Pick a seed, any seed.
Uploaded: November 19, 2009
I was recently on a hunting trip in Minnesota and in our camp we purchased bird seeds for the birds to eat. I love how close these wild Chickadee's let you get to them. 85mm, ISO 200, f2.5, 1/500sec, and a custom white balance.
Bunny Snow November 20, 2009
How did you manage to catch that chickadee? The one outside my bathroom window moved so quickly, that I could not refocus to capture him, before he was gone.In fact, he'd grab a seed in flight, go off and eat it and then return for another. I did capture one round of him sitting on the feeder with a female cardinal, dropping his seed, and then taking another in their silent talk with each other. But, again, before I could change my DOF to render both sharpness, he was gone.
What's your secret in capturing a sharp chickadee? #1207584
Scott D. Moody November 20, 2009
LOLBunny Snow November 20, 2009
Thank you, Scott, for your complments on my bird images.Since I cannot walk well, I capture expressions of birds outside my bathroom window at 5 hanging feeders, put up by my husband (so he wouldn't have to mow around them).
I'm just learning, but enjoy capturing their expressions while I exercise behind a bath towel "blind" in the house. Works when it's cool outside, but not hot...due to the mosquitoes.
Thank you for your feedback and comments. ~~~Bunny #8149220
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