A few new birds for me!

raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
edited August 30, 2009 in Wildlife
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1. Prothonotary Warbler

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2. Northern Parula

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3. Hooded Warbler

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4. White-eyed Vireo

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5. White-eyed Vireo with larvae

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6. When Harry's away the squirrels will play!:rofl
Glenn

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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2009
    lol3.gif Nice! Very cool set Glenn. I am assuming you were using a flash on most of those, right? What kind of setup are you using?
    Mike Helbig

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2009
    terrific set Glennclap.gif :ivar
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2009
    Giphsub wrote:
    lol3.gif Nice! Very cool set Glenn. I am assuming you were using a flash on most of those, right? What kind of setup are you using?

    Thanks Mike! I use a 580EX II with a Better Beamer on a Wimberly flash bracket. The Wimberly bracket is nice as I can reconfigure it for different setups.

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    Glenn

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2009
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    terrific set Glennclap.gif :ivar

    Thanks Dave!
    Glenn

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2009
    Very nice Glenn. I am not used to seeing so many little songbirds in your posts. There is not one shorebird. Love the vivid yellows you captured.
    Stephen
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2009
    What a lovely squirrel! mwink.gif

    I wish you would share with us how you make these shadow enshrouded birdies look so good, Glenn.
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2009
    Maestro wrote:
    Very nice Glenn. I am not used to seeing so many little songbirds in your posts. There is not one shorebird. Love the vivid yellows you captured.

    "There is not one shorebird"

    Oops! ne_nau.gif Sorry Stephen! Here is a Heron for ya!:D

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    Glenn

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2009
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    What a lovely squirrel! mwink.gif

    I wish you would share with us how you make these shadow enshrouded birdies look so good, Glenn.

    Thanks Ric!

    I shoot alot of photos and maybe get one that I like!:D

    For small birds like warblers that are in the shade most of the time; I shoot in manual mode with synced flash (usually at 1/250sec, but sometimes alot slower) I set the ISO and speed so that I can get an exposure (without flash) of about -1 stop, and then let the flash (with better beamer - zoom set to 50mm) do the rest.

    The down side is you have to wait for the flash to recycle, so you can't shoot machine gun style.

    When I'm not in shade I switch to Aperture Priority, and I use high speed sync flash (for fill) instead. What is nice is that the 1dmkIIn remembers your settings between the two modes so switching is easy.
    Glenn

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  • Bud1880Bud1880 Registered Users Posts: 500 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2009
    All very nice Glenn, as usual, but I really like seeing that 'live' northern parula. My wife and I had come home from a shopping trip earlier this spring and found a very small colorful yellow and gray bird lying on the deck dead. It didn't seem to be mutilated in any way and my first thought was someone's pet bird got loose and just died from weather or something. I had never seen nor heard of a northern parula but eventually found it in my bird book. I have no idea what happened nor have I seen another since. A very pretty little bird and you captured it very nicely. thumb.gif

    Bud
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2009
    Five excellent captures Glenn. thumb.gif
    Harry
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2009
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    For small birds like warblers that are in the shade most of the time; I shoot in manual mode with synced flash (usually at 1/250sec, but sometimes alot slower) I set the ISO and speed so that I can get an exposure (without flash) of about -1 stop, and then let the flash (with better beamer - zoom set to 50mm) do the rest.

    The down side is you have to wait for the flash to recycle, so you can't shoot machine gun style.

    When I'm not in shade I switch to Aperture Priority, and I use high speed sync flash (for fill) instead. What is nice is that the 1dmkIIn remembers your settings between the two modes so switching is easy.

    headscratch.gifroflSince I don't own a flash...I'll have to hope that this info will help others.

    Thanks, Glenn.thumb.gif
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2009
    Bud1880 wrote:
    All very nice Glenn, as usual, but I really like seeing that 'live' northern parula. My wife and I had come home from a shopping trip earlier this spring and found a very small colorful yellow and gray bird lying on the deck dead. It didn't seem to be mutilated in any way and my first thought was someone's pet bird got loose and just died from weather or something. I had never seen nor heard of a northern parula but eventually found it in my bird book. I have no idea what happened nor have I seen another since. A very pretty little bird and you captured it very nicely. thumb.gif

    Bud

    Sad story, Bud! It probably flew into a glass window or something. We have a fair amount of them here (Florida) but they are usually pretty high up in the trees.
    Glenn

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2009
    Harryb wrote:
    Five excellent captures Glenn. thumb.gif

    Thanks Harry! I hope you are getting some time to shoot! I'll probably head your way when things cool down a bit!
    Glenn

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2009
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    headscratch.gifroflSince I don't own a flash...I'll have to hope that this info will help others.

    Thanks, Glenn.thumb.gif

    Well you seem to be doing just fine without a flash, Ric! rolleyes1.gif
    Glenn

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  • bhowdybhowdy Registered Users Posts: 658 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2009
    Oh Great! You even photograph the little ones with the same awesome ability that you do the raptors and waders ..... Wonderful series Glenn! clap.gif
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2009
    bhowdy wrote:
    Oh Great! You even photograph the little ones with the same awesome ability that you do the raptors and waders ..... Wonderful series Glenn! clap.gif
    Thanks Bob!
    Glenn

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  • Jody MelansonJody Melanson Registered Users Posts: 416 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2009
    Beautiful images Glenn! Love the colours. :)
    There is a fine line between a hobby and mental illness!
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