Wildlife Photography

[bruceha2000]

That's a moth???

It is a Luna Moth. Very interesting to see it from the "front".

I've seen one only once and it was on a tree. They are really big! The moth form lives only 7-10 days.

Sometimes I feel the birds I capture are too common

Too common where YOU are but this site is seen world wide and what is common to you might be very exotic to someone elsewhere

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

It is a Luna Moth. Very interesting to see it from the "front".

I've seen one only once and it was on a tree. They are really big! The moth form lives only 7-10 days.


Too common where YOU are but this site is seen world wide and what is common to you might be very exotic to someone elsewhere

Awesome!!

Very true!!

 

[mdees88]

The most common of ducks around here, so simple yet so beautiful. Sometimes I feel the birds I capture are too common, but they're so beautiful.View attachment 3341269View attachment 3341270View attachment 3341271View attachment 3341272

Great shots! I would love to get some mallard shots like these...

 

[mdees88]

Woah.
What camer do you use? I can't zoom in much on my cameras

Those images and most all of my images (until recently) have been shot with a Canon 80D and an EF 100-400 IS II lens. The 400mm reach helps a lot but I also get quite close to my subject... 250mm is about the bare minimum, shortest lens that "can" work for wildlife photography but you have to have very cooperative subjects if you plan on getting any kind of close up shots with it...

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

Those images and most all of my images (until recently) have been shot with a Canon 80D and an EF 100-400 IS II lens. The 400mm reach helps a lot but I also get quite close to my subject... 250mm is about the bare minimum, shortest lens that "can" work for wildlife photography but you have to have very cooperative subjects if you plan on getting any kind of close up shots with it...

Until recently? Did you upgrade?

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

Great shots! I would love to get some mallard shots like these...

That's very kind of you, thank you!

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

I would like to start a collection of my pictures that I can easily share with others, where would be the best place for this? That 500px place? Instagram? I have very very little knowledge about anything social media lol

 

[mdees88]

I would like to start a collection of my pictures that I can easily share with others, where would be the best place for this? That 500px place? Instagram? I have very very little knowledge about anything social media lol

I put mine on Instagram, but I think you have to have an Instagram to view them. Flickr is another photo sharing website but I've never used it before. Hopefully someone else will chime in...

 

[mdees88]

Until recently? Did you upgrade?

I sold the 80D and now use a Canon R5 and an RF 100-500. I still have the 100-400 because it's f5.6 and let's in more light than the F7.1 500mm. But I use the 500 95% of the time...

 

[Meri Maura]

It is a Luna Moth. Very interesting to see it from the "front".

I've seen one only once and it was on a tree. They are really big! The moth form lives only 7-10 days.


Too common where YOU are but this site is seen world wide and what is common to you might be very exotic to someone elsewhere

Ooh! I have a bunch if good Luna Moth pics. I will share them later when I use my laptop