Who here is into Photography?

[ALRwild]

Great pictures! I am really into photography but haven't been "inspired" this month because there is so much smoke in the air here you can't take very many pictures... unless you want it to be of smoke.

 

[ladyrsanti]

You get any neat sunsets because of the smoke? Sometimes they can be spectacular... though not for good reasons.

Here's a piccie of my roo, Frittata

 

[zooweemama]

Ohhhh what a fun thread! Can I join? Up until this May, I had been doing family photography. But have been pretty busy with my new farm animals. So I have a boat load of pictures of them and I know my FB friends are likely borrrrred and I cannot share them like mad on business blog etc (people want to see pics of kids there, not chickens if they want to hire me ha!). But I take WAY too many pics of my farm animals!

Here is a link to all the pics I have posted here on BYC. Some are from my iPhone, but most were taken with my fancy camera.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/album/view/id/6200047

Some recents that I didn't see in that album:

 

[zooweemama]

Wow, y'all are really skilled with colors! So vibrant and beautiful!

I took some recently. They're nothing special, but I sure like them.

Your dog has some seriously self control. Great shots!

 

[Kassaundra]

zoowemama, love the duck angel and the gossiping gals!

 

[Funky Feathers]

Hey guys, I am looking to upgrade my camera this Christmas without breaking the bank. I want a good Nikon DSLR that can do awesome macro shots (like Sundown Waterfowl's pics) and zoom in really close to a far away subject. I want excellent resolution. Can anyone recommend such a camera (preferably under $400)? Or a more expensive one that I could get cheaper on eBay?

 

[jendodd79]

I own a professional portrait photography business, no pictures of chickens yet but I can't wait!

Funky Feather: Any new consumer grade DSLR is going to do a good enough job now for what you want. If you want a macro, that is dependant on a lens - not a specific camera. The 70-300 is a good, basic standard macro that can also zoom, but that is affordable as well. I started out years ago with the Sigma version and it did the ticket

 

[zooweemama]

Hey guys, I am looking to upgrade my camera this Christmas without breaking the bank. I want a good Nikon DSLR that can do awesome macro shots (like Sundown Waterfowl's pics) and zoom in really close to a far away subject. I want excellent resolution. Can anyone recommend such a camera (preferably under $400)? Or a more expensive one that I could get cheaper on eBay?

I'm a Nikon girl. I still own my old Nikon D80. It can do all the basics- good camera. Any newer dslr is going to a good job for what you need it for. Macro and zooming are separate from the camera and depend completely on the lens you put on the camera. Zooming can get you macro results. A macro lens will actually let you get within a breath of your subject and take an amazing detail shot.
Taken using my 60mm macro lens. Macro lenses are tricky. They focus very slowly and you need to a stopped down aperture to get all that sharp yummy detail. (this was a tiny bee, not the reg sized ones)



Here is an image taken with my 70-300 VR lens. this was zoomed all the way at 300mm if I recall correctly.




this one was also using the same lens



The 70-300 VR is a really good inexpensive (I say inexpensive, but to some it may be pricey. new it was like $600?) zoom lens.

I have friends thatown Nikon D3000 and are happy.

 

[sdsmowen]

Love this thread!











the last 2 are my current favorites DH built a pond area for our Pekins

 

[Funky Feathers]

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Thanks guys! By stopped down aperture you mean like f/5.6 or lower? Oh-wait, that's the f-stop. It's been a while since I had a manual camera. ?