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[Cog]

Gymnastics:

 

[Click]

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!

Hello Marc,

Lovely shot. Nicely done.

 

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Gymnastics:

The ice is too cold, they stand on one leg ;D

 

[gary samples]

mark II 1Ds
600mm

 

[Jack Douglas]

Gary, did you get any more of this sequence - like was that a whole mouse that went down the hatch!??

Jack

 

[Northstar]

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.

wow...at 600mm and 1/320th, handheld? i could never get a shot that sharp at 1/320 and 600mm if hand held.

nice shot!

 

[fredericsiffert]

1DX12-479 par fredericsiffert.com, sur Flickr

Canon EOS 1Dx and EF 500 f/4 IS L

 

[Vern]

Eastern Bluebird (male) - 5DMKIII, 600II + 1.4XIII, f9, 1/800, ISO 800, better beamer and 600 flash -2 fill.

 

[Click]

Canon EOS 1Dx and EF 500 f/4 IS L

Very nice shot. I like the splashing water. Well done.

 

[gary samples]

Gary, did you get any more of this sequence - like was that a whole mouse that went down the hatch!??

Jack

yes I did pulled up on him with a bout 1/2 done shot about 50 fast pixs these little falcons you can get up on then they have food fairly easy !

 

[jprusa]

Canon EOS 1Dx and EF 500 f/4 IS L

Very nice shot. I like the splashing water. Well done.

+1

 

[serendipidy]

mark II 1Ds
600mm love dance

Great shot, Gary.

 

[serendipidy]

I caught this large lady doing a little housekeeping. 5Diii, ISO 320, 400DO, f7.1 @ 1/1600

Nice BIF, Steve.

 

[serendipidy]

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

Hi Jack,

Really beautiful close-up. Well done. We don't have woodpeckers here.

 

[serendipidy]

1Dx
200mm f/2.0

I forget some times CR is world wide I live in Utah USA

Lovely shot Gary. 8) Well done.

+1...Wow!

 

[serendipidy]

Re: 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!

Beautiful photo! Gorgeous color, sharp image and creamy bokeh. I love hummers but we don't have any here in Hawaii.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Thanks Serindidpidy. No woodpeckers, like NONE!?

Well then that's excuse for me to post another just for you! My Downy is at least as tame as Harry.

Jack

 

[Don Haines]

The nuthatch....

On the tree with a 60D and a 70-200 at 200mm.....
In the hand with a 60D and a 17-55 at 40mm...

 

[Jack Douglas]

...But certainly not as tame as Don's nuthatch! WOW. But maybe I can change that

Jack

 

[Jack Douglas]

Bottom's up! I have a grand total of three birds I can post but that'll be changing soon - I HOPE.

6D 300 640th F16 ISO 640

Jack