Starling

[Seamus]

I haven't taken any bird pics in a long time so I'm posting these to keep my membership up to date :)

http://seamus.smugmug.com/photos/22591241-L.jpg

and from behind :)

http://seamus.smugmug.com/photos/22591244-L.jpg

without boring you

http://seamus.smugmug.com/photos/23174481-L.jpg

these birds are small so I had to really crop the pictures. They were within 10 yards of me, I would really like a 400mm lens:wxwax

[BrettG]

Wow, colourful birds. I think ours over here are all black (in fact I think they were used as the RGB(0,0,0) baseline by the camera manufacturers :wxwax )

[jwear]

:thumb :dunno Shay your shots are just too sharp :clap every thing you shoot looks like a studio portrait :thumb I thought that a starling was a young crackle my pics did not come out well but i did learn somehing this weekend :thumb

[Seamus]

Wow, colourful birds. I think ours over here are all black (in fact I think they were used as the RGB(0,0,0) baseline by the camera manufacturers :wxwax )
Thanks Brett, the sun was shining directly on him for the first two, presumably it brought out the colours :dunno , photography is still a mystery to me :wink .

Shay.

[Seamus]

:thumb :dunno Shay your shots are just too sharp :clap every thing you shoot looks like a studio portrait :thumb I thought that a starling was a young crackle my pics did not come out well but i did learn somehing this weekend :thumb
Thanks Jeff but I think you have confused me with Shay Stephens,
http://www.dgrin.com/member.php?u=7

He is the great photographer, I'm the cr*p one :rofl . If I take a good pic it is a fluke :):

[jwear]

Thanks Jeff but I think you have confused me with Shay Stephens,
http://www.dgrin.com/member.php?u=7

He is the great photographer, I'm the cr*p one :rofl . If I take a good pic it is a fluke :): ya got me --your pics were just too dam good did not look at the post --still too upset at my loss of pics from sunday :huh your pic are still great just skip the studio part :rofl :rofl

[Seamus]

ya got me --your pics were just too dam good did not look at the post --still too upset at my loss of pics from sunday :huh your pic are still great just skip the studio part :rofl :rofl
:rofl , sorry to hear about losing your pics, what happened?

[jwear]

:rofl , sorry to hear about losing your pics, what happened? i really do not know the weather was very overcast and i thought i had the camera set well but almost every shot is soft or just plain crap .like the focus bluured --- but I just went thru them to delete and found a few that I will keep and one i like so :scratch :scratch this hobby is a pain in the wallet and whats next to the wallet :D

[Seamus]

i really do not know the weather was very overcast and i thought i had the camera set well but almost every shot is soft or just plain crap .like the focus bluured --- but I just went thru them to delete and found a few that I will keep and one i like so :scratch :scratch this hobby is a pain in the wallet and whats next to the wallet :D
Been there, done that, have the t-shirt. It's worth it when you get a good one :thumb .

[Harryb]

Hey Shay,

Excellents pics, the color, details, exposure are all on the mark. Your membership is renewed. :D

[Seamus]

Hey Shay,

Excellents pics, the color, details, exposure are all on the mark. Your membership is renewed. :D
Thanks Harry :thumb, as I say to Andy, praise from the master.....

Shay.