Very nice series, Talys. I especially like the 3rd picture. 8)
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Jack Douglas said:Talys, last winter or maybe the one before I spent a lot of time trying to get shots such as your chickadees.
It is indeed challenging and luck plays maybe too big of a part in it but it's fun to try. Your shots are good but it seems we have quite a bit working against us.
The focus needs to be perfect (totally luck, pre-focused), the shutter speed needs to be very high for maximum sharpness (now where does that needed extra light come from) and who's to say when the antics are going to occur (sometimes we do find birds preoccupied in their own world for quite long). High fps might help but no guarantee and there is no flash capability that can couple with high fps so that leads back to just a single shot or maybe two low power bursts. Then there is the trade off of using a wider lens and having to crop just to insure that the birds are in the frame and that leads to noise at typical ISOs.
I'd be interested in tips or ideas on how to best overcome all these challenges!
Recently with my visiting Cedar waxwings I tried shooting 60 fps 4K video and that has promise but lots of challenges too.
Jack
Click said:Very nice series, Talys. I especially like the 3rd picture. 8)
Click said:I really like your picture, Jack.
Talys said:@Jack - that's a fantastic shot of a chickadee 8)
You are absolutely right; with every bird, the first few are super exciting, and they get less so as you accumulate many of them
All the big birds of prey and waterfowl though, I always get really excited about if the sun's right. I wish I could catch some photos of owls, no such luck yet -- mostly because the places to go are very out of the way for me.
The only owl photo I have is a night security camera at the house.. one came right onto one of our balconies
Jack Douglas said:What I, maybe we, need to do is keep aiming for the perfect pose or situation that is not the same old ho hum. Could be common old chickadees or whatever we have relatively easy access to, but keep watching for a special activity. That's why I'd prefer your shots over mine. Never the less, any decent flight shot of a small bird is not exactly everyday common.
I also have only DSLR shot one owl - a Great-horned in BC, Canada
Jack
Talys said:Jack Douglas said:What I, maybe we, need to do is keep aiming for the perfect pose or situation that is not the same old ho hum. Could be common old chickadees or whatever we have relatively easy access to, but keep watching for a special activity. That's why I'd prefer your shots over mine. Never the less, any decent flight shot of a small bird is not exactly everyday common.
I also have only DSLR shot one owl - a Great-horned in BC, Canada
Jack
For sure! I couldn't agree more.
I live in BC, Canada; have trekked east-west from Vancouver Island to Alberta, and north as far as Williams Lake and Bella Coola... what I would do for a chance to photograph great horned owls or snowy whites
Cog said:Another pose of a marsh harrier:
Adrianf said:Eye in the sky!
Click said:Cog said:Another pose of a marsh harrier:
Great shot, Cog.