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Today's photo shoot: Which lady looks hottest, the one in blue or the one in red?
For the record, I like 'em BOTH!
From this morning's photo shoot . . .
200mm 2.8 L II, on a Canon t1i
1/250 @ 5.6, exposure -1/2 stop , ISO 400
Another one as above . . . same settings as above, except ISO 500.
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Pretty hard to choose. Both are great photos!
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Blue. But the intimate detail on the cardinal is a little better, and is astounding. Just super work!
This inspires me to get out an OM-1 and a 200mm lens and try my luck. But I really feel that no one has taken better bird pics than you did.
What's the name of the guy who posts those terrific action pics of raptors here? Fritz Someone? Gad, those just amaze me!
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The Red one, NO Blue....Ahhhhhhhhhhh! They both look great!
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A tip of the hat to you sir..........just FANTASTIC!!
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Both very nice photgraphs. Well done!
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WOW!! What great pics! My hat's off to you. Those are the
kind of pictures I always wished I could take, but I'm just not
that good. Thanks for sharing. TACC1
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Real nice avian portraits, but I'm partial to the female cardinal.
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I've been a photography fan for over 30 years and have NEVER gotten that good of a bird shot!
Congratulations on most excellent results!!!!
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Gosh . . . thanks guys!
Sometimes one simply gets lucky . . . and today was one of those days! I really didn't think I had anything special, especially of the cardinals, until I downloaded the photos.
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Awesome pics.
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What was the distance from you to the birds? Those pictures are remarkable!!
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First and foremost - TT those are great pictures - Thanks for posting them
My guess on distance is about 25 feet.
That's based on the out-of-focus background using a 5.6 f-stop with a APS-C sized sensor.
The effective focal length of a 200mm lens with a APS-C sensor is 320mm, so the Field-of-View is 6.4 deg H X 4.3 deg V, but the narrow dimension isn't the same on both pictures, so one or both have been cropped and the sensor to subject distance cannot be accurately calculated even if subject height (or other feature size) was known.
Was my guess even close???
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Red or Blue?
I can't decide - they are both excellent! Nice work.
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I never had the chance to choose between two beautiful ladies before and I won't now but those are beautiful pictures of one of my favorite subjects.
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First and foremost - TT those are great pictures - Thanks for posting them
My guess on distance is about 25 feet.
That's based on the out-of-focus background using a 5.6 f-stop with a APS-C sized sensor.
The effective focal length of a 200mm lens with a APS-C sensor is 320mm, so the Field-of-View is 6.4 deg H X 4.3 deg V, but the narrow dimension isn't the same on both pictures, so one or both have been cropped and the sensor to subject distance cannot be accurately calculated even if subject height (or other feature size) was known.
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Hi JohnnieB,
Spot on analysis of the camera's effective focal length with the APS-C sensor size of most digital SLRs today (except for the very expensive full frame models).
You correctly identified that one or more photos has been cropped too. Of course, not knowing the amount of crop on a 5.6 aperture, 320mm lens size, it is impossible to accurately guesstimate the distance from the camera to the subject, but you "done good," as they say around here!
The cardinal shot was heavily cropped . . . which makes the sharpness of this Canon "L" lens even more incredible.
Here's the image I posted again, followed by the original:
Here's three other clues that will help you refine the camera to subject distance. I hope you'll take another stab at the distance guess with these clues, for I think you'll totally nail it!!! . . .
1. The bottom of the bird feeder is at eye level
2. I manually pre-focused on the anticipated subject's distance, using the "Rule of Thirds" as it relates to Av setting and effective in-range focus that this camera distance. I turned off auto focus for the shot.
3. The tripod-mounted camera's shutter was tripped via a radio-frequency remote control from the comfort of my screened in back porch, which allows one to place the camera closer . . . yet also prevents one from shooting unless a subject enters a very small image area.
I'll bet you'll totally nail the distance now! Good luck, and thanks for writing!
Tom
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STUNNING picture of the Cardinal. Every evening around dusk, a pair of cardinals will come to the oak tree in my back yard-I love looking at them. Beautiful birds.
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I like 'em both! A LOT. Makes me want to get my Nikon out and set a tripod out back to see what kind of pics I can get at our bird feeder. Thanks, TT, for sharing the pics. Really good photography.
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What kind of bluebird is that?
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What kind of bluebird is that?
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She's an "Eastern Bluebird" ( Sialia sialis) that can be seen in the eastern part of the country, as well as in eastern Texas. They are year around here in Georgia. They are gorgeous birds!!!
Here's her mate, and they are stunning birds indeed. The males like to show off for the females, like he's doing on top of the bluebird house in our backyard that she's nesting in.
When it comes to building and sitting on the nest though, the males are all show and no "go." Both will feed and raise the fledgelings though.
We've thoroughly enjoyed watching this mating pair in our backyard for the fast few weeks. Their light blue eggs should hatch in a week or so. They breed 3-4 times a season here in Georgia so we are hoping they'll return and do it again!
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Well, it was worth a look, maybe on the "old" forum. :-)
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Blue is the winner, but GREAT detail on both shots. More?
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Great photos! Reminds me of the one my wife took. We have bird feeders all over the back yard. She would go to a local wild bird feed store. They advertised for a photo contest. She is an accountant, not a photographer. A hawk just fed on a bird and I guess couldn't fly off. She got within 7 feet of the bird and took this picture with a Canon Rebel digital SLR. She entered the contest and they sent a note back no professional photographers. She called them up stating she wasnt a professional. They sad sorry, no good and awarded thew prize to someone else. A month later, they had the nerve to use it on an advertisement flier. It was copywright infringement. They have a right to keep the photo, but not to use it. It wasn't worth legal action. They ended up losing a high dollar customer.
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BTW I have 4 Bluebird eggs sitting in a blue bird house in my back yard. Too cool!
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Oooops, I go for the blue bird photo.
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OUTSTANDING,my friend!
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Both are great photo's, but I have always been partial to redheads. We don't get any cardinals out here, but for the past week we have been hosting about 16 pair of evening grosbeaks. Beautiful birds, and they have become a bit less nervous, sticking around while I set out the feed. Great tip on the photography! I'll be setting the Nikon up in a similar way.
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Tom Turner your photos are fantabulous. Thanks for sharing!
Here are a couple of my attempts a bird pics.
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TT - Thanks for the additional info and uncropped image.
Still just a WAG, but if our redheaded friend is a bit over 6" from tip of tail to top of topknot, the overall image size is roughly 1' x 1.5', so the camera to subject distance would be about 15'.
That's a bit closer than I expected considering the subject, but pre-positioning/pre-focusing the camera and using a remote shutter release explains it.
Ever tried connecting your camera to a laptop so you can view the image remotely?
Do you take single frames, or bursts?
The sharpness and detail that can be captured with an "L" lens never ceases to amaze me.
I have a couple manual focus ones (EF type) for my old Canon film camera (T90), but I haven't invested in one (or more) for my 60D yet. (Even with reloading, shooting keeps me broke )
Again, excellent pictures, thanks for sharing.
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The cardinal.
I hate the black lipstick the girls wear now.
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.... and I can't even get the markings on a revolver to show up in a picture.
Outstanding photography!
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She's an "Eastern Bluebird" ( Sialia sialis) that can be seen in the eastern part of the country, as well as in eastern Texas. They are year around here in Georgia. They are gorgeous birds!!!
Here's her mate, and they are stunning birds indeed. The males like to show off for the females, like he's doing on top of the bluebird house in our backyard that she's nesting in.
When it comes to building and sitting on the nest though, the males are all show and no "go." Both will feed and raise the fledgelings though.
We've thoroughly enjoyed watching this mating pair in our backyard for the fast few weeks. Their light blue eggs should hatch in a week or so. They breed 3-4 times a season here in Georgia so we are hoping they'll return and do it again!
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Thanks! I know the male bird. Thought the female might be a different species. Guess I've never seen the female one.
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TT - Thanks for the additional info and uncropped image.
Still just a WAG, but if our redheaded friend is a bit over 6" from tip of tail to top of topknot, the overall image size is roughly 1' x 1.5', so the camera to subject distance would be about 15'.
That's a bit closer than I expected considering the subject, but pre-positioning/pre-focusing the camera and using a remote shutter release explains it.
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I knew you'd nail the distance. It might have been a foot or two closer even!
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No laptop here. However, I did hook it up last night to the big computer to check out the live view function and it's really neat . . . you can focus, CHECK DEPTH OF FIELD, and fire the shots with a click of the mouse! SO COOL! Now . . . I've got to find a LONG USB cable!
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I've tried both and prefer bursts. However, with the camera so close it sometimes spooks the birds so I've shot these as singles.
Funny thing . . . first time I shot the male bluebird he kept looking at the camera . . . and finally flew over and perched on top of the 200mm!
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Amen brother! This one hooked me, so I imagine my future Canon lenses will HAVE to be "L" lenses. Shooting photos is cutting into my reloading time but . . .
Thanks for writing, Tom
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Great pics both but I have to go with the female bluebird since I've been a bluebirder for 22 years now.
I wish you could have shot a picture of one of the most interesting bird poses I have ever seen a few years ago. A male bluebird, male cardinal and male goldfinch were perched on the rim of my birdbath in perfect 120 degree arcs staring each other down. What a brilliant scene of bright blue, scarlet red and bright yellow.
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The bluebird pair has a four baby blue eggs in the bluebird house . . . and they should hatch soon.
Today's actions of the male tell me that it must be imminent because he's suddenly become super-aggressive to any squirrel and bird that tries to come near the bird house!
This isn't the best photo (I have to pre-focus and hope I get it right, and then trip the shutter remotely), but here's a photo of the pair early this afternoon.
The male was perched on the expected limb, only flying off to dive bomb squirrels and birds, and the female came out of the house to join him.
This is our first experience with nesting bluebirds and we're really enjoying it! Hope you enjoy the photo of the suddenly vigilant pair!
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The bluebird pair has a four baby blue eggs in the bluebird house . . . and they should hatch soon.
Today's actions of the male tell me that it must be imminent because he's suddenly become super-aggressive to any squirrel and bird that tries to come near the bird house!
This isn't the best photo (I have to pre-focus and hope I get it right, and then trip the shutter remotely), but here's a photo of the pair early this afternoon.
The male was perched on the expected limb, only flying off to dive bomb squirrels and birds, and the female came out of the house to join him.
This is our first experience with nesting bluebirds and we're really enjoying it! Hope you enjoy the photo of the suddenly vigilant pair!
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Nice shot! Can't wait to see the youngin's!
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When I was in college I took a course in ornithology. Once the professor took us on a field trip and as we were driving through the campus he spotted a pretty girl and said "Look! It's a red headed, double breasted mattress thrasher!"
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I have the t1i and it is an awesome camera. My wife wanted to take some pictures of her garden so I put the camera on Macro with the 18-55mm lens that it came with and let her take pictures. She has no photography experience so the camera did all of the work. Here is one pic that she took that I cropped.
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