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04/02/2013 12:26:27 AM · #51

04. Ring-billed gull

05. American robin

06. Tree swallow

07. Mourning dove

08. Canadian geese

09. European starling

And another one of the osprey - I went back later today and got this:

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Stagolee

Kodak Easyshare C180

Canon EF 50mm f1.2L

04/02/2013 03:49:42 AM · #52

Welcome Swallow

02

Yellow-rumped Thornbill

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04/02/2013 10:22:03 AM · #53

This is slightly OT and I know it has been discussed to death. But I wanted to ask my question here if it's okay (we can take the discussion elsewhere if it's more appropriate but since you guys have seen my photos, I felt that you could offer some advice).

I just purchased a 6D Friday night, but am concerned about the appropriateness for birding plus the cost. The 7D was my other serious consideration, along with a 60D. Anything is a huge upgrade from my 30D, and the 7D (and especially the 60D) would afford me to be able to buy another nice lens and a speedlite. I won't get another birding lens right now but have my eye on a 70-200 2.8 non-IS (for my kids' soccer games) and a 24-105 to replace my 17-85.

I'm obviously not a pro but absolutely love doing this and am shooting every day. I had thought with the price point of the 6D right now, I could get a FF and 'move up'. But now I'm wondering if I should get a 7D or 60D and wait down the road to get a FF when I can afford one with a more AF points, etc.

Sorry for interrupting the flow of these beautiful pictures, but I'd love some feedback. Thanks. :)

04/02/2013 11:21:28 AM · #54

Originally posted by mariahdc:

I dont know Canon...but a lot of the wildlife images are done with crop bodies. not to say FF isn't good for wildlife, but DX is cheaper than long glass ... if you can get something like FF D800 ( this is Nikon with 36MP) you can crop a lot and still get usable images.

and as you will find out 70-200 is a bit short even on a crop body, can be used for some wildlife, but is more sport/people kind of glass IMHO

04/02/2013 11:27:12 AM · #55

ohh and just to add... for this kind of images you dont need more focus points ( I use only 9 for wildlife) what you need is faster focusing, and that is why you need to dial that down, because camera/focus can function faster with less focus points to process..resulting in faster focus and better % of keepers

04/02/2013 11:33:19 AM · #56

Song Sparrow

Canadian goose

Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM

04/02/2013 03:51:13 PM · #57

Originally posted by Basta:

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I dont know Canon...but a lot of the wildlife images are done with crop bodies. not to say FF isn't good for wildlife, but DX is cheaper than long glass ...

Light flowing through any particular lens casts the same image on a sensor, regardless of whether it is a cropped sensor or a full frame sensor. The multiplier effect of cropped sensor bodies is only an apparent magnification. I don't wish to start any arguments about this. As always, I could be wrong.

hajeka

Canon EOS R5

04/02/2013 04:28:54 PM · #58

Originally posted by mariahdc:

6d is a very nice one. I love all the new features. 70-200 2.8 is nice for soccer games I think (perhaps not enough for the dark winter time). As for birds, I bought a "cheap", but perhaps not always so practical, 500mm mirror lens, made my first two photos of this side challenge with it.

04/02/2013 04:29:57 PM · #59

Originally posted by hahn23:

Originally posted by Basta:
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I dont know Canon...but a lot of the wildlife images are done with crop bodies. not to say FF isn't good for wildlife, but DX is cheaper than long glass ...

Light flowing through any particular lens casts the same image on a sensor, regardless of whether it is a cropped sensor or a full frame sensor. The multiplier effect of cropped sensor bodies is only an apparent magnification. I don't wish to start any arguments about this. As always, I could be wrong.

oh you are correct..light is same and image is same ...but if you have FF glass than on DX you use only center of your glass since that is what you see with apparent magnification (1.5 on Nikon DX and 2.0 on new d7100 with 1.3 crop)

04/02/2013 04:49:58 PM · #60

06. Downy Woodpecker, female & male

07. Two species, Canada Goose, Cackling Goose

08. Two species, Canada Goose, Cackling Goose

09. Common Goldeneye

10. Mallard

11. American Crow

12. Steller's Jay

13. Red-shafted Northern Flicker (Western)

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04/02/2013 10:11:13 PM · #61

here is four images before I sign off line for a week...you guys have fun

04/03/2013 08:40:57 AM · #62

14. Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus

15. Common Raven, Corvus corax.

16. Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis.

Where are the rest of the participants?

04/03/2013 09:57:37 AM · #63

11. House finch (male + female)

12. Cardinal

13. Northern mockingbird (male + female (?))

14. Blue heron

15. Black-capped chickadee

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KarenNfld

04/03/2013 10:03:32 AM · #64

Maria all of your photos are very small - showing as thumbnails. Can you upload them again?

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Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

04/03/2013 10:22:39 AM · #65

Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Maria all of your photos are very small - showing as thumbnails. Can you upload them again?

Odd. Yes, I can, but we're traveling and walking out the hotel door right now. I'll do it tonight... The upload sizes aren't any different - wonder what happened. Hmmm.

ETA --- I'm having trouble with the uploader this morning. So I used the drag-and-drop feature. I bet that has something to do with it. I'll try again later this evening...

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eqsite

Nikon D7100

04/03/2013 05:30:22 PM · #66

Next batch:

07: House Finch

(female, I think)

08: Mourning Doves

09: Downy Woodpecker

10: Song Sparrow (I think)

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timfythetoo

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

04/03/2013 05:38:16 PM · #67

Saw a bunch of birds today going out for a walk in a Rochester area park, but the park is known for its chickadees and their preferred way of eating.

Abra

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/03/2013 06:22:25 PM · #68

I thought it was about time I contributed to this side challenge (comments will have to come later when I get some time â�� sorry) so I went out to one of my local waterholes. It was late in the afternoon and heavily overcast.

I will need some help in identifying some of these birds please, and also let me know if I have made mistakes with the ones I think I know.

01. Pacific Black Ducks

02. Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

03. Kookaburra

04. Dusky Moorhen

05. No idea

06. No idea

07. No idea

KarenNfld

04/03/2013 06:41:49 PM · #69

......Herring Gull

......Domestic Duck

......Mute Swan

......Northern Pintail

......Pigeon

......Green-winged Teal

......Pink-footed Goose

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patches

Nikon D7200

Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD for Nikon

04/03/2013 06:49:06 PM · #70

---Canadian Geese Pair

---Mallard Pair

---Flock of Coots

---Robin

---Eastern Phoebe

---Mockingbird

These next three were at a horse farm that I was driving by yesterday

---Common Geese??

---Unknown Pair???

---Peacock

scooter97

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

04/03/2013 08:33:44 PM · #71

Boy you guys have been busy! Lots of great bird images. I have a lot of catching up to do. I was able to get a couple of shots of this Immature Red Tail Hawk as it soared on by on 30mph winds today.

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04/03/2013 10:44:42 PM · #72

17. Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus

18. Western Bluebird, male, Sialia mexicana

19. American Three-toed Woodpecker, Adult male, Rocky Mountains, Picoides dorsalis

20. Townsend's Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi

21. Pygmy Nuthatch, Sitta pygmaea

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04/04/2013 06:28:51 AM · #73

Reposting again with better images... (most of the birds I post are within 1/2 mile from my home)

Originally posted by mariahdc:

From yesterday - my 10-yr-old son went with me and used the 30D (I used the 6D). He's hooked. Now he wants a zoom lens. I told him he had to earn it... :)
(He actually has an account here - I may help him later tonight upload some of his pictures)

10. Red-bellied woodpecker

11. House finch (male, male in flight, and female)

12. Cardinal (male)

13. Northern mockingbird (male + female (?))

14. Blue heron

15. Black-capped chickadee

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