Wildlife Photography

[LavenderDaFlerf]

Hello, I figured out how to get some recent pictures onto a computer. Yesterday a saw a beautiful great blue heron as well as some fearless wild turkeys that would have made some nice pictures. Of course, I didn't have my camera with me...

Anyway, I was able to get some pictures of some chickadees and such.

Eris militaris female and male:
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White-breasted Nuthatch:
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Black-capped Chickadees:
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(there was some man-made stuff in the background that I cropped out.... I dislike the look of most things unnatural in my pics)
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White-throated Sparrow:
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I'm not sure why, but all the bird pictures for some reason look a lot darker/have higher contrast than on the camera. It might just be the something with this specific computer's display, though.

Great pictures! I always have a hard time photographing small birds because they move so much!

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

Hello, I figured out how to get some recent pictures onto a computer. Yesterday a saw a beautiful great blue heron as well as some fearless wild turkeys that would have made some nice pictures. Of course, I didn't have my camera with me...

Anyway, I was able to get some pictures of some chickadees and such.

Eris militaris female and male:
View attachment 3284607View attachment 3284608

White-breasted Nuthatch:
View attachment 3284613

Black-capped Chickadees:
View attachment 3284616
View attachment 3284620View attachment 3284622

(there was some man-made stuff in the background that I cropped out.... I dislike the look of most things unnatural in my pics)
View attachment 3284624

White-throated Sparrow:
View attachment 3284641
I'm not sure why, but all the bird pictures for some reason look a lot darker/have higher contrast than on the camera. It might just be the something with this specific computer's display, though.

Lovely pictures.. beautiful snaps of the chickadees, what setup do you use?

 

[Alyssa-Bee]

Great pictures! I always have a hard time photographing small birds because they move so much!

Thank you! Yes, it's definitely more challenging than something stationary. These chickadees are quite brave, though, making it a lot easier to get close! I use a high shutter speed which requires brighter light. The harshness of the light, however, makes some dark and often annoying shadows.

Lovely pictures.. beautiful snaps of the chickadees, what setup do you use?

Thanks! I use a Nikon D3500 with a 70-300 mm kit lens.

 

[Alyssa-Bee]

Here are some chipmunk pictures from earlier today.

 

[Bakbuk]

Here are some chipmunk pictures from earlier today.
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Whoa, what do you shoot with?

 

[mdees88]

Whoa, what do you shoot with?

I use a Nikon D3500 with a 70-300 mm kit lens.

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

Thank you! Yes, it's definitely more challenging than something stationary. These chickadees are quite brave, though, making it a lot easier to get close! I use a high shutter speed which requires brighter light. The harshness of the light, however, makes some dark and often annoying shadows.

Thanks! I use a Nikon D3500 with a 70-300 mm kit lens.

Very close for a 300mm lens, impressive work!

(Technically 450mm?)

 

[Bakbuk]

That's impressive quality for a setup like that. Sweet.

 

[mdees88]

(Technically 450mm?)

Yep

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

Yep

I am finding the transition from 1200mm to 450mm so damn hard. I was using a 2X teleconverter but the images just weren't that amazing. DSLRs are much harder than I thought