Honing my bird photo skills

William Lim
Certified Birdnut, PBP

Posts: 1,831

Honing my bird photo skills Mar 23, 2008 12:55:00 GMT

Quote

Post by William Lim on Mar 23, 2008 12:55:00 GMT

Practice makes perfect. Not doing anything this weekend, I practiced taking bird photos with the house sparrow as my model.
Thanks for viewing

D80 + tokina 100-400mm lens at 400mm, f/8, 1/100s, ISO200, tripod

D80 + nikon 70-300mm Vr at 300mm, f/80, 1/60s, ISO400, tripod

D80 + tokina 100-400mm lens at 400mm, f/8, 1/125s, ISO200, tripod

D80 + tokina 400mm f/5.6 lens at 400mm, f/8, 1/60s, ISO200, tripod

Last Edit: Mar 23, 2008 12:56:38 GMT by William Lim

Romy Ocon Administrator Posts: 8,011	Honing my bird photo skills Mar 23, 2008 13:00:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 23, 2008 13:00:44 GMT Nice shots, William.... these guys are actually tougher to shoot than expected, as they seldom stay still in photogenic perches.
	WILD BIRDS of the PHILIPPINES Over 280 species captured in habitat, and counting. Hi-Def Video

Neon Rosell II PBP Trustee "Never fall in to temptation to get a photo at the expense of the ecosystem” - Avianus lunaticus Posts: 3,180	Honing my bird photo skills Mar 23, 2008 13:19:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Neon Rosell II on Mar 23, 2008 13:19:35 GMT Nice ETS series William, Yes, they are good subjects to hone your photographic skills on as they are found everywhere, but just the same efforts would be needed to shoot the other species
	Neon Rosell II www.flickr.com/photos/neon2rosell Canon EOS 5DMIII, 5DMII, 40D, Powershot S3IS, D10, G12 600 mm L f4 IS, 300 mm L f4 IS, Sigma 70-300mm APO DG, EFS 18-55 IS, EF 16-35mm 2.8 II, 1.4x Kenko Teleplus Pro, 2x Kenko Teleplus MC7, 1.4x Sigma TC Manfrotto 055PROB, 393 Gimbal Head, Canon Speedlite580EX II

Bobby Kintanar
Moderator, PBP

Posts: 2,659

Honing my bird photo skills Mar 23, 2008 23:31:56 GMT

Quote

Post by Bobby Kintanar on Mar 23, 2008 23:31:56 GMT

Mar 23, 2008 13:19:35 GMT Neon Rosell II said:

Nice ETS series William,

Yes, they are good subjects to hone your photographic skills on as they are found everywhere, but just the same efforts would be needed to shoot the other species

Actually, if not for the fact that they are so very common, these birds pose a nice challenge to our reflexes! :-)

Bobby K.

My Blog: wearywonderer.blogspot.com/2009/11/weary-wonderer-starts-wandering.html

To God be all the Glory!

Bob Kaufman Moderator, PBP Posts: 1,545	Honing my bird photo skills Mar 24, 2008 1:08:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bob Kaufman on Mar 24, 2008 1:08:27 GMT Very nice shots of the Sparrow!
	Bob K ornithographer.smugmug.com ornithographer.blogspot.com Sometimes it's not the size of your lens that matters, it's how you use it. ;-)

Post by William Lim on Mar 23, 2008 12:55:00 GMT

Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 23, 2008 13:00:44 GMT

Post by Neon Rosell II on Mar 23, 2008 13:19:35 GMT

Post by Bobby Kintanar on Mar 23, 2008 23:31:56 GMT

Post by Bob Kaufman on Mar 24, 2008 1:08:27 GMT