davidrosen Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 If philosophy is questions like “What is life?”, then I should stop writing for fear of leading the question, “What is it about Birds?” in a particular direction. But I will. I don’t own the best glass for photographing birds. Sometimes I’m in a good position to get a clear crisp shot. I often see photos by other photographer that are crisp and colorful, as if they hired bird models to pose for them. Perhaps birds were created for man to photograph. They’re abundantly available when nothing else captures my fancy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I often see photos by other photographer that are crisp and colorful, as if they hired bird models to pose for them. I have long suspected this as well. I have no doubt whatsoever that my white EF 100-400mm zoom will spook birds at least a 100 meters in front of me in the forest.:confused: Brave or stupid bird Note to self- get camo cover..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shadow Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 When “What is life” and “What is it about birds” collide ... 5 There’s always something new under the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick D. Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Get as close as you can, with the best lens you can afford. Take photos on good light, and pay close attention to your photo technique. Frame the image so that the bird is as large as possible in the finder. It is difficult, and this is one of those cases where the right lens can be critical to success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Eckman Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Of course you can encourage them to pose for you 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Eckman Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Which can lead to some interesting results 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrblackburn Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Definitely go to where their food is - 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrblackburn Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Or where they live... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrell Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 FWIW, I suspect that good bird photos depend on a combination on being in the right spot (perhaps in a hide and and patiently waiting) and equipment (lenses, extenders, etc.). IMHO it depends a lot on whether you're photographing birds (plural) or a close up of one bird. In the first case, a +/- 200mm lens may be fine. In the second case, you're probably want something in the 400-800mm range. I once decided that I was going to take more 'bird' pics and bought the cheapest 400mm prime lens with a 1.6x extender on a 1.6 crop camera. I figured that this would give me an effective reach of more than 600mm on a crop camera. I only ever took a few bird pics but the 600mm reach was great for wildlife/zoo close-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Joe Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 I secretly pay them.....truth is out... 269A1036aa by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr LY2A9917aa by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr LY2A6838 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr LY2A4890 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr LY2A3984 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr LY2A6287 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr 5 https://www.flickr.com/photos/chaman_photography/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen_S Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 They’re abundantly available when nothing else captures my fancy. Is one key sentence. Two other important points: We can't resolve their faster movements by eye, so shooting on and on might make sense. Is there any other field of photographic interest fueling GAS as infinitely as birds are doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhooru Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchsteammachine Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Sometimes you got to go down low Or observe from a distance: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKeenum Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 who has a photo with a nightingale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I've got photos of Waxwings taken in Jenny Lind Park, Norwich - will that do ? (Jenny Lind was a singer known as 'The Swedish Nightingale' - and allegedly a 'friend of King Edward VII). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKeenum Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I've got photos of Waxwings taken in Jenny Lind Park, Norwich - will that do ? (Jenny Lind was a singer known as 'The Swedish Nightingale' - and allegedly a 'friend of King Edward VII). Hi, unfortunately, this is a completely different bird. But thanks anyway for the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Hi, unfortunately, this is a completely different bird. But thanks anyway for the answer. Yes, Robert, I know - the Nightingale reference was to the singer, after whom the Park is named. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 this is a completely different bird. Yes, Tony knew that! But apropos of bird confusion, a rather famous couple, Romeo and Juliet, had some trouble themselves with Nightingale identification, specifically, telling the difference between the Nightingale and the Lark. After their rapturous first night together, Romeo claims to hear the Lark, heralding daybreak when he must leave her. Juliet tries in vain to convince him it's the Nightingale and not the Lark and that they still have time together. It resolves in favor of the Lark, since Romeo has to be out of town by daybreak or he will be killed. As he says ... It was the Lark, the herald of the morn, No nightingale. Look love, what envious streaks Do lace the severing clouds in yonder east. Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountaintops. I must be gone and live or stay and die. Sorry, no pics!!! :) 4 "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellinder Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 If philosophy is questions like “What is life?”, then I should stop writing for fear of leading the question, “What is it about Birds?” in a particular direction. But I will. I don’t own the best glass for photographing birds. Sometimes I’m in a good position to get a clear crisp shot. I often see photos by other photographer that are crisp and colorful, as if they hired bird models to pose for them. Perhaps birds were created for man to photograph. They’re abundantly available when nothing else captures my fancy. [ATTACH]1286584[/ATTACH] David, et.al. - - If i am repeating something already posted, I apologize. To answer the OP question, human beings have to rely on such devices as airplanes and gliders to fly. We simply are jealous of birds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 what is it about birds...... ? birds float or they dive on the water, they soar and they glide thru the sky with colors both flashy or muted their movement catches our eye birds spark imaginations as they defy gravitations they live all around us but the notion confounds us of just how anything can fly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTriplett Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 “Why is it,” Jonathan puzzled, “that the hardest thing in the world is to convince a bird that he is free, and that he can prove it for himself if he’d spend a little time practicing? Why should that be so hard?” (Richard Bach, Johnathan Livingston Seagull) Or, for that matter, a human being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 OR ... :) from The Producers "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellinder Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 OR ... :) from The Producers Didn't Hitchcock do a movie entitled "The Boids?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellinder Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 what is it about birds...... ? birds float or they dive on the water, they soar and they glide thru the sky with colors both flashy or muted their movement catches our eye birds spark imaginations as they defy gravitations they live all around us but the notion confounds us of just how anything can fly [ATTACH=full]1324373[/ATTACH] Did you write the poetry? It's far more expressive than the prose I wrote to accompany my image. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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