Jack Douglas said:Love all the shots, everyone. Wish I had parrots in my back yard. But I have chickadees!
This one made my day.
Jack
I bet it did. Very nice catch!
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I bet it did. Very nice catch!
Excellent shots lately, Jack! You have improved by leaps and bounds since you first started last year. LEAPS and bounds. Your chickadee shots are better than anything I've taken. Love that first in flight one...superb!
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Hi Jack.
This one is very nice, an unusual aspect to capture.
Cheers, Graham.
This one is very nice, an unusual aspect to capture.
Cheers, Graham.
Jack Douglas said:
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Thanks to all of you. Jrista, that's hard to swallow but I hope I can continue to exploit whatever it is that you seem to be referring to. When anyone says "that camera takes good pictures", I reply "it sure does and I'm so thankful to have it but I don't mention the lenses that are so important. And the guy behind the camera is pretty inept but I will take credit for one thing and that is persistence and not being happy with less than I'm capable of.
And again, thanks to Jon for encouragement especially in experimenting with props and all that. My observatory is proving to be a wonderful place next to large trees and more appealing to more species than my deck. The problem is that getting out in the field is more challenging and the level of photos can't come up to those few at close range such as my recent chickadees.
Anyway, thanks for the encouragement from all.
Jack
And again, thanks to Jon for encouragement especially in experimenting with props and all that. My observatory is proving to be a wonderful place next to large trees and more appealing to more species than my deck. The problem is that getting out in the field is more challenging and the level of photos can't come up to those few at close range such as my recent chickadees.
Anyway, thanks for the encouragement from all.
Jack
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That is a lovely shot Jack! To catch those small and fast buggers in the air is quite difficult (I have man weeks of practice ...)Jack Douglas said:Love all the shots, everyone. Wish I had parrots in my back yard. But I have chickadees!
This one made my day.
Jack
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That one is just awsome Jack. Wonderful pose of that chickadee.Jack Douglas said:Love all the shots, everyone. Wish I had parrots in my back yard. But I have chickadees!
This one made my day.
Jack
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Boy you guys are puffing me up with pride but since it only spurs me onward, I guess it's OK. To keep all this in perspective it is a setup. On the other hand I've invested a ton of energy in my observatory, so lucky to have had the little barn where a wonderful group of mature trees now reside and it's near a creek as well so maybe this summer I'll have more to show for it. A wise move to go off my deck even though that was still quite good. For anyone that didn't notice my props previously and want to know what I'm up to there are old postings. Or PM me.
Jack
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rpt said:
Yes, I shoot them on my deck via a blind fabricated on my patio door. I cut down a couple small sapling trees and attached them to the deck rails near my feeders. They land in those a lot before going to the feeder which makes for a more natural look. Page 1 of this post has a picture of how I built the blind in the patio door: http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=24326.0
I can put it up or take it down in just a couple of minutes, keeps me warm and hidden. The feeders are about 15' away.
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