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TomTelford

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on: October 27, 2009, 05:16:11 PM
Still trying to perfect these shots.



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Reply #1 on: October 27, 2009, 05:24:15 PM
Tom ... Wow, so pretty.  Looks like a little Chickadee angel.  

Jo-Anne  :)
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Jo-Anne :)

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Reply #2 on: October 31, 2009, 01:44:04 AM
Doing pretty dang well!
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Reply #3 on: October 31, 2009, 02:08:48 PM
Now, that is absolutely beautiful!

This bird is making music in my heart LOL

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Reply #4 on: November 01, 2009, 11:50:46 AM
Great attempt!!!
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Reply #5 on: November 01, 2009, 05:38:37 PM
Thanks all.  It just seems that I can't get "the" shot on a nice bright day where I can get the fastest shutter speeds.  Just a little more crispness would help a lot so that I can crop the shots down.  

Oh well keep trying I suppose.  Now where did I put that patience....

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Reply #6 on: November 02, 2009, 12:08:40 AM
Some of the best shots I've seen were taken with flash, even in broad daylight, and I have encountered a few photographers that always use flash, regardless of the conditions. Probably overkill at times but certainly something to consider, especially for hovering birds. I can't help you because I've never tried it but someone here probably can.
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Reply #7 on: November 03, 2009, 11:30:50 AM
Thanks Howieh,

I've actually tried that but my camera's internal sync speed is only 1/125 and that just gives me a freeze/blur effect (which is nice in its own way) and if I'm close enough to the bird to frame it well then I have to raise the f stop to compensate for the flash and thus darkening the background.

I regularly use fill flash but mostly for shadow control or to bring out the subject just a touch.

BTW these shots are in no way taken of a bird in hover, I just happened to time this one just as he/she was landing.  I actually wanted to catch the bird about 1-2 feet from the feeder for more of an "in-flight" pose and to crop out the feeder itself.

Tom.
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