Post your best bird shots!

[Sheiky]

Those hummingbird photos are really really good! All the practice pays off I see I would normally prefer natural light, but the light of the flashes is well done, not that artificial at all.

[bob williams]

Those hummingbird photos are really really good! All the practice pays off I see I would normally prefer natural light, but the light of the flashes is well done, not that artificial at all.

Thanks Jan, I don't like it either when the flash is too overbearing or artificial looking.

Here are some more from this AM. Not quite as good as yesterday----I am running out of different kinds of flowers, perhaps its time for a run to the garden store.

I normally don't like to post feeder shots, But I couldn't help myself in this case:







and one more---sorry, no flowers

[Joel Eade]

I really like the second one in the series.....perfect angle with the bird facing toward the camera, awesome!!!!

[bob williams]

Thanks Joel, BTW, I really like working with the printed background, so much easier to light. I even ordered another print today---this one is primarily green bushes, with no blue, yellow or red flowers. Hopefully I'll be able to shoot with it tonight or tomorrow..

P.S. Norma and I just bougt 80 lbs of fresh roasted green chile; i'll be bagging and freezing them this afternoon

[ddt0725]

Thanks Joel, BTW, I really like working with the printed background, so much easier to light. I even ordered another print today---this one is primarily green bushes, with no blue, yellow or red flowers. Hopefully I'll be able to shoot with it tonight or tomorrow..

P.S. Norma and I just bougt 80 lbs of fresh roasted green chile; i'll be bagging and freezing them this afternoon

Lovely shots, Bob! Hard to decide which I like best ...I love them all!!

Printed backgrounds? Could you elaborate? Are these large size shots that you have taken and printed or something else?

[Jayson]

Thanks Mark---No printing yet; I'm going to see what else the weekend brings.

Bob, Adoramapix has a great sale right now on prints. I believe 16x20s are $5.

[bob williams]

Lovely shots, Bob! Hard to decide which I like best ...I love them all!!

Printed backgrounds? Could you elaborate? Are these large size shots that you have taken and printed or something else?

Thanks DD, and your right, I went out and took some blurry pictures of bushes, flower plants, trees etc just anything that would look like a real (but OOF) background. I picked my favorite out of the bunch and had it printed at staples (use matt finish if available). The first one I printed was 24x36, but I realized it doesn't need to be that big if shooting at 400 or 500 mm. The one I printed today is only 18x24 and half the price. I paid a little extra to have it printed and picked up in one day, but I think Zenfolio, Costco or any of the big box stores are cheaper if you don't mind waiting. I also bought a black foam core board to mount the background on, so I put my big print on one side and two smaller prints on the other---that way I have 3 or maybe 4 different background on one board.

[bob williams]

Bob, Adoramapix has a great sale right now on prints. I believe 16x20s are $5.

There ya go DD, Thanks Jayson, great tip.

[Busted Knuckles]

Does this count???? I think I counted 24 Vultures on my neighbors house one morning last fall.

I don't take too many pictures of birds, so this is my best

[Jayson]

Does this count???? I think I counted 24 Vultures on my neighbors house one morning last fall.

I don't take too many pictures of birds, so this is my best

WOW! Buzzards everywhere. Is there a dead elephant in someone's backyard?