akandula Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 47 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: I can't figure out an easy way to get photos from my camera to my tablet so the app can access them. You can choose the option "Take a Photo" and take a BOC image. Merlin is surprisingly accurate with horrible photos. 49 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: using an app doesn't seem likely to improve my ID skills. I was suggesting it more for regions in which you have no idea what the birds are. If you're proactive and also read the description of the bird underneath the photos, you'll get better at IDing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 8 hours ago, akandula said: You can choose the option "Take a Photo" and take a BOC image. What's a 'BOC' image? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: What's a 'BOC' image? “Back-of-camera” image. Just take a photo with your tablet of the photo on your camera display. These are all examples of BOC images: https://ebird.org/media/catalog?tag=bac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 40 minutes ago, akandula said: “Back-of-camera” image. Just take a photo with your tablet of the photo on your camera display. I occasionally take a FOM (Front Of Monitor) shot with my phone for Merlin which I find easier to do than a BOC but still not ideal (I don't need the ID while I am still on the trail). Quite a long time ago I did a search to see if there were any desktop apps (IDs from jpegs) but had no luck. I'm guessing this is still the case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, akandula said: These are all examples of BOC images: https://ebird.org/media/catalog?tag=bac Thanks, I'd never heard the expression before. Why would someone post one of these to eBird / Macaulay instead of the actual photo taken with the camera? Edited March 19, 2020 by Charlie Spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 16 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Thanks, I'd never heard the expression before. Why would someone post one of these to eBird / Macaulay instead of the actual photo taken with the camera? It's called lazy haha... I do that when I need a photo because it's rare and I'm too lazy to do the whole sd card thing. However, I did recently get an sd card adapter that plugs into my phone which helps a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I got an lifer and a nice checklist today! Northern Rough-winged Swallow! https://ebird.org/checklist/S65988847 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Congrats on the lifer and awesome checklist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) I got an lifer and a nice checklist today! Northern Rough-winged Swallow! https://ebird.org/checklist/S65988847 Congratulations! That is a good checklist... Here is a good one I had on my birthday, with lots of lifers! https://ebird.org/checklist/S65548293 (I was never able to get many ducks before this.) Edited March 20, 2020 by Jefferson Shank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 On 3/19/2020 at 7:54 PM, Kevin said: I got an lifer and a nice checklist today! Northern Rough-winged Swallow! https://ebird.org/checklist/S65988847 Wow, great checklist!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) On 3/20/2020 at 4:25 AM, Jefferson Shank said: Congratulations! That is a good checklist... Here is a good one I had on my birthday, with lots of lifers! https://ebird.org/checklist/S65548293 (I was never able to get many ducks before this.) Nice pix! ps. Happy Birthday! I didn't realize how close ours are! Edited March 21, 2020 by MerMaeve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Remember, kiddies, while you're all taking classes at home, this counts as a Biology course! Bookmark all your posts so you can show your work, esp. anything Tony L. 'liked'! If you've taken photos, those should be good for lab credits! Well, at least list it as community service on college applications! Edited March 23, 2020 by Charlie Spencer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: Remember, kiddies, while you're all taking classes at home, this counts as a Biology course! Bookmark all your posts so you can show your work, esp. anything Tony L. 'liked'! If you've taken photos, those should be good for lab credits! Well, at least list it as community service on college applications! Exactly! Just like how the robotics team at my competition won the top award by gloating about social media posts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 What bird photography cameras do ya'll use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 34 minutes ago, Jefferson Shank said: What bird photography cameras do ya'll use? You should invest in a high-quality lens, which is more important than the camera body itself. I personally use a Canon 7D Mark II with a Canon 100-400mm L IS II lens. It's a really nice combo for amateur photographers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God's Child Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 42 minutes ago, akandula said: You should invest in a high-quality lens, which is more important than the camera body itself. I personally use a Canon 7D Mark II with a Canon 100-400mm L IS II lens. It's a really nice combo for amateur photographers. I agree. I use the Canon 80D with the Canon 75-300mm. Which is a good lens by any means. A semi-decent budget lens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Mine is actually a bridge, Olympus Stylus SP-100EE. It obviously doesn't have the quality of good DSLR, but it works really well for birding and taking identifiable shots of birds. I've been very happy with the quality though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 My Mom and I share a Canon SX-50. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) A have a bridge camera too, a Canon Powershot G3X. It has amazing quality for 600mm zoom. Edited March 25, 2020 by Jefferson Shank 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I use a bridge Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 I bought sight unseen for the 60X zoom. While I'm happy enough with it to keep using it, I'm less than pleased with a couple of things. If you're interested in post-processing .RAW images, the format this generates is semi-proprietary and the software isn't the friendliest. The camera's auto-focus works well in most cases but if you need to go manual, the focus controls are cumbersome. This is a four year old model and I don't know if newer ones have the same issues. If you're looking to take photos for ID purposes, not artistic ones, you might look at newer Lumix models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Book suggestion for y'all: The Ranger's Apprentice series. I can't not begin to describe how well written they are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God's Child Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, MerMaeve said: Book suggestion for y'all: The Ranger's Apprentice series. I can't not begin to describe how well written they are! Ayye, I've read it! And I agree 100%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 22 hours ago, God's Child said: Ayye, I've read it! And I agree 100%! Isn't it the best???? What's your favorite book in the series? I am up to book 10, but so far it's Halt's Peril. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivalis Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I love rangers apprentice it’s is like my favorite series of all time I read like all of them in a month they are sooooo good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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