it's so nice here

dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
edited February 19, 2008 in Wildlife
seems like snow everyother day lately.....rain today,,turning to ice turning to snow:cry

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**If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2008
    Fantastic shots Dave. The snow in the background really addst to the shots!
    Stephen
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2008
    thank you Stephen
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2008
    Excellent captures Dave, great colors and details.

    I will not comment on the first shot but lets watch it in the future.
    Harry
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2008
    Excellent captures Dave!
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  • BriggieBriggie Registered Users Posts: 303 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2008
    thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif.... LOVE the cardinal!!! it's so sharp! what kind of lens were you shooting with, and at what range?? BRAVO!!!
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2008
    very good thumb.gif they do not make a vr that could put up with my shaking I am having a hard time typing just looking at the cold eek7.gif
    Jeff W

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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2008
    That looks cold - me I couldn't handle that! Nice shots thumb.gif
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2008
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Excellent captures Dave!

    thanks Glenn
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2008
    Briggie wrote:
    thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif.... LOVE the cardinal!!! it's so sharp! what kind of lens were you shooting with, and at what range?? BRAVO!!!

    thanks...used my 50-500 sigma bigma...1000iso , 1/640sec, f7.1

    pretty damn close...I have a flat feeder & stuff set up about 15 or so feet behind my garage, I shoot through a opened window. It's not heated but it helps that I'm out of the wind & snow.

    the Junco is actualy sitting on a "fake" branch. It's a couple feet beyond the flat feeder. It is a metal pole stuck in the ground. I then found a 3 or 4 inch diamater piece of wood about 2 feet long , drilled the bottom out to fit snug on the pole. drilled a few more holes about an inch deep to put suet in for the woodpeckers & a couple of holes near the top to stick some branches in. the birds like to sit on the branches before hitting the feeder.. great photo opp!! like this
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    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    Great set Dave! clap.gif And I love that first shot too!thumb.gif You have inspired me to try and make some sort of natural looking feeder once I'm back in Aus in a couple of months!
    Mike Helbig

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    jwear wrote:
    very good thumb.gif they do not make a vr that could put up with my shaking I am having a hard time typing just looking at the cold eek7.gif
    thanks Jeff. it's 2 degrees here right now
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    Better stop feeding that squirrel...before he busts!rolleyes1.gif

    The snow adds a nice feel.thumb.gif
  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    These are very nice - but I am particularly fond of the squirrel and the cardinal shots. Bravo. Thanks for sharing the description of your suet branch!

    And now I am even more determined to get a good shot of the junkos here this winter!!!

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    BigAl wrote:
    That looks cold - me I couldn't handle that! Nice shots thumb.gif

    thanks Al
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    Nice series of pics Dave. What's that white stuff? :D
    Mike McCarthy

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2008
    Giphsub wrote:
    Great set Dave! clap.gif And I love that first shot too!thumb.gif You have inspired me to try and make some sort of natural looking feeder once I'm back in Aus in a couple of months!

    thanks Mike
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2008
    Wow amazing photos !
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  • prity goldfishprity goldfish Registered Users Posts: 233 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2008
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    i love this one! he looks so fluffy .clap.gif
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