Ornithology

[61_OTU]

Ok....so wildlife pics don't go down a storm here, however I'm pleased with these so you all get them inflicted on you anyway...

A recent addition to our collection of regular visitors......they've finally found the Nyjer seed.....a Goldfinch


This guy was staring him down from the other side of the feeder, a distant relative Greenfinch


The Goldfinch are so much more relaxed, they just sit there munching away.

[Mictheslik]

Nice clear close-ups....what camera/lens are you using?

.mic

[61_OTU]

Nice clear close-ups....what camera/lens are you using?

.mic

Hi Mic,

these are from our Fuji s5600.....fortunately the feeder is about 2 metres from the window of our lounge so we can get pretty close in the first place  ;)

Steve

[Omag 2.0]

That's neat! Nice and big! Wildlife is very hard to catch on camera... the way you want it at least...

[61_OTU]

That's neat! Nice and big! Wildlife is very hard to catch on camera... the way you want it at least...

thanks Kris.

It's taken a lot of patience and practice to get these two, shot initially in RAW, and then tweaked a little in PS. The autofocus on the Fuji s5600 is a little imprecise, and only wants to focus on the feeder (the biggest thing), so it's a little hit and miss as to whether or not the birds eye is in focus, still every now and then you get a couple that come out just so  :)

Steve

[Craig.]

well done mate.. Birds are especially tough to photograph as they dont like sticking in one place for very long.

[beaky]

Excellent pics... funny thing, though: each of those birds looks like he's been rudely interrupted... "WHAT!?"

[Romulus111VADT]

Great pictures!

[61_OTU]

[quote]Great pictures!

[Romulus111VADT]

[quote][quote]Great pictures!