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A few birds from my front porch..2-5-09
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:18 am    Post subject: A few birds from my front porch..2-5-09 Reply with quote
Shot with a Vivitar 300mm f/5.6 lens and a Pentax K10D camera. Hand held and shot at F/11 at between 20-40 feet distance













PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very good shots!


PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The one good thing about winter is the way in which birds can be seen so much more easily without the leaves getting in the way. Very fine series.

patrickh


PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice series. Do you feed the birds to keep them around.

I think most of our birds have gone in your direction. Something about -20 to -40 F mornings that they don't like.


PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
horvlas wrote:
Very good shots!

Thank you horvlas.


PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
patrickh wrote:
The one good thing about winter is the way in which birds can be seen so much more easily without the leaves getting in the way. Very fine series.

patrickh

Very true.


PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Schnauzer wrote:
Nice series. Do you feed the birds to keep them around.

I think most of our birds have gone in your direction. Something about -20 to -40 F mornings that they don't like.

Yes I do. I have 4 feeders and limbs just above them so I can get those natural surroundings photos!! LOL 23 degrees this morning but warming to 47 today. Love the warmer winter temps here. LOL Laughing


PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I see you are not too far from where I live...I'm over in Georgia, northwest of Atlanta proper ( in one of the outermost counties of the Metro area), kinda between Atlanta & Rome Ga...I don't have too many trees in my backyard, so I don't get that natural look. I get lots of Doves & Wrens over here with Woodpeckers & yellow Finches as well... I'll have to try & get some shots of them. My problem is they fly off when I open the door. That & the fact that my dog will rush out his doggie door & chase them away as well... I need suggestions as to how to keep them closer in so as to get better shots of them. I've got feeders & a bird bath as well ...


PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very , very nice shoots unfortunately clearly show lens weakness if you able to take this beauties I strongly suggest to purchase a better lens where is more details and more sharp. That will be amazing if you able to do.


PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great shots, maybe a tripod would help firm things up. I'm also guilty of
not using one when I should.

Bill


PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Screamin Scott wrote:
I see you are not too far from where I live...I'm over in Georgia, northwest of Atlanta proper ( in one of the outermost counties of the Metro area), kinda between Atlanta & Rome Ga...I don't have too many trees in my backyard, so I don't get that natural look. I get lots of Doves & Wrens over here with Woodpeckers & yellow Finches as well... I'll have to try & get some shots of them. My problem is they fly off when I open the door. That & the fact that my dog will rush out his doggie door & chase them away as well... I need suggestions as to how to keep them closer in so as to get better shots of them. I've got feeders & a bird bath as well ...


Yes we are not that far apart really. I'm just north of Athens Al. and just off I-65 right next to the Tenn. Line. I sit in the open on my front porch about 15-20 feet from the feeders. As long as I stay on the porch and stay seated they don't mind me. A small dog or cat will always keep them away. You need to sit within good focus range and be patient. They have to get first brave enough to go to the feeders with you there and then get used to your being there when they feed. After a while they will just about totally ignore you. It took about 2 months for them to get over their wariness and feed with me in their sight. I use mainly Black oil sunflower seeds and always scatter a good bit under the feeders as well. Hope that helps some. I'll show my setup when I can find those photos.


PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Attila wrote:
Very , very nice shoots unfortunately clearly show lens weakness if you able to take this beauties I strongly suggest to purchase a better lens where is more details and more sharp. That will be amazing if you able to do.

The lens is not the problem Attila. I am using a Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.7 lens. With the Sigma APO 1.4 TC this is in 35mm equivalency (including the crop factor for the digital camera)a 1080mm lens. No the problem is in the distances involved. I shot these from around 25-45 feet in distance and most of these birds are about half the size of your fist. They were shot hand held because they are so fast and the limbs they perch on are at an angle of around 25 degrees so they are hard to catch when using a tripod. These photos are extreme crops of the originals. If I could half the distance the details would be much better. Some of the original photos......And a crop of each....From 35 feet or so ..I don't think these are all that bad myself.







PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Katastrofo wrote:
Great shots, maybe a tripod would help firm things up. I'm also guilty of
not using one when I should.

Bill


To hard to do with these little ones and the setup I use when shooting them. I've tried it and wind up missing too many good photos.
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