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indigoe posted:I just recently got a camera after not owning one for like 15 years and found this thread to be hugely inspiring. Most of the shots here have been amazing and I hope I can come close some day. I live near a river and some marshlands and I found out there are over 150 species of birds here so I've been going for walks to see what I can spot. Got some fresh air, learned about the local wild life and took some pictures in the process.
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indigoe posted:Asahi Pentax SMC 50mm f1.7 They're all quite good but I really like this one. That lens also rules, pentax supremacy. I tried getting close to some ducks with my ME Super today but they were having none of it.
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I went down to the refuge the other day, and found a pond completely full of mallards (although it looks like there's a pair of black ducks mingling at lower right). In hindsight I think this one needed a little more depth of field. Flock by venusian-weasel, on Flickr Attempts to move a little closer resulted in vast swaths of the population fleeing  Taking Flight by venusian-weasel, on Flickr The black ducks were a little less skittish  Black Duck by venusian-weasel, on Flickr A couple from around the house:  Cardinal by venusian-weasel, on Flickr  Red-Bellied Woodpecker by venusian-weasel, on Flickr
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Venusian Weasel posted:I went down to the refuge the other day, and found a pond completely full of mallards (although it looks like there's a pair of black ducks mingling at lower right). In hindsight I think this one needed a little more depth of field. Wow! I've never seen anything like that with mallards that didn't involve people feeding bread.
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I've spent a bit of time this evening trying to clear some of my backlog, and I saw a few birds last April in Vancouver. I have something to post here again! Evening in Vancouver 4 by Execudork, on Flickr  Evening in Vancouver 5 by Execudork, on Flickr  Backyard Chickens 2 by Execudork, on Flickr ***CHICKEN CLOSE-UP***  Backyard Chickens 3 by Execudork, on Flickr
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Feb 28, 2014 02:50
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A few more from the refuge: Escape by venusian-weasel, on Flickr  Wood Ducks by venusian-weasel, on Flickr  On the Hunt by venusian-weasel, on Flickr  Whistling Swan by venusian-weasel, on Flickr  Lonely Hunter by venusian-weasel, on Flickr
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Feb 28, 2014 05:02
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Northern Flicker  Long-billed curlew 
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Graniteman posted:Northern Flicker I love this bird in this one - the feathers are just brushing against the foliage, and it perfectly displays the colored feather shafts distinctive to the northern flicker.
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I can't ID this one. A heron? In Cuba.  Unidentified Cuban Bird by torgeaux, on Flickr  Turkey Vulture Taking Off by torgeaux, on Flickr  Flying Kestrel by torgeaux, on Flickr  Closer Crop American Kestrel Top of Tree by torgeaux, on Flickr  Bahama Mockingbird by torgeaux, on Flickr
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torgeaux posted:I can't ID this one. A heron? In Cuba. torgeaux posted:
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torgeaux posted:I can't ID this one. A heron? In Cuba. Maybe this guy Great Lizard Cuckoo
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Maybe this guy Great Lizard Cuckoo I think this is it! When he flew off, he was definitely shaped like this.
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Thanks for the encouraging words. Here is something from today. I was balancing on a rock trying not to fall in the mud and all the shots came out slightly out of focus so this is the best I could produce from the series. Great Egret  Australian White Ibis - it was quite dark under the mangroves  Pied Currawong
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I love American Dippers, but I don't love my pictures of one.   Lynn Canyon 24 by Execudork, on Flickr
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Moon Potato posted:Nice. Kestrels are very small and hard to get close to - I've had difficulty having them take up much of the frame in any of my shots. The hunting range of several Kestrels is very near me when I'm in Cuba. They're tiny, but if you shoot from a vehicle, they won't spook too badly from power lines/trees. This was probably my best with the 2x teleconverter on. Was guessing on exposure because it was so bright behind it.  Kestrel 600mm by torgeaux, on Flickr Generally a good bird trip. Nothing exotic, but for the Great Lizard Cuckoo, but some opportunities for common birds in nice light/settings. The helmeted guinea fowl are the toughest, they shy away way more than any other birds.  Ugly Helmeted Guinea Fowl by torgeaux, on Flickr  Good Colors by torgeaux, on Flickr  Getting a Meal by torgeaux, on Flickr
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I went out to get in a long day of filming before the rain started again, and had some great encounters. I spent the early afternoon shadowing a Red-tailed Hawk that was stalking waterfowl  red-tail-hunting by Redwood Planet, on Flickr A peregrine was soaring right above me for a while before it headed over to the bay and dove at some shorebirds  peregrine-soar by Redwood Planet, on Flickr Egret Buddies  egret-buddies by Redwood Planet, on Flickr After I packed up for the day and was headed back to my car, a pair of bitterns came out right next to the trail and started hunting for worms in the grass. I was afraid they'd fly off from the racket of setting up a tripod and camera, but they kept going about their business  bittern-eating-worm by Redwood Planet, on Flickr Where were you hiding that neck?  torgeaux posted:The hunting range of several Kestrels is very near me when I'm in Cuba. They're tiny, but if you shoot from a vehicle, they won't spook too badly from power lines/trees. This was probably my best with the 2x teleconverter on. Was guessing on exposure because it was so bright behind it. That's great. The kestrels that I've seen in my town like to hang out on the lights over a freeway interchange and inside a gated community, so they're very hard to get close to. I never see them in any of my favorite birding spots, probably due to all the larger, more aggressive raptors. Moon Potato fucked around with this message at 09:26 on Mar 2, 2014 |
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torgeaux posted:Mockingbirds I love mockingbirds. And Kestrels. Gorgeous photos. Moon Potato posted:Bitterns I love Bitterns, they walk so funny. So I just realized why I have no pictures to post here anymore. I recently got a pair of really nice IS binoculars and they totally blow away my tired old 5Dc and 100-300mm f5.6. Now I just want to spend all my time watching the birds instead of photographing them. The 200-600 f6.3 coming out may help me turn this around.
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Aquila posted:I love Bitterns, they walk so funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0-PbWbksuE There was one spot int he footage where the last rays of the setting sun caught its head that I especially liked  bittern-hunting by Redwood Planet, on Flickr And, since I haven't posted a pooping bird in a while... 
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Moon Potato posted:Where were you hiding that neck? That's like Jordan's dunk in Space Jam. But a bird instead of MJ. And a neck instead of an arm.
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I did a double-take when I saw this. Here's a very similar shot I took a few weeks ago in Discovery Park in Seattle:  I will say though that your DoF is gorgeously creamy. Your lens + f-stop or post-processing?
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Kenshin posted:I did a double-take when I saw this. Here's a very similar shot I took a few weeks ago in Discovery Park in Seattle: DoF due to lens + f-stop.
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Dread Head posted:DoF due to lens + f-stop. Do tell?
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Kenshin posted:Do tell? Not sure what there is to say really. Was shot with a D800 and a 200-400mm at 400mm f5 (Full Exif). Robin was probably about 10 feet away.
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Kenshin posted:Do tell? I think the big difference is that Dread Head's is from a lower angle than yours, practically flat along the ground, so there's much more foreground and background in shot to be out-of-focus.
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One Swell Foop posted:I think the big difference is that Dread Head's is from a lower angle than yours, practically flat along the ground, so there's much more foreground and background in shot to be out-of-focus. Also that, I was laying prone using a beanbag to support the lens.
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Makes sense, my shot was from a similar distance but shot supported on the back of a park bench, and at 400mm f/8
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Kenshin posted:Do tell? photography 101
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Pukestain Pal posted:photography 101 Well duh, I was asking for the details.
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Kenshin posted:Well duh, I was asking for the details. He doesn't need to give you details, he's better than you. He's published.
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ansel autisms posted:He doesn't need to give you details, he's better than you. He's published. oh give me a break. I don't think anyone on here really needs to explain dof. obviously someone wanted to waste their money and change my avatar.
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Pukestain Pal posted:oh give me a break. I don't think anyone on here really needs to explain dof. obviously someone wanted to waste their money and change my avatar. Maybe they like to show emotions in the moment by creating and maintaining avatars.
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Pukestain Pal posted:oh give me a break. I don't think anyone on here really needs to explain dof. obviously someone wanted to waste their money and change my avatar. Oh give me a break. I don't think anyone else on here really thought this was a good post to make 8 hours after Dread Head explained what made his shot different. Pukestain Pal posted:photography 101
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MrBlandAverage posted:Oh give me a break. I don't think anyone else on here really thought this was a good post to make 8 hours after Dread Head explained what made his shot different. 8th-snype posted:Maybe they like to show emotions in the moment by creating and maintaining avatars. Well, I'm getting baited for a probation, might as well preempt it. [Edit: Wow, some dude's kid saw that. Edgy as hell. Get the gently caress out and don't come back. (There was a picture of a dick and a making GBS threads rear end here).] (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST) (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
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Well that escalated quickly.Moon Potato posted:Yes, they do. The girlfriend and I liken them to a Kiwi doing a Monty Python silly walk. How frustrated are you when the birds moves out of the frame? This was fun to watch, which isn't too surprising since I enjoy watching birds. Graniteman posted:Long-billed curlew This is a great shot.
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accipter posted:How frustrated are you when the birds moves out of the frame? This was fun to watch, which isn't too surprising since I enjoy watching birds.
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That bittern video and gif are great! I watched a eurasian bittern stalk through a bunch of reeds a couple months ago, I though it looked like a dinosaur. One of my favourite birds.
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They also swim, which is pretty  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddWGLRE_jSk (not my video)
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Some sort of woodpecker in my yard. Really need to get back the the parents' house and shoot the birdfeeders on the porch; 300mm on a crop sensor is short when the bird is tiny and 50 feet up a tree. I would put a feeder outside my window but I have a cat.
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Bad Angus! Bad!