Show your Bird Portraits
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Mr Bean said:Tawny Frogmouth on nest. Not a true owl, but a member of the Nightjar family of birds. A difficult one to spot as they blend in with the bark of the tree. Unfortunately, we found the body of a dead chick, on the ground below this nest. Hopefully, they have a second chick under this adult.
5D3 with 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC.
That is one scary looking bird ! Great shot.
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I rarely post here, although I do look a lot, some really great Images in the thread by a lot of good photographers.
My general rule is if it doesn't have teeth and attitude i pass it by, but from time to time something grabs my attention.
Haven't a clue what this Bird is called, but the colour attracted me.
1Dx 200-400f/4
Masai Mara Kenya.
My general rule is if it doesn't have teeth and attitude i pass it by, but from time to time something grabs my attention.
Haven't a clue what this Bird is called, but the colour attracted me.
1Dx 200-400f/4
Masai Mara Kenya.
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serendipidy said:
Thanks Serendipidy, looked it up after reading your comment, I believe your right, good Bird recognition skills.
Unfortunately for me if it flies it falls into only two categories, Planes or Birds.
And I prefer both on the Ground.
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I like no.2. I might be that you should try a different crop (if you have more to give). A little more water behind and maybe also in front of the swans and a bit less above and below. More like the crop on no.3. The landing-against-the-sun effect was nice. A lower shooting position would also reduce the dominance from the water and give a better perspective. But nice shot.chauncey said:I haven't quite decided on the PP with these images...what say you all?
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I would also like to see more water behind no.4. It's the splashes from his running that adds life to the image. Again, I believe a lower shooting position would improve the perspective and isolate the swan from the large water area.
In general I also prefer color images of swans. Kind of a contradiction, since they are almost black&white by nature, but the subtle colors adds life.
Swans are very beautiful, but quite available. So the challenge to shoot images that stand out is not an easy one.
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Jack Douglas said:
Beautiful capture, Jack. Nice creamy bokeh complements the green iridescence of his back. Looks like he's really happy about something.
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Jack Douglas said:This was hummer heaven for about two weeks but the ladies seemed to have chased all the men away!
6D X2 1600th F7.1 ISO 1250
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Nice one Jack! Lots of color!
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serendipidy said:
Yes, I believe you're 100% Serendipidy!
Nice image Edward, No teeth but it almost looks like blood on his bill, which is quite interesting and apropos for one of your images!
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Thanks guys,
I took a friend there with his D300 and 70 - 300 and he was so happy for the great opportunity but his 450 eq FOV didn't compare too favorably with my 300 X2. Today he's chomping at the bit to get back there next year with his new 1Dx (and probably the 300 f2.8 II X2 III combo??). That's really scary for me since my 6D really struggles with the action, and ....... here we go again.
6D 300 X2 1600th F5.6 ISO 1250
Jack
I took a friend there with his D300 and 70 - 300 and he was so happy for the great opportunity but his 450 eq FOV didn't compare too favorably with my 300 X2. Today he's chomping at the bit to get back there next year with his new 1Dx (and probably the 300 f2.8 II X2 III combo??). That's really scary for me since my 6D really struggles with the action, and ....... here we go again.
6D 300 X2 1600th F5.6 ISO 1250
Jack
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