Shortly after Tark started his Rose Robin thread, I went for a walk through the park and found this pair. They were busy feeding on caterpillars and didn't mind my presence. Hope you enjoy.
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Cheers,
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George
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Golden Whistler (male)
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Golden Whistler (female)
Mate!!! Beautiful shots.
I really miss the Golden Whistlers, we obviously don't get them up here.
Well done.
Thanks mate. I think you'd get both the Golden and the Mangrove up around your way. Check your field guide.
Cheers,
George
Melbourne, VIC
Fantastic George ... I recognise the female from my own last week but until your pic had no clue at all as to what the male was like. Thanks mate, now I'll be on the lookout.
Regards, "Tark" - Olympus 4/3rds colour
Look like Rose Robins to me! Sorry guys - only joking! Really enjoyed the discussion on the Golden Whistlers - Lovely photos George!
beautiful photos George.I don't know how you got to get so close to these birds but well done. We have whistlers here and I see plenty of females and juveniles but very few colourful males like you'rs,again well done
Ray
HI George
Realy top shots I have seen plenty but haven't got a good shot yet.
Thanks all for the comments.
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@ Lyn - Ha, ha, ha.....I love your sense of humour !
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@ Ray - I wasn't that close to them mate. The shot of the female is a bout 1/3 of the original, and the male is about 1/2 the original. There's not alot of image degradation even at those crop levels which is all due to the technology, not my skills :-)
Cheers,
George
Melbourne, VIC
What focal length (35mm equiv.) lens were you using, George? I don't recall what gear you are using either - I should make a list!
Regards, "Tark" - Olympus 4/3rds colour
What focal length (35mm equiv.) lens were you using, George? I don't recall what gear you are using either - I should make a list!
Regards, "Tark" - Olympus 4/3rds colour
G'day Tark, the camera is a Canon 40D and the lens is a Canon 100 - 400 zoom. The multiplier is 1.6 to convert the focal length to 35mm-equivalent. The female was shot at 400mm (35mm-equiv = 640mm) and the male at 320mm (35mm-equiv = 512mm).
Cheers,
George
Melbourne, VIC
Lovely shots. Again, I like the sharp bird against the soft background
Thanks George, I suspected you were a Canon shooter (based on the laws of probability!) - as you mentioned to Ray that "The shot of the female is about 1/3 of the original, and the male is about 1/2 the original," I was interested in the focal length of your lens to get an idea of what distance you were shooting from - at those crop factors I'd guess it had to be within 40ft, similar to the range I shot my Golden Whistler from. I was standing very still by a tree in the wild and was surprised that my bird had perched that close to me.
Regards, "Tark" - Olympus 4/3rds colour