Evening . . .
Not real good pictures, I was out in the yard as the sun was setting with my 50mm f/1.8, and I though these were interesting, if not real good.
These are displayed in the order they were taken, in rapidly fading light. This first one is an unknown bird, although I think it is a Western Wood-Pewee. Hw went back and forth from the empty bird bath to the sprinkler, to the gas meter, to the fence, each time sweeping down to right above the grass. I finally figured out that he (she?) was catching flies, or at least chasing flies. I used a SunPak 383 flash for this one and the next one. Taken at 7:41
Same bird perched on the sprinkler. I guess you would call that a case of “Blue Eye”. My copies of PS and Capture don’t seem to have “Blue Eye” removal tools. Taken at 7:54
My Mexican Bird of Paradise bush(s) have finally started to bloom. I didn’t get a good focus, probably too much camera shake f/2.2 @ 1/40. No flash. Taken at 8:03
The 180 degrees view from the Mexican Bird of Paradise. Don’t look for any birds, there aren’t any. Taken at 8:04
It was too dark to see this little fellow through the view finder, but the camera was able to focus on the feeder with the help of the Focus Assist Lamp, and then I just held the camera as still as I could while I looked over the top of the camera. I used a SunPak 383 flash for this one and the next one. Taken at 8:07
Taken at 8:08
These are displayed in the order they were taken, in rapidly fading light. This first one is an unknown bird, although I think it is a Western Wood-Pewee. Hw went back and forth from the empty bird bath to the sprinkler, to the gas meter, to the fence, each time sweeping down to right above the grass. I finally figured out that he (she?) was catching flies, or at least chasing flies. I used a SunPak 383 flash for this one and the next one. Taken at 7:41
Same bird perched on the sprinkler. I guess you would call that a case of “Blue Eye”. My copies of PS and Capture don’t seem to have “Blue Eye” removal tools. Taken at 7:54
My Mexican Bird of Paradise bush(s) have finally started to bloom. I didn’t get a good focus, probably too much camera shake f/2.2 @ 1/40. No flash. Taken at 8:03
The 180 degrees view from the Mexican Bird of Paradise. Don’t look for any birds, there aren’t any. Taken at 8:04
It was too dark to see this little fellow through the view finder, but the camera was able to focus on the feeder with the help of the Focus Assist Lamp, and then I just held the camera as still as I could while I looked over the top of the camera. I used a SunPak 383 flash for this one and the next one. Taken at 8:07
Taken at 8:08
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Thanks for sharing.
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Gee wiz Dick, I thought I had cropped them.
This is what I started with on #5.
Take my word for it, there is a Hummingbird in there.
BTW Brooks you're too old to be trying handheld shots a 1/40 sec.
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