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Alan B
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 17:31
I've been going mad at the mo with my bird photo's :lol: .Sorry if your fed-up of seeing them ?...........well if you are then tuff ;) ,cuz heres another :D

Now this little bird was a right pain in the arse to photograph.He just would'nt stay still.It took me a good hour to get a few decent shots,these are the best two :cool: .

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y825yx&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y82gpr&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1
JTF
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 18:55
Good job, not sure but are they hard to photo because they rummage on the forest floor for food always moving.
stoneylonesome
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 19:22
WOW! those are great. very good detail. :)
Dante King
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 22:53
more please!
Alan B
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 02:48
Good job, not sure but are they hard to photo because they rummage on the forest floor for food always moving.

Yeah as i said in the 1st post it took me ages to get him.I think in the end he got used to me and stayed abit longer,but he would'nt stay still.The word Hyperactive comes to mind :lol:

Thanks alot for your kind comments (again ;) :D )
Kennymc
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 06:47
That second one is a real beauty... Very well done, which lens did you use?..
boomer1959
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 06:58
Very nice Alan :D
Alan B
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 07:33
That second one is a real beauty... Very well done, which lens did you use?..

Thanks :D

Lens is my EF 100-400 L IS USM :cool:

I must say this.One of The best things i love about that lens is the switch to turn the focal to 6M and beyond to 1.5M for the closer work.If the lens cant focus on a close subject,one flick of the switch and its focuses right away and very fast.With amazing results.That why i'm ALLWAYS using this lens now.My other 70-200 f.4 L,is'nt getting alook in.

The best £1000 i've spent :D (other than buying my 20D ;) )
cmM
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 08:22
second one is awesome. Nice portrait of the sparrow. I love the pose :)
dphotomania
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 09:22
Alan, you nailed it again!! Hit my bird spot right on. Keep it coming. Love that second picture.

Those are really a pain to shot, I used my 100 - 400 on them, but they are just too fast. And I am not close enough.

more, more!!
HJMinard
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 09:43
Really nice, Alan - especially the second one!
psk4363
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 10:05
Another set of superb images - I'm very impressed. Thanks for sharing them.

Barry
Alan B
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 16:39
:D Thanks you :cool:
dewmuw
8th of April 2005 (Fri), 08:31
Wow - number 2 is great.

Dunnocks have an strange sex life - two partners - maybe that is why they can't keep still! :D