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This is a new visitor to the spot I usually shoot at and my book doesn't seem to have it listed, or I can't find it. :)
Shot with the Sigma 105 Macro. :D
http://www.freeassociationblog.com/p...a/warbler1.jpg
http://www.freeassociationblog.com/p...a/warbler2.jpg
http://www.freeassociationblog.com/p...a/warbler3.jpg
http://www.freeassociationblog.com/p...a/warbler4.jpg
These shots are getting better and better. Keep them coming.
What's the news with your lense?
Thanks. :)
This turned out to be an American Goldfinch. In case anyone wanted to know.
No news on the lens. Canon got the box last Friday and told me the bill will be another $193. I've been checking on it a couple times a day, and nothing new. I presume, when it's done and shipped, I can log in and see the status. The notice says within 10 business days, so I should have it back by next Friday at the latest, if you believe them. ;)
Cool shots Geezer!
The 1st is cool! I told ya the Sigma 105 is a winner :D
What was your distance to the bird?
The first image, when he starts his bombing run was about 18 feet away, the last three, about 6 or 7 feet. All 4 images are crops though. So you can say the Sigma is an excellent lens. :)
And the 30D is an excellent camera.
It surely is! :D
Great pics, Geezer. Nice capture on that first one. :):thumbsup:
Thanks Rush, it's fun taking them. :)
They're all good, but the second from last is stunning in my opinion.
Thanks Matt. :)
Hi Guys,
Awesome photos.. Crisp and clear. You can count the birds toes!
This is my first visit the photograph section. Very nice first impression ..this Goldfinch!
Were these photos taken with a digital camera? (I'm a little behind on current developments). If so, is the camera 'stock' or is the lens you are referring to an 'add-on', (additional purchase).
Thanks,
.. and to Geezer, very nice work. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks Percy.
Yup, the camera is a brand new Canon 30D, an 8.2megapizel digital SLR. Not the top of the line for Canon, but not far from it.
The lens is definately an add on. The camera comes out of the box without a lens, so you normally have to buy all the glass separately, unless you buy a camera and lens "kit".
The lens I used for these shots is a Sigma brand, 105mm. Actually a Macro lens, but it will also focus out to infinity. And it's a fast f2.8 aperture, which allows for fast shutter speeds which makes pictures like the bombing run in #1 possible. :)
The saving grace for these pics was I was able to get within 8 or 10 feet as the far distance, and then they would come as close as 3 to 4 feet to eat the seeds I put out to attract them, like in the last 3 shots.
But it doesn't take a high dollar camera and expensive glass to get shots like this. Almost any P&S can do it. The trick is to set up a feeder to attract the birds in close in the first place. From there, almost any camera can take a good picture. :D
you got picture of the week again geezer :D
nice one.
I did?
Where's my newsletter? I signed up for it, but haven't seen one yet. :(
Thanks for letting me know. ;)
hmm.. got mine a bit earlier today. weird. anyway, this is what it said:
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3.1 Photograph of the Week (NEW)
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Our resident Geezer drops these bombshells in the Photography Forum.
http://board.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?t=708487
4 beautiful images with incredible lighting, clarity and the timing on the first
shot
makes it the Flash Kit Featured Photograph of the week.
Nice shot ATG and thank you for sharing!
Thanks Carly :D
Guess I got to keep shooting now. Here's another shot from the other day, right in my own back yard. A Tufted Titmouse, a name I just love to giggle at. :D
http://www.freeassociationblog.com/p...a/titmouse.jpg
hehe - Titmouse!
Gorgeous shot though. What's he/she standing on?
haha his hair looks like my girlfriend's ;)
your photos are all so crispy and sharp :thumbsup:
on a side-note, do you still have your bat?
Only the males have that tuft, and let me tell you, he has full control over it. He can pop it up or down or even back faster than you can blink. It's like a little semaphore that he uses to give away his moods. In that pic, he's standing on the top of one of those telephone boxes you find in yards sometimes. You can see it better here;Quote:
What's he/she standing on?
http://www.freeassociationblog.com/p.../titmouse2.jpg
Ah, no, me and my brother took Vlad back to a park right near the building he was found in, at the end of last May. He flew his fat little self right up into a huge oak tree about 50 yards away and I presume, hung out till after dark when other bats no doubt came out to feed. :)Quote:
on a side-note, do you still have your bat?
Congratulations Geezer, another stellar contribution to the Photography Forum.
Thanks EV. :)
BTW, Wannabe, the 100-400L is due back here tomorrow. :)
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hehe...littleMatt said tit :)
A bird feeder looks like a nice way to lure birds in close...these are great Geezer - thumbs up.
Most of the birds up my way are very timid. I think I would need to get serious and build a hide to get shots like yours.
david
You might be surprised. I'm really not familiar with Australian birds, but there seems to be many varieties of smaller birds here that can be coaxed right into your hand, if you take the effort to be out there all the time. They just have to get use to you. I have a Downey woodpecker at another feeder taking peanuts right out of my fingers. This is just incredible to me. I never would have believed it. So when the feeder here in my yard started getting activity, one of the first birds to show up was a pair of Downies. And yesterday, I walked within two or three feet of one of them before it paid any attention to me. :D
But a hide is a very good tool, and my birding book says that a car is a fine mobile hide. They see a lump, not a person. Lumps aren't any threat. :D
so how to build this tit feeder??
I can invest in building ones, but I won't share the pics ;)
Awesome shots Geezer
Thanks el-ig. The tits don't even like the feeder, they prefer the seeds laid out on something flat. :D