A few birds from last summer

A few birds from last summer · 12:32 AM

Just a reminder of Summertime...

slowpez · 01-14-2009, 08:22 AM

For Pete's sake wildman, those are fantastic shots. Love the last one.

scott-devon · 01-14-2009, 08:34 AM

Wonderful shots and that last one is simply amazing!

dws1117 · 01-14-2009, 09:08 AM

Amazing as always. Last one is the best. were these done with your telescope set up?

JMR · 01-14-2009, 09:46 AM

The first one is iffy and his eyes are hard to discern and the image is bit crowded, But the last three are just great!

JMR

squarerigger · 01-14-2009, 09:57 AM

They are all excellent, but the last one is awesome.

gawan · 01-14-2009, 10:47 AM

Wow and wow again! That last shot is precious!

tybeck · 01-14-2009, 04:37 PM

Tight shots. What's your setup? Agreed on the last one being precious.

**Marc Langille** · 01-14-2009, 05:07 PM

Superb shots! Excellent...

To be fair to Wildman, birds with black plumage and black eyes are perhaps the toughest to get exposed correctly (Green Jays come to mind). It's not an easy task, and the light must be just right to have definition/separation between the black eyes and black plumage.

I agree about details on the setup... I recall you or someone else discussing the setup with the telescope and all of the specifics/suggestions for using it. Can you provide some links to those discussions or summarize the entire thing one more time please?

Again, great images!

Regards,
Marc

wildman · 01-15-2009, 12:21 AM

Originally posted by Marc Langille

Can you provide some links to those discussions or summarize the entire thing one more time please

In stead of a time consuming long-winded explanation I would be glad to answer any specific questions. Bare in mind that I have 5 scopes that I use and all are more or less setup for a specific application. Also I am not a gear head. After 50 years of photography my knowledge is mostly empirical - I just know what works but I can't always say why. My main interest is the image not the gear.

This is one setup for close focus work (under 20 feet) for fast moving passerines that are constantly moving in and out of the narrow field of focus - I can instantly increase or decrease the extension by 60mm this way. This setup also happens to have a barlow installed (something like TC to you telephoto people) giving me an equivalent of about 1000mm FL (30x). The second picture, the Purple Finch, was taken with this setup but with the DL not the K20D and without a barlow (16x) if memory serves.

Damn Brit · 01-15-2009, 12:39 AM

Absolutely brilliant shots. Bravo.

daacon · 01-15-2009, 07:49 AM

Wow those are magazine quality - and what a set up ! Excellent series - colors are just so good.

scott-devon · 01-15-2009, 08:23 AM

Stunning eye shots! Wow... and what a set up. .

Bud · 01-16-2009, 06:43 AM

Wonderful series! The warbler and oriole shots are my favorites. Is the first image a Myrtle?

dsport · 01-16-2009, 09:00 AM

Great shots and its hard to use such lens!
Congulations for your sucess!

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01-15-2009, 12:21 AM	#10
wildman Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Flyover America Posts: 4,469 Original Poster	Originally posted by Marc Langille Can you provide some links to those discussions or summarize the entire thing one more time please In stead of a time consuming long-winded explanation I would be glad to answer any specific questions. Bare in mind that I have 5 scopes that I use and all are more or less setup for a specific application. Also I am not a gear head. After 50 years of photography my knowledge is mostly empirical - I just know what works but I can't always say why. My main interest is the image not the gear. This is one setup for close focus work (under 20 feet) for fast moving passerines that are constantly moving in and out of the narrow field of focus - I can instantly increase or decrease the extension by 60mm this way. This setup also happens to have a barlow installed (something like TC to you telephoto people) giving me an equivalent of about 1000mm FL (30x). The second picture, the Purple Finch, was taken with this setup but with the DL not the K20D and without a barlow (16x) if memory serves. Last edited by wildman; 01-29-2009 at 12:00 PM.

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scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140	Wonderful shots and that last one is simply amazing!

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dws1117 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spring, TX. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,157	Amazing as always. Last one is the best. were these done with your telescope set up?

01-14-2009, 09:46 AM	#5
JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332	The first one is iffy and his eyes are hard to discern and the image is bit crowded, But the last three are just great! JMR

01-14-2009, 09:57 AM	#6
squarerigger Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: James City County, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 322	They are all excellent, but the last one is awesome.

01-14-2009, 10:47 AM	#7
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Wow and wow again! That last shot is precious!

01-14-2009, 04:37 PM	#8
tybeck Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 452	Tight shots. What's your setup? Agreed on the last one being precious.

01-14-2009, 05:07 PM	#9
Marc Langille Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NW Arkansas, USA Posts: 4,708	Superb shots! Excellent... To be fair to Wildman, birds with black plumage and black eyes are perhaps the toughest to get exposed correctly (Green Jays come to mind). It's not an easy task, and the light must be just right to have definition/separation between the black eyes and black plumage. I agree about details on the setup... I recall you or someone else discussing the setup with the telescope and all of the specifics/suggestions for using it. Can you provide some links to those discussions or summarize the entire thing one more time please? Again, great images! Regards, Marc

01-15-2009, 12:39 AM	#11
Damn Brit Guest	Absolutely brilliant shots. Bravo.

01-15-2009, 07:49 AM	#12
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Wow those are magazine quality - and what a set up ! Excellent series - colors are just so good.

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scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140	Stunning eye shots! Wow... and what a set up. .

01-16-2009, 06:43 AM	#14
Bud Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,699	Wonderful series! The warbler and oriole shots are my favorites. Is the first image a Myrtle?

01-16-2009, 09:00 AM	#15
dsport Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hong Kong Photos: Gallery Posts: 431	Great shots and its hard to use such lens! Congulations for your sucess!