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teehjaeh57 #405328 03/25/15 08:14 AM
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Thanks Tracy. That is what I will do. They are really cool to watch. smile

My first spring being able to watch a pond. I am amazed by all the different water fowl that stop by. I think my favorites so far are the wood ducks.

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3 Bufflehead Ducks, one male and two females, on the pond this morning. Pretty cool watching these little critters dive.

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Originally Posted By: Bill D.
Pair of Hooded Mergansers feasting in the pond this morning. Should I be concerned?....Very cool looking bird with that big hood!


Your only concern should be getting some good pictures with a camera! One of my favorite birds.

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You would have loved to be here with yer camera this morning. Keep in mind I only have a 1/4 acre puddle. At the same time, we had buffleheads, mallards and wood ducks. There was a fourth species also that I am sill trying to identify. Hopefully, they will be back tomorrow so I can get another look at them. It was only 14 ducks all together but a lot for a small pond!

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TJ, I just revisited your bird photo's and the quality and clarity of them are so good. I looked up the camera you use (Cannon SX50) refurbished $240 and new between $330 & $400. I'm really thinking of buying one. I was wondering at what distance did you take the pictures of the birds you displayed here and did you use a tripod?

The Cannon SX50 would replace my Lumix Panasonic DMC-FZ5 that is about 8 years old. I carry a $100 Cannon Powershot in my pocket as I walk. The pictures they take are just OK but when used with Photoshop they can sometimes be special.

I entered two pictures in my first art show ever and won 1st place in the digitally altered category as an amature last week. At the reception there was wall to wall artists of all types. I talked to a photographer about his camera and saw some of his work. He used a Nikon DH-800 ($3000) with tripod ($800)and I liked your pictures more then his.


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After seeing T.J.'s fine bird pictures using his Canon SX-50 HS I had to have one. I read a lot of reviews on it and it seems to be the best point and shoot camera on the market, called a bridge camera before you move into the big stuff. The two photo's were shot at about 100 feet. I did touch up some with Photoshop but the clarity of the pictures with this camera are much better then my last one.





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I have the SX30, the precursor to the SX50. They still have good deals on the SX30 and for the new bells and whistles on the SX40 and SX50 I didn't see any sense in switching. If you are looking for a lower price point to get in at, this model has performed well, has similar 'brain' in it and has been a fabulous camera. My son got a nice picture of the moon just by going out in the front yard and zooming at it, no tripod! Looked like it came from an astronomy magazine.

see this for source of low cost refurbished ones:

SX30

Cameras with high demand even after new models have come out often create a bidding war, such as on Amazon here. Amazon has a good list of useful reviews.

Amazon reviews


Night pictures this past winter.

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After zoom:



Great camera for kids to take bird pictures, pond pictures etc.

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My son's favorite picture of our dog, also using the nice super zoom feature.



He likes to photo birds as well. I think anyone who chooses this or a similar camera (sx40 or sx50) will find it very user friendly and versatile. I love the fact that it comes with very affordable battery packs that are good for many hundred pictures and easy to have 1 or 2 spares when going out to take pictures.

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Sorry John, just saw your post - I apologize I left you hanging. Appreciate the kind words, and congrats on the camera purchase. I am so unfamiliar with cameras I don't know I could really recommend it or not - it seems to work ok for me, and I like the zoom feature a lot.

Birds were pretty close, within 40 feet, and yes I was using a tripod I kept by the sliding glass door all Winter. I still have a ton to learn about using it and different features.

Congrats on your first photography show! Boy I wouldn't know how I'd even go about entering one of those things...I'm such a novice I don't think I belong in those circles of photogs.


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One truism is expensive paints do not make a great artist.
I've seen some great pictures from inexpensive gear, and sreally lousy images from great equipment. It is the person behind the camera for sure.

I have a micro four thirds camera and it takes wonderful images, but I don't yet have a good birding lens. I love my cam, but a good bridge cam with decnt birding reach would probably suit my lifestyle better.

One of the advantages of a bridge or super zoom is you make small sensor compromises to get a very versatile lens. No need to change lemses, and in many cases a ton of reach!

Now, to get a second job.

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Great picture of your dog Canyoncreek, and the moon shot. I tried a moon shot with my old camera and didn't come close to your picture.

TJ you never know when a simple thing like your pictures may change one's life but I think seeing your pictures and the camera that took them will make mine more fun.


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TJ, you have me thinking, I might need a camera. smile The last nice camera I had was left on the plane some 30 yr's ago. The X was not real happy with me, but then she never was frown smile Haha, You make me want to get a new camera to use on the property. On the pond the other day, I had 5 different fish eating birds. I am not to pleased about it, but when I spooked them, they just flew to the other side of the pond. I don't like killing things I don't eat, and water turkeys (cormorants) probably taste fishy. frown So if I cant beat them, maybe I should just take some pictures of the birds on the pond. Some of which I have no name for them. And every once in a while, maybe I can catch a photo of a deer or turkey or bob cat, heck, I even found a cougar track on a food plot a couple of yr's ago.
Thanks for getting my interest up.

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I had an incredibly rare and brief visitor at the pond last week--an osprey. What a beautiful bird. He landed for just a couple seconds in a tree overhanging the pond--too short a time for me to get my phone out (my only camera). Still, I enjoyed having him visit--I'm also glad he didn't eat my fish.

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We also had an osprey, but no camera. One less Koi though. I haven't taken my camera with me much lately, and mised the chance to get a heck of a shot.

Our water is so clear right now, the koi must be standing out like a sore thumb. They osprey cannot help itself, and I am fine with that as long as it it koi.

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