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  1. dubaron

    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'female downy at the feeder'

    this is my third day of watching the feeder armed with the camera. almost missed her. she showed up as i was heading back inside!
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  2. female downy at the feeder

    female downy at the feeder

    female downy at the feeder
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    • downy woodpecker female
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  3. dubaron

    Advice on Image

    i spent a decade shooting trains. they are a breeze compared to birds in flight, birds on a branch, birds on the grass, birds at the feeder...
  4. dubaron

    Advice on Image

    i keep my camera in shutter priority. then i play the aperture/ISO game. my camera is from 2004 so there is a metric ton of noise at higher ISO values. 800 is like looking thru a tent screen. a tripod, fast shutter, and presetting the focus will help, but i feel your pain. i am just...
  5. dubaron

    newbie from Canada wants tips on his goose

    I forgot I swapped monitors and didnt calibrate the replacement. I realized that after opening my over cooked version on my iPad... Wow! I think I need to dial it in some more yet. The best way to learn is to practice. I had fun messing with the goose.
  6. dubaron

    newbie from Canada wants tips on his goose

    here is a super cooked version in case you used to shoot Velvia ;)
  7. dubaron

    newbie from Canada wants tips on his goose

    now that i'm at home i messed about a little with the original untouched image to give you an idea of how a little tweaking here can make things pop a little. i mirrored the background to add on some to give the composition some interest and then started in on the image tweaks. i used...
  8. dubaron

    newbie from Canada wants tips on his goose

    inexpensive glass will always be a compromise. my 70-300 is really soft at 300 but razor sharp at 200. it was a $500 lens, not $1500 lens, so i expect some compromise. this was never a problem for my railroad stuff, but it means i'll have to get closer to the birds, which is problematic most...
  9. dubaron

    newbie from Canada wants tips on his goose

    here is a quickie look (using MSPAINT!!) at shifting the placement within the frame. i added the same amount to the right as i cropped from the left and then trimmed it down to get it to "feel" right. i'm not sure if your camera is a full image in the viewfinder, my D70 isn't and i usually...
  10. dubaron

    newbie from Canada wants tips on his goose

    i think you need to focus on the composition and use a tripod to get that razor sharp "wet" look that makes the subject stand out. are you shooting in RAW mode?
  11. dubaron

    Pics for critique

    i agree completely and think the first shot could have used a little stump for texture. the cropping is a little tight as mentioned. i love the colors but think they would work well in B&W or desaturated.. those eyes on the owl, oh man.
  12. dubaron

    newbie from Canada wants tips on his goose

    did you do any exposure correction in software to the image?
  13. dubaron

    Hanging Parrot

    i'm not familiar with the method used to get these shots, but i'll offer my thoughts on using an SLR with a zoom lens. might be of some use? the green on green is a tough shot. the definition in the head is soft and the background doesn't help. how much cropping was done? the second shot is...
  14. dubaron

    newbie from Canada wants tips on his goose

    overall i think it's a decent shot for ID'ing the bird. i had a co-worker look at it who has no interest in birds and his comment was "it's a goose, i see them all the time" he was much more harsh with my robin shot in another thread. "who wants to see the back of a bird, look, it's freakin...
  15. dubaron

    exploring the Robin

    spent about 35 minutes following a number of robins around my front and back yards this afternoon. this was the most promising image of the bunch. razor sharp focus is lacking due to hand holding the camera. not sure how to approach using a tripod with fast movements of birds. the background...
  16. dubaron

    Why Birds?

    For me it comes down to diversity of species within a habitat. Typically birds are the most common wildlife seen when out of doors and until recently I dismissed them as simply "birds" and never saw them beyond the collective. Once I started to see each type of bird instead of them as the...
  17. dubaron

    Canon Nikon Dilemma

    The camera is just a lens and CCD holder. Do you want to change mount formats and have to start anew with new lenses? The costs can go crazy when you switch lens formats. I prefer the Nikkor glass over the Canon glass and thus my choice for Nikon all those years ago. What it really comes...
  18. dubaron

    new to birding/bird photography

    it always comes back to the glass. the check book is pretty well frozen right now, i'd need to replace my D70 and i really am not ready to do that.
  19. dubaron

    new to birding/bird photography

    i am an accomplished railroad photographer and recently have become interested in birding and bird photography. yesterday evening and some of this morning i setup my gear to capture some activity at and around my feeders. i will have to relearn photography, my eye is clearly not sympathetic to...
  20. dubaron

    Sugar water...boil or not?? Cloudy sugar water!

    one of my varied interests is beekeeping. as such, i have to mix up a good amount of sugar syrup for my hives. the goal is to dissolve all the sugar in the water without making rock candy starter. to do that, i bring the required amount of water to a very light boil, remove it from the heat...
  21. dubaron

    a perch to enjoy

    came home to find a male and female cardinal and a catbird hanging around. and a few robins, of course. now i just need to see a hummingbird at that feeder and it will have been worth the effort :)
  22. dubaron

    a perch to enjoy

    i hope i have done enough to keep the squirrels at bay! if you build it, they will come. saw a cardinal at the feeder on my way out to work this morning. maybe he'll tell all his friends of the buffet.
  23. dubaron

    a perch to enjoy

    $120.00 and an hour of time and i have rehab'd my seed/suet combo feeder, added facility for two more feeders, added a thistle seed feeder, replaced my hummingbird feeder with a plate type (i'm a beekeeper and the bees decimated the gravity feeder) and then stocked everything. i am ready for...
  24. dubaron

    am i a birder?

    the reason i have been reluctant to ID birds is that it might just lead to: "meh, just another ______" i already feel that way about robins... it's a bad attitude to have.
  25. dubaron

    am i a birder?

    i have always appreciated the beauty and behavior of birds. i setup feeders in the backyard years ago, my parents and other relatives also have feeders. i enjoy watching the comings and goings while i drink a coffee or relax with a beer and my pipe. i bought a few books from the clearance...
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