It's a bird's life......let's see them
Nov 10, 2011 12:06:41 #
Nov 10, 2011 12:46:04 #
Rachel wrote:
Okay, I'm totally jealous, what kind of camera do you have and what type of len(ses) do you use? Give it up. We bird lovers need to know. :mrgreen: :thumbup:
Thanks... Well, mostly Canon's... mostly a 35-350, 80-400, and 600... but some were with a 'pocket camera' (A650 Pro) or a Fuji FinePix. For the bird stuff, I mostly use the 50D or 60D... I like them for that better than the 5D (so much I got rid of the 5D).
Patience, preparedness, and position are vital... the Osprey & Eagle shoots, and other 'fishing' shots took WEEKS... of scouting, watching, and just sitting... to get the shot. Out of three weekends of sitting in the same spot, I think I finally netted about 50 good to great Osprey's fishing shots. Eagles fishing... I was in the right place at the right time, and dang near fell out of the boat jumping for my camera (I'd just put it up - and was heading back to the dock, cause it was dusk out, when I saw him flying about 200 yards away... luckily I had the right lens on, and was able to adjust the settings quickly enough).
Most photos have a story... the Heron nest - about 80 feet in the air... so, I clumb a tree opposite of them (3 times over the course of about 4 weeks) and tried waiting for some shots. The Egret - I was in an airboat on Cypress Lake, it was flying away because of the noise. The Canadian Geese, flying down a creek I happened to be walking down the edge of while my son was fishing - I heard them coming, so I tried to get prepared & anticipate where they'd be passing by at (only 2 of 5 clicks were worth saving).
My most published bird shots is of a Peregrine Falcon... and the Eagle head shots. Though the osprey fishing shots are gaining some momentum. LOL
Nov 10, 2011 12:53:55 #
I was asked to get some 'good shots' of a Chinese Pheasant a few weeks ago... they are fast & skittish... but I got one 'cornered' in a coop with very crappy light at dusk... and stayed about 6 to 10 feet away, as I captured these shots: http://mercer.smugmug.com/NaturePhotography/Birds/Birds/15683609_9DVWFJ/1465360739_D4dMmzB
Nov 10, 2011 13:06:34 #
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Nov 10, 2011 13:36:20 #
Is the heron trying to catch the flying fish? Love it!
rufus1 wrote:
These are backyard shots
Nov 10, 2011 13:36:55 #
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Nov 10, 2011 13:47:24 #
I am so jealous of your Sandhill Crane shots! Wow!
harvey mann wrote:
Ok three more and throw me out of here
Nov 10, 2011 13:51:31 #
Nov 10, 2011 13:55:47 #
Rachel wrote:
So many people seem to have bird Photo's so I thought I would start a thread just for them.
So feel free to post as many as you want.
So feel free to post as many as you want.
Rachel,
Is that peacock standing on carpet?!
Nov 10, 2011 14:02:28 #
Nov 10, 2011 14:11:27 #
photogrl2 wrote:
awesome ;)
TraceyG wrote:
Zoo shots....
awesome ;)
I see ya and raise ya one....LOL
;) ;)
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