Winter Woodpeckers

jdorseydesignjdorseydesign Registered Users Posts: 161 Major grins
edited January 18, 2009 in Wildlife
I don't usually shoot birds because I don't own any really nice glass (yet). But I managed to catch these guys around my feeder this week.


This one is noisy, because it's high ISO and I shot it through my window. I learned that windows cause glare which causes low contrast.
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I love this one though, I sat on my deck really still. Patience pays off.
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I was thinking about moving up to a Nikkor 70-300 VR unfortunately I don't have the budget for much more than that. Would that help in getting decent bird shots? (These were shot with the 55-200 VR)
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited January 18, 2009
    Don't let your Gear, keep ya from shootin whatever you like :D
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited January 18, 2009
    They are both very nice. The downy has great light on it. Do you know the species of the first? We do not have that kind here.

    WRT the first, if you have LR, use the clarity slider on the shot - you may get nicer detail.

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  • bhowdybhowdy Registered Users Posts: 658 Major grins
    edited January 18, 2009
    I agree, don't let a lack of "big time" glass keep you from taking photos. (I didn't let it stop me) rolleyes1.gif Just keep shooting and having fun. And you are correct, patience does pay off.

    The Nikor lens mentioned would be a nice start.

    Ann .... The first bird is a male Red-bellied Woodpecker. No their belly isn't red, I don't know why the name. ne_nau.gif
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