Show your Bird Portraits
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Can we ban this Gary fellow to give some others half a chance! ;D
Seriously though, another splendid shot, Gary you must either have the patience of a saint or the luck of the Irish. How long do you have to wait for this to happen where you are set up?
Cheers Graham.
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WOW, again thanks to all for the great shots. Don, at least you have someone playing in the white stuff. I'm still emulating Seridipidy with my CarlTN's "common folk" tricked into posing.
However, I now have a bunch of old blankets sewn into a hanging blind suspended from my deck canopy. Tripod set up, props nicely placed, book in hand reading while sitting on a lawn chair with electric heater at my feet!! ;D
I was happy to get this pose today.
6D 300 640th F10 ISO 1250
Jack
However, I now have a bunch of old blankets sewn into a hanging blind suspended from my deck canopy. Tripod set up, props nicely placed, book in hand reading while sitting on a lawn chair with electric heater at my feet!! ;D
I was happy to get this pose today.
6D 300 640th F10 ISO 1250
Jack
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A Panorama from the great white north...
These ducks hang around all winter and live off of handouts.. you can get VERY close to them, particularly if you have food. This section of river normally stays open here all winter (rapids) but this year it is completely frozen over and a number of ducks have lost their feet to frostbite... plus they have to eat snow to get water. A very rough year on them.
The last day that got up to "seasonal average" was in mid-November.... I have a hard time believing that they stayed.
These ducks hang around all winter and live off of handouts.. you can get VERY close to them, particularly if you have food. This section of river normally stays open here all winter (rapids) but this year it is completely frozen over and a number of ducks have lost their feet to frostbite... plus they have to eat snow to get water. A very rough year on them.
The last day that got up to "seasonal average" was in mid-November.... I have a hard time believing that they stayed.
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Don, news yesterday - Great Lakes frozen over - wow. But it's hot in Australia, wonder what the average is for the planet?
Sad to see the wildlife suffer but it's the way of the wild as it's always been.
Nice to see this thread continue to grow with lots of newcomers.
Jack
Sad to see the wildlife suffer but it's the way of the wild as it's always been.
Nice to see this thread continue to grow with lots of newcomers.
Jack
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I love that it is worldwide and we get to see wonderful shots from across the globe...Jack Douglas said:Don, news yesterday - Great Lakes frozen over - wow. But it's hot in Australia, wonder what the average is for the planet?
Sad to see the wildlife suffer but it's the way of the wild as it's always been.
Nice to see this thread continue to grow with lots of newcomers.
Jack
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Been watching The Life of Birds documentary by the BBC, and so was happy to see Gary's "Love Dance" and Steven's heron fetching nest-building materials Timely and well-executed captures one can only dream about.
Here's a Brown Shrike from day 2 of practicing with my Tamron at 600mm on 6D, f 8, 1/320, ISO 640 handheld (some cropping, sharpening, tweaking contrast, as the mid-afternoon side light was still a bit harsh):
Perched Brown Shrike
PS: BTW, for the sake of educating new birders like me, please do try to ID the birds posted -- thanks.
Timely and well-executed captures one can only dream about.Here's a Brown Shrike from day 2 of practicing with my Tamron at 600mm on 6D, f 8, 1/320, ISO 640 handheld (some cropping, sharpening, tweaking contrast, as the mid-afternoon side light was still a bit harsh):
Perched Brown Shrike
PS: BTW, for the sake of educating new birders like me, please do try to ID the birds posted -- thanks.
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"Here's a Brown Shrike from day 2 of practicing with my Tamron at 600mm on 6D, f 8, 1/320, ISO 640 handheld (some cropping, sharpening, tweaking contrast, as the mid-afternoon side light was still a bit harsh):
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Can't complain about that! The future looks bright.
Jack
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Can't complain about that! The future looks bright.
Jack
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My 1st bird portrait on CR
Hey guys!
I'd like to share my 1st bird portrait on this lovely forum with you.
A little hummingbird, shot in Costa Rica a few weeks ago.
Tech specs:
Canon EOS 70D - EF100-400mm @400mm - 1/400 sec - f/7,1 - ISO 640
I'm curious for your feedback!
Hey guys!
I'd like to share my 1st bird portrait on this lovely forum with you.
A little hummingbird, shot in Costa Rica a few weeks ago.
Tech specs:
Canon EOS 70D - EF100-400mm @400mm - 1/400 sec - f/7,1 - ISO 640
I'm curious for your feedback!
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