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
>>4507974
>>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.
