Show your Bird Portraits

[sedwards]

egret i saw last december when i went to Florida

 

[Jack Douglas]

Don, it's apparent that there is something but I wouldn't have guessed a fence. Very nice.

Goes to show it's still better to try the shot anyway.

Jack

 

[CarlTN]

Don, it's apparent that there is something but I wouldn't have guessed a fence. Very nice.

Goes to show it's still better to try the shot anyway.

Jack

Agreed, the fence is hardly noticeable at all.

 

[Northstar]

First Great Blue Heron seen this year.... the shot was through a chain link fence and focused so as to make the links of the fence almost invisible. If you look closely at the picture you can make them out... they are the slightly brighter diagonal diamond pattern.

Pretty good result considering the chain fence in the way!

After seeing this, I guess I won't worry as much anymore about a little dust on the front element. ;D

 

[IslanderMV]

I had another go at the Great Crested Grebe today and got some shots of its mating dance. Quite a performer (I posted a few others on the 1DX thread, http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=8079.2595
600mm f4L IS II, 1.4xIII extender
1/1000s, f13, ISO800

Great shots of very cool birds, Location ?

 

[Eldar]

I had another go at the Great Crested Grebe today and got some shots of its mating dance. Quite a performer (I posted a few others on the 1DX thread, http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=8079.2595
600mm f4L IS II, 1.4xIII extender
1/1000s, f13, ISO800

Great shots of very cool birds, Location ?

I shot them at the west side of a lake called Østensjøvannet, in Oslo, Norway. They have two couples there this year. To me this bird, with its mating dance, is a clear 3-star Michelin equivalent.

 

[Don Haines]

First Great Blue Heron seen this year.... the shot was through a chain link fence and focused so as to make the links of the fence almost invisible. If you look closely at the picture you can make them out... they are the slightly brighter diagonal diamond pattern.

Pretty good result considering the chain fence in the way!

After seeing this, I guess I won't worry as much anymore about a little dust on the front element. ;D

There was a great post from Roger at Lens rentals about dust on lens.....

http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2011/08/the-apocalypse-of-lens-dust

 

[wildlifeandmore]

Sandhill Crane in Jackson Wyoming. Glad to see them back.

 

[wildlifeandmore]

This guy was about 100 feet or so from the Sandhill Crane. Waited on him for 2-3 hours to fly around. Nope...

 

[Don Haines]

This guy was about 100 feet or so from the Sandhill Crane. Waited on him for 2-3 hours to fly around. Nope...

NICE!

I love owl pictures....

 

[Cog]

 

[sedwards]

hoooonnnnk

 

[Jack Douglas]

Love the recent shots! And spring is on its way - more geese flying over.

Jack

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Cog.
Love the first one, action all the way, the detail of the feathers on the top of the wing sucked in to the vortex, great. Is this the sister photo to the landing in the BIF section?

Hi Sedwards.
Hoooonnnnk, says it all nice shot!

Cheers Graham.

 

[Cog]

Hi Cog.
Is this the sister photo to the landing in the BIF section?

Thanks! Yep, it's the same series. This one is cropped more than the BIF one as this one originally had only a tale of the male duck.

 

[dpc]

English sparrow

 

[dpc]

GBH looking for lunch in tidal pool off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

 

[ERHP]

Had a work trip to Monterey last week and decided to head up early for a little photocation. It rained four out of the six days but I finally got some closeups of the Black Oystercatchers at Point Lobos. Rained on me for the first hour or so but then the sun broke through for the last forty five minutes.

EXIF is on the site.

 

[Click]

Great shot ERHP. Lovely light.

 

[dpc]

GBH perching high in a cedar.