Random Photos XXV - DO NOT QUOTE PHOTOS 800PIX LONGEST SIDE

garden_snapper

phog wrote: »

I think it might be a lapwing.

Google agrees!! Thanks a mil. I had no idea it was so nice until I zoomed in. I thought it was a seagull at first!!

I should have gone to specsavers!

the_syco

Random birds feeding in my back garden:





Snowman:



For the following two shots, I just did an exposure for a couple of seconds, whilst slowly moving the zoom lens manually, to see how they turned out.

pauld1

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magicbastarder

sNarah

Eerie foggy weather this evening....

Deliverance XXV

Probably my first photo to post up that came from a camera phone.

Adrian.Sadlier

My first ever session in a studio - my daughter put up with me for 3 hours (Santa owes her big time)

Ghost Rider

pete4130

sprinkles

Snowie

4 o clock in the morning.....it was a bit on the cold side....

kjt

twinsen

Tallon

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

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4 o clock in the morning.....it was a bit on the cold side....

Is that Rathoate?

Snowie

Tallon wrote: »

Is that Ratoath

Yep it is, just had a look at that image on another computer my laoptop needs a recalibaration time Its totally the wrong colour :eek:

mehfesto

Vampire Weekend, Live at the O2 Dublin last night. Click to see large.

Eirebear

Pigwidgeon

kelly1

Tallon

looks sexy on my monitor.... :cool:

homer simpson

Jim

AnimalRights and his Fisheye

magicbastarder

they look like human eyes to me.

Pivot_Al

humberklog

djd80

Well would'ya look at that boy.......

Adrian.Sadlier

*eadaoin

Nothing makes me happier than a little Christmas tree bokeh

patmac

Spirit Island, Lake Malign, Canada

nilhg

Untitled by cilldara, on Flickr

Thecageyone

maddogcollins

Change the topic from snow.. A recent back stage quick change area from a show..



Cannot decide if I prefer that or the black and white ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/garycollins2/5239271221/in/photostream/ )

Thecageyone

Change it back to snow, I like snow

humberklog

Tallon

I looked.... and seen a messed up cow!

Thecageyone

Fat ickle black bird




Hardly the sharpest but it was bloody -4! And I was out to capture scenics at the time. Liked this little fat dude though.

Kbeg3

jpb1974

Dunnock

jpb1974

homerun_homer

Arcade Fire from Sunday night. I was battling the DTs to take some still shots:)

Thecageyone

jp1974, what lens do you use for the bird shot? Even with a VR lens and the birds not moving much I'm struggling to get sharp birdie shots. Though, shivering in the cold might have a hand in that.

jpb1974

jp1974, what lens do you use for the bird shot? Even with a VR lens and the birds not moving much I'm struggling to get sharp birdie shots. Though, shivering in the cold might have a hand in that.

To be honest I've taken good bird photos with a €90 Canon 100-300 Coca Cola bottle in the past. Good bird photos are all about getting as absolutely close as possible.... bearing mind the minimum focus distance your lens allows which was a problem for me the day I took the photo above seeing as I was so close.

The photo above was taken from about 7ft away from the bird using a Canon 5D (Full Frame so no crop) + 100-400m L.

I feed the birds at home regularly and this time of year they're close to eating out of my hand they're so desperate for food.

You can build a rapport with some species of birds if you have the time and patience. I have a photo of a Robin in my hand eating crumbs somewhere.

This was taken with a 70-200 from about 4-5 feet -

Thecageyone

Cheers. Not my usual thing but I always try get some nice birdy shots in winter. I do feed them, but between the cats and the bloody crows they usually get scared off before I get some shots in. I've a pretty steady hand, and same, I can get good shots using pretty much any camera, but I just find birds a challenge. Lucky I like challenges

I don't think I'm terrible at it or anything, just need to approach a bit quieter before they fly off I think.

From the same day as the one I posted on page 28 in this thread:

eightcell

Christmas Market: Jumpers... by eightcell, on Flickr

im...LOST

Fight Like Apes gig in Tripod.
Have a lookie at my blog which has more! (http://www.seansmyth.ie/blog/29/11/2010/fight-like-apes-tripod/)

jpb1974

Feck.. that looks like a Waxwing in #2 I think... I've never seen one if the flesh. Would love a few of them about our place.

Only thing I'd say about those photos is the fact that they aren't clean... branches everywhere.

I setup my feeding station in such a way that there are plenty of perches that make for nice clean compositions without too many distractions. Occasionally I prune the growth to keep the composition clear.

Thecageyone

Those were taken in Saint Louis, I'd never seen a waxwing wither, had it confirmed on Flickr that it was indeed one [The other bird is a Male American Robin] You might be right about the branches, I kinda thought they added some fill and colour, but the cleaner shots are nicer.

jpb1974

The other bird is a Male American Robin

Was struggling to ID that one alright... I thought they were taken in Ireland and I thought it looked like some sort of Thrush (Song/Mistle) but with the weirdest colours on it's breast.

ps. Check this out -

Thecageyone

Deadly! I've had some land on the window sill when I've left out bread, but as mentioned, they always get scared off by the feckin' cats [about 5 of them always hanging around from the neighbour's]

Thanks for the tips, better not take over this thread anymore Food for thought though, I'll be putting you advice to test over the coming months for sure.

mehfesto

Arcade Fire, live at the O2