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I'm trying to get better at taking shots of birds while in flight, so here are some more of Cookie: Kookaburra by hookshot88, on Flickr  Kookaburra by hookshot88, on Flickr  Kookaburra by hookshot88, on Flickr  Kookaburra by hookshot88, on Flickr This is the kookaburra dive-bombing a worm on the ground.  Kookaburra by hookshot88, on Flickr And then eating it:  Kookaburra by hookshot88, on Flickr
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HookShot posted:I'm trying to get better at taking shots of birds while in flight, so here are some more of Cookie:
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Sep 5, 2011 07:48
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ruro posted:I like the first shot, if only you'd been able to catch the flight up from behind!
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Sep 5, 2011 11:45
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So I got my new (used) 70-220 lens in the mail, and man is manual focusing hard! I use a Sony NEX with focus peaking enabled which helps a bit, but I still foresee a lot of practice in the future. Yo duck! by Danish danish, on Flickr
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Sep 10, 2011 14:53
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You aussies get the coolest looking birds. A few weeks ago I heard funny screaming outside and went out on the balcony to check what sort of nightmare child would make that noise. Instead, I spotted this guy sitting on the neighbour's balcony. He had apparently just snacked on one of our usual neighbourhood sparrows or pigeons. I live in central Berlin and had never expected to see a bird of prey up close here, of all places. Hope he comes back! It's a falcon if I'm not mistaken? I used to know birds back in school but haven't really used the knowledge since.  IMG_7042 by Norrskensren
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Sep 10, 2011 16:03
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Lady Sparrow-hawk I believe. http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/sparrowhawk/index.aspx
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Sep 10, 2011 16:09
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I've been having so much trouble with the Lorikeets. It's really hard to get good shots when you're shooting into a tree in broad daylight, I can't seem to get the exposure right. These were from today. Two lorikeets fighting over what I could only guess was the same branch in the giant tree. Then a third one started watching, and joined in, and a 4th one came over to watch:  Lorikeets by hookshot88, on Flickr  Lorikeets by hookshot88, on Flickr  Lorikeets by hookshot88, on Flickr  Lorikeets by hookshot88, on Flickr
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Sep 13, 2011 11:12
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Here's some oldies from a trip to Australia Can someone identify this guy?  bird by Brian.M.K, on Flickr  bird by Brian.M.K, on Flickr  emu by Brian.M.K, on Flickr Can we include bats?  bat by Brian.M.K, on Flickr
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Sep 13, 2011 19:56
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Rot posted:Can someone identify this guy? Victoria Crowned Pigeon.
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Sep 13, 2011 20:30
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Birds look weird when they blink.  DSC_0126.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr
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Sep 14, 2011 02:54
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HookShot posted:I've been having so much trouble with the Lorikeets.
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Sep 14, 2011 06:50
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ruro posted:Looks like you're going to have to do it at a different time, and hopefully not in that tree as it looks like an awkward angle! Yeah, it really sucks. I'm basically shooting straight up into the tree from down below. Because it's inside the tree it gets pretty dark, so if it's not broad daylight I can't get the shutter speed high enough to freeze their movements, but when it is broad daylight it still messes up the exposure. I'm mostly just trying different things to try and fix this every time, I think this effort was better than my last one but they're still tough to take photos of. Sadly, that tree is the only one I can take photos of the local lorikeets in. In the 1+ year that I've lived here I've never seen one on the ground, they fly in between the really big trees around here and that seems to be it.
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HookShot posted:Yeah, it really sucks. I'm basically shooting straight up into the tree from down below. Because it's inside the tree it gets pretty dark, so if it's not broad daylight I can't get the shutter speed high enough to freeze their movements, but when it is broad daylight it still messes up the exposure.
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Chickens! chicken by Brian.M.K, on Flickr It was tough to get a good picture of this guy, but I like the photobomb in this one:  rooster by Brian.M.K, on Flickr
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^^ hahaha the pullet looking through the rooster's bum in that second shot is absolutely awesome.ruro posted:If you are in south east Queensland the Mt Cootha botanical gardens is magic for Lorikeets in the afternoon. Although last time I was there photographing them a Cockatoo felt the need to swoop us a bit. I'm a bit too far south for Mt Cootha sadly. I'm not super keen on awesome Lorikeet photos, I just like the challenge of trying to take the ones in our tree properly.
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Sep 21, 2011 01:53
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 DSC_0100.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr  DSC_0012.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr Tried putting some of these in black and White to save them, I think I like how they came out.  DSC_0082.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr  DSC_0080.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr  DSC_0011.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr
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Sep 23, 2011 01:24
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Ah to have a feeder... DSC_8608 by dedianmn, on Flickr Took some more at a local WMA with a platform overlooking a big pond. Forgot about shutter speed, so when a huge osprey (maybe?) circled overhead, all 20 or so pictures were blurry. Next time!
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Sep 24, 2011 00:06
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Finally got a good shot of this bastard.  No one likes a Blue Jay by MrDespair, on Flickr
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Woke up and saw a pigeon sitting on the flagpole next door. Not ten seconds go by from I have my camera ready before another bird comes by and knocks the other one down. This was taken a split second before that happened. Manual focus is still hard, and I wish i had a longer lens than a 220mm.  Knockdown by Danish danish, on Flickr Edit: I took this picture of a Hen with a cheap 35mm f1.7 c-mount chineese lens.  Heng by Danish danish, on Flickr Also, more pigeons.  Flock'n by Danish danish, on Flickr -Anders fucked around with this message at 11:04 on Sep 24, 2011 |
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Sep 24, 2011 08:28
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Why can't all birds be as easy to shoot as swans?  
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Sep 25, 2011 03:07
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Birds walking. 2011-657 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr And fly away.  2011-658 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr
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Apparently I have a thing for photographing *parts* of birds. Duckbutt! by sulakkalus, on Flickr Well, part of one anyway.  Poor guy. Winging It by sulakkalus, on Flickr
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 An angry northern mockingbird trying to chase off a crow. The only problem with its plan was there was a good constant breeze going that kept it from actually reaching the crow. I've got a few more pictures of the mocker getting blown away shortly after this and trying a couple more times before giving up and landing dejectedly on a lower branch while the crow barely reacts at all. A for effort, little guy.
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I've gotten a bit better at taking the lorikeets in the trees.  Lorikeet by hookshot88, on Flickr (didn't realize how noisy that shot was, gonna have to fix it)  Lorikeets by hookshot88, on Flickr And some noisy miners having a feed:  Noisy Miners by hookshot88, on Flickr  Noisy Miner by hookshot88, on Flickr  Noisy Miner by hookshot88, on Flickr  Noisy Miner by hookshot88, on Flickr
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Any comments on the processing/composition of these? These were taken at a park where most birds just let you walk right up to them, so it's just a little less cheating than a zoo I guess. DSC_9322 by dedianmn, on Flickr  DSC_9329 by dedianmn, on Flickr The following were taken at a local wildlife management area that has all sorts of geese and other water birds coming and going this time of year. I tried using shutter priority at 1/1250, but that might have been too slow.  DSC_9249 by dedianmn, on Flickr  DSC_9228 by dedianmn, on Flickr
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The light was amazing tonight. Autumn is really showing off as well. Can anyone identify this bird? I'm in NE Wisconsin if that helps. I'm used to only seeing mallard ducks, geese, and the occasional heron and pelican. No idea what this is. On the Fox River by Chad Larson Photography, on Flickr
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Oct 4, 2011 01:50
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Double-crested cormorant, it looks like.
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Oct 4, 2011 01:58
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William T. Hornaday posted:Double-crested cormorant, it looks like. After doing a Google search , I do believe you are correct. Thank you!
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Anyone use a 1.4x TC with a 70-200 f4L? I'm wondering how much power I'll actually be getting, since it would only take me to 280mm vs. 200. A 2x tele won't work as that would make it f/8 and I'll lose autofocus, right?
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INTJ Mastermind posted:Anyone use a 1.4x TC with a 70-200 f4L? I'm wondering how much power I'll actually be getting, since it would only take me to 280mm vs. 200. A 2x tele won't work as that would make it f/8 and I'll lose autofocus, right? Well, you will gain some reach, which can be helpful at times. The 70-200/4 is a good enough lens that you will see little IQ loss with the 1.4x (assuming you aren't using a crap one). As for the 2x, you will see serious deterioration in image quality. If your camera has liveview you can still use autofocus in live view (contrast detect) but it will be slow.
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Blue Jays are way nicer when they don't have to worry about roving flocks of blackbirds.  DSC_0540.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr  DSC_0403.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr  DSC_0197.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr
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Fairly tame hummingbirds in my lemon tree Hummingbird by Graniteman, on Flickr  Hummingbird by Graniteman, on Flickr Graniteman fucked around with this message at 07:38 on Dec 5, 2011 |
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 Allen's Hummingbird by The original David L, on Flickr Tried birding with my 70-200 F4L. Good quality optics, but I feel some more reach might have been helpful.
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Oct 23, 2011 09:02
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Kayaking + photography is such a great combo for bird photography. If you sneak in without much movement the birds tolerate much closer human presence than normal. This is not a crop:
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InternetJunky posted:Kayaking + photography is such a great combo for bird photography. If you sneak in without much movement the birds tolerate much closer human presence than normal. This is not a crop: Holy crap that's awesome. Can you see your reflection in the loon's eye?
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Can you see your reflection in the loon's eye? Totally unrelated, but here's a shot from some trumpeter swans I was trying to sneak up on yesterday. They are crazy nervous birds. 
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Oct 24, 2011 15:21
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Mr. Despair posted:Blue Jays are way nicer when they don't have to worry about roving flocks of blackbirds. Love how vibrant the colours on this one are, wish there were more Blue Jays in my area, I'm lucky to see one every 2-3 months. Went to the park the other day, all the geese and ducks are stopping by as they make their way south.  geese at the park by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  geese at the park by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  diving duck by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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neckbeard posted:Love how vibrant the colours on this one are, wish there were more Blue Jays in my area, I'm lucky to see one every 2-3 months. Thanks, having a bird feeder helped a lot. Sadly this whole past week I haven't had time before school to check them out, and by the time I get home it's too dark to get good shots And I just got a new lens for the Jay too  I should just make a detour to the lake before school to check out the birds there though, hrm. New lens was totally worth it though.  DSC_0950.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr  DSC_0831.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr
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I spent some time shooting from my kayak today. Heron:  Swan family:  Baby swan:  Swan digging up weeds: 
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Went to a Canon workshop at the local zoo this weekend, got to play with the 400/2.8. Do want. _MG_9712.jpg by justin.wake, on Flickr
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