Chance Encounter editionI was going to snap a picture of a flower when this Saffron Finch came flying and stood on one of its branches>Previous Thread Image Limit Reached >>4500320
Saw this little guy's nest, but only had 70mm on me. I thought I could get a decent shot of him sitting in the entrance, but he probably didn't like me standing under his tree.
*flies into the thread*
>>4507785I got into birding recently and grabbed a Canon sx50 hs second hand for cheap! The 50x zoom comes in handy even though with my luck they've already flown away by the time I close in and focus
quick reflexes season. god damn.
fast little shits.
Had to add artificial bokeh blur to make the bird pop. Does it look natural?
>>4507813For reference this was the original
>>4507781nothing special but first burd photo with my new OM-1
Henlo
>>4507811Great shot, early morning?>>4507792Love the colorThis one is from the waterfront, handheld catadioptric lens, but the heron was patient like a saint.
Cinnamon Hawk (Harris Hawk)
All the chicks are out and about. I did snap a photo of a Great Crested Grebe pulling a worm out of it's arse but it's not great to look at. >>4507811I hate photographing Goldcrests. Still hoping to see a Firecrest at some point.
>>4507884>I did snap a photo of a Great Crested Grebe pulling a worm out of it's arse but it's not great to look at.post it anyway
I love these little guys so much
The elusive two-headed swan
>>4507979who else /uʍop ǝpisdn/ here?
>>4507884we get ruby and gold, no ruby shots this year yet
lingering weird ducks
>>4507849doing this shit with a mirror lens is wild
>>4508149Love these little lads
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>>4507974By not great, I simply meant it's a crap photo, not that it was horrific to look at. But hey, I didn't know birds can get worms but I guess why not.
>>4508284sometimes cool shit happenstance doesnt wind up making a good shot
There was a bunch of Blue-gray Tanagers eating pink peppercorns, they're cute
>>4508386god id love to go to south america. how likely am i to get robbed lugging my giant camera around in the jungle?
>>4508412In the jungle? Some areas (towns/cities) are rough depending on the country. I heard there's a Cuzco expedition where you go into the jungle for 4 days with a tour guide to look at the flora and fauna. Probably the same for other countriesThis one I took at the park near my house. I live in Lima, Peru (coastal). OP picture is also mine, same park. Lots of cool colored birds just out and about here in the cityHave a vermilion flycatcher I saw the other day
>>4508386Huh, just realized the color correction on this one was a little yellowishI'll get better with time and practice
sooc. no crop
Smallest bird I have photographed. I hear goldcrests all the time but never managed to take a picture
A curious juvenile (female) black bird
>>4508157It's challenging, but that's the charm of it. And carrying around a 500mm shorter than a can of Pringles has its moments as well>>4508437Lovely detail on the feathers
>>4508460your blackbirds are like our robins, and your robins are like our chickadees. i don't think you guys have anything quite like our blackbirds
Don't think I've ever seen on of these before. Found on a bush block right near my house. Pretty happy
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>>4508538fem/juv black bird or sparrow?
Does this count as a bird?
>>4508559Just a sparrow, the shot seemed neat and I wanted to share, shaper and more interesting than picrel
>>4508635Which lens is that? I've been contemplating getting the 500mm tokina, since it's so light and cheap, but I'm reading conflicting reports about the IQ (by reflex standards).
>>4508641That's with an old Jupiter 11, 135mm/f4. I'm mostly carrying around vintage shit and am still a complete amateur at this.These>>4507849>>4508476>>4508538are all Tokina. Mine is from 1991 and all those images did receive at least a minor edit and crop. Primarily for missing contrast and being hazy/washed out. Even though it's f8 its DOF is crazy thin. Picrel is one out of maybe 15 shots of this fast little bastard that's even remotely sharp. I can't say I'd recommend it without knowing more, a regular lens will always be sharper than it and maybe getting a TC instead for one of your faster lenses would be a better choice.
i really hate birding
>>4508635Sharper for sure but I love the flowers and lighting here. So relaxing. It would make millions in body mists or air fresheners
>>4508691I wouldn't bring a big, heavy lens with me most of the time, so spending a lot of money on it feels like a waste. So I spend it on multiple cheap things of questionable value instead. Picrel is 180 AF-D with TC-201 (heavy crop). I leave that at home most of the time though.
took this really fast from my window when it landed on a tree i like it
camera focus was fucking with me today unfortunately
>>4508779im retarded no pic
grackle jumpscare
Met these tiny fuzzballs yesterday
he was nice
>>4507781I only had wide angle, and it's already very cropped :)
>>4508723Okay fair enough. Be aware that it has a niche 30.5mm filter set of skylight, nd2x and nd4x that need to be included with it as they're required for optics (mounted at the end, not front, look into that as I suck at explaining). Also keep in mind that the hood gives it quite a bit of length but it's still a lot lighter than a classic lens. Other than that, if you don't expect tack sharp pictures with it, go for it, it's a really fun lens and 500mm is a ton of reach. Getting a tripod or a monopod is a great next step but I managed to snap up some decent pictures from hand as well.
First time out with my dad's old camera setup he's given me.Touched it up a tiny bit with Windows' built in editor after converting it to jpg made it look really washed out and dull.
>>4508780mine 2
Tried to rescue this one in editing, but it just ended up more washed out... Should I just throw these away in the future?
>>4509184When in trouble, b&w is there to save the day.
>>4509225Dang yeah okay, thanks! And there I was going full Rockwell on it. Though it really does bring home how grainy it is. I'll have to try again soon, in better light hopefully.
Sleepy time
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>>4509502Man, that looks way more vibrant in Photoshop. This website sucks the colour out of images like an amazonian giant woman would suck the nut out of me like a protein shot.
this may be the comfiest thread>>4508778i like itdo you have a flyscreen? i like the star in the eye
>>4509513thank you anon. yeah, took it quick through the screen in the window i was surprised it blocked it out as much as it did.
Getting a pipit with a ladybird through a gap in a fence was pretty lucky. I think that 'luck' element is why I like photographing birds a lot.
i really dislike bird photos which only show the bird. Without context. Probably became a trend due to social media like Instagram. I like it „zoomed out“.Maybe it’s just cope from my side because I can’t get closer…
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>>4509994i really wish the focusing area on my 5Diii was bigger. Really hard to focus on objects that in the corners. Then I need to focus and recompose, and if the subject is moving, it’s impossible…
>>4509997One of the only things I actually like about photographing birds is getting up early and going the the lake. Its something I am then proud of myself, even if the photos are mid.
>>4509993Yes generally a photo of just an animal isn't going to be as good as an animal doing something interesting, in action or giving off some sort of intense behavioral facial expression... I went down the instagram wildlife photo rabbit hole once and like 80% of them were people trying to cope with their debt they most likely took on to buy their 30,000 dollars in gear by show casing their bazooka lens and how close they can zoom in on whatever local animal they live around.
Chuffed with this one, but maybe went a bit overboard with editing
These little guys havent fledged yet but are already much bigger.
>pair of crows chasing away a red kite>all the shots are terrible but a fewThe combo really showed its bad side this time.
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still fuzzy two weeks later
Pre-dawn, ISO 20000
Magpie Lark. Was having a ciggie and taking some test shots with my newly repaired and serviced Vivitar S1 70-210.I've not owned one of these old push-pull zoom focus ring style lenses before, I'm really enjoying it so far. Combined with the impressive sharpness this lens has and it might be pretty decent for taking backyard snapshits of the local birds.
