Thread: Post your birdlife shots

I'm not sure I want to post in this thread - there are too many great shots.

Great Blue Heron (Vancouver, BC) @ 200mm f/9

Originally Posted by Sue

They are excellent and wouldn't look out of place in a bird identification book.. I did feel that a couple of them could do with a tiny bit more contrast just to give them a little more zing..

Thanks Sue for the kind words. Couldn't agree with you more on your critique. It's just a matter of figuring it out. Post Production is one answer but I have a major problem wrapping my head around PhotoShop so use less sophisticated/capable software. Using RAW instead of Hi Res JPG's might improve the result but the problem again is good editing software. I've got a feeling that the D300 has a more 'vivid' capture setting and 'photo enhancement' software built in. Have to find the book and have a read. Tended to shy away from this in the past. Realistically though I'll just have to take better photos.
Thanks again Sue for the input.

Was pretty happy with this though.

Australian Pelican, Ivanhoe Crossing, Ord River, WA.



D70, 80~400VR @ 400mm, 1/1000, f5.5, ISO200.

Deano

Originally Posted by p38arover

I'm not sure I want to post in this thread - there are too many great shots.

Great Blue Heron (Vancouver, BC) @ 200mm f/9

Best place to be Ron. There's plenty of good helpful advice here and the benefit of seeing what others are up to. Chucaro's advice in particular is always helpful as is the input of others including Bushie and KarlB.
Best of all it's an opportunity to 'show your stuff' and get good advice on how to do it even better.
I see you've sorted your blurry picture issue. Very nice.

Deano

Now, living in Tasmania I have the chance to add new birds in my collection.
This is a Yellow throaded honeyeater Lichenostomus flavicollis
The natural light was not the best, with a temperature over 35 the birds were close to a little water supply with a dense canopy over it and there was were I have my chances.
I have some more birds that I will post soon.
Nikon D300s, Nikon 70-300VR

Here are some more from Tasmania.

Green Rosella (adult)
Platycercus caledonicus



Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus



Grey Fantail (male)
Rhipidura albiscapa

Taken at Stanley Chasm N.T. 2005

Originally Posted by bussy1963

Taken at Stanley Chasm N.T. 2005

Thanks for that posting and I really did enjoy going through all the rest of your pictures as well.
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Fairy tern Sterna nereis



Black headed honeyeater (juvenile) Melithreptus affinis