grendel64 Goldmember 1,387 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Sioux Lookout, On More info | Jul 11, 2013 12:29 | #1 I'm still watching the bluebirds on their feeding runs in the yard. I can hear the chicks now when the parents land to feed them, and the parents don't need to stick their heads very far into the box anymore...shouldn't be long!     Mike
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CDMOOSE Cream of the Crop  More info | Jul 11, 2013 14:41 | #2 You keep getting some great shots, Mike; good for you. Al
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sliceotime Senior Member  More info | Jul 11, 2013 14:41 | #3 These are some really cool shots! I can't imagine how hard it was to get these, bluebirds are so small and fast. Nice work! -Slice
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grendel64 THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,387 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Sioux Lookout, On More info | Jul 11, 2013 14:49 | #4 sliceotime wrote in post #16111536  These are some really cool shots! I can't imagine how hard it was to get these, blue birds are so small and fast. Nice work! It's not as tricky as it seems...I set up the camera on a tripod where I want it, set the focus on the entrance hole then reposition so I'm aiming at the air in front of the nest box (or wherever you are sure the birds will fly past). Switch the focus to manual... and sit back in a lawn chair with the cable release in hand. When the birds fly in I trip the shutter (high-speed burst). Wash-rinse-repeat as they say. It may seem a bit scattershot, but I usually get at least a couple just right per session.
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CaptBob Cream of the Crop  More info | Jul 11, 2013 14:55 | #5 I appreciate your candor and modesty- your photos rock. thanks for the tips canon R3, 1DXmk2, 600 F4 L IS mk2,100-400 L IS mk2, 16-35 F4 L IS, 24-105 F4L, canon 1.4xmk3, 2xmk3
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sliceotime Senior Member More info | Jul 11, 2013 15:15 | #6 grendel64 wrote in post #16111553 It's not as tricky as it seems...I set up the camera on a tripod where I want it, set the focus on the entrance hole then reposition so I'm aiming at the air in front of the nest box (or wherever you are sure the birds will fly past). Switch the focus to manual... and sit back in a lawn chair with the cable release in hand. When the birds fly in I trip the shutter (high-speed burst). Wash-rinse-repeat as they say. It may seem a bit scattershot, but I usually get at least a couple just right per session. Thanks for explaining your technique, I'm going to have to try this now. -Slice
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jamganz Goldmember More info | Great set and thanks for sharing the technique!
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WallaceRiver " ...a bit of a pervy voyeur "  More info | Excellent clarity and nice smooth backgrounds on these, Mike. Your expertise and your skills are showing great results! IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
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Oldjackssparrows Jeeeez, incredible comments!  More info | Jul 11, 2013 16:06 | #9 Fantastic shot Mike, very cool too. The detail is fantastic, the curves in the second shot are beautiful! They are all top notch. Donate to Pekka, help pay our server costs...
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