Bird Thread

[trucic]

...am I pretty ?!?

[mumbles420]

You really have a skill with light. It always sets the mood in your pics. Another winner.

This is my birdfeeder setup. It seems to make them all happy. The nuthatch likes to crawl around on it. The chickadees perch on the branch and the Blue Jays sit on top. The doves just peck away from the base. If only I could interest a cardinal.

That's a pretty cool setup. I would have never thought to put out mu own trees /branches.

[Gordon D]

A couple of eagle pics I took at my local zoo.


Aperture: F4
Exposure time: 1/1250
ISO speed rating: 400
Program: Shutter priority
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
White Balance: Auto (Daylight)



Aperture: F8
Exposure time: 1/800
ISO speed rating: 200
Program: Aperture priority
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
White Balance: Auto (Daylight)

Taken with a Pentax K100D and a Sigma 70-300 APO

[SharonD]

WOW! Gordon, those eagle shots are amazing and so sharp! I especially like the first photo. Could you post the exif data?

Do pet parrot pics count? Here's one of my Greencheek conure, Bandit.

Nikon D40@50mm, ISO 400, F/8, 1/60th sec, handheld

[Gordon D]

Thanks Sharon, I've added the Exif to my post.

That's a great shot of your Parrot I hope to get a 50mm 1.4 or 1.7 for my Pentax that's if I don't keep getting sniped on eBay.

[TheWengler]

Gordon, that's a huge bird! Very nice.

[Gordon D]

He's not as close to girl as it looks in picture so he does look huge though I must admit they are larger than i thought!

Here's a couple more.. hope you don't mind.





The portrait is heavily cropped so I don't think it would hold up very well to printing unfortunately.

[Bynx]

Gordon you might want to check out a small program called Genuine Fractals. It is pretty good in creating larger files from small ones without losing integrity of the original. Something like 8X blowups are possible.

[Gordon D]

Thanks Bynx, Just Googled and I'm downloading a trial version now.

[SharonD]

Thanks, Gordon, for posting exif data. I'm new to photography, so exif data in photos that catch my eye help a lot in the learning process. Thanks for the compliment, as well. It was taken with the kit lens, but I'll be picking up the 50mm 1.8 soon....can't wait to practise manual focus! Btw, that 'take off' photo is excellent! Such majestic creatures.