Absolutely! I love your photography! You have a lot of talent. 
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Elspeth Dinsmore
Lacy Duckwing
Thank you! I was seeing some of your pictures in the Calendar Contest, and your pictures are beautiful (and so are your birds)!
Elspeth Dinsmore
Aw, thank you! A friend that is a professional photographer helped train me! I haven't been practicing as much as of late, but I certainly enjoy taking photos. Your's are very professional! 
Lacy Duckwing
Aw, you should be practicing more. You're already taking good pictures, and by practicing, you'll learn little tricks that'll be unique to your own photography. (And it'll help grain in the skills you already know.)
Thank you!
Thank you!
Elspeth Dinsmore
Thank you! I would love to get some more practice in. 
I've definitely learned new things that have helped my photography skills just from spending extra time taking pictures. I used to take lots of pictures of plants especially! I put a few below if you'd like to see!
I've definitely learned new things that have helped my photography skills just from spending extra time taking pictures. I used to take lots of pictures of plants especially! I put a few below if you'd like to see!
Lacy Duckwing
Oh, wow! Those are beautiful! My favorites are the bottom two. On the last three, the water droplets add a lot of character to them, and the background on the last one really brings out the flower. What type of camera are you using? I use a Canon EOS Rebel T5 and T7. (The T5 is my favorite and most of my photography is taken with that one.)
Elspeth Dinsmore
Thank you for the kind words! I use a Canon EOS Rebel T6! I bought it on a Black Friday sale several years ago with some Christmas money I had been given. It's been a wonderful camera that has served me well! I have three lenses: 75-300mm, and two 18-55mm that are ever so slightly different.
Lacy Duckwing
So you've got the one in between mine! That's awesome! (If you ever have any questions concerning it, feel free to ask. 
) How do you like it? I have both lens sizes on my cameras. The bigger on is always on my T7 and the smaller is on my T5. (This is so I can use both cameras during a shoot and switch between them depending on the flock's distance.)
) How do you like it? I have both lens sizes on my cameras. The bigger on is always on my T7 and the smaller is on my T5. (This is so I can use both cameras during a shoot and switch between them depending on the flock's distance.)
Lacy Duckwing
Did you get both smaller lens at the same time? I had to replace one of mine, and I loved the replacement, especially how quiet it was, but I ended up having issues with it later on.
(Splitting my response due to too many characters, lol.)
(Splitting my response due to too many characters, lol.)
Elspeth Dinsmore
I love my T6! I used to have a 300d. It was great to practice on and produced some good pictures, but it definitely had it's limitations. My T6 is great!
I've been having some trouble getting my focus just right. I'm wondering if my diopter is off. I noticed your photos are incredibly sharp and clear! Do you have any tips you can share? I would love to learn from someone as talented as you!
I've been having some trouble getting my focus just right. I'm wondering if my diopter is off. I noticed your photos are incredibly sharp and clear! Do you have any tips you can share? I would love to learn from someone as talented as you!
Elspeth Dinsmore
One of my smaller lenses may have come with my 300d. It's also possible I got it at a thrift store for a good price. I can't remember which though. 
One is older than the other and has a different Macro range (?). I think the newer one may be quieter and do slightly better too.
One is older than the other and has a different Macro range (?). I think the newer one may be quieter and do slightly better too.
Lacy Duckwing
The focus has been an issue with my T7, too, that's why I like my T5 so much. I heard that with the T6 there was some issue (I can't remember what it was, but I'm thinking this is it), so that's why I got the T7 hoping they had improved it. Unfortunately, the focus on my T7 is off, and it eventually got me to fix my T5, which the T5's issue was why I bought a new camera in the first place.
Lacy Duckwing
For both of my cameras, I've discovered using the sun as a natural flash has improved the clarity a lot, especially on the T7, which needed it. A recent trick I've been doing is I've been focusing things manually instead of having the camera focus itself. (There’s a switch on the lens.)
Lacy Duckwing
This helps a lot, though on any trick I do, it varies from object to object. Like this works well when I'm taking pictures of flowers, but it's near impossible when I'm working with a chicken who's constantly moving. This is also something I've been working mostly with my T5 (small lens) and not my T7 (big lens), as it's easier to do when close up.