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Nice shots Islander and Alan. Here is one of mine from this morning guaranteed to warm your heart. Backlit so I used some fill flash. 400 DO X1.4. I'm really pleased with the used RF flash transmitter that I picked up since it allows me to position my two 600 EX RT's where I need them.
Jack
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Thanks mike. If I start shooting mid morning then the sun is behind to the left and the flashes have been positioned about 8 feet to the right of where I'm shooting from, one high one lower. I shoot manual and adjust the ISO so that without flash I'm slightly underexposed and then if needed fiddle with the flash exposure compensation. One problem, my flashes don't have quite enough range and coverage depending on where the little birdies choose to roost. 
Another pose.
Since I'm new to this, any hints, anyone?
Jack
Another pose.
Since I'm new to this, any hints, anyone?
Jack
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Time to add a few birds here.
Jack, I like your winterly robin-shots with added flashlight.
I have been around the same approach.
I feed small birds in my backyard and can in many cases photograph them from my windows.
In wintertime the birds are in shadow, while the background is generally ligter. There is light enough to photograph.
However I find that the pictures come much more alive, when I add a bit of flash. The details of the plumage show more clearly and a bit of catchlight in the eyes is another advantage.
Great tit and bullfinch are both shot in February 2017.
Both with Canon 6D, Tamron 150-600mm (Mk I) @600 mm, 1/160 s, f/6.3, ISO 800.
The flash is placed 1 m to my right and balanced (manually) to blend to my liking based on a bit of experimentation.
Jack, I like your winterly robin-shots with added flashlight.
I have been around the same approach.
I feed small birds in my backyard and can in many cases photograph them from my windows.
In wintertime the birds are in shadow, while the background is generally ligter. There is light enough to photograph.
However I find that the pictures come much more alive, when I add a bit of flash. The details of the plumage show more clearly and a bit of catchlight in the eyes is another advantage.
Great tit and bullfinch are both shot in February 2017.
Both with Canon 6D, Tamron 150-600mm (Mk I) @600 mm, 1/160 s, f/6.3, ISO 800.
The flash is placed 1 m to my right and balanced (manually) to blend to my liking based on a bit of experimentation.
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AlanF said:
Nice picture Alan, nice 'feeding lines'. It keeps amazing me how good the sharpness and contrast remain with a 2x extender on the 400mm DO II ...!
Wiebe.
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IslanderMV said:
Very nice Jeff! Is this one of the smaller grebes where you are living? It looks a bit like the little grebe I spotted a couple of weeks ago from a hide (unfortunately it kept its distance so I don't have decent pictures of "mine").
The little grebe is called "Dodaars" in my country, indicating the fluffy backside - which your pied-billed grebe also shows a bit
Wiebe.
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Jack Douglas said:
Nice shots of these fluffed-up robins (I guess Canadian variant
- they're distinctly different from our European robins).Nicely done with the flashes - they don't show as unnatural lighting!
Wiebe.
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PKinDenmark said:
Nice shots PK! I like the colours in the background, matched to the birds
Well done!Wiebe.
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