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Pretty Bluebird

kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator
edited June 4, 2006 in Wildlife
Everyone loves a pretty bluebird. :lust

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Thanks fer lookin',
-joel
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    riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2006
    #1=#1
    Great capture Joel thumb.gif
    number 1 is portrait perfect
    Russ
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    dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2006
    kdog wrote:
    Everyone loves a pretty bluebird. iloveyou.gif

    IMG_5380.jpg

    IMG_5382.jpg

    IMG_5390.jpg

    Thanks fer lookin',
    -joel

    Beautiful pictures Joel, bravo thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif
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    Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2006
    Everyone loves a pretty bluebird. iloveyou.gif

    Even Ric. thumb.gif
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    raianraian Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2006
    Awesome. The first shot is amazingly sharp and vivid on my screen!
    Do you sit and wait for the birds to come to you, or do you stalk them mwink.gif Seriously, I'm having a devil of a time capturing birds. I never realized before how sensitive they are.. they see me with a camera and they are gone!!!

    Thanks for sharing these.
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    RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,929 moderator
    edited June 2, 2006
    They're all lovely, but #1 is stunning. Great job, Joel. thumb.gif

    Regards,
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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator
    edited June 2, 2006
    riddim_maker wrote:
    Great capture Joel thumb.gif
    number 1 is portrait perfect

    Thanks for the compliment, Russ.

    Regards,
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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator
    edited June 2, 2006
    dallas wrote:
    Beautiful pictures Joel, bravo thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif

    Thanks, William! :D

    -joel
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    ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2006
    That is a great bluebird Shot, Joel!

    Wonderful colors!

    Cool perch!

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
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    TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2006
    rsinmadrid wrote:
    They're all lovely, but #1 is stunning. Great job, Joel. thumb.gif
    Absolute agreement here. Very nice.
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    ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2006
    Wonderful shots all Joel! Well done.thumb.gif
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    John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2006
    Beautiful.
    #1thumb.gif
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    Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2006
    Well done. Nice set Joel. thumb.gif .....even if these birds won't be ripping fish apart or having other small birds for dinner. eek7.gif:D
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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator
    edited June 2, 2006
    raian wrote:
    Awesome. The first shot is amazingly sharp and vivid on my screen!
    Do you sit and wait for the birds to come to you, or do you stalk them mwink.gif Seriously, I'm having a devil of a time capturing birds. I never realized before how sensitive they are.. they see me with a camera and they are gone!!!

    Thanks for sharing these.
    Thanks, Raian. I really appreciate your nice comments.

    Luck plays a huge part in getting any good shot. Some times I stalk them, and some times they seem to stalk me.

    Regards,
    -joel

    (Psst, think bird-feeder. :giggle)
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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator
    edited June 2, 2006
    Thank you very much Richard, Ginger and Tristan.

    I'm blushing here. :D

    -joel
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    jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,005 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2006
    yes and a thumb.gif from those that have tried for that pretty bird shot and failed :cry
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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator
    edited June 3, 2006
    Thusie wrote:
    Wonderful shots all Joel! Well done.
    John Mueller wrote:
    Beautiful.
    #1thumb.gif

    Thanks Thusie, and John. :D

    Regards,
    -joel
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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator
    edited June 3, 2006
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Well done. Nice set Joel. thumb.gif .....even if these birds won't be ripping fish apart or having other small birds for dinner. eek7.gif:D
    Thanks, Mike. It's true. They're not very exciting, but they sure are pretty. nod.gif

    -joel
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    windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2006
    kdog wrote:
    Everyone loves a pretty bluebird. iloveyou.gif

    IMG_5380.jpg





    Thanks fer lookin',
    -joel


    hmmm not bad....

    j/k its one of the most beautiful pictures ive seen of a blue bird. If you used the canon 100-400 L its even more amazing! id have thought you bought a canon 500 mm - a really fantastic image!!

    congrats!

    TROY
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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator
    edited June 3, 2006
    windoze wrote:
    hmmm not bad....

    j/k its one of the most beautiful pictures ive seen of a blue bird. If you used the canon 100-400 L its even more amazing! id have thought you bought a canon 500 mm - a really fantastic image!!

    congrats!

    TROY
    eek7.gif Wow, thanks Troy! :D

    It was indeed with the 100-400. Here's the relevant EXIF data.

    Exposure Time:1/250 sec
    FNumber:f 8
    Flash:No Flash
    Focal length:400 mm
    ISO:800

    Chalk one up for IS I guess. ne_nau.gif

    Cheers,
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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator
    edited June 3, 2006
    jwear wrote:
    yes and a thumb.gif from those that have tried for that pretty bird shot and failed :cry
    Thanks, Jeff! Believe me, I know the feeling. :uhoh

    Cheers,
    -joel
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    traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2006
    Wow! That first shot....
    is something for all of us to use as a standard in shooting small birds - absolutely terrificclap.gifclapclap.gif

    I certainly hope this one is already printed, framed, and hanging on the wall...

    Regards...Keith
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator
    edited June 4, 2006
    Keith, thanks a lot for the compliment. I'll have to experiment with printing this image. The problem is that it's a pretty severe crop, so there's not that much information to work with. Maybe I'll try a 5x7 which won't have to be blown up so much. Good idea though.

    Regards,
    -joel
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