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Just hangin' around the feeder


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Beautiful...These are wonderful,   More for your book!

Very nice image with nice composition!

how close to the birds were you when you shot this?   I've been trying to get clear shots of birds from about 70' and they are not nearly as crisp (or white) when they come back to me in print...  any tips?

Thanks everyone!

Quote from: gardnerlakegirl on March 05, 2011, 09:28:52 PM
how close to the birds were you when you shot this?   I've been trying to get clear shots of birds from about 70' and they are not nearly as crisp (or white) when they come back to me in print...  any tips?

These, as with 99% of my bird images, are shot from inside the house through double-pane glass.  The birds are at my feeding station about 20 feet away.  The camera I used for these is my HS-10 racked out.  I shoot in manual mode and *VERY* slightly under-expose to hold down the blown highlights.  I don't PP a lot.  A little goes a LONG way.  What lens/camera are you using?

Great ones, Gary.   

I shoot with a Nikon d80 and use a Tamron 70-300mm lens.  I'm thinking I should have purchased a 300mm with VR.   

I shoot mostly in manual mode but am still learning about lighting/exposure/white balance and the like.   The more you learn, the more you realize you don't know!

Quote from: gardnerlakegirl on March 06, 2011, 09:57:17 PM
I shoot with a Nikon d80 and use a Tamron 70-300mm lens.  I'm thinking I should have purchased a 300mm with VR.   

I shoot mostly in manual mode but am still learning about lighting/exposure/white balance and the like.   The more you learn, the more you realize you don't know!

I couldn't agree more!  A couple of books that helped me *immensely* were "The Digital Photography Book" by Scott Kelby and "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson.  I just picked up "Understanding Photography Field Guide" by Bryan Peterson but haven't had time to get into it too much.

Gary you teach us so much.  Thank you!

Back to the books, it is!