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Seagulls: Didn't manage to meter and adjust in time, so the sky is totally blown. Clone-stamp doves: Doves are nice to photograph, because they're so used to people being around. All shot with a Canon 60mm 2.8 USM. Supposed to be a macro lens, but it's reasonably fast and the USM helps with AF speed. Click any for big.
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miasma blues posted:Seagulls: gently caress the sky, they look great. I want to see what they look like in black and white.
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# ? Feb 6, 2010 00:22 |
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Can anyone ID this Quail? Taken in Outback NSW, Australia And I would like some opinions on this shot, personally I like it because it was a reflex shot and I didn't expect it to come out this well..
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# ? Feb 6, 2010 16:29 |
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ricepaddydaddy posted:And I would like some opinions on this shot, personally I like it because it was a reflex shot and I didn't expect it to come out this well.. It's really nice. Two ideas though: Give the subject space on the side it looks at. This also applies to most any living subject, or inanimate subjects with faces. Also, try and get the wings in a backward position, so they don't obscure the head and are fully spread. Congrats on having the dof spot on though, it's very narrow so that was a lucky shot. Increase dof by narrowing down aperture if the light permits it.
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# ? Feb 6, 2010 22:33 |
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Looks like a franklin. I saw them a lot growing up in Hawaii. At least that's what we always called them. Edit: I googled it and apparently it's spelled francolin. TigerMoJo fucked around with this message at 05:54 on Feb 7, 2010 |
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Song Sparrow. PS, this site is great for looking for an ID. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/
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# ? Feb 7, 2010 08:49 |
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Dread Head posted:PS, this site is great for looking for an ID. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/ --- Today was pretty awful with horrible overcast until the last hour or two when the sun finally decided to come out. I think this Northern Mockingbird which has lived in my backyard for about a year got caught by a Merlin. Less than an hour later: At least the Merlin looks awesome, though! Going to go buy a box of chocolates, a bathrobe, and a copy of "Circle of Life" by Elton John. edit: false alarm, I'm watching my fat mockingbird buddy in the backyard right now. Guess it was some other sucka that got caught. PREYING MANTITS fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Feb 10, 2010 |
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Field Sparrow: While I would have much preferred to be eye level, I was sitting on some steps and this little guy landed 3 feet away and just kept getting closer and closer. I actually wished I had my macro lens, haha.
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# ? Feb 11, 2010 21:48 |
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Black-crowned Night-Heron: Little Blue Heron:
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# ? Feb 13, 2010 22:56 |
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Turkey Vulture:
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# ? Feb 21, 2010 04:22 |
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Canadian Goose getting ready to nest.
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# ? Feb 22, 2010 17:30 |
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I took these two on pretty my first outing with my 20D and 28-80mm lense. I've already found many of the limitations of this lense, but these two came out alright - at least I think so?
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# ? Feb 27, 2010 00:10 |
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Nice shots Obviously Erratic! I like the colors of the birds. Might want to get rid of that ugly dust spot on the left side though. Field Sparrow:
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# ? Feb 28, 2010 05:45 |
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diarrhea for girls posted:Nice shots Obviously Erratic! I like the colors of the birds. Might want to get rid of that ugly dust spot on the left side though. Wow, I hadn't even noticed the dust spot! I'll need to check over the rest of my shots, I hope that can be cleaned off Thanks That shot is great, it's so sharp and the colours are fantastic. Good job!
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# ? Feb 28, 2010 23:17 |
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Ooh! Awesome Vulture. This is what I was going for with my pelican. Road Runner (meep meep): Pelican: Black-Crowned Night Heron:
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# ? Mar 4, 2010 05:30 |
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My girlfriend and I hit up Ding Darling this weekend (didn't rain like last time thank god). God some alright shots. This is my second trip and I'm still getting used to shooting white birds. One of these weekends I'll feel like getting up earlier and maybe I'll get some morning light. This one was a little late as you can see by the angle, but he's still in flight drat it. I should really invest in some software to process these. Seems a little dark and dull to me. I would have liked to get more of his reflection, but unfortunately that's how it's framed (spot metering on center dot only for XSi). Cropped a bit, but had to for the water drop.
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# ? Mar 8, 2010 04:42 |
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Here is a photo I took of seagulls flying in front of the sunrise near Galveston.
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# ? Mar 8, 2010 09:30 |
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It's not like I've got many opportunities to shoot a bald eagle, and when I do he's not only in an enclosure, but he's backed up right against the chain-link fence so I can't even hide it with bokeh. It's like I went for a photo but ended up with a political metaphor or something. In other news these were all shot with my ancient (~18 years old) 70-300 f/4.5-5.6, and color me surprised but I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. I've had issues with this thing being fuzzy as poo poo wide-open at 300mm, but it was full daylight so I had decent shutter speeds. I know one of the girls who works the bird exhibit, I'd love to get inside someday and do some actual portraits of the birds.
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# ? Mar 8, 2010 16:00 |
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Male Hooded Merganser
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# ? Mar 9, 2010 08:32 |
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I pointed the camera up to meter the sky and there it was! [img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4421354596_ee3f737c9a_o.gif[/img]
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# ? Mar 10, 2010 01:36 |
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Shooting against snow is a real PITA. Especially on a bright day with no clouds. Still, I think these came out ok...
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# ? Mar 15, 2010 05:00 |
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I thought you guys would enjoy this - one lucky SOB featured in the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1258110/Amazing-moment-bald-eagle-chases-catches-starling-mid-air.html Click here for the full 964x650 image.
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# ? Mar 17, 2010 20:59 |
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Holy poo poo that's awesome. Wish I had the patience/luck that guy had. e: After reading the article, I attribute this less to luck. He apparently saw a pattern and capitalized on it. Good for him. Bahama.Llama fucked around with this message at 01:29 on Mar 18, 2010 |
# ? Mar 18, 2010 01:24 |
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drat, I don't know how I'm gonna follow that eagle shot but here's a Black-Crowned Night Heron. He's not a fatass like my previous one.
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# ? Mar 18, 2010 23:32 |
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I didn't even realize we had a thread for bird photography. It is something I hope to get into more once I have a decent long range lens. But for now I did manage to snap some decent photos of some red-tailed hawks that were chowing down on some rabbit. The one eating let me get about 8 feet from it and didn't even care.
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# ? Mar 18, 2010 23:59 |
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TheCaptain posted:drat, I don't know how I'm gonna follow that eagle shot but here's a Black-Crowned Night Heron. He's not a fatass like my previous one. Looking good. Did you find him in a reserve or out and about somewhere?
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# ? Mar 19, 2010 01:21 |
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Dread Head posted:PS, this site is great for looking for an ID. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/ Oh man, I wish they had a mobile version of that site.
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# ? Mar 19, 2010 02:00 |
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Bahama.Llama posted:Looking good. Did you find him in a reserve or out and about somewhere? I took this shot at a bird sanctuary for injured birds but he wasn't part of an enclosure. Many birds from all over would just fly by and hang around in hopes of a free lunch.
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# ? Mar 19, 2010 20:53 |
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I took these at Edinburgh Botanic Gardens trying out my new 70-200 f4L. Two of a Dunnock. A Robin. This one I may have over sharpened, but I can't decide so any suggestions would be helpful.
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# ? Mar 20, 2010 00:16 |
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Geektechboy posted:A Robin. It looks maybe just a tiny bit oversharp, but your version is probably fine -- Flickr runs some fairly serious sharpening on everything you upload.
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# ? Mar 20, 2010 00:30 |
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I don't know what sort of bird this is. Taken at Melbourne Zoo, Australia
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# ? Mar 20, 2010 11:27 |
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# ? Mar 20, 2010 12:33 |
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When I take a picture of a bird in flight they never seem to be 100% in focus.
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# ? Mar 20, 2010 13:38 |
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# ? Mar 21, 2010 04:18 |
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A boring ol Pigeon
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# ? Mar 23, 2010 03:24 |
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Duck-filled pond and this was the best I could get:
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# ? Mar 23, 2010 03:54 |
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I just caught this ad on TV and ended up with the same look on my face. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btk3v5Ni8cY
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# ? Mar 24, 2010 00:49 |
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Eastern Bluebird, I think. Also saw a Northern Shoveler, which was new to me, but the picture wasn't much account.
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# ? Mar 24, 2010 01:09 |
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Finally, a picture of mine that isn't completely centered around a bird feeder. And, here's two with feeders.
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# ? Mar 25, 2010 02:07 |
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Took some shots of birds in the park. Unfortunately, nothing too interesting since the weather isn't great yet. Tongsy fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Mar 25, 2010 |
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