Nice water fowl Arnt. I haven't seen the birds in the 2nd or 3rd shots before.
Dave
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Nice water fowl Arnt. I haven't seen the birds in the 2nd or 3rd shots before.
Dave
A couple from yesterday afternoon, it's been raining almost steadily for a few days now....not much chance for getting images. I had to use ISO 2000 as well as some fill flash on these.
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This is one more from yesterday with a texture added to the background.
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I went out and got some bad shots of cool birds but a couple of cool shots of not so exciting birds.
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Joel, it almost looks like a painting. I like it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Nick, Joel, Great work. Joel, That texture is very "painterly" like---I really like the effect. And Nick That first one of the gull skimming the water is killer---again, nice work to you both. Sorry for the late reply but I have been out of the loop this weekend (had to do a computer rebuild-- but all is running good now) anyway, I thought that any serious bird photographer would appreciate this video http://youtu.be/OcCP4_R8QBw what was most impressive was this:
8 Years
18 expeditions
544 days
51 field sites
39 species
39,568 photos
I guess I shouldn't complain if I have a bad day at the Bosque Del Apache. Seriously this just goes to show what the folks at National Geographic and elsewhere have to go thorugh to get those incredible shots.
Enjoy.
Bob
amazing work! I would love to get some images of some of those.Quote:
Originally Posted by bob williams
It's winter time, so I'm back to trying to shoot birds.
Male Cardinal (Canon 40D, 300mm f4L IS, @ f4.5, 1/400s, ISO 320, dlash to the upper left at max power bounced off a large flash bender):
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Female Cardinal (same settings, but @4 and ISO 200):
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Killer sharpness on those Cardinals! Great work getting detail in the reds, not easy to do...beautiful images:)
Thanks Joel. Seems like all I'm getting is Cardinals today, so I've been playing a lot.
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Those are some lovely cardinal photos. I really like the separation from the background in these shots.
dseigel, the female cardinal in particular is outstanding!
so many beautiful birds, time for ugly ones. Taken on the same day trip as the road pictures.
I cropped out the mangled opossum they were fighting over.
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101 _MG_8032 by ahab1372, on Flickr
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101 _MG_8038 by ahab1372, on Flickr
Taken in my front yard a few minutes ago. The asphalt driveway and grass make a natural gradient for the BG.
1D4
500mm + 1.4 TC
ISO 400
f/6.3
1/2500
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Beautiful shot. The background is great... you would never know the upper part was asphalt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Thanks Pat! Here's one from today at the same setupQuote:
Originally Posted by conropl
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Joel - It is hard to get better than that.
Thought I would post one last bird photo in this thread. It's not one of my best but these were one my favorite birds to photograph. I never even saw one until I started photography and was thrilled to attract them to my backyard in the spring.
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Baltimore Oriole by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
I'm just catching up after a couple of weeks off-line in Chile.
Nick, those shots of the gulls from a couple of weeks ago are amazing.
Joel, I always enjoy the quality and clarity of your bird images. I can't wait to get my hands on a lens like that.
Denise, I hope that's not the last bird photo you will be posting. I really hope next year turns out better for you.
Now for some pictures of birds from Chile. I think most of these species are new to the forum
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8364/8...65a0836f_c.jpg
Southern Lapwing on the shore of Lake Llanquihue by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
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Giant Coot Building a Nest by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
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Burrowing Owl by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
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Andean Flamingo in Flight by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
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Andean Avocet by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
[QUOTE=ddt0725;79475]Thought I would post one last bird photo in this thread
No Way....it,s a gorgeous Oriole but we will not let you go!
A little taste of winter here in southern Ky today....makes the birds really hungry:) and allows me to see how the 1DMKIV will do at ISO 3200!
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Hope you enjoy and thanks for looking....Happy New Year!
Everglades, FL. GBH and a Purple Gallinule. 7D and EF 70-300L.
I've been gone from the forum for awhile. Nice to be back.
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Welcome Back KingB! Nice images from Fla....every time I am there I am amazed how close you can get to the birds. Here in Ky a blind and camo is essential to get close shots and even then sometimes the least little movement will frighten your subject away.
Tufted Titimouse
1D MKIV
500mm + 1.4 TC
ISO 400
f/5.6
1/5000
No flash
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Thanks Joel. It really is true. Here's a (snowy?) egret that was going from shore to shore harassing a cormorant and an anhinga that were diving. It paid no attention to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Nice tufted titmouse. You really should think about self publishing a bird book.
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Thanks...sounds like a fun project, perhaps a good "New Year's Resolution"Quote:
Originally Posted by thekingb
A Male Downy Woodpecker
1DMKIV
700mm
f/5.6
ISO 400
1/3200
No flash
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100% crop from a 70-300L. 400 ISO
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Not a bad lens, is it?
I certainly love mine!Quote:
Originally Posted by ahab1372
The lens is awesome. And the 6D allows very large crops. Much more so than the 7D, I think.
All my dogsled shots were 70-300L as well. It's fantastic, easily recommended unless you need the f/2.8.
Joel,
I have a bird book for my local area called "Birds of Illinois Field Guide" by Stan Tekiela. It is a great resource for me to identify birds. Mr. Tekiela is also a nature photographer and does a great job, but even a lot of his pictures fall a fair deal short of yours. I don't know how lucrative the bird book business is, but your images would certainly appear to quality.
This is the link for his book: http://www.amazon.com/Birds-Illinois.../dp/1885061749
Dave
A first for me. Tricolored Heron. 7D and EF 70-300L.
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Nice snowy pics! The first is a nuthatch. Second is a black capped chickadee with a nuthatch coming in for a landing. The third is a waxwing.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrw
thekingb may agree with me, but when I saw the request and could identify the birds I thought... man, I spend too much time taking pictures of birds at a feeder! LOL!
Nice pics by the way.
Dave
So true! My iBird Midwest iPhone app and I have logged some serious time together.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Throgmartin
Thanks for the kind words Dave. I know nothing about the book business either but I think it would be fun to create oneQuote:
Originally Posted by Dave Throgmartin
European starlings recently returned to our bird feeder and here are a couple poses. Both are at 250mm and f/8.
First, looking to the side.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8354/8...2248d03f_c.jpg
2012_12_30_2053_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
Second, looking right at me.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8213/8...a81bd618_c.jpg
2012_12_30_2052_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
Thanks for viewing.
Dave
I like it, I hope I'll see one when I go to Florida. I'm getting very used to the white egrets around here.Quote:
Originally Posted by thekingb
Now if these birds could just choose their background a bit better sometimes ...