeder the birds were using is right the minimum focus distance for the lens I was using and if I go outside they won't stick around long enough to get at least a few different shots!
Jan 17, 2018 16:30:23 #
Geezer Bill wrote:
Out the kitchen window (open). One leg of the tripod in the sink, one on the window frame and the other on the counter top.
I have never tried to shoot BIF with my camera on a tripod!
Jan 17, 2018 16:54:47 #
Geezer Bill
Loc: San Diego County, CA
If they were not hovering in pretty much the same spot I would not had the chances I got. There was just enough tension to assist holding the camera and lens. At 79 I'm really not into holding a 200-500 lens on a d810 for more than a minute or so. This was my first try and I think it turned out pretty well. Now I have to learn how to "light up" the flashy colors.
Jan 17, 2018 22:04:14 #
I've shot these little rockets at feeders, and your focus is just amazing.
Jan 17, 2018 22:40:10 #
Geezer Bill
Loc: San Diego County, CA
It helped that there were several birds at the feeders we still have out so the hungry ones have to wait in line. Back button focus and it's like shooting fish in a barrel!
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