April 2003 Competition Entries - Post Here! (1 Viewer)

peteh · Apr 18, 2003

April Comp - 2nd Entry

This Wren wouldnt shut up behind me so I thought I might as well take its picture.

Photo cropped and unsharp masked in photoshop.

Nikon COOLPIX4500
2003/04/18 10:00:28
Focal Length: 32mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Center-Weighted
1/62.5 sec - f/5.1
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Tone Comp: Normal
Flash Sync Mode: Front Curtain
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1.00
Saturation comp: 0
Sharpening: Normal
Noise Reduction: OFF

Screech · Apr 18, 2003

April Competition entry # 2

Red-winged Blackbird male

Try as I might, I could not "find" a bird perched clear of clutter!

Found this subject at the edge of the swamp, waited for him to turn and display, but he was not cooperative at all.

My second entry and he "moons" me besides!

Nikon 990 x Leica Televid 20x60 20x

2003 04:18: 10:28:20
Exposure Time 10:989 seconds
F Number 4.0000
Exposure Programe 3 Aperature Priority
ISO 100
Meter Mode 6 Partial
2048 x 1536 Resized

MI_Phil · Apr 19, 2003

April Comp entry No. 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

Taken today on the drive home.Noticed some birds flitting around the trees near some wetlands.This is the first Warbler I've seen this year and managed to get some pix(27).This male was very active and finally sat still for a moment.

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Model : MAVICA CD1000
DateTime : 2003:04:18 15:12:09
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FNumber : F4.0
ExposureProgram : Shutter Priority
ISOSpeedRatings : 80
ExifVersion : 0210
DateTimeOriginal : 2003:04:18 15:12:09
CompressedBitsPerPixel : 2/1 (bit/pixel)
ExposureBiasValue : EV0.0
MaxApertureValue : F2.8
MeteringMode : CenterWeightedAverage
LightSource : Unidentified
Flash : Not fired
FocalLength : 60.00(mm)
ExifImageWidth : 1600
ExifImageHeight : 1200

Paulyoly · Apr 19, 2003

April 2003 comp- entry 2 Osprey

Not a perch3

I think it's a carp of some sort. Osprey shot at Rodman dam in Palatka FL. Aperture priority, macro mode, shutter 1/176th, f-2.7, pentax pf80ed-a with pentax xl-28 eyepiece, cp990, 25 feet from me to bird, bird approximately 20 feet high in pine tree. shot on 4/11/03. If i could remember how to find the third side of a triangle then i'd know the actual distance.:t:

1birdylady · Apr 19, 2003

4th comp pic

This was taken on 4-18-03 between 4 and 5:30 p.m. in my back yard. It was taken with a Canon pro90 IS on automatic with 70mm and 2x digital zoom on. Distance was about 10 feet more or less. White-throated Sparrow.

Cindy M · Apr 20, 2003

April Entry #2- American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) male
Location/Date: Ogemaw Co. Michigan- April 19, 2003
Aprox/ 45 ft. from bird
Digiscoped- Kowa TSN-4/Coolpix 900
1/47s f/4.0 at 23.4mm iso100

1birdylady · Apr 20, 2003

4th comp pic #2

Red-bellied Woodpecker Female 4-19-03. Taken in my yard at 4:30 p.m.. Taken with a Canon pro90 IS on automatic, 70mm, and 2x digital zoom on at about 10 feet.

etow · Apr 20, 2003

Fourth Comp pic

Bald Eagle
Canon A40 at 3x-Eagle Opt. Raven at 20x
1/125 sec. at f/4.8
Taken on April 16,03 At Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area, Ohio, USA
Approx. distance 300 yds.
Adjusted with Photoshop Elements

I know this is really pushing the limits of my meager equipment but I had to jump in here with something!

bcurrie · Apr 20, 2003

Marsh Wren #2

I know, I know, you are going to say I am obsessed with these little birds. And you are probably right. :t:

Camera: Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS
Shooting Date/Time: April 17, 2003 11:56:18 AM
AV Priority: 5.0
Shutter Speed: 1/1000
Exposure Compensation: -1/3
ISO Speed: 50

bcurrie · Apr 20, 2003

Fourth COmpetition - Entry #2

NOTE: THIS IS VOGELMAN'S ENTRY, NOT BCURRIE'S.

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) in full breeding plumage taken the afternoon of Saturday April 19 at rookery at High Island on the upper Texas Coast.

Canon D60
Canon 300 F2.8 L IS w 2X teleconverter (1/180 at F5.6)
ISO 400 (Noise reduced using Neatimage)
Taken from about 50 meters

There were dozens of Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Roseate Spoonbills, Black-Crowned Night Herons, and Tricolored Herons to take pictures of. A truly awesome sight.

Vogelman

HelenB · Apr 20, 2003

April Comp - White-winged Dove

This was taken on April 7th, 2003 during our trip to W. Texas and Big Bend National Park. The location for this picture is in a friend's backyard, near Fort Davis, West Texas. I set up the scope on their south facing deck in the late afternoon.

Nikon Coolpix 4500 and Swarovski AT80HD
Set on Macro/Automatic
Hand held
Distance about 100 yards

HelenB · Apr 20, 2003

April Comp - Acorn Woodpecker - 2nd entry

This photo was taken on April 10th, 2003 at the feeding station in the Davis Mountains State Park, near Fort Davis, W. Texas. We were waiting for the morning visit of the Montezuma Quail, which are a speciality of this park - a pair did arrive a few minutes later, but neither perched on anything!

Olympus C700UZ
Set on automatic at full 10x zoom.

eldons · Apr 8, 2008

Natures Camo

Orange Crowned Warbler
Taken: 4/7/08
Location: Polk County, Oregon USA
Camera: Nikon D-40

IanF · Apr 8, 2008

eldons said:
Orange Crowned Warbler
Taken: 4/7/08
Location: Polk County, Oregon USA
Camera: Nikon D-40

A little late for entering this one I'm afraid - it closed in April 2003!

Check out this thread for the current one and how to enter - http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=110650

eldons · Apr 10, 2008

AHHHHH! Don't I feel stooopid. Thanks for the Heads Up!

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