joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

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dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

I am not a bird photo person, because most look like stuffed birds. In contrast your are dynamic living time-to-eat birds. I have seen Blue Birds in action... they are aggressive and would attack a squirrel if it threatened the bird feeder.

Joer of the set, #3 is my favorite. it says... beware...

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

Well done. Having taken up bird photography myself, I know how difficult it is to capture decent shots. These are all great.
RL

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

Thank you both very much.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Those are what keep them so unfailingly regular 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

tcthome Loc: NJ

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Very nice set Joe.

joemcl1

Excellent shots Joe; once again you set a high standard for backyard bird photography.
I think that many would be interested in the details of capturing these images e.g. was flash used, etc?
Thanks for posting.
Joe McL

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

Very nice

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

I'm a geezer. I don't chase birds any more so I shoot from my deck or patio door. I use a small tripod with a pano head, (loose) with one leg on the floor and the others across the arms of a computer chair while I sit.

I have owned and used Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus and Pentax gear; mostly Nikon until the past several years when I switched to Sony. The brand doesn't make much difference but some features do, focus, silent shutter and FPS chief among them. I prefer to control the shutter and aperture and use auto ISO, almost exclusively.

My bird gear is Sony A1, 70-200 2.8 MKII, and 100-400 4.5-5.6. Occasionally I'll use a 1.4X.

All my images are processed. My work flow for birds consists of Capture One, and Topaz Photo AI, sometimes Adobe CS6. I include Luminar Neo for other types of subjects. Start with a good image and make it better.

That is a summary of what works for me.

PS: Occasionally I'll use a flash but its restricts the number of images on some subjects. Also he flash sinc is to slow in most lighting situations.

joemcl1

Hi Joe,
Thank you very much for your helpful reply. I will have to experiment to see if I can come close to the images you posted today. The lighting in your shots is always great and the natural settings in most of them combine for great images
Unfortunately, my feeders get good light only for brief periods due to the shade from our oak trees and I can't erect the natural perches that you have in your yard. Thus I spend much of my time watching without a camera in my hand and just enjoy the beauty the birds provide.
PS: I have been shooting with Nikons for over forty years but stayed with film well into the digital age. My pair of F5's were sufficient for my needs and moving to a digital equivalent was very expensive. In 2015 when film and processing became exorbitant and close to extinct that I purchased a pair of Nikon D 700's. While certainly old technology they will do for now. If I wasn't a resident of "geezer land"I would probably be adding a mirrorless body.
Thanks again and all the best,
Joe McL

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

The D700 was one of my favorite.