GaliWalker
Trail Wise!
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Post by GaliWalker on Apr 20, 2020 18:27:53 GMT -8
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Post by johntpenca on Apr 22, 2020 18:00:59 GMT -8
nice work as usual
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Post by autumnmist on Apr 22, 2020 18:18:41 GMT -8
Lovely photos, of a lovely bird species. There used to be a few who would have their morning breakfast under the spruce tree in the back yard. It was soothing to hear them when I got up. For whatever reasons, they haven't been here for years, although I did hear a few cooing last year.
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GaliWalker
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Post by GaliWalker on Apr 22, 2020 19:09:10 GMT -8
I’ve come to realize that one of the best ways to see the real beauty of birds is with a long lens on a good camera. The naked eye just can’t freeze the action or get close enough to see all the subtle colors and patterns in the plumage. We get tons of mourning doves around our neighborhood, but I’ve never actually seen them until now.
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Post by autumnmist on Apr 23, 2020 12:14:56 GMT -8
What size lens did you use for the bird photos? I've never really tried to capture birds in photos; in my yard they move too quickly for photos.
Your photos are so cheerful and peaceful, with such clarity. I've only seen one stunning Cardinal, many Robins and some darker birds (probably Sparrows) this year, so far, but do hope the Mourning Doves return
On further thought, it might be the neighbor's cat, which periodically inspects my yard, that caused the bird population to dwindle.
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GaliWalker
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Post by GaliWalker on Apr 23, 2020 12:53:28 GMT -8
What size lens did you use for the bird photos? I've never really tried to capture birds in photos; in my yard they move too quickly for photos. I have a 400mm lens that I usually use for taking photos of birds, but these doves were in a tree right outside a window in our house, maybe 15ft away from me. I took these photos through the window with my 70-200mm lens. I took nearly 100 pictures, out of which I picked about 15 photos. I used shutter speeds of 1/1000sec or faster for the photos of the birds when they were flying, to freeze the action. I turned focus tracking on for those pictures, but this only worked in some cases because of all the tree branches; for the others I set it at a certain spot and waited for the dove to fly through it. Birds are creatures of habit and repeat the same movements, so I could just wait for them to return to that spot. In none of the action shots could I make out what the wings were doing, but the 1/1000sec or faster shutter speed took care of that; all I had to do was concentrate on focus. That last photo was one that I really wanted but whiffed on. I just couldn't get the focus right, even though that bird went through that spot about three or four times. |
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GaliWalker
Trail Wise!
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Post by GaliWalker on Apr 28, 2020 9:14:14 GMT -8
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Post by absarokanaut on Apr 30, 2020 14:17:13 GMT -8
Wonderful!
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Image Credit / Coolkat
