-10ºC and snowing.....

-10ºC and snowing..... · Posted by *Heinrich Lohmann*, 10-13-2009, 03:45 PM

.....and the birds are hungry. All with K20D and 55-300 from inside through double pane window.

A bunch of sparrows and a house finch

Black-Billed Magpie

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Comments are always welcome and appreciated

*skinja* · 10-13-2009, 04:22 PM

Nice shots Heinrich, it is getting to be that time of year and I'm not looking forward to it. We only see -10C a few days a year. Be safe and stay warm.

John

*Ash* · 10-13-2009, 04:45 PM

Bright and colourful shot.
I can't imagine how cold that is.
Your K20D seemed to handle the freezing temp OK.

*Sailor* · 10-13-2009, 08:52 PM

Wonderful shots, Heinrich - particularly the second one. Send a little (but just a little) of that cool air our way; we're supposed to hit 90F tomorrow.

Jer

Barnster · 10-13-2009, 10:35 PM

Heinrich you wouldn't know you shot it through the window.I like how sharp your pics came out.It was a smart move to keep inside your warm house and not to test the limits of your K20.Great job!

cupic · 10-14-2009, 03:11 AM

Glad that your keeping the kids well feed in bleak times TFS

cheers

*daacon* · 10-14-2009, 05:50 AM

Nice shots Heinrich - yeah I hear ya but on the birght side suppose to +10 or so on the weekend (this becuase we just got the snowtires on our vehicles

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Douglas_of_Sweden · 10-14-2009, 06:35 AM

We had our first snow yesterday...

*dcmsox2004* · 10-14-2009, 08:19 AM

nice shots... brrrrrrrrr though....
question.... what settings are you using for these shots with the 55-300??
tripod or handheld......

scott-devon · 10-14-2009, 09:56 AM

Nice shots Heinrich and a very nice feeding station set up too.

*Heinrich Lohmann* · 10-14-2009, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by skinja

Nice shots Heinrich, it is getting to be that time of year and I'm not looking forward to it. We only see -10C a few days a year. Be safe and stay warm.

John

Thanks John, this cold spell is really early as is the snow. It is still snowing today but the forecast calls for warmer ( +12º C ) weather starting tomorrow.

Take care,

Originally Posted by Ash

Bright and colourful shot.
I can't imagine how cold that is.
Your K20D seemed to handle the freezing temp OK.

Thank you Ash, I took them from inside.

Take care,

Originally Posted by Sailor

Wonderful shots, Heinrich - particularly the second one. Send a little (but just a little) of that cool air our way; we're supposed to hit 90F tomorrow.

Jer

Thanks Jer, take any amount of cold that you want we have spares.

Take care,

Originally Posted by Barnster

Heinrich you wouldn't know you shot it through the window.I like how sharp your pics came out.It was a smart move to keep inside your warm house and not to test the limits of your K20.Great job!

Thank you Barnster. I wasn't worried about the K20D, it can handle it but the 55-300 might be another story...

Take care

Originally Posted by cupic

Glad that your keeping the kids well feed in bleak times TFS

cheers

Thanks cupic, a couple weeks ago just before the migration started we had flocks of 5 different species numbering in the hundreds in the garden.

Take care,

*séamuis* · 10-14-2009, 10:56 AM

its still nearly 80 F here. its raining though. wonderful photos, wish I could experience snow like you do.

*Heinrich Lohmann* · 10-14-2009, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by daacon

Nice shots Heinrich - yeah I hear ya but on the birght side suppose to +10 or so on the weekend (this becuase we just got the snowtires on our vehicles )

Hi Dave and thanks, got the snow tires on last week... It's still snowing, after this melts it'll need a few days to dry up before I can put the lawn to bed.

Originally Posted by Douglas_of_Sweden

We had our first snow yesterday...

I didn't mind the snow this time of year when we lived in the Yukon, but here....?

Take care,

Originally Posted by dcmsox2004

nice shots... brrrrrrrrr though....
question.... what settings are you using for these shots with the 55-300??
tripod or handheld......

Thank you, sort of handheld (elbows on window sill) have a look at the exif, it's intact.

Take care,

Originally Posted by scott-devon

Nice shots Heinrich and a very nice feeding station set up too.

Thank you Scott. It doesn't show it on this image but it is actually right in between two trees. Works real good when one shoots from the other side.

Take care,

goddo31 · 10-15-2009, 09:08 AM

Nice shots Heinrich, that Magpie is a lot more colourful than the common ones we get in Perth...

As someone who lives in Australia, a northern hemisphere winter and snow is appealing!

*Heinrich Lohmann* · 10-18-2009, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by goddo31

Nice shots Heinrich, that Magpie is a lot more colourful than the common ones we get in Perth...

As someone who lives in Australia, a northern hemisphere winter and snow is appealing!

Thank you Jason, a magpie just to look at seems to be just black and white (or raven or grackle just black) but on a photo it seems to bring out the color.

Take care,