Birds through the window.

ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
edited March 11, 2006 in Wildlife
Little explanation here. Power was off this morning, so by candlelight ,decided to read more in the Exposure book. THEN decided to try some shots in manual from inside! No TC on the 70-200 since shooting though two (old) windows, regular and storm, was enough distortion:): These are also cropped quite a bit. I don't think they turned out too bad, your thoughts?
Oh why didn't I just go outside? Too darn windy!

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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    Shooting through glass?
    Pretty darned good results for shooting through glass I would say.
    You must have a really good lens.
    Nice job.
    Russ
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    riddim_maker wrote:
    Pretty darned good results for shooting through glass I would say.
    You must have a really good lens.
    Nice job.

    Yes glass, the window and then 4 inches out from that the storm window. Lens my trusty 70-200f4, and blind luck.

    Thanks!!!
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    Nice shots, especially when you consider how you got them. thumb.gif

    Too windy???? Bah, next time go outside. :D
    Harry
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Nice shots, especially when you consider how you got them. thumb.gif

    Too windy???? Bah, next time go outside. :D

    Bah! Wind was so bad it was taking the lens and merolleyes1.gif

    And thanks Harry. 3 keepers out of 90 shots for that bit of madness
  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    Nice series Thusie, especially seeing you were shooting through a window. I like the colors you've captured in the Grackle. I'd prefer to see the crop made so there was more canvas in front of the bird in the first two.
    Steve
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    Rohirrim wrote:
    I'd prefer to see the crop made so there was more canvas in front of the bird in the first two.
    Thanks Steve and you are right on the crops. Muffed that( Grackle) trying to wack out the edge of the picnic table, bad idea huh? The Rob? I have no clue why I did that.
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    very nice i had trouble with a tint in my shots when shot thru glass headscratch.gif i have two attempts nesting and another i have not posted ,your shots do not show that ne_nau.gif well you did a very good job thumb.gif
    Jeff W

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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2006
    jwear wrote:
    very nice i had trouble with a tint in my shots when shot thru glass headscratch.gif i have two attempts nesting and another i have not posted ,your shots do not show that ne_nau.gif well you did a very good job thumb.gif

    Thanks Jeff. On the tint, I wonder if it is the age of the window glass? Newer glass (25 and up) has varying degress of UVB blocking properties, some not really visible to the eye, but there. Wonder if that could throw things offne_nau.gif These were shot raw and I took them into CS2 with just a minor tweak on the exposure if anything.
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited March 11, 2006
    thru two windows, huh?- I'm impressed-

    george
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2006
    gefillmore wrote:
    thru two windows, huh?- I'm impressed-

    george

    Thanks George, so am I actuallyrolleyes1.gif
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