Brian here is the link to the tutorial
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/P...etup-Tips.aspx
Brian here is the link to the tutorial
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/P...etup-Tips.aspx
The starling isn't in perfect focus, but I was thrilled with the sparrow shot. Both of those are the bird taking off from my perch. They land and take off fairly regularly so I tried some shots anticipating when they'd leave. Those two worked one. Many others did not!
Dave
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Fantastic dark-eyed junco!
I have a perch setup and take pictures through glass that overlooks the deck. I haven't found the glass to soften the image.
Dave
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Here's one of a juvenile bald eagle attempting to take a fish away from a sea gull. Notice the US flag in the background. (note the eagle did not succeed)
2013_02_09_3145_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
Thanks for viewing.
Dave
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Originally Posted by Dave Throgmartin
Eagle went and forgot how to 'murica!
Great to have the story though!
Dave.
5D mark III, 50D, 17-40 f4L, 24-70 f2.8L, 70-200 f4L IS, 28 f1.8, 50 f1.8, 85 f1.8, 100 f2.8 Macro
Mourning Dove
1DX
500mm
ISO 3200
f/4.5
1/500
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Very nice images of the Cowbirds, the light is so soft and you got great detail.....awesome!
Yeah, I have about 40 Cowbirds in my backyard at all hours right now, so I've been playing all day. The males are tough. I can't get their heads and bodies both exposed without the heads ending up overly "shiny." When I get their heads right, their bodies are just shadows (like above). My 40d retains about zero shadow detail (especially at over 300 iso), so I think this might be as good as I can get with my current setup.
I just put an offer in on a house with a much nicer backyard for bird photography (not a requirement for the house...I'm just getting lucky). The lighting is very uniform thanks to some big trees. Unfortunately, this house is bigger than my current house so I'm going to have to blow some money on furniture (not my idea) if my bid is accepted, and thus, my next camera upgrade will be pushed back even further
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Canon Eos 1DIII, Canon Eos 20D, Canon Eos T3i, Canon Eos M, Canon EF 400mm f5.6L, Canon EF 300mm f4L IS, Canon EF 70-200 f2.8L IS II, Canon EF 180mm f3.5L macro, EF Canon 24-70mm f2.8L, Canon EFs 60mm f2.8, Canon EF 50mm f1.4, Canon EF 50mm f2.5 compact macro, Canon EF 40mm f2.8, Canon EF-M 22mm f2, Canon 430EX II
I wonder if the T3i would be better for backyard birding than the 40D?
Dave
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