I was going to say, either you did a major overhaul of your backyard setup or you ventured out of the backyard. Great shots of the vulture and the pheasant. I especially am impressed with the vulture. Hard to catch them not circling.
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Tufted Titmouse
5D3
500mm + 1.4 TC
ISO 1000
f/5.6
1/1600
No sharpening applied in post. Raw image converted with DPP then CS5.
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....59216636-4.jpg
Downy Woodpecker
5D3
500mm + 2.0 TC III (Manual focus)
f/8
ISO 2000
1/1000
No sharpening in post, Raw image converted with DPP and then finished with CS5. Not as sharp as the 1.4 TC but still pretty good, especially for an old guy like me using manual focusing:)
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....59216598-5.jpg
I like both the images Joel, But That Tufted Titmouse is really good.--I love the backlighting in that one.
Thanks Bob, the light is harsh here today...clear skies....but my brother was here for a visit and I had to try out his 5D MKIII:rolleyes:
I am impressed with the fast auto-focusing and sharpness as well as how the images hold up with cropping. It is a very nice camera.
This is the background I recently added to my webpage---I Just made a collage of various images and used PS's emboss function then darkened it a little. I left the color fringe around the frames to so there was a tiny hint of color.
http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s2/v...60347430-4.jpg
I thought it was an interesting effect---what do you think?
Very unique and very cool, Bob! I like it alot!
nice shot Denise, was that bird darker than normal or did you just boost your blacks a lot?
Some from a weekend in Monterey
I have seen the Blue Angels, but I like this better:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8062/8...7155491c_b.jpg
101 _MG_7027 by ahab1372, on Flickr
You are not getting this starfish:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8199/8...2b6d60a2_b.jpg
101 _MG_7035 by ahab1372, on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8482/8...274d5607_b.jpg
101 _MG_7038 by ahab1372, on Flickr
Watch your background - how about Seals for a background?
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8201/8...f50b9316_b.jpg
101 _MG_7126 by ahab1372, on Flickr
Thanks,
Thanks Joel,
There was a fleet of them. There is another picture on Flickr right next to this one with even more.
I really didn't do much in post, that is the color it really was. I don't think I have seen any that were more of a lighter color. Maybe it is an immature male? Could someone help me out here ...have I been mistaking the females from the immature males all this time? :confused:
Mallard Drake
1DMKIV
500mm
f/5.0
ISO 800
1/2500
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....16749456-4.jpg
Young Wood Duck
1D4
500mm
ISO 800
f/4
1/2000
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....19132553-5.jpg
Wow, the colours on these ducks are magnificent!
Very beautiful:)
Thanks Marco and Pat. I had a lot of birds feeding this morning. This is a House Finch that showed up for a little while:)
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....86838896-4.jpg
Another somewhat rare visitor to my yard this morning...a Northern Flicker
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....86887866-4.jpg
Joel - the colors and lighting on the young wood duck is superb! With all of your beautiful bird shots, it would be impossible to pick one favorite but this one would definitely be my favorite top ten!
I recognize this guy----This is the only woodpecker I have actually seen in NM. Beautiful shot Joel; I really like the foreground/background with subject in the middle composition, very unique.
I also thought you might be interested in this Mystery Bird -----I will be going out tomorrow in search of him and that ever elusive bobcat that has been seen for the last several days straight hanging out in the middle of the crane and geese flocks while they are feeding. He must be a crafty cat.
Thanks Bob and Denise for the kind words.
I have seen some info on that bird and a few theories about it.....what do you think? Lesser Sandhill or melanistic variant or some kind of hybrid?
While I am typing this you are probably already at the Bosque.....wish I was there too:(
Well, We have a local bird expert that seems to think it's a juvi that didn't molt this year. In the spring they preen mud into thier feathers for camoflage, then molt before thier flight south. When you look at the picture closely you can see where he has no feathers on the neck indicating disease. So my guess is that he is simply a sick or malnurished bird that din't molt.
Here are some from the Bosque today:
Northern Flicker---Sorry, I wasn't up for cleaning up all of the small branches
http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s4/v...05081132-4.jpg
Sandhill Crane---
http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s4/v...05079176-4.jpg
And what's a trip to the Bosque qithout one flyout shot
http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s2/v...05082062-4.jpg
Wow....awesome Bosque images, very well done!
Didn't see the big cat?
This a sparrow picture from my bird feeder setup. You can tell it is late fall, everything is brown now!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8206/8...7cb302b9_c.jpg
2012_11_25_1529_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
Dave
Nice one Dave! I like the pose, good eye contact and very sharp. Well done.
Thanks Joel. Here are a few bird in flight images from a recent trip to the Bahamas. Taking bird pictures from a cruise ship is much easier than on land!
No 1 Gull w/ Shore Background (60D & 135L)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8066/8...d22d5c36_c.jpg
2012_11_13_1113_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
No 2 Gull in Descent (60D & 135L)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8210/8...73b2e2fe_c.jpg
2012_11_13_1099_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
No 3 Soaring (60D, 135L & 1.4 EX II)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8203/8...7669c456_c.jpg
2012_11_13_1038_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
Thanks for viewing.
Dave
Those are nice too! I like the second one best due to the angle (ie bird flying towards you) It looks like it is a little too dark and has an overall blue-ish color cast but the sharpness is spot on and I love the background as well.
Gila Flickers dont have that black cresent on the breast. Gilded flicker might be a possibility (maybe that's what you meant), which look similar to northern flickers, but I would still say its a northern mostly just because of the range that is typical of gilded flickers.
The head can vary in Northern flickers from brown as you see in this one, to more grey, and males will have red on the back of the head.
Either way though, its pretty.
I believe you're right Nick....I think it's a Gilded Flicker:rolleyes:
Thanks Joel and Bob. I liked the first one best too because I like the background.
Dave
I haven't been out much lately. After the heavy rains last week, I went to a creel nearby to see how the water levels had risen, and if any birds were around.
Water had risen and was very muddy, and light was still very grey, and some birds were around:
Mallard variation
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8496/8...d42a6895_b.jpg
101 _MG_7553 by ahab1372, on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8350/8...fa48808f_b.jpg
101 _MG_7552 by ahab1372, on Flickr
and here, just for fun, I closed the aperture to f/16 and 1/20s to test the IS on the 70-300L. Some sharpening on the bird. Fortunately, the bird moved very quickly or not at all
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8077/8...b5a96ee2_b.jpg
101 _MG_7568 by ahab1372, on Flickr