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Allen

I managed to get a couple of new birds this morning.

Of course the local tree rats had to interfer.

Male House Finch

White crowned sparrow. 1st time I've seen one of these.

House sparrow. Hard to get, they don't sit long. 1st half-way decient shot.

Tree rat, in your face.:rofl Full frame, no crop.

Thanks for looking. 828/tcon17
AL

Harryb

Hey Allen,

Extremely sharp shots. You got some excellent results out of your equipment.

bfjr

Hi ya Allen
Sharp Hmmmm yeah I think so, as I like to say,
"Sharp enough to make you bleed"

Excellent work

Allen

Harryb wrote:

Hey Allen,
Extremely sharp shots. You got some excellent results out of your equipment.

Thanks Harry, and getting close helps. I'd love to get a DSLR but I don't know
what I'd do without the live preview and versitility. I got these sitting in a lawn
chair with some old army surplus green mosquito netting covering me.
Thanks again,
AL

Allen

bfjr wrote:

Hi ya Allen
Sharp Hmmmm yeah I think so, as I like to say,
"Sharp enough to make you bleed"
Excellent work

Thanks Ben

Ric Grupe

Nice when you don't...
...have to leave home to get some wonderfully detailed shots.

MuskyDude

Simply beautiful, ALL of them!

AJ

ginger_55

I agree very sharp shots, and very nice ones, too.

You use camouflage? I have been thinking about it with the ospreys. Those birds watch me.

And I think the canon lens, big, white, is a factor. Maybe it is just me, but camouflage wouldn't hurt.

Nice shots.

ginger

Allen

ginger_55 wrote:

I agree very sharp shots, and very nice ones, too.
You use camouflage? I have been thinking about it with the ospreys. Those birds watch me.
And I think the canon lens, big, white, is a factor. Maybe it is just me, but camouflage wouldn't hurt.
Nice shots.
ginger

My DW wants me to get a blind, then she could sit and watch too.
Problem is when the sun hits it, the temp inside will go out of sight. I used some old army surplus green
mosquito netting and the air passes thru. It's enough the break up my outline and with dark clothing
does the trick. If them BIG white lens is spookin' them get some camo tape.
Thanks for the comments,
AL

Kirwin

That house finch image is fantastic!. Love to see the detail in the eye of birds. Thanks for sharin' your series of images!

Skippy

Awwww I Want One

Allen wrote:

I managed to get a couple of new birds this morning.

Of course the local tree rats had to interfer.

Male House Finch

White crowned sparrow. 1st time I've seen one of these.

House sparrow. Hard to get, they don't sit long. 1st half-way decient shot.

Tree rat, in your face. Full frame, no crop.

Thanks for looking. 828/tcon17
AL

Allen I would love a pet squirrel, we don't have them here in Australia, but soon I will be in USA for 7 weeks, in Montana and in Ohio, and I just gotta find me a squirrel while I'm there........they are just wayyyy tooo cute
Did those ones come up close to you to photograph ??
Thanks for sharing.......beautiful sharp images too Skippy (Australia)

howard

A little camo goes a long way
Great shots Allen, the camo can make a real difference. I've recently gone mad (ask my wife) and bought some "realtree" gear to hide me and the equipment. As I usually shoot near the border with the Mainland (I'm in Hong Kong) I often wonder what the authorities think when they see me. Here's an indication of how bad I look

Allen wrote:

My DW wants me to get a blind, then she could sit and watch too.
Problem is when the sun hits it, the temp inside will go out of sight. I used some old army surplus green
mosquito netting and the air passes thru. It's enough the break up my outline and with dark clothing
does the trick. If them BIG white lens is spookin' them get some camo tape.
Thanks for the comments,
AL

Allen

howard wrote:

Great shots Allen, the camo can make a real difference. I've recently gone mad (ask my wife) and bought some "realtree" gear to hide me and the equipment. As I usually shoot near the border with the Mainland (I'm in Hong Kong) I often wonder what the authorities think when they see me. Here's an indication of how bad I look

Not bad at all. You are in the picture, arn't ya?
Can you imagine the reaction from Harry's DW when he suggests painting his car in camo?
I've got camo gear going back 30 years after many years of bowhunting. But when the suns out it can get awefully hot.
Thanks for hte comments.
Al

Allen

Skippy wrote:

Allen I would love a pet squirrel, we don't have them here in Australia, but soon I will be in USA for 7 weeks, in Montana and in Ohio, and I just gotta find me a squirrel while I'm there........they are just wayyyy tooo cute
Did those ones come up close to you to photograph ??
Thanks for sharing.......beautiful sharp images too Skippy (Australia)

Got too many pets now, don't need another. Way too many squirrels around here but fun to shoot. The close one was at about 5-6 feet. About the inner limits of the 828/tcon17/macro. Punching the 2x really fills the frame (680mm).
Thanks for your comments,
AL

howard

Sun no big deal
It gets pretty hot here in summer, circa 33c with vertical sun and humidity in the 90's. So I picked up a suit which is made from a very fine net. I go out with shorts and T-shirt and put the suit on when needed. The slightest breeze blows through it and it gives a little shade. The biggest problem is your hands with even lightweight gloves they get hot. Here's a shot but with heavy gloves. The whole suit packs in a pocket of the jacket.

Allen wrote:

Not bad at all. You are in the picture, aren't ya?
Can you imagine the reaction from Harry's DW when he suggests painting his car in camo?
I've got camo gear going back 30 years after many years of bowhunting. But when the suns out it can get awefully hot.
Thanks for hte comments.
Al