it hasn't stopped for long enough to go out and find some birds
In the two seconds it stopped, I got 4 photos of a little Lewin's Honeyeater. Here are two.
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Nice photo's ML . Been wet here as well and cold , not looking forward to winter at all
Neil
I don't think we get this type of Honeyeater here in Western Australia. I must say i have a soft spot for honeyeaters as I get so many in my backyard they are always so active and chirpy
. Lovely photos thanks for sharing
after just looking at my bird list I have only taken 8 kinds , out 29 Honeyeaters here in W.A...boy so many Honeyeaters , better start searching for more .
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
Peter
Well Pacman your challenge of honeyeaters is way bigger than mine ( but it is totally fun trying isn't is? ) . Also I very glad to hear you have a list as well ... I get so super excited when I get another bird to mark off my list . Just gets super frustrating when you are after a specific type ( dare I mention ?..). I think everyone like my dear family , friends and even everyone on here knows how desperate I am after that beautifully rare FRECKLED DUCK.
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
Shirley, getting 10 photos in two seconds is not a problem either, most of my photography is done on sports shooting. I like it, because it captures the movements of a fast moving bird (or objects).
So as you asked, the two photos posted above are no2 and 3, and the ones I'm posting now especially for you, (normally I wouldn't, because I made a choice, thinking the chosen ones were the better ones), are No 4701, and 4704. Does that mean I'm clever? you'd be the judge? there are no others.
Enjoy.
If you think they look similar, they are, because using continuous shooting , there is only a fraction of a second between them, barely visible to the eye.
M-L
M-L, if my memory is correct your camera can take 12 shots a second so you should have got 24 shots
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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You are right Shorty, but if I only press the sutter very briefly, I can take less.(I have a very sensitive trigger finger
) I can also set the camera to chose three in a row, and it then pick the sharpest ones. So there is one either side.
M-L
Here is another example for Shirley, I took these this afternoon, just one click , two photos . You can see a slight movement in the tilt of the head. Photo No4735 & 36. They are uncropped.
M-L
Think I'm going to bite the bullit and get that Sony I pm'd you about M-L . They are offering that deal again .
Neil
Wish I had a Sony.
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
( quoting Shirley:You still do a great job at taking photos no matter what anyone says.)
Buy some sneakers and practice the sneaking up.
I'm going to add two more, just to show to Neil and shoop. Have a look at the little droplet, how it falls, and at what speed it does
M-L
Hey ML great examples, doesn't matter how good the camer is, you still need the skills and patience to succeed. The fact that you can get so close, is just awsome, well done.
Dale Huonville, Tasmania
Thanks M-L and I think you got it right ..''.the art is in the sneakers!!!'' But also I read somewhere that you should slowly approach a bird in a side-ways manner, not head on and very very slowly. I always end up with 30-50 photos which are ''sneak up'' photos of me approaching the subject , then once there, I panic and get about half a dozen before it flies off ... LOL . Anyway, it's fun and I enjoy it tremendously. I love everyones photos here on birds in backyards and I am sure we all get our own special something out of each and every photo we take. But personally I must say M-L photos are challenging and make me very inspired to try and capture what she captures, you have a very special talent there M-L and I hope you are doing a whole with those photos besides sharing them with us !!!!!!!!! You clever person you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
There are a few little tricks I use Shirley. It's a bit like pretending to be a tree, they don't move
, I wait for the birds to continue what they were doing. When they put their heads down, eat, or turn their backs to you, make a very soft and slow move towards them. (even birds don't have eyes in the back of their head).I'm also prepared to stand still in one spot for a very long time. The closer I get to the birds, the less I breath, or at least slow it down. By then , I will have my camera in a position to take a photo, I don't want to make any sudden movements. I breath out quietly, stand well balanced and relaxed, then shoot
If it doesn't work, there is always next time.
M-L
Yep, i find if you walk slow and quiet you come across birds (and other animals) and then stand still and wait for them to come to you. A while ago i was doing this and came across a Brush Tailed Wallaby, they are very skittish but when my shutter went off he looked straight at me. It was a windy day so i started to sway like the trees and got to observe him for several minutes and get a few shots. But as soon as i put my camera down he shot off like a jack rabbit.
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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That is so gorgeous, they look as soft as they feel. Some other animal has bitten a little bit of its ear off
M-L
This is an old photo, he looks like he has had a few rounds with Mike Tyson.
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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Feel a bit sorry for him.
I once bit a large chunk out of my sister's back, when I was only 2 years old.
M-L