Photos of a little bird

[maxf]

I saw this on my birdfeeder on Saturday so took a few pictures before it carried the dog off: http://maxf.smugmug.com/gallery/444107/1/17860021






How on earth do you take good photo of things like this in motion - they move too fast to pan with?

>>> Edited by maxf on Sunday 20th March 22:12

[2 Smokin Barrels]

I (wish) saw this on my bird feeder !

[beano500]

NOTE:

If you see a lot of camera shake it can be a combination of blue tits in cold weather.........

[srider]

maxf said:

How on earth do you take good photo of things like this in motion - they move too fast to pan with? >>> Edited by maxf on Sunday 20th March 22:12

Like this you mean?








Excellent pic btw

[maxf]

srider said:

maxf said: How on earth do you take good photo of things like this in motion - they move too fast to pan with? >>> Edited by maxf on Sunday 20th March 22:12 Like this you mean?

Thats it! The birds were getting soooo close it was very hard to take photos (sounds odd I know) - they were flying between our heads, wings clipping our ears etc! Amazing to watch but at least once I was glad i had the camera 'protecting' my face!

Amazing photos - what setup were they taken with?

As for you other naughty chaps - I wish I was snapping birds like that as well! Well... maybe here sister

>> Edited by maxf on Monday 21st March 00:20

[lake]

Here is a pic I took a little while ago while playing with my new (then anyway) D70.



Not quite a bird of pray....

Lake

[CVP]

Lovely picture - out of interest where did you take it?

Mrs CVP and I saw a weather forecast saying both Sat and Sun were going to be sunny so didn't go out on Saturday We were out on Sunday morning and it was looking to be a bit of a wash out until we saw this little chap.

So well camouflaged that it was only the movement of his beak gave him away. First time I've ever been so close to a snipe. So a decent result in the end.



Chris

[simpo two]

CVP said:

So well camouflaged that it was only the movement of his beak gave him away. First time I've ever been so close to a snipe. So a decent result in the end.

So those are the little buggers who win every eBay auction at the last moment?

>> Edited by simpo two on Monday 21st March 09:43

[beano500]

Are you going to call him Jimi (Hendrix)?


Because he's got a little wing.....





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