Painted Beauty

CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
edited June 28, 2006 in Wildlife
Well, my goal for the summer was to SEE a painted bunting (which I never had) and if I could photograph one, that would be icing on the cake. Lo' and behold, yesterday while at a NWR I saw one fly off the road, then saw another about an hour later. He flew onto a nearby branch which was bouncing in the wind. So it isn't the best - but I'm oh so happy and I saw five more during the day!!

100-400L IS at 400mm, ISO 200 (should've been 400 - he was in the shade), f/5.6, 1/160 - no flash, was afraid I scare him off.
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  • RatPhotoRatPhoto Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    Cinda wrote:
    Well, my goal for the summer was to SEE a painted bunting (which I never had) and if I could photograph one, that would be icing on the cake. Lo' and behold, yesterday while at a NWR I saw one fly off the road, then saw another about an hour later. He flew onto a nearby branch which was bouncing in the wind. So it isn't the best - but I'm oh so happy and I saw five more during the day!!

    100-400L IS at 400mm, ISO 200 (should've been 400 - he was in the shade), f/5.6, 1/160 - no flash, was afraid I scare him off.

    Congrats! What an incredible looking bird. I had to look it up to make sure you weren't pulling my leg :):.
  • LCDLCD Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    Congrats!!
    I'm always thrilled when I get a shot of a new (for me) bird.
    I would be extra thrilled with this one. I've never seen one of these.
    Hate to be ignorant, but where/what is NWR? Pretty sure I get the W and the R, but don't know the N.
  • CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    LCD wrote:
    Congrats!!
    I'm always thrilled when I get a shot of a new (for me) bird.
    I would be extra thrilled with this one. I've never seen one of these.
    Hate to be ignorant, but where/what is NWR? Pretty sure I get the W and the R, but don't know the N.

    National Wildlife Reserve - this one was Hagerman up on the Ok/TX border.
    "Photography teaches that how well you see has nothing to do with how well you see." Anonymous
  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2006
    Wow, he is beautiful, and I'm jealous. Maybe I can get a bucket of paint to toss on a house finch. thumb.gifthumb.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2006
    Very nice shot thumb.gif
    Harry
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2006
    Hmmmm.....L H Benton...headscratch.gif ...must be Lucinda!:D

    Nice capture of a very unusual bird. (to me anyway) thumb.gif
  • CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2006
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Hmmmm.....L H Benton...headscratch.gif ...must be Lucinda!:D

    You'd be correct Ric - somehow seems more professional than my nickname, I keep going back and forth on it.ne_nau.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2006
    Cinda wrote:
    You'd be correct Ric - somehow seems more professional than my nickname, I keep going back and forth on it.ne_nau.gif

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2006
    nice and congrats on your success !! thumb.gif
  • CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2006
    Ok Ric - why don't I understand your last post?ne_nau.gif
    "Photography teaches that how well you see has nothing to do with how well you see." Anonymous
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2006
    Cinda wrote:
    Ok Ric - why don't I understand your last post?ne_nau.gif

    Deductive reasoning.....hence the investigators glass. :D
  • CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2006
    Well, duh on my part. :):
    "Photography teaches that how well you see has nothing to do with how well you see." Anonymous
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