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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #90 on: June 26, 2013, 09:39:58 pm »
Following on from my last thread, I recently bought a secondhand Canon EOS 500D off a work colleague.  I have since been out and about learning how to use it!  It is the first SLR I have ever owned so it's all new to me at the moment.

Here are some of my recent pics..




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As you can see from the last photo of the kingfisher, I have quickly realised that I could do did with a bigger, better, longer lens! I knew when I bought it that the 75-300 kit lens was OK for starters, but wasn't great.  It is the non-IS version.  I have been looking at the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.  Anyone got experience of it?  Any other recommendations?  Up to £800-£900 to spend on secondhand..  It's going to be for wildlife and bird photography as I am really enjoying it.

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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #91 on: July 07, 2013, 10:26:37 am »
It's been a while since the last ones, so here are a few from yesterday now that the weather has finally improved!

Not too sure whether it is a willow warbler or chiffchaff, so if anyone knows better, please speak up!


Wren by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Wren by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler? or something else? by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler? or something else? by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Grey Heron by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Whitethroat by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Azure Damselfly by Paul Deuble, on Flickr
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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #92 on: July 12, 2013, 01:03:10 am »
Not quite what I was expecting when I opened bird thread..

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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #93 on: September 01, 2013, 11:26:02 am »
Not quite what I was expecting when I opened bird thread..

Ha.  Feathered variety only I'm afraid.

A few more recent ones..  Click on each one for full screen..


Kingfisher by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Kingfisher by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Kingfisher by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Goldfinch by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Goldfinch by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


Goldfinch by Paul Deuble, on Flickr

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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #94 on: September 01, 2013, 08:58:22 pm »
Well for my money the bird photography puts the vehicle photography to shame - some fantastic shots in this thread!


Thought this may be helpful to fellow members in helping them identify what there photographing by their trill?

BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s6xyk
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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #95 on: September 04, 2013, 03:46:06 pm »
some of these pictures are brilliant! dont really like birds but great photos!!

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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #96 on: September 08, 2013, 06:53:57 pm »


Azure Damselfly by Paul Deuble, on Flickr


....Your wildlife/bird photos are excellent as usual, Paul  :notworthy:

Your shot of a Damselfly particularly interests me as I run a Group on Facebook:

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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #97 on: November 16, 2013, 10:37:49 pm »
Where have all the other birds gone?

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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #98 on: November 16, 2013, 10:46:10 pm »
How did you manage to get that shot  :congrats:

Seeing them isn't difficult but photographing one relaxed wow!

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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #99 on: November 16, 2013, 10:51:28 pm »
Sparrow hawk... not seen one of those for a while

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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #100 on: November 16, 2013, 10:54:59 pm »
Was go karting at RAF wittering a few weeks ago, in the field next I camp were 5 Kites, this is the only half decent picture I got (I'm still a photography noob )


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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #101 on: November 16, 2013, 11:01:24 pm »
Nice pic. Kites are enormous birds. Loads of them around the M40 corridor just out of the m25. There was a breeding program there i believe.

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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #102 on: November 16, 2013, 11:01:50 pm »
@phil; Amzing shot there bud, I saw one in the garden, straight out the kitchen window a few months ago, sat on the wall, but I couldn't walk quietly enough or quickly enough to grab the camera... once I'd come back it was gone; it looked like it had dive bombed a small bird which was left injured in the garden, made a dusty dent in the conservatory window... poor little beggar, it was mashed but still alive, so had to do the decent thing :(

Get a lot of wild birds of prey around here, but never have I seen one staring back at me from sucha close distance… curses for not having a camera.

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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #103 on: November 16, 2013, 11:02:03 pm »
The Kite are such a beautiful bird to see in flight - I've never seen any photos of those perched anywhere!

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Re: Bird photography
« Reply #104 on: November 16, 2013, 11:03:59 pm »
The Kite are such a beautiful bird to see in flight - I've never seen any photos of those perched anywhere!

They rarely do... the just spend hours gliding looking for road kitll