The Whole Bird

ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
edited March 18, 2006 in Wildlife
How 'bout that? Got the whole flippin dove in the shot:clap C&C always welcome and I do try and put your good advice into practice.

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Dirt and mulch..Yehaw!

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Just liked this one. A 'candid' squirrel pic.

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  • Fred WFred W Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2006
    Thusie wrote:
    How 'bout that? Got the whole flippin dove in the shotclap.gif C&C always welcome and I do try and put your good advice into practice.

    60273624-L.jpg

    Dirt and mulch..Yehaw!

    60273431-L.jpg

    Just liked this one. A 'candid' squirrel pic.

    60273340-L.jpg

    Hi Thusie,

    Nice color and DOF in your pics. What lens are you using? Looks like you have some signs of Spring emerging from the Mulch and dirt. I can't wait to start seeing Springtime colors come back again.

    Fred
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2006
    Fred W wrote:
    Hi Thusie,

    Nice color and DOF in your pics. What lens are you using? Looks like you have some signs of Spring emerging from the Mulch and dirt. I can't wait to start seeing Springtime colors come back again.

    Fred
    Hi Fred
    I'm afaid some of what you see is nutsedge, hard has heck to get rid of, but yea, I'm looking forward to some spring colors as well.

    The lens is the 70-200 f4L. Thanks!
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2006
    Always good to get the whole bird in the shot. thumb.gif Great expression on the second shot. Looks like the tree rat ate something that didn't agree with him. Hopefully it was rat poison. naughty.gif:D
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2006
    Good job getting the whole bird Thusie. thumb.gif I also like the almost perpendicular angle to the bird.

    You'll probable hate me for being nit-picky rolleyes1.gif, but I think it would look better if the Dove was either perpendicular to the camera or slightly with the head closer to you instead of away. Does that make sense? Don't hate me :D
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2006
    Better to hate him than to hate yourself, rolleyes1.gif . for some reason I think that is funny!

    I think the dove looks very sweet. NIce shooting. (I shot a squirrel just for you, today.) With the camera, HARRY, rolleyes1.gif . more humor,:): .

    Will try to work it up tomorrow, he was not as happy about being shot as your squirrels appear to be.

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Always good to get the whole bird in the shot. thumb.gif Great expression on the second shot. Looks like the tree rat ate something that didn't agree with him. Hopefully it was rat poison. naughty.gif:D


    Aha Harry that is why ai didn't use 'squirrel shot' gets you way to excitedrolleyes1.gif

    Thanks for looking
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2006
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Does that make sense? Don't hate me :D

    Steve, Steve, Steve, now WHY would I hate youne_nau.gifD You are only trying to help and I do try and remember. Nitsing and niggling are good things. :):

    Thanks for taking the time
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2006
    Ginger you are funny! I don't think the squirrels around here LIKE it, they just tolerate it. Can't wait to see your 'squirrel shot':D
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2006
    Doves are so pretty, even though they are so common (at least where I live!) At least you have some "natural" mulch to shoot...I always seem to have asphalt pavement!!! I really like the expression on #2. Looks like someone threw dirt in his eyes...maybe the dove as it made it's get-away! thumb.gif
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2006
    Thanks Saurora.

    The more cover we plant the more birds are showing up. We had our first RW blackbird this morning, cool!

    In #2 that is a pretty normal expression after they back their head out of a hole they have dug, I just happened to catch it.
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