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It looks like to me that you went AWOL with Harry!serendipidy said:Jack Douglas said:Was beginning to wonder if we'd ever see Harry again!Lovely shots.
Jack
Thanks Jack. Harry, Jr was AWOL for 2 months and I thought maybe something had happened to him. He returned on Christmas day and, although his skills were rusty, we managed to catch some fish.
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Winter Songbirds
Just a few songbirds from the past couple of months. Haven't been doing as much bird photography...not as much photography in general, rally...the last six months or so. Other things to do, and a lot of my time is spent on astrophotography (after you get the data, then you gotta make something of it...and THAT is where all the time goes. )
Anyway, finches, chickadee, and a junco. The winter staples. All natural perches this time. I had a setup, but there were actually so many birds crawling all over it at once that the good opportunities were on all the branches where the other birds were waiting. ;P
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 600mm f/4 L II + 2x TC III
Handheld & Gitzo GT3532LS w/ Jobu Pro 2
Just a few songbirds from the past couple of months. Haven't been doing as much bird photography...not as much photography in general, rally...the last six months or so. Other things to do, and a lot of my time is spent on astrophotography (after you get the data, then you gotta make something of it...and THAT is where all the time goes.
) Anyway, finches, chickadee, and a junco. The winter staples. All natural perches this time. I had a setup, but there were actually so many birds crawling all over it at once that the good opportunities were on all the branches where the other birds were waiting. ;P
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 600mm f/4 L II + 2x TC III
Handheld & Gitzo GT3532LS w/ Jobu Pro 2
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Thanks, Rpt.
Heh, I didn't notice it before, but all the birds are facing the same direction. One guess what's in that direction....
Heh, I didn't notice it before, but all the birds are facing the same direction. One guess what's in that direction....
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rpt said:It looks like to me that you went AWOL with Harry!serendipidy said:Jack Douglas said:Was beginning to wonder if we'd ever see Harry again!
Jack
Thanks Jack. Harry, Jr was AWOL for 2 months and I thought maybe something had happened to him. He returned on Christmas day and, although his skills were rusty, we managed to catch some fish.
You are right rpt. I kinda got busy with other things and also was in a bit of a photographic slump, but interest has returned.
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Beautiful series...I love the color of the first one.jrista said:Winter Songbirds
Just a few songbirds from the past couple of months. Haven't been doing as much bird photography...not as much photography in general, rally...the last six months or so. Other things to do, and a lot of my time is spent on astrophotography (after you get the data, then you gotta make something of it...and THAT is where all the time goes.
Anyway, finches, chickadee, and a junco. The winter staples. All natural perches this time. I had a setup, but there were actually so many birds crawling all over it at once that the good opportunities were on all the branches where the other birds were waiting. ;P
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 600mm f/4 L II + 2x TC III
Handheld & Gitzo GT3532LS w/ Jobu Pro 2
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jrista said:Winter Songbirds
Just a few songbirds from the past couple of months. Haven't been doing as much bird photography...not as much photography in general, rally...the last six months or so. Other things to do, and a lot of my time is spent on astrophotography (after you get the data, then you gotta make something of it...and THAT is where all the time goes.
Anyway, finches, chickadee, and a junco. The winter staples. All natural perches this time. I had a setup, but there were actually so many birds crawling all over it at once that the good opportunities were on all the branches where the other birds were waiting. ;P
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 600mm f/4 L II + 2x TC III
Handheld & Gitzo GT3532LS w/ Jobu Pro 2
1 and 4 are particular beauties!
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Thanks, everyone! Glad you like the shots.
I wanted to note, all of those were 1200mm f/8-10 on the 5D III. People worry about a TC reducing IQ...it really doesn't have to. They were all shot either on a tripod, or handheld with the lens resting on my deck railing. With proper stability, you can get the most out of even extreme equipment configurations.
Glad you like the shots. I wanted to note, all of those were 1200mm f/8-10 on the 5D III. People worry about a TC reducing IQ...it really doesn't have to. They were all shot either on a tripod, or handheld with the lens resting on my deck railing. With proper stability, you can get the most out of even extreme equipment configurations.
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jrista said:Winter Songbirds
Just a few songbirds from the past couple of months. Haven't been doing as much bird photography...not as much photography in general, rally...the last six months or so. Other things to do, and a lot of my time is spent on astrophotography (after you get the data, then you gotta make something of it...and THAT is where all the time goes.
Anyway, finches, chickadee, and a junco. The winter staples. All natural perches this time. I had a setup, but there were actually so many birds crawling all over it at once that the good opportunities were on all the branches where the other birds were waiting. ;P
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 600mm f/4 L II + 2x TC III
Handheld & Gitzo GT3532LS w/ Jobu Pro 2
Nice work! I especially like numbers one through four. You gotta love our avian friends.
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