IKLland Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Jpeg… Thanks. I can do some now. They might no be as good as if they were raw, but I’ll see what I can do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 17 hours ago, Seanbirds said: They’re fairly common here but very difficult to get a good look at. They flush easy. Look for them when it snows on roads and in parking lots. How do you approach birds? I've kind of figured out over the years that gradual can be our friend. So let's say you spot a bird from a distance. Photograph from there. This does two things you get the photo even if it isn't good but you also get the bird use to you pointing a camera at it. Move in closer slowly, photograph again. Move a little closer...If you go right for close shots chances are they will flush but if you take the gradual approach your chances are better that they will stay. I use the method all the time no matter the bird species. Does this work 100 percent of the time no but it works better than trying to get close right off the bat. It also sometimes helps not to look directly at the bird as you move closer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Clip said: How do you approach birds? I've kind of figured out over the years that gradual can be our friend. So let's say you spot a bird from a distance. Photograph from there. This does two things you get the photo even if it isn't good but you also get the bird use to you pointing a camera at it. Move in closer slowly, photograph again. Move a little closer...If you go right for close shots chances are they will flush but if you take the gradual approach your chances are better that they will stay. I use the method all the time no matter the bird species. Does this work 100 percent of the time no but it works better than trying to get close right off the bat. It also sometimes helps not to look directly at the bird as you move closer. I've used this method many a time. It works well! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Clip said: Look for them when it snows It snows like twice a year here lol Edited December 8, 2021 by Seanbirds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Clip Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 42 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: It snows like twice a year here lol I wasn't sure how much snow you get there. Perhaps when in rains is a good time too. I know I saw a bunch out on the road this day. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: It snows like twice a year here lol That'd be nice! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Kevin said: That'd be nice! Especially here! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 @Seanbirds your on, can you pick one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Kevin said: @Seanbirds your on, can you pick one? Sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 How about we do Blue-footed Hawk-Finch? I understand they’re very rare in the ABA area, but certainly someone has a photo! Anyone seen one? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 24 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: How about we do Blue-footed Hawk-Finch? I understand they’re very rare in the ABA area, but certainly someone has a photo! Anyone seen one? Anyone digging unsuccessfully though their field guides trying to find this bird yet? 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 28 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: How about we do Blue-footed Hawk-Finch? I understand they’re very rare in the ABA area, but certainly someone has a photo! Anyone seen one? Got one, I’ll upload it when I get home! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 @Seanbirds I hope that’s NOT this weeks bird! 😆 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, IKLland said: @Seanbirds I hope that’s NOT this weeks bird! 😆 It isn’t. In all seriousness, Northern Parula is this week’s bird. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Alright, I’m lucky I’ve actually seen one here in SoCal, but the photo is horrible. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Which one of my thirty very mediocre photos should I post? I'll have to look through my memory card from my trip to Florida to see if the photos I got were an upgrade, but I don't think they were. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: Which one of my thirty very mediocre photos should I post? I'll have to look through my memory card from my trip to Florida to see if the photos I got were an upgrade, but I don't think they were. Better than my photo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOly Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kevin Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Seanbirds said: How about we do Blue-footed Hawk-Finch? I understand they’re very rare in the ABA area, but certainly someone has a photo! Anyone seen one? Of course! They nest in the yard! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Nine mediocre photos to choose from, it's more difficult than picking from decent ones. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 They're a nemesis of mine, so no photos from me this week. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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