Excelent shot Ben, I really like the branches.
Keep it up,
John.
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Excelent shot Ben, I really like the branches.
Keep it up,
John.
Another Osprey from South Carolina
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Great shot again Joel, I like the composition on this one alot.
Very nice shots Denise! The first one is excelent, subject could be a tich brighter (on my moniter at least). Otherwise very nice.
The Cardinals are great also, I like the pose of the last one but he is looking down. Otherwise the first one is the best. A lower angle would be give it more bokeh and a more pleasing perspective. These could also be brighter but more so than the first, whatever you call it!
Great shots everyone,
John.
Here is a couple of shots taken today, this time I duck taped a small branch to the fence for a perch! Again with the Better Beamer with 1/16th power, ISO 3200, 250th sec, resting the lens on the fenceateye level.
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Female Purple Finch?
There will be more coming this weekend. I love days off!
Cheers,
John.
John....I normally don
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Thanks Bill,
Here I croped it so there is less room to the left, the first version was uncropped so I had to make do.
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Here is a Great Blue Heron in sweet light with some unbelievable lily pads!
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Taken at 600mm with 2X extender, wide open,ISO 6400,800/th sec, tripod. This is the firstdecent shot ofa Heron I have taken so far. He just wouldn't take off! I stayed there for half an hour and waved my hands made noise used my flash, nothing made him move!
There are more backyard birds in the works.
Cheers,
John.
Turkey Vulture
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Fantastic shot, Joel!!!
A few shots from last week for you:
Ringed Plover on Nest
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Rock Pipit
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Oystercatcher at the Bay of Laig
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Wow Denise , nice work, I really like the third from last....your CS5 skills are showing!
I have finally set up a flickr account so I hope this works
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cheers, Jake
@ Jake and Denise - great shots, such sharp focus. Nice work!
Damian
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Thanks, Joel! You and everyone that contributes to this thread taught me everything I know! [:)]
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Wow, my name used in the same sentence as Jake's ...I must be doing something right!! Thank you for the compliment!
Denise
You betcha Denise. Your shots are always very sharp!
Cheers
Damian
A galah snacking on seeds in one of my cassia trees. I trimmed that branch about 4 weeks ago, it's about 6 metres in the air, didn't think it would end up being a perch.
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Beautiful bird, Steve! I wish I had these in my backyard!!
Another Osprey from South Carolina
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ISO 800
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I hazard to post any bird shot right after Joel, but here goes nothing!
From today's trip to the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin (a nice family detour from the miles of waterparks and chain restaurants). Thanks, Denise, for reminding me of this place in a recent post of yours!
The sanctuary/preserve has all 15 varieties of cranes, but most are hard to photograph because of the fencing.The highly endangered Whooping Crane, however, is in a man-made yet beautiful and "natural" environment that is excellent for photography. The shadows were a little stripy from the mid-day sun, but still it was great fun. These two shots are of the female. The male hung out in the back preening the whole time.
All with 7D and EF 70-300 L.
Pretty menacing for a crane, no?
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Awesome shots from the Int'l Crane Foundation!! Looks like you were able to get closer to the bird than I was ...nice shots! For most of the shots thru the fence, I was able to blur most of them out but it would be nice if they had a few more not fenced in!
Here's a few shots I took today, nice to see my one and onlyGBH is finally back!!
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You are a brave man Brian....a brave man indeed.......[:P]
But well played...great shots....
And, as usual for this thread, great shots everyone.....
Red Tail Hawk just out of nest, jumping/flying branch to branch while screaming for parents to bring food. Pic taken in backyard this morning in the rain.
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Bill, Great shot of the RTH---it
Thanks Bob
S/he is still hanging around today....yes, I got quite a few more shots....and I actually saw it fly about 15 yards while only losing about 10 feet of altitude.
S/he will probably be heading out soon for the wild blue yonder....too bad, it was definitely a very easy (lazy) photo op for me.
Great shot, Bill!
I visited the Concord Rookery last Friday - the GBH's are making quite a racket, and at least one of the chicks is taking short flights. Here are a couple of non-GBH shots from the outing, going with the theme of 'red highlights'.
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Thanks for looking!
--John
John....really nice capture of the male Pileated WP.
I haven
Thanks, Bill. He's a resident of that area, frequently heard, but rarely seen.
Fantastic shots, John! Sharpnessis dead on and color is perfect! Did you post-process in DxO? If so, did you just use the default or something else?
Thanks, Denise! Yes, I used DxO - the Default v2 preset. For the pileated WP, I used the Medium setting for Lighting and+25 Vibrancy.
John that is by far the coolest picture of a red winged black bird that I have seen. Great timing!
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Spent last week in Michigan with Charles Glatzer of Shoot The Light for a photo workshop. Had a fantastic time!
Any and all comments are welcome!
Mike
I only have one word to say for all the shots ....FANTASTIC!!
I am wondering what camera lens combo you used.
Denise
MikeG
Beautiful pictures...........
Mike, Great Shots---The first is my favorite, but in the 6th, the birds head almost seems transparent---really great capture.
Bob
Do I dare post after photos like that!? I hope to be that good someday but in the meantime, I'll just keep on shooting and posting...
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Thanks guys!
Denise - I used a 7D with a 300 f/2.8 IS and 1.4 TC for most of those pics. The loon coming out of the water was taken with my 1D MK1 and a 70-200 f/2.8 IS. And I like the Heron but try to get a lower angle next time, it makes a huge difference. The motion is well documented and the exposure is spot on.
Mike