New to bird photography

Aussieroo

I am pretty new to photographing birds in the wild as a serious part of my photograhy. Not to say I have shot them before but have never gone out specifically to shoot one bird and waited a few hours to catch it, "just right" I did that last week and had a blast I have to say and could get hooked on this. I used my Sigma f2.8 70-200mm with a 2X's converter attached. Now I know it isn't the sharpest combination around but it fits into my budget just now. But I think this shot shows you can get reasonable results with it , enough to get you out trying again. Remembering this guy isn't much bigger than your common sparrow.


This is the Clamorous Reed Warbler

Harryb

Excellent capture Ralph. I can't imagine though anyone getting "hooked" on bird photography..

Aussieroo

Harryb wrote:

Excellent capture Ralph. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > I can't imagine though anyone getting "hooked" on bird photography..

REALLY< Harry?? <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/headscratch.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > Why is it I don't believe you?? Or are you saying you aren't hooked yet?:D

Maestro

Great catch Ralph. Nice perch for a reed warbler. I completely understand the sentiments about waiting around for hours to catch the subject in the best light, but once you do it and feel the excitement of getting "the shot" you are sucked in!

dbaker1221

good capture

Shasoc

Very nice capture with a tastefull composition.

Aussieroo

Thanks Stephen, Dave & Socrate. Thanks for having a look and leaving a comment.
I am just having a look through one of your smugmug albums Stephen. Some beautiful butterfly shots in there. One thing I miss here is the amount of butterflies we used to get. Maybe its this 7 years of drought,not sure but most seem to have disapeared.