Slim Pickin' Lately

[Bird Man Photographer]

I have not seen the usual amount of birds in the neighborhood lately. :dunno I got desperate to shoos something.:D An ibis in the canal out back. Don't care for the background "junk"...but a man cannot live on an idle camera . :1drink


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I hope this guy has had his brakes checked recently. :rofl

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Cheers

BMP

[ginger_55]

Those are nice clear sharp feathers.

And a good Ibis: Did the bird hit the wall, or did you, or anyone?

Smile, someone told me the other day that it was too hot for birds. Sure enough, there was a seagull panting like a dog, haven't posted it yet.

ginger (How did you get those feathers? So sharp?)

[Bird Man Photographer]

Those are nice clear sharp feathers.

And a good Ibis: Did the bird hit the wall, or did you, or anyone?

Smile, someone told me the other day that it was too hot for birds. Sure enough, there was a seagull panting like a dog, haven't posted it yet.

ginger (How did you get those feathers? So sharp?)
Thanks Ginger. No....the ibis DID NOT hit the wall. It was just one of those misleading perspectives from a telephoto. :D It really was flying up to the ledge of the seawall. No animals were hurt during the shooting of these pictures. :thumb I didn't hit the wall either....but did have a run in with a set of stairs. :huh

It's been hot & humid here in sunny Florida....but then again..it's summer. :1drink
The birds seem to have gone and hid somewhere ...cool?

I wish I could take credit for the sharp pics....but I think credit is due to the Canon 200mm f/2.8 "L" ....and perhaps the AF of the 20D ?

Cheers

BMP

[Khaos]

nice action set, very crisp and clear.:thumb

[Bird Man Photographer]

**best Elvis**

"Thank ya...thank ya very much"

:D

BMP

[bfjr]

Pretty good for desperate :D
like #3 the best :thumb

[hichuz]

Neat shots, too bad about the backround "junk", but, at least you got the opportunity to shoot something. I took my jon boat out on the lake yesterday and found zero opportunities... guess it was too late in the AM. The dog liked the ride though.

[Bird Man Photographer]

Thanks folks. The "background junk" is always an issue when shooting out in the backyard. I asked the neighbors nicely if they'd move. :rofl *jk*. I suppose I should get off my lazy arse and go somewhere "in nature" to shoot my birds (etc.). :scratch Rumor has it there is an awsome rookery that pro photogs come to from around the world...just down the road. hehehe. Boy am I pathetic. I really want to get there. It is difficult when you can't drive...and it's a long long dangerous bike ride in the triple digit heat indexes avoiding Q-tips behind the wheel of their caddys. :dunno :rofl

**makes note to self to get to the Venice rookery soon**

BMP

[Harryb]

Excellent flight shots and extremly well exposed. You might try opening up the aperture to blur the backgrounds when they are as busy as these are.

[Bird Man Photographer]

Thanks Harry. I follow on the shallow deapth of field. I must confess. I try and use a great DOF to help with focus errors. I should at least blur the background in photoshop. (sometimes I forget hehe) I figure getting the bird in focus is more important..and the background can always be messed with in PP. It's a tough compromise at times. Sometimes given lighting conditions...there is little choice. With this bright Florida sun (most of the time)..it's pretty easy to get a high shutter speed and a decent DOF/aperture. Even with the shallow DOF the power boxes/lines are still unpleasant to the eye/picture. I just need to take the time and remove them in PS (if the shot warrants the time/effort).

Thanks again for the comments/advice

Cheers

BMP