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A couple from the christmas bird count yesterday. I didn't think hummingbird shot would work because of the chain link but I think it was farther away from the fence than I realized. Pt. Isabel Annas Hummingbird-9744 on Flickralso this sexy beast.  Turkeys- Sunset View cemetery-0026 , on FlickrTom between two Tom's  Tom hanging out with two Thomas graves-9948 on Flickr
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Turkey beards are such a weird thing.
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Word. Turkeys have a lot of weird stuff going on. Wildcat Eucalyptus Owl-0138 on Flickr Wildcat Bushtit Square-0144 on Flickr
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I was so happy to see temperatures in the -30 range for a change since I was finally getting some owls again, but it's back above zero again today.   
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I was so happy to see temperatures in the above zero range because gently caress standing around when the air temperature is -30 with a -37 windchill in a spot where there's zero protection from the wind. Rough-legged Hawk by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Rough-legged Hawk by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Rough-legged Hawk by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Rough-legged Hawk by Tyler Huestis, on FlickrThis is a different Prairie Falcon than last time, it doesn't have the weird toe and there's a bit of noticeable/identifiable damage to the tip of one of the feathers on the right wing. A juvenile Prairie has also been showing up  Prairie Falcon by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Prairie Falcon by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
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Balmy here, although the light was crap. Missed the king tide by 2 hours but the Ridgway's Rails put on a pretty good show. Arrowhead Ridgways Rail-0524 on Flickr Arrowhead Ridgways Rail-0468 on Flickr
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Quick sample of the filming I've been working on for a little video project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcThkD1qQXQ The D500 isn't the easiest or best body to film with (none of the live tracking autofocus that bodies like the GH5 have) but if you can deal with or ameliorate the limitations it can create some beautiful high-bitrate 4K footage (it seems to vary based on the scene but 120-145 Mbps). Paired with the Nikon 200-500mm lens it makes some real pretty video. Kenshin fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Jan 3, 2018 |
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Wonderful! Kenshin posted:Quick sample of the filming I've been working on for a little video project: That's a fine looking sparrow. What's the film for? I went for a hike at a canyon today and, fittingly, saw a Canyon Wren. It's a lifer for me! It kept hopping between the rocks and shrubbery, so I have quite a lot of photos of it slightly out of focus or with a twig across it's face.  
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DorianGravy posted:That's a fine looking sparrow. What's the film for? I figured hey, I have the equipment, the interest, and the ability, so why not? I have some pretty killer 4K drone footage of the wetlands too. I need a few more mornings of filming though, I have some good footage of various species including of that golden-crowned sparrow but I need more interesting behavior footage, and that can involve a bit of luck sometimes. I'd also really like to catch one of the resident beavers on camera, I've seen them but haven't been able to get usable footage yet. Using a D500 + 200-500mm + 16-80mm, DJI Mavic Pro, and a Pixel 2 on a 3-axis motorized stabilizer, plus a Zoom H4n Pro mic for audio (including ambient/background). Shooting it all in 4K30.
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Big post incoming As I was arriving at the grain terminal I saw a big blob on a telephone pole down the road. Sure enough, it was the bald eagle that hangs around on a frequent basis  Bald Eagle by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Bald Eagle by Tyler Huestis, on FlickrAfter about 5-10 minutes it flew north across the train tracks onto a different pole  Bald Eagle by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Bald Eagle by Tyler Huestis, on FlickrAbout 40 min later we observed a raven hunt and kill a pigeon and proceed to start eating it atop the roof of one of the closer buildings. The bald eagle came in and chased the raven off and steal the pigeon. It made a pretty low, close, pass by the parking lot, wasn't able to zoom out quite fast enough on the second pic, they're both uncropped  Bald Eagle by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Bald Eagle by Tyler Huestis, on FlickrAfter the fly-by it went back north and ate lunch on a pole, but was facing westward so I didn't have the grain terminal as a background for these shots  Bald Eagle by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Bald Eagle by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Bald Eagle by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Bald Eagle by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Bald Eagle by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
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neckbeard posted:Big post incoming
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How cool, neckbeard! It was so dark when I took this that I didn't even realize the owl had turned it's head and was facing me.  Wildcat Evening Owl Scowl-0658 on Flickr
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Kenshin posted:I'm going to make my own mini documentary about the wetlands of Magnuson Park here in Seattle during the winter. Cool! Make sure to share it when you finish. neckbeard posted:
That is astounding (but also kind of gross). I visited the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix yesterday. It was lovely there. If you're ever in the area, I'd recommend a visit. It's a little pricey ($25 admission), but there are all sorts of neat cacti and other desert plants. I was listening to David Attenborough's autobiography on the drive there (which is great) and it got me in the mood to explore. Here's a female Gambel's Quail. I love those goofy feathers on their heads.  Here's the male.  A hummingbird of some sort. (How do I tell hummingbirds apart? I'm a little colorblind, so sometimes color isn't the best indicator for me.)  This hummingbird was tamer than most, so I could get fairly close.  A Gila Woodpecker in the evening light.  A European Starling (?). 
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I love the quail- great backgrounds on those (especially the male). Don't know if you are looking for feedback but you might play around with brightening up the hummingbird and woodpecker. I checked the ebird hotspot for that location, and it looks like a young male Rufous Hummingbird was reported on Jan 8. I think that's probably what you have given the extensive tawny color. FWIW I think hummingbirds are really hard anywhere you have more than a couple of species and I have normal color vision so don't feel bad! They're too fast when they're flying and they all tend to look like green lumps with lighter bellies when they are perched. Anyone planning to enter the Audubon Photography Awards?. I've never done it before, but I think I might do it this year.
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Anyone planning to enter the Audubon Photography Awards?. I've never done it before, but I think I might do it this year. 
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I probably will if I can figure out what to enter, though I suppose I can enter more than one photo.
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BetterLekNextTime posted:I love the quail- great backgrounds on those (especially the male). Don't know if you are looking for feedback but you might play around with brightening up the hummingbird and woodpecker. Thanks! I saw the quail immediately after entering the gardens, so it was a nice start. They let me get within five or ten feet. I saw a hummingbird with a dark neck too. And feedback is always welcome! I've gone back and brightened several of the photos, and you're right: it's an improvement. Here's a couple more:  A Curve-billed Thrasher:   BetterLekNextTime posted:Anyone planning to enter the Audubon Photography Awards?. I've never done it before, but I think I might do it this year. That does sound like fun. Any idea if they give any feedback on submissions?
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[edit] I went ahead and entered 3 photos. This contest and the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest are probably the only two photo contests that aren't giant scams online right now. InternetJunky fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Jan 10, 2018 |
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Kenshin posted:I'm going to make my own mini documentary about the wetlands of Magnuson Park here in Seattle during the winter. Cool. I subscribed to your Youtube channel so now you're contractually bound to deliver (that's how it works, right?).
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ExecuDork posted:Cool. I subscribed to your Youtube channel so now you're contractually bound to deliver (that's how it works, right?). Sounds about right! I'm hoping to have it done sometime in February, I work full time and only some of the mornings are usable for shooting this (i.e. when it isn't raining hard and there's at least some light).
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InternetJunky posted:I went ahead and entered 3 photos. This contest and the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest are probably the only two photo contests that aren't giant scams online right now. What sort of regard is the Nature's Best competition stuff held?
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From Monday morning's filming session (1440p export from 4K original, just for quick upload to YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vorXehB0xdc
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Kenshin posted:From Monday morning's filming session (1440p export from 4K original, just for quick upload to YouTube) Nice. It looks sped up when the bird is scratching itself.
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So, similar to my post in the wildlife photography thread, first pass through my family's archive for bird photos. My dad took all of these, I think - I'm including my best guess for species. Juvenile bald eagle  Great blue heron  Turkey  Flamingos  Barred owl  Bald eagle  Loggerhead shrike parking only  No idea  Swans  Black-legged stilts  Nature (or, ignoring the label, red-winged blackbird)  Great white heron  Cattle egret
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DorianGravy posted:Nice. It looks sped up when the bird is scratching itself. Yeah, unfortunately one of the biggest drawbacks to shooting in 30fps is that small, fast motions like that can get so blurred they look slightly sped up. If this (and the next) video go well I'm probably going to invest in a Panasonic GH5 with a 100-400mm lens as a dedicated video rig. Should give me the same reach as my current setup (D500+200-500mm) but 4K60fps recording, 5-axis stabilizer on the sensor, and video auto-focus with subject following. Also will weigh about 1/3 of my current setup. Just not as good as the D500 for photos. I'd still be exporting the final products in 4K30fps but that 60fps would give me some nice slow motion options, and even converted to 30fps without slowing it down should still be better for that sort of fast motion.
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Probably a young Great-horned Owl Huh. Didn't realize we had great horned owls this far south in Florida - my dad took that in his backyard. quote:Rough-legged hawk- I've spent a lot of time in Wyoming in March/April and this is really evocative of those big, cold landscapes. love it! That was taken in Oregon, actually.  From our California trip on our way up to Crater Lake.quote:Great Egret- the lighting on this is fantastic I checked and "great white heron" is what people in my area tend to call great egrets. Late evening in the Florida mangroves.
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I for some reason completely forgot we had a bird shootin' thread and god drat I am an idiot because I shoot a ton of 'em. The Olympus 300mm f/4 is a phenomenal lens too. BRW11037 by Ben Wilcox, on FlickrAn Osprey on the Florida gulf coast with lunch.  BRW30178 by Ben Wilcox, on FlickrA heron (?) of some variety at the Cincinnati Zoo. I'll get some more up when I can. I'm going to Tanzania and Kenya in March and really looking forward to it.
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Cythereal posted:I checked and "great white heron" is what people in my area tend to call great egrets. Late evening in the Florida mangroves. To make it even more confusing, southern Florida has Great Blue Herons that are completely white instead of blue and are sometimes called "Great White Herons." They have darker, thicker bills than Great Egrets.
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More from the family archive. Little blue heron - Ding Darling Bird Sanctuary  Brown thrasher - backyard  Carolina wren - backyard  Northern cardinal - backyard  Blue jay - backyard  rear end in a top hat (red-bellied woodpecker) - bird feeder  Owl - backyard  Limpkins? - Everglades National Park  Goshawk? - Yellowstone National Park
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Couple rainbow lorikeet shots. They have a tongue like a swimming pool cleaner. Considering that they eat a lot of nectar, it makes sense.  High on sugar water:  Really enjoying this GH5+Olympus 40-150 / teleconverter combo.
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This one looks sweet, but is it possible to do some clone stamping/content-aware fill for where that branch is in front of the building on the left? Maybe it's me, but I just find my eye drawn to it and it distracts from the scene
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neckbeard posted:This one looks sweet, but is it possible to do some clone stamping/content-aware fill for where that branch is in front of the building on the left? Maybe it's me, but I just find my eye drawn to it and it distracts from the scene I can try! thanks for the suggestion.
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