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Oops, I didn't mean for you to take it that way! I have no hard feelling whatsoever.
The camera was set to max saturation if that helps. I took a better look at it and the blue is the slightly cool white-balance. I guess what I was trying to say that the feathers were morevibrant and penetrated lookingin bright sunlight, not incandescent. Sorry about the confusion.
Here is a de-saturated version.
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Here is another House Sparrow picture for referance.
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Again a little to saturated.
Please, I invite critique. So don't be afraid to bash me over the head with a 2x4!
No wories,
John.
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I really like the composition and the way they're flying in formation. If you get another chance try using a flash or maybe higher isoto illuminate the under side of the wings. Was this a big crop? It's a little noisy and it doesn't have the detail I would expect from the 7D.
It's good shot to make a painting or drawing type effect because the composition is strong.
Joel
Here's another version.....hope youdon't mind.......I adjusted levels, saturation, sharpened and applied a rough pastels filter
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American Robin taken in my yard with 40D, 300mm 2.8L + 1.4 TC
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The birds are really dark, especiallythe one on the right...another overcast day? Maybe flash would help? So how are you liking Florida? Seeing lots of other variety of birds or just pelicans?
Denise
Good points Joel. It is a slight crop, but not much. The problem is that after I resize and sharpen my photos just lose their pop and sharpness. I'll see if I can fix it.
Denise, actually it was a pretty nice day (blue sky, no clouds!). But it was late afternoon and what you're seeing are some just nasty shadows from a building. The Pelicans have almost metallic silver wings, they are a bit too dark in my image. Type "brown pelican" on flickr and you'll get an idea of what they look like in ideal lighting conditions.
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Well, It's great! I still have 6 more days here; and I am seeing tons more than pelicans. I'll post a few more a bit later. Still trying not to hijack this thread. Which I started [*-)]
brendan
Don't have many bird pics, but this guy was around this morning, so I shot him! (got him in a tree too)
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JeffersonPoster
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Close encounter at Hawks Nest, St. John, USVI
7D, 1/1600, f8, ISO 500, 100-400 at 220
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Here is a Turkey Vulture normally not seen in the area. Kind of wondered if it escaped from the zoo.
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A goose mommy that was pretty nervous when the vulture came into the area.
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Hi Jason:
If you have interstate highways in your area that may explain how the vulture got there. I live in northern NH and we never had them until there was an interstate. When I called the Audubon society of NH they explained that the vultures had been following interstate development for years. Seems that the thermals that they glide on are strong and there are a fair amount of road kills that the vultures feed on. Usually the Turkey vultures are first to appear and often followed by the smaller Black vulture.
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Hi Wayne
I was just browsing one of my favorite photographers web site and found this shot.
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What do you think? Don't be mad, I too want to know which bird it is. Although I am pretty shure it's a House Sparrow.
So, I should have been doing research today, but it was sunny and over 70 by 9AM...after a chicago winter that is irresistable. I hit the botanic gardens looking for birds, and here are the best three. I was shooting with an XTi, Sigma 150mm f/2.8 macro. (Of course I ran into someone several times who was shooting a 100-400 oh well)
This one doesn't qualify as "good" but it is interesting in an abstract sense. Those robins were really moving. 1/160 f/4.0 ISO 100 (100% crop)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_5rUpBITw16E/S7...00/2robins.jpg
This was the only small bird that would sit still for any amount of time. 1/160 f/10.0 ISO 100 (cropped to 1600x1200)
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_5rUpBITw16E/S7.../smallbird.jpg
This one was very unhappy to have breakfast disturbed. But I got the picture! 1/320 f/5.6 ISO 100 1600x1200 crop and resized.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_5rUpBITw16E/S7...s800/robin.jpg
Awesome pictures everyone! Here's a couple of mine
http://brooksv.zenfolio.com/img/v9/p111945909-4.jpg
http://brooksv.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p197008050-4.jpg
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Hi Fast Glass:
You are probably right. My problem with making a positive ID is the house sparrows are not recorded to have a white ring on their throat. I'm also at a bit of a disadvantage in that my reference bird books are for eastern birds. Since your in Washington state it make it a bit more difficult for me to make a positive ID. I do not have time right now but I will make a concerted effort to find out if you are correct or not. Don't worry about the getting mad part I think we both are beyond that, in addition this is the fun part trying to figure out what things are what.
Have a great weekend
Wayne
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there's nothing wrong with your screen.....
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Canon 40Dwith 300mm 2.8L + 1.4 TC on a Gitzo tripod with Wimberly II gimbal head.
ISO 320 f/4.5 1/500 sec EC +0.3 Metering mode: partial
Hi,
i caught a large group of Wild Turkey in mating dance yesterday. It was first light so the exposure was a little slow, resulting in some blur on the moving parts (like feet), but it was such a cool scene that i thought you might enjoy a few images. i took about 40 shots but only a few are usable. The lesson learned here is that it's better to push the ISO and get some graininess than the try and keep it down and get really blurry shots
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Canon 5D, 100-400L @ 400mm; ISO 400, 1/40 @F5.6
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Canon 5D, 100-400L @ 350mm; ISO 1000, 1/160 @F5.6
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Canon 5D, 100-400L @ 100mm; ISO 400, 1/160 @F5.6
Hey Joel,
That House Finch picture is fantastic! Keep up the great work.
John.
Can Anyone help me identify this little guy?
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depending on where you live that is either a Eastern or Spotted Towhee
This was shot in Bosque Del Apache in New Mexico. In Mar, 2010----
Thanks, I bet I can find him from here.
Bob
Same seagull from a previous post. C&C welcome, thanks for viewing.
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50D 70-200L F4 IS @ F4 1/1600 iso 200
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50D 70-200L F4 IS @ F4 1/1600 iso 200
-james
Whusinman....nice captures of theToms strutting.
Hooded Merganser, 7D,100-400, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 1000, 380mm
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<p class="MsoNormal"]<span style="font-family: Arial; color: #333333; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"]Another kind of bird in the lazy spring water.
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rzFoto, this is a nice shot! I like the sharpness, colorful water, catch light on the eye. pose and composition are good too.
here is mine
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JJphoto, I am sure my bird would be very scared when she sees you bird! I like the background - simple but with some texture.
Hi folks,
i returned to my secret Wild Turkey stash late last week. This time i controlled the ISO more carefully and got a larger number of 'keepers'. In addition, i was able to capture some interesting interactions, including a sparring match between three large toms. Here is one of the sparring sequence:
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If you are interested you can take a look at the whole set on flickr:
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You must be out west someplace. Those look like <span class="mw-headline" id="Merriam.27s_Wild_Turkey_.28M._g._merriami.29"]Merriam's Wild Turkey because of the light colored band at the end of their tail feathers.
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good call; these are in the hills above Boulder, CO..i tried to add a link to the flickr set which has some pretty good shots but for some reason the link didn't come through in the edit...you can search on wuhsinman in flickr and find the Colorado Wild Turkeys set
Hi guys, been always for a while, glad to be back. Got two images to share with ya'll.
Avocet in love
http://www.pscvn.org/members/308/4-1...0-25-50_AM.jpg
7D + 500 f/4L IS, f/4, 1/2500, IS 100, manual exposure, handheld
Hummingbird
http://www.pscvn.org/members/308/3-2...5-43-22_PM.jpg
7D + 500 f/4L IS, f/4, 1/1250, IS 250, nanual exposure, handheld
Thanks for viewing! Comments, Critique and questions are always welcome.
Nate
Awesome. Especially the first. Composition and color are both wonderful.
I'd say "what a lens the 500 f/4 is" except that I know it has more to do with you than the lens :) Still, I love the creamy blue background, which I don't think would have been quite so pronounced with the 400 f/5.6
Did you use extension tubes for the hummingbird picture? Or is it cropped? Or does the 500 focus that close?
Nice images Nate, well done. Here is a Red Tailed Hawk in flight. I'm not thrilled with the angle because the eye is dark and I couldn't bring any detail out in the head or the eye but it's the only shot I had so...
40D 300mm 2.8L+1.4TC 1/1600 iso250 f/4.5
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Thank you John and Joel,
Joel, I like the wing pose of the bird, shooting bird-in-fly at eye level really brings a different perspective, I do agree that it would be better if the bird is coming at you and more detail and light on the head.
John, I believe the hummingbird shot was taken at MDF, image was cropped 50%, orginal size would be around 8-9mpx. No extension tube was used.
7D update, I no longer have problem with images being flat straight out of the 7D. When I first got my 7D, and was afraid of the noise the 18mpx sensor brought, I tried to expose to the right, and I did it too much [:)] resulting in overexposed images. Theavocet shot has no exposure adjustment,I wish I had more black feather detail though. The hummingbird shotIhad to darkened the image about0.17stop in DPP and cloned in somedetailover the overexposed white feather on the chest[:D].
Someone mentioned in earlier post that when I get the 7D, my 40D would spend more time in the bag, he was right.! The more I use it the moreI like it. 40D has been decommissioned from active bird shooting andis now paired with the 16-35 f/2.8L for quick family snaps.[:D]
I'm currently reading Authur Morris' 7D Users Guide, I have found some very useful tips but not yet finished with the entire guide. I will let you guys/gals know if it's worth spending $28.
A bit late, but here are few photos which I took while I was renting the 100-400 for a day. I can image why all you guys love this amount of reach now [:P] Especially when I think of putting this Big ass Cannon on a cropsized-body. [:O]
http://www.fruityview.nl/tdp/meeuw1.jpg
5D2 with 100-400L @ 400mm f5.6 iso-200 1/2000
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5D2 with 100-400L @ 400mm f5.6 iso-200 1/1600
-This guy was washing himself in sand and mud and shaking it off just in front of me [:D]
http://www.fruityview.nl/tdp/fasant.jpg
5D2 with 100-400L @ 400mm f5.6 iso-400 1/500
After renting it I was glad I didn't buy it though...Man it is big and you get a lot of unwanted attention. At least I got a bit shy carrying it around [A] I'm pretty sure I'll rent it again when I'm off to an air-show this summer! I do want to find out how it handles on a less cloudy and foggy day though.
Jan