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Just about 15 minutes ago the Red Headed Woodpecker made a visit to the set up .... a new species for me;), also the spring migration is coming through as well because I had Rose Breasted Grosbeaks and a Summer Tanager.
1D MKIV
700mm
ISO 3200
f/5.6
1/640
No flash
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....57329432-5.jpg
Awesome! I was wondering when you were going to have a Red-headed up here...Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Wow - that is an amazing color Joel. I am jealous of the woodpeckers (pecker envy? :p). Here's another bluebird from this morning. And the pair on a perch I recently added - too bad I didn't get a shot with both bird's heads in focus. Try, try again.
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female alone
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Struggled with the light this morning. The background behind the perch was in the sun, but the perch was in the shade. Luckily the bird had a little patience with me to experiment - 5DMKIII, 840mm, f8, ISO1600, +2 1/3 stops over evaluative metering, better beamer w 600EX, -2/3 stops fill flash, cropped to 3000X3500. I'm not too sure about the result though. Too much flash?
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Vern...I love the detail you are getting with your Bluebird images and the blue feathers seem to have an iridescence to them.
Here's the Hairy Woodpecker I spoke of yesterday
1D MKIV
700mm
ISO 1600
f/5.6
1/320
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....59354980-5.jpg
These are from yesterday as well.....Rose Breasted Grosbeak and Summer Tanager
1D MKIV
700mm
ISO 1600
f/5.6
1/200
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It was very overcast/shady today and I switched to the 1DX to see how it would handle the conditions.....the high ISO images really clean up so nice it is surprising. Much better than the 1D MKIV. My biggest wish is that I would like it to have the same pixel density as the 1DMKIV.
1DX
700mm
ISO 6400
f/5.6
1/1000
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One of my primary "nemesis birds" came to my perches today.....I have been trying to get this to happen for at least 4 years! Unless you are familiar with this species the image may not fully do it justice because of it's overall size. This is a pretty big bird....on the order 14 to 16 inches tall and a wing span of close to 2 feet. They are very impressive. When they fly close to you the wing beats are very loud. I don't know why it finally happened but he came right in today when I played a call on my ipod. I have done this hundreds of times before and he has flown past at close range and today he finally decided to land in my set up. Hope you enjoy looking, it was a big thrill for me today:o
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....60854754-5.jpg
Pileated Woodpecker
1DX
500mm
ISO 1600
f/5.6
1/1600
That is one beautiful bird!!! Glad you didn't have your lens set to 700mm or you might have only had a portrait. :-) Congratulations on the bird!Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Congratulations Joel... those birds do tend to be very skitish.
+2....Congratulations Joel. Great trophy shot.....
Oh man. I get excited seeing the Pileated Woodpeckers from 100 feet away with my binocs. I can't image how I would feel if one landed on my perch with my camera at the ready. Awesome.
Agreed. Excellent shot, Joel. Nice when things work out like that.
these are the best shots i was able to get . it seems the focus isnt right if i try for anything far away. these were quite close at about 20 feet and i think the focus is as sharp as i can get with what i have.
shot with a t4i 75-300 III lense. 1/320 f9 iso 200 and 250mm
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IMG_5600 by sedwards679, on Flickr
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IMG_5597 by sedwards679, on Flickr
Can't resist posting another image of the long awaited Pileated Woodpecker
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Blue Jay from today. Next step, get it to land on a natural perch.http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8541/8...7fbaaaca_c.jpg
Light looks great on the Bluejay, Nick
sedwards679, it is not easy to expose those shiny black birds right. I would maybe crop a little more
Joel,
that is one interesting looking bird.
When is your calendar coming out again? :)
Beautiful....love the color and detail......he will land on a natural perch for you.....just put one in that clay pot:)Quote:
Originally Posted by nvitalephotography
[QUOTE=Joel Eade;82661]Can't resist posting another image of the long awaited Pileated Woodpecker
Congratulations Joel - super shot of a rare bird. The details in the dark feathers are very nice - any special post processing or was the flash-fill enough to bring these out? I think I've seen these in the woods once or twice - and always rapidly departing the scene.
[QUOTE=Vern;82680]Thanks Vern, I was extremely happy to get the image. I have been trying for a very long time. I did use a very light setting of Nik Color Efex Pro detail extractor to bring out some detail in the shadows but it did not need much help.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Thanks Arnt.....do you know any publishers that pay for bird images?:oQuote:
Originally Posted by ahab1372
Amazing Shot JoelQuote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Red Headed Woodpecker
1DX
700mm
f/5.6
1/800
ISO 1600
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....70032286-5.jpg
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Canon 7D + EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
Bigger Version http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo...244977&size=lg
Thanks for viewing :)
Totally awesome. A dream shot for me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinh Nhut Nguyen
+1 ... great capture of a diving Osprey .... very cool:)
Summer Tanager
1DX
700mm
ISO 3200
f/5.6
1/200
No flash
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....77543932-5.jpg
Here's something a little weird and different....multiple different filters on the background....looks sorta like northern lights and the surface of a planet in the distance, who knows?
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....77726804-4.jpg
I'm way out of my league, posting a shot in this extremely high-calibre thread, but I got a cute shot of a Clark's Nutcracker today, chomping on some snow. (Yes of course we still have snow... it's only May :p)
Canon 1DX, 500 mm f/4 II, 1/800 sec @ f/7.1, ISO 200
http://www.huyerperspectives.com/Nat...A39Q2668-L.jpg
"I got a cute shot of a Clark's Nutcracker today, chomping on some snow."
Very cute action shot and nice exposure. Here's a cute one (I thought) from this winter of a chickadee eating insect cocoons off an oak leaf.
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Great shots Jonathan and Vern.....cute little guys. I have never seen the Clark's Nutcracker, thanks for sharing.
Canon 6D, 400 5.6 + Kenko 2x and 1.4x TC stacked for f16 1120mm, ISO 3200, 1/1000s, tripod/gimbal
http://bimmermail.com/birds/robin02.jpg
Cool shot of the male Robin.....darn good sharpness and detail with stacked converters and ISO 3200.....neat!!!
Indigo Bunting
1DX
700mm
ISO 1600
f/5.6
1/320
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....91914824-5.jpg
Beautiful. One of my favorite birds. They pass through SE WI quickly and are sometimes hard to capture.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Great shot of the IB, Joel. So hard to catch a glimpse of one let alone manage a great capture like that.
M_Six, Drive down to Little Grand Canyon in SW Illinois. It is almost impossible not to see an Indigo this time of the year while driving on the backroad to the hiking trail parking lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by M_Six
snakes are plentiful too. Watch your step. They get a bit grumpy.