One of my favourite birds, they are very inquisitive and will often approach you and have a little bit of a look.
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Lovely shot! I find that too, they are not too scared to flit around and check you out! Love their song too.
Cheers
Birdie
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Again a lovely photo from Berldo.
HOW DO YOU DO IT!!!
I'd love to take photos like that.
Amazing!
QLD bird - the secret is to take a huuuuuuge amount of shots. Of 30 shots you may get about 5 keepers! I work on the theory of having identification shots - which don't have to look spectacular as long as you can Id the bird - and money shots (so to speak) these are shots that I use for illustrations and might try and frame one day....
It's good having an artists eye.
Looking for the SHOT is as much fun as actually
nailing it. Conceptionalization:
And I agree, it might take 20-30 pics even more, to clinch
that portrait and background balance, but when it works out
it gives you a real sense of achievment.
Gee I love Digital cameras :)
You seem to have a natural eye for what you need from your images Berldo.
I find it's half the battle won if you can pull
all the elements (light/composition) into the frame
before you start clicking and zooming.
Finding a beautiful bird to point the camera at is the bonus.
Al
I couldn't agree more Conspirator and Berldo. For every shot I post there are probably about 20 that I don't . Sometimes you do get lucky and that is really part of what Conspirator was saying, knowing what you can get out of what you have , and then jagging it when a beautiful bird pops into frame. Often while I am waiting for that to happen and I know they are in the vicinity, I will mess with the settings and backgrounds so as to be prepared for that occasion. Interesting to note that we only have basic cameras too, (at least Berldo and I have the same one). Great lenses give you a crisper and better reproduction ( and I would kill for an"L" lens), but they can never replace the need for the artist's eye!
Cheers
Birdie
Sunshine Coast Queensland