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[Lemmy Shoyu]

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[Click]

Very nice series. 8) Well done Ardan.

 

[Click]

Lovely light. Great shot Lemmy.

 

[dpc]

Yellow-headed blackbird this spring with a stick in its beak, presumably nesting material.

 

[Lemmy Shoyu]

Thank you Click!

 

[nateg]

I decided to get into bird photography last April... these a few of what I think are my best shots.
Any constructive criticism would be great.

 

[Click]

Greats pictures nateg. I especially like the last image. Well done.

 

[DominoDude]

I decided to get into bird photography last April... these a few of what I think are my best shots.
Any constructive criticism would be great.
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They're all great! You have good, smooth, backgrounds in general. DOF enough for the bird. Punchy colours without overdoing it.
The last one, which looks like an Eurasian Reed Warbler I shot a 2-3 years ago, could possibly be a little tighter.

 

[spandau]

Male Wood Duck - May 2014

 

[spandau]

Canadian Goose Close-Up.

 

[LSeries]

Goldeneye Preaches by juzzlin, on Flickr

 

[nateg]

Greats pictures nateg. I especially like the last image. Well done.

Thanks Click!

 

[nateg]

I decided to get into bird photography last April... these a few of what I think are my best shots.
Any constructive criticism would be great.
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They're all great! You have good, smooth, backgrounds in general. DOF enough for the bird. Punchy colours without overdoing it.
The last one, which looks like an Eurasian Reed Warbler I shot a 2-3 years ago, could possibly be a little tighter.

Hi, Thanks for the suggesttion I've given that a go.. Think it has helped. N

 

[Click]

I prefer this version.

 

[DominoDude]

I decided to get into bird photography last April... these a few of what I think are my best shots.
Any constructive criticism would be great.
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They're all great! You have good, smooth, backgrounds in general. DOF enough for the bird. Punchy colours without overdoing it.
The last one, which looks like an Eurasian Reed Warbler I shot a 2-3 years ago, could possibly be a little tighter.

Hi, Thanks for the suggesttion I've given that a go.. Think it has helped. N

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I think so too. *thumbs up*
My experience with those birds that are rather grey (monochromatic) in their appearance, is that photos of them are more interesting if I can see textures on the feathers, or a hint of their eye colour for example. Either that or I back out totally and try to get them with a substantial part of their environment. I have a hard drive with numerous examples of not so interesting shots of these. I keep them to annoy me, and to make me do better the next time.

You're doing great and I look forward to see more from you.

 

[Vossie]

Shot this Kingfisher last year with a (rented) 600 f/4 IS II and 1.4x III. Surely my favorite bird. I was lucky to get up very close, the images are uncropped! No tripod was used on this shot, but I did use a pile of branched as a hide and for support.


ISO 1250, f/5.6, 1/500

ISO 1600, f/10, 1/250

 

[Click]

Shot this Kingfisher last year with a (rented) 600 f/4 IS II and 1.4x III. Surely my favorite bird. I was lucky to get up very close, the images are uncropped! No tripod was used on this shot, but I did use a pile of branched as a hide and for support.

Beautiful shots. I love this bird. Well done Vossie.

 

[Jack Douglas]

I'd love to have those in my collection!

Jack

 

[DominoDude]

Shot this Kingfisher last year with a (rented) 600 f/4 IS II and 1.4x III. Surely my favorite bird. I was lucky to get up very close, the images are uncropped! No tripod was used on this shot, but I did use a pile of branched as a hide and for support.

Great shots of a remarkable little bird, Vossie!
I've seen Kingfishers a few times this year, at rather close distances, but still I have to find places like these, where they actually stay for a short while so that I can shoot them. We have nicknamed them "blue darts", since they're almost always just seen as a short blue streak passing by with the afterburners lit. They're putting a toll on my patience and the cameras AF-system. *gnashes teeth*

 

[Roo]

A few I took a couple of weeks ago while skiing here.