Some photos of the birds that come to my balcony to eat sunflower seeds. (1 Viewer)

[OrnithologyDevotee]

Since I finally have a camera (Nikon d300 with a NIKON 70-300mm f4-5.6 G AF 70-300mm/4-5.6G lens) I thought I'd share some pictures form my first day with the camera. I also took some Allens hummingbird photos that are in the hummingbird forum.

Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon form)


House finch


Mourning dove



Song Sparrow

 

[OrnithologyDevotee]

After shooting this camera again today I must say I'm impressed. I was kind of shooting blind because I didn't realize the viewfinder was blurry because of the diopter. I just thought it was an old camera! Now that I can see if my shots are focused using the viewfinder I managed to get a few nice photos. This one of a dark-eyed junco (Oregon form) is my favorite! I was very lucky with the lighting and the angle. I find the 300mm of zoom not enough. I am planning to keep the camera body but swap out the lens. I was thinking maybe I could get a sigma 150-600mm lens? If anyone has any thoughts on good higher magnification lenses it would be appreciated!

 

[Bogfish33]

Lovely photos .The fun of having a new camera is practising and learning different techniques .

 

[OrnithologyDevotee]

Lovely photos .The fun of having a new camera is practising and learning different techniques .

It is indeed! I've already got the best I could out of this setup. I may be a tad spoiled form using nice cameras in a photography class a few years back. I'm already looking for an upgrade. The zoom just isn't enough, but with good lighting and luck I can get some decent shots.

 

[Montereyman]

With any DSLR it is a good idea to manually focus on the subject whenever possible. I would take a quick shot to have something and then any additional shots used manual focus.

 

[OrnithologyDevotee]

With any DSLR it is a good idea to manually focus on the subject whenever possible. I would take a quick shot to have something and then any additional shots used manual focus.

Yes, I agree! These photos I shared are the first ones I took on this camera. I didn't notice the diopter wasn't adjusted so I couldn't tell if it was quite in focus. I adjusted it and the viewfinder works now. I prefer the manual focus because the AF sometimes doesn't focus on the subject. Newer cameras with eye tracking do a much better job.