Post your best bird shots!

[Joel Eade]

Joel, thats a great shot. I love how it looks like the pelican is touching the water but it hasn't rippled yet. I also like how the birds jump out from the dark background..


Im curious though about the setting of the shot, was it dark out and lit with a flash? also what are the lines across the *** of the birds being caused from?


Nick

Thanks Nick, this was taken from a pontoon boat with very early morning sun at my back, the lines are sun light reflected off the water.


The dark background is mangrove trees in the distance and I darkened it a little in photoshop but no flash was used.

[HDNitehawk]

What I believe is a Greater Sage-Grouse at Yellowstone.


I really had to much focal length with my 500mm to get the picture I wanted, the hen had two babies and I was not able to capture a good pic with all three of them together.


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[Joel Eade]

Willet


1D3


500mm f/4


1/1250


ISO 400


f/8


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[Joel Eade]

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[bob williams]

Joel, Great catch here and nicely composed---I love the intensity of this shot.


Thanks for sharing,


Bob

[Tadas N.]

Great shots, Joel!


An image of a swallow from me this time.


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I noticed a place frequented by swallows, so I lay down on the ground, and spent some time there. Lying down almost without movements, I didn't look scary to the birds, and I took many images.

Canon 50D with Canon 100-400mm lens


Please visit my website www.tadasphotography.com


Any comments, critique, and questions are welcome.

[HiFiGuy1]

Tadas,


Wonderful shot!! Great depth of field, composition, sharpness and color. Catchlight in the eye, and the bird is in action. Excellent.

[JJphoto]

Tadas, great shot and nice to see your picture again!


I have looked at your website too, and it is fantastic!!! there are bird shots that I really really like them, those are the awards for your hard work!

[w349]

There are some phenomenal pictures in this thread... Joel, I love the swooping eagle - what shutter speed was that taken at? The photo just looks 'dangerous'!


Here's one from me of some slightly less dangerous birds.


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It was taken with a 50mm prime though, so I the one at the front was really about to bite me!

[snatesan]

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