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I am impressed, Tindo. Great photos and a great list of birds. We do some bird-watching, but are not as avid as some.
As to photo techniques, I have a custom setting on my camera for birds, especially in flight - high shutter speed, high speed continuous shooting, and AI servo (the camera keeps the bird in focus as you follow it with the camera). |
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Should have mentioned that I just got a new lens as well for birding, a Tamron 200-500. Have only had it out once yet and managed to get some good shots of a Harlequin Duck. I'm very pleased with the lens - for the price it is superb.
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Those are some awesome finds you have Ron. That Western Tanager is a beauty!!! I love the pic of the Peregrin feeding, great capture.
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Very nice, both of you! I love the blue warblers Tin. And Ron, some of yours like the swans in flight are spectacular.
Tin, sometime you need to come out to southeast PA and visit Hawk Mountain. Spotting during migration is really cool. I also do a bit of casual birding, but I've never done a life list. I also need to get a better lens. The 70-200 just doesn't cut it. Ron, what is your custom setting you refer to? Right now I'm focusing on three species; the ruby-throated humming bird that has taken to dive-bombing us on our rear breakfast deck, an indigo bunting that has started visiting our feeders, and a pair of bald eagles that built a nest on the cell tower at my train station. Now they are cool. One or the other is always on guard as we cross the Susquehanna river. Cheers. Jim |
thats awesome Jim. I saw my first Indigo this past Friday, couldn't get a decent picture of it with my lens (55-200 Nikon), but all the other birds cooperated, even the Scarlet Tanager.
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Tin, what camera body are you using? I use a D80 and I'm pretty happy with it.
Cheers. Jim |
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-high shutter speed (1/1000 sec.) -high speed continuous shooting -AI Servo mode - the autofocus tracks a moving object I have these preset and all I have to do is quickly turn the mode dial to C2 and I'm ready to go. |
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