A bird for racinsince55

A bird for racinsince55 · 03:24 AM

I was just sitting on the deck on my recent holiday and this sparrow hopped up onto the deck, trotted over to the dorr and went on tippy toes to look in the door, so I shot it, with my camera. It was probably only about 1.5m away.
No cropping and just a little levels. Sigma 55-200 DC.

racinsince55 · 02-20-2007, 06:06 AM

Great shot.

Isn't it nice when they get that close.

I have to sit patiently in my backyard and let the birds get used to me before they get close enough to shoot. Even then, many of my shots need to be cropped.

Alvin · 02-20-2007, 10:46 AM

The birds that I approach start flying away as soon as they see or hear a camera. Result - blurry pics and the reason for me not being a birder. Great shot!

**NaClH2O** · 02-20-2007, 12:41 PM

Nice shot Arpe, well captured. I'm with Alvin tho, I prefer flowers, they don't move around so much!

NaCl(I need all the help I can get)H2O

Arpe · 02-20-2007, 03:47 PM

One reason I dont do too many bird shots is that in NZ we don't have very colourful birds! They are mostly brown, dark green, or black. A bit annoying really. Yet just across the ditch in Australia they have vast quantities of birds of every colour! Oh well, we don't have snakes, killer spiders, crocs, scorpions etc.

racinsince55 · 02-20-2007, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by Arpe

Yet just across the ditch in Australia they have vast quantities of birds of every colour! Oh well, we don't have snakes, killer spiders, crocs, scorpions etc.

Maybe it's just me. However, I'll tend to think that's a pretty good trade off.

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02-20-2007, 06:06 AM	#2
racinsince55 Guest	Great shot. Isn't it nice when they get that close. I have to sit patiently in my backyard and let the birds get used to me before they get close enough to shoot. Even then, many of my shots need to be cropped.

02-20-2007, 10:46 AM	#3
Alvin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,517	The birds that I approach start flying away as soon as they see or hear a camera. Result - blurry pics and the reason for me not being a birder. Great shot!

02-20-2007, 12:41 PM	#4
NaClH2O Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bronx NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,631	Nice shot Arpe, well captured. I'm with Alvin tho, I prefer flowers, they don't move around so much! NaCl(I need all the help I can get)H2O

02-20-2007, 03:47 PM	#5
Arpe Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,452 Original Poster	One reason I dont do too many bird shots is that in NZ we don't have very colourful birds! They are mostly brown, dark green, or black. A bit annoying really. Yet just across the ditch in Australia they have vast quantities of birds of every colour! Oh well, we don't have snakes, killer spiders, crocs, scorpions etc.

02-20-2007, 04:42 PM	#6
racinsince55 Guest	Originally posted by Arpe Yet just across the ditch in Australia they have vast quantities of birds of every colour! Oh well, we don't have snakes, killer spiders, crocs, scorpions etc. Maybe it's just me. However, I'll tend to think that's a pretty good trade off.