A Nice Dovetail
Nov 26, 2018 08:26:30 #
Almost got it 100%...I have had Eurasian Doves all Summer at my house. I sprinkle sunflower seeds in my driveway for them and now the original pair have grown to a flock of 24!
I finally gave up on trying to capture BIF with my Canon SX 700 that has no viewfinder for shots that are not pre focused & planned out. Like at my feeders or certain branches they always come to. I just could not do it for faster moving birds. So I borrowed my wife's Canon Rebel T1i. Right away I started getting BIF in my shots but Doves are hard & fast! This shot I like, I know it is not great but it is in the direction I want to go.
F8, SS 1/1000, ISO 3200, 0-260 mm zoom lens at 135mm. Very heavily cropped!
I finally gave up on trying to capture BIF with my Canon SX 700 that has no viewfinder for shots that are not pre focused & planned out. Like at my feeders or certain branches they always come to. I just could not do it for faster moving birds. So I borrowed my wife's Canon Rebel T1i. Right away I started getting BIF in my shots but Doves are hard & fast! This shot I like, I know it is not great but it is in the direction I want to go.
F8, SS 1/1000, ISO 3200, 0-260 mm zoom lens at 135mm. Very heavily cropped!
Nov 26, 2018 21:43:22 #
Nov 26, 2018 22:02:56 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Beautiful image, Walt!
Thank you Swamp-Cork! I appreciate that....these Doves are very beautiful and I want to do them justice! Funny how you realize you got a possible great shot the instant you take it...I see so many perfect images as they come & go just have to perfect the technique now. I love a challenge.
Nov 27, 2018 13:01:16 #
When I first took a quick look, I thought it was two birds. Of course upon spending more than a second or two I realized it one beautiful bird. Nice going
Nov 27, 2018 14:38:25 #
Mustanger wrote:
Thank you Swamp-Cork! I appreciate that....these Doves are very beautiful and I want to do them justice! Funny how you realize you got a possible great shot the instant you take it...I see so many perfect images as they come & go just have to perfect the technique now. I love a challenge.
Talking about special images Walt, in the Photo edition of the National Wildlife December-January 2019 magazine the grand prize selection is of a Bobcat which just snaged a Coot and is shown in its mid-air leap! What a shot, so if you can obtain the magazine it is well worth a look!
Nov 27, 2018 17:34:16 #
Nov 27, 2018 19:31:04 #
NJFrank wrote:
When I first took a quick look, I thought it was two birds. Of course upon spending more than a second or two I realized it one beautiful bird. Nice going
Thank you NJFrank! Doves are kinda special to me and this is one I really enjoy. I can see how you might think 2 birds on first glance ...this is full brking power I think! LOl...thanks for stopping by & writing me!
Nov 27, 2018 19:32:08 #
wayne barnett wrote:
Thanks Wayne...after a few hundred others I DO think I'll keep this one! ☺Great shot Walt.
Nov 30, 2018 16:38:10 #
Nov 30, 2018 20:05:31 #
raymondh wrote:
Thank you raymondh....the Dove did all the work I just pushed one little button.Nice indeed!
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