Kingfishers with Tamron 150-600mm.
Jul 20, 2015 11:52:05 #
Thank you so much!
blacks2 wrote:
You did great justice with that fantastic lens. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Jul 20, 2015 11:52:33 #
Thank you!
Madman wrote:
Fantastic I've gotten photos of kingfishers also, not not even close to the quality of yours.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
Jul 20, 2015 12:15:35 #
Jul 20, 2015 15:26:00 #
Jul 20, 2015 20:54:33 #
Pixelpixie88 wrote:
One of my favorite birds to photograph. They have so much character! First time photographing them with my Tamron.
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Great pictures glad you like the lens... I love mine...
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Jul 20, 2015 21:03:27 #
Pixelpixie88 wrote:
One of my favorite birds to photograph. They have so much character! First time photographing them with my Tamron.
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These are best I've seen so far with this lens. :thumbup: Give us some details.
Jul 20, 2015 21:10:47 #
Pixelpixie88 wrote:
One of my favorite birds to photograph. They have so much character! First time photographing them with my Tamron.
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Very nice. You're lucky to be situated in a location where these birds roost.
Jul 20, 2015 21:57:39 #
joer wrote:
These are best I've seen so far with this lens. :thumbup: Give us some details.
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Jul 20, 2015 23:18:59 #
Okay...details..first of all, the kingfisher was at 420mm with the Tamron. 400-500sec. f/6 and ISO 200..spot focusing on the eye, (of course). I took lots of pictures of "her" from a blind. They are such a shy bird, that is really the best way to get photos of them. It's almost impossible otherwise. They don't seem to be very noise shy though.
Now, the other pics I've just posted here are also with the Tamron 150-600mm and they are at 600mm. Around 400-500sec. also. Aperture once again around f/6. All manual mode.
I bought this lens for wildlife and no matter what lens I use for wildlife, I always want sunshine. So the wide open aperture settings did not bother me.
I use Lightroom to process my RAW files.
Thanks for asking...I hope this info helps.
Marsha
Now, the other pics I've just posted here are also with the Tamron 150-600mm and they are at 600mm. Around 400-500sec. also. Aperture once again around f/6. All manual mode.
I bought this lens for wildlife and no matter what lens I use for wildlife, I always want sunshine. So the wide open aperture settings did not bother me.
I use Lightroom to process my RAW files.
Thanks for asking...I hope this info helps.
Marsha
imagemeister wrote:
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Jul 20, 2015 23:27:24 #
Jul 20, 2015 23:28:24 #
Marsha. Each is better than the next. But #3 is just stunning. It looks like a flamenco dancer.
You did a super job using the blind. I think kingfishers are among the shyest of birds. How close did you get to get that great feather detail? Did he react to the sound of your shutter?
Thanks so much for sharing.
Edit: Oops, I see you answered my questions above.
You did a super job using the blind. I think kingfishers are among the shyest of birds. How close did you get to get that great feather detail? Did he react to the sound of your shutter?
Thanks so much for sharing.
Edit: Oops, I see you answered my questions above.
Pixelpixie88 wrote:
One of my favorite birds to photograph. They have so much character! First time photographing them with my Tamron.
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Jul 20, 2015 23:32:27 #
Pixelpixie88 wrote:
Okay...details..first of all, the kingfisher was a... (show quote)
Whoa. Beautiful images. The Grosbeak shot is out of this world. Well done.
Mike
Jul 20, 2015 23:33:09 #
Pixelpixie88 wrote:
Okay...details..first of all, the kingfisher was a... (show quote)
Marsha, thanks for the info ! Can we assume these are all from a tripod ? Using what camera body ? Interesting that you shoot wide open so close .....
Jul 20, 2015 23:40:19 #
Pixelpixie88 wrote:
Okay...details..first of all, the kingfisher was a... (show quote)
All very nice indeed.
I think the earlier question was how you go so close to a Kingfisher and got it to sit still long enough to compose an image. I've chased them around several times with no chance for a decent shot. Guess I need a blind!
Jul 20, 2015 23:52:54 #
Ha...that is your problem...you just can't chase them. Get a blind! :-)
MtnMan wrote:
All very nice indeed.
I think the earlier question was how you go so close to a Kingfisher and got it to sit still long enough to compose an image. I've chased them around several times with no chance for a decent shot. Guess I need a blind!
I think the earlier question was how you go so close to a Kingfisher and got it to sit still long enough to compose an image. I've chased them around several times with no chance for a decent shot. Guess I need a blind!
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