wildlife photos

[Puddle]

Just testing my new camera out see what they came out like what do you think.:D :-| :( :cry:

[Puddle]

another one

[Barbary Boy]

Just testing my new camera out see what they came out like what do you think.:D :-| :( :cry:
**** ! next!

[Puddle]

and another

[BrianM]

dont sugar coat it, just say what you mean

[Puddle]

one more

[HawkMan]

Hope that swan hasnt got bird flu ,pmsl
Nice pics the first few i couldnt see .
Jb

[Tasha55403]

I think it would help is you posted your pics a bit bigger-it's a little hard to do critiques on pics that small:) 640 pixels on the longest size should fit nicely on most screens:)
Tasha

[Barbary Boy]

one more
thats a little bit better! at least i can see it!

[Puddle]

I think it would help is you posted your pics a bit bigger-it's a little hard to do critiques on pics that small:) 640 pixels on the longest size should fit nicely on most screens:)
Tasha

I tried to get them bigger but It doesn't seem to let me :confused:

[Falcon]

try loading them on here using photobucket.com they'll come up larger then. just register on photobucket.com it's free and upload your photo's on there

[Puddle]

rabbit about 300 yards

[Puddle]

and a rook well up there

[Tasha55403]

Better...but I think you need a longer lens if you're really interested in taking pics of wildlife:) Even with my 100-400mm lens I nearly always wish I had more reach when I'm shooting pics of birds. If it's not within 5-15 feet (for a small dickey bird), it's just too small in the frame, really, even with the 400mm. Of course, much longer than 400mm and you run into other problems (need a really good tripod, VERY heavy, etc...:P )
Tasha

[Puddle]

and a jackdaw with a nest in my chimney

[Puddle]

Better...but I think you need a longer lens if you're really interested in taking pics of wildlife:) Even with my 100-400mm lens I nearly always wish I had more reach when I'm shooting pics of birds. If it's not within 5-15 feet (for a small dickey bird), it's just too small in the frame, really, even with the 400mm. Of course, much longer than 400mm and you run into other problems (need a really good tripod, VERY heavy, etc...:P )
Tasha

yes I think that half the trouble just brought a Sigma 70-300mm maybe I need a big boys toy!!
many thanks pud

[Puddle]

I think I have sorted it

[Puddle]

just making shore

[Tasha55403]

One of the ways I overcome this problem is to use my car as a blind and "stalk" the birds. Basically, I go to the local wildlife area (only 12 miles away! 8-) ) and find a good spot where there's birds (either I see them or I hear them), stop the car and wait. After a bit the birds relax and will come right up to your car. I used a Canon 100-300mm (relatively cheap lens) and got some ok pics. They seemed pretty good, till I got the new lens and could compare:) A good lens can do wonders:) The top pic is a nice close pic of a flycatcher with my old cheap lens. The middle one was taken on our trip to Wales last October with the very nice 100-400mm lens. Greg got the robin because he had the window seat, I was in the middle so he got to take the pic-he doesn't usually do dickey birds. The last pic is a Yellow-rumped Warbler I got last fall-they were coming almost TOO close to the car-my lens has a minimum focusing distance of 1.8meters:)

[Tasha55403]

Helps if you attach the pics:) BTW-The Robin is full-frame. Normally I'd crop it to make the composition look better.

[Puddle]

One of the ways I overcome this problem is to use my car as a blind and "stalk" the birds. Basically, I go to the local wildlife area (only 12 miles away! 8-) ) and find a good spot where there's birds (either I see them or I hear them), stop the car and wait. After a bit the birds relax and will come right up to your car. I used a Canon 100-300mm (relatively cheap lens) and got some ok pics. They seemed pretty good, till I got the new lens and could compare:) A good lens can do wonders:) The top pic is a nice close pic of a flycatcher with my old cheap lens. The middle one was taken on our trip to Wales last October with the very nice 100-400mm lens. Greg got the robin because he had the window seat, I was in the middle so he got to take the pic-he doesn't usually do dickey birds. The last pic is a Yellow-rumped Warbler I got last fall-they were coming almost TOO close to the car-my lens has a minimum focusing distance of 1.8meters:)

thanks for your help maybe one day I might be as good as you and Greg

[Puddle]

one or two more I took this morning

[Puddle]

another pair of mallard (maybe a bit to big scroll right)

[Puddle]

and the rookery behind my house