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Birding #401082 02/16/15 11:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 OP Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
OP teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	I'm something less than a novice when it comes to photography, but trying to improve. I don't really understand apetures or shutter speeds yet, just doing my best with a cheap Cannon SX50. These shots were taken in my backyard - thought I would share them. Ruby Throated Hummingbird - one of my first efforts, obviously still trying to figure out how to focus my subject. Still rare to catch one of these perched, thought I'd add it. Tutfted Titmouse Female Northern Cardinal - 200x zoom kinda fuzzy Male Northern Cardinal, bathing Northern Flicker Downy Woodpecker Red Bellied Woodpecker This Sharp Shinned Hawk paid my HOSP trap a visit one morning to see what all the commotion was about. Amazing. Leering down at a meal - how do I get in there? Regal. Blue Jay Goldfinch - winter color Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401088 02/17/15 01:34 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,952 Likes: 184 Oakwood,Texas P Pat Williamson
Pat Williamson P Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,952 Likes: 184 Oakwood,Texas	I'd say you were doing quite well at it.... Nice Do you ever get the pileated woodpeckers up there? Last edited by Pat Williamson; 02/17/15 01:39 AM.

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401090 02/17/15 05:12 AM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,596 Likes: 36 Raymond, NE Shorty Lunker
Shorty Lunker Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,596 Likes: 36 Raymond, NE	Nice pictures!

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401091 02/17/15 06:20 AM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,314 Likes: 300 Emory TX FireIsHot Moderator
FireIsHot Moderator Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,314 Likes: 300 Emory TX	Great pics TJ. How far away were you when taking the pictures? AL

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401093 02/17/15 07:15 AM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 15 Freedom, Indiana S sprkplug Ambassador Lunker
sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 15 Freedom, Indiana	Stunning photos. Very well done! I wish I had an eye for taking pics like that. "Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!" If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401097 02/17/15 08:23 AM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 3,668 Likes: 57 Harrison Co. Texas T TGW1
TGW1 T Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 3,668 Likes: 57 Harrison Co. Texas	I enjoyed your pictures thanks for sharing. Tracy Do not judge me by the politicians in my City, State or Federal Government. Tracy

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401135 02/17/15 01:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 557 USA B basslover
basslover B Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 557 USA	Some great pics! Keep at it. If you want to control what your pics look like, if your camera supports it, shoot in RAW or RAW+JPEG. The three components to learn about and practice with are ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed. And aperture really is the most important one to master if you can master only one. By controlling aperture you're controlling how much light passes through the camera lens. We measure aperture in "f-stops". F-numbers you may see referenced might be f/1.4, f/2.8, f/5.6 etc. The larger the hole the more light comes in. The smaller the hole then less light. A f-stop of f/1.4 allows the most amount of light in compared to a f-stop of f/5.6 which allows less light in as it is a smaller hole. So initially confusing, small f-number equals a lot of light shooting wide open, and a large f-number equals less light. A larger f-number such as f/18 means almost everything in both foreground and in background will be in focus. A smaller f-number such as f/2.8 means pretty much what you center on as your focal point will be in focus and everything else will be soft or out of focus. So aperture is uber important because it has a large impact on depth of field (DOF). Do you want the bird and the feeder and the fence in the background to all be in focus, or do you want only the bird to be in focus and everything else blurry? Hope this helps. Best to do is get in manual mode on your camera and change your f-stops greatly shooting the same picture from same position in same light. Then review those pics later and see how the depth of field and focus has changed.

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401136 02/17/15 01:20 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,596 Likes: 36 Raymond, NE Shorty Lunker
Shorty Lunker Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,596 Likes: 36 Raymond, NE	TJ, do you have any of these hanging around in the spring or summer?

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401140 02/17/15 01:42 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 939 minnesota M mnfish Hall of Fame Lunker
mnfish Hall of Fame Lunker M Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 939 minnesota	AWWSOME pictures TJ! That hawk is beautiful.

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401144 02/17/15 02:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 709 Pompano Beach, Florida Sue Cruz Ambassador Lunker
Sue Cruz Ambassador Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 709 Pompano Beach, Florida	Wow!!! Beautiful! Who would have guessed, our own TJ, future Geographic photographer!! Sue Cruz Vertex Water Features www.vertexwaterfeatures.com

Re: Birding Shorty #401146 02/17/15 02:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 OP Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
OP teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	Originally Posted By: Shorty TJ, do you have any of these hanging around in the spring or summer? Grey Catbird, maybe? Nope, never seen them - only brown thrashers rarely. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Birding basslover #401147 02/17/15 02:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 OP Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
OP teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	Originally Posted By: basslover Some great pics! Keep at it. If you want to control what your pics look like, if your camera supports it, shoot in RAW or RAW+JPEG. The three components to learn about and practice with are ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed. And aperture really is the most important one to master if you can master only one. By controlling aperture you're controlling how much light passes through the camera lens. We measure aperture in "f-stops". F-numbers you may see referenced might be f/1.4, f/2.8, f/5.6 etc. The larger the hole the more light comes in. The smaller the hole then less light. A f-stop of f/1.4 allows the most amount of light in compared to a f-stop of f/5.6 which allows less light in as it is a smaller hole. So initially confusing, small f-number equals a lot of light shooting wide open, and a large f-number equals less light. A larger f-number such as f/18 means almost everything in both foreground and in background will be in focus. A smaller f-number such as f/2.8 means pretty much what you center on as your focal point will be in focus and everything else will be soft or out of focus. So aperture is uber important because it has a large impact on depth of field (DOF). Do you want the bird and the feeder and the fence in the background to all be in focus, or do you want only the bird to be in focus and everything else blurry? Hope this helps. Best to do is get in manual mode on your camera and change your f-stops greatly shooting the same picture from same position in same light. Then review those pics later and see how the depth of field and focus has changed. I should bring my camera and have someone show me all the functions I can't figure out. Right now I keep it on auto mode in highest resolution...that was a hard won battle in itself. Thanks for the tutorial - this is pretty dumbed down and accessible even for me. I now understand a lot more about options available to me. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Birding Sue Cruz #401149 02/17/15 02:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 OP Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
OP teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	Originally Posted By: Sue Cruz Wow!!! Beautiful! Who would have guessed, our own TJ, future Geographic photographer!! Yes, just revealed yet another shade - rather adds to the mystery and allure, doesn't it? I considered coupling each photo with a Haiku, but didn't want anyone's head exploding on my conscience. Sue, if you want a numbered print autographed, I'll be signing at the Mod booth from 1:16-1:29 on Friday. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401151 02/17/15 04:07 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,596 Likes: 36 Raymond, NE Shorty Lunker
Shorty Lunker Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,596 Likes: 36 Raymond, NE	Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57 Grey Catbird, maybe? Nope, never seen them - only brown thrashers rarely. Yep, a Gray Catbird. We have had a pair nesting in the bushes next to our front porch since 2010. They like to stay hidden in dense cover, you are more apt to hear one than see one even though they are a fairly common. My guess is that you have heard them before. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/gray_catbird/lifehistory Gray Catbird Song

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401155 02/17/15 05:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 OP Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
OP teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	Too cool, Steve. That song is sometimes what I hear when wife is nagging about something I should be doing...very familiar. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401158 02/17/15 06:10 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 939 minnesota M mnfish Hall of Fame Lunker
mnfish Hall of Fame Lunker M Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 939 minnesota	Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57 Originally Posted By: Sue Cruz Wow!!! Beautiful! Who would have guessed, our own TJ, future Geographic photographer!! Yes, just revealed yet another shade - rather adds to the mystery and allure, doesn't it? I considered coupling each photo with a Haiku, but didn't want anyone's head exploding on my conscience. Sue, if you want a numbered print autographed, I'll be signing at the Mod booth from 1:16-1:29 on Friday. I am not kidding when I state this...I just spit my Diet Coke all over the screen from laughing so hard!!!!! Haiku?!? I wonder how many times a year does a fish manager/outdoorsman utter that word.

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401162 02/17/15 07:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 OP Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
OP teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401163 02/17/15 07:29 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan J JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker
JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan	Pretty cool TJ! I never really got into bird watching. It's that whole Ms. Jane thing. I assume that the bird's posted above ARE NOT on your Zap list?

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401165 02/17/15 07:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan J JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker
JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan	Now, this one is just way too darn cool!

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401170 02/17/15 09:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,386 Butler In. Very NE corner B Bob-O Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Bob-O Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,386 Butler In. Very NE corner	Excellent thread, thank you. Do nature a favor, spay/neuter your pets and any weird friends or relatives.

Re: Birding JKB #401177 02/17/15 11:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 OP Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
OP teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	Originally Posted By: JKB Pretty cool TJ! I never really got into bird watching. It's that whole Ms. Jane thing. I assume that the bird's posted above ARE NOT on your Zap list? Actually, the HOSP discourage these native birds [with exception of the Hawk] from visiting my feeders, or prevent them from feeding altogether. Thus, the impetus to create a better HOSP management device. Good news - experimented with baits and managed to trap 10 HOSP this week. 20 more to go and I'll be able to resume feeding and photographing. Hoping to spot and photograph a Pine Siskin or Red Breasted Nuthatch soon - oh, you guys will go crazy, I just know it. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401183 02/18/15 07:20 AM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,105 East Central Indiana J John Monroe Member
John Monroe Member J Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,105 East Central Indiana	TJ those are outstanding pictures. I think you should enter some photo art shows. My Niece in Texas sends me some of the WILD LIFE IN FOCUS books of great photo's and your Ruby Throated Hummingbird is as good as any of them. I like to take pictures of birds also but your pictures surpass anything I have ever taken. I am really impressed with you Cannon camera, I may have to upgrade my old camera for one. My pictures have never been the quality of yours so I put my pictures together using Photoshop to make a photo that in a photo art show would be considered a special effects photo.

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401196 02/18/15 09:44 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,012 Mississippi djstauder Hall of Fame Junior Member
djstauder Hall of Fame Junior Member Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,012 Mississippi	TJ, I hope Jodi doesn't see this thread or she'll have another camera/lens. She was taking bird pictures over the weekend but none so close or focused. She did get a pic of the titmouse you captured even tho we hadn't had time to check the "southeastern guide to wildlife" to see what it was named. 1 ac pond LMB, BG, RES, CC

Re: Birding teehjaeh57 #401198 02/18/15 10:07 AM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 557 USA B basslover
basslover B Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 557 USA	Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57 I should bring my camera and have someone show me all the functions I can't figure out. Right now I keep it on auto mode in highest resolution...that was a hard won battle in itself. Thanks for the tutorial - this is pretty dumbed down and accessible even for me. I now understand a lot more about options available to me. Sure. You can grab some good snaps by letting the camera do all the work. But if you delve into the settings and just shoot, shoot, shoot, really you will probably pick up how to control the camera and tell it what you want it to do based on the shot you want. And remember, if you shoot in RAW you can always then use a software application to essentially make the shot you wanted. Here is an example where I shot "wide open", such that the focus was the hawk and the background was soft. I wanted the face of the hawk crisp, and you can see even the tail is somewhat soft. Here is another example of setting the f-stop small number so large light comes through and the focus is much narrower, this time on the owl's eye. This example shows a larger f-stop value, so a smaller opening for the light to enter the lens, because I wanted all of the landscape to be in focus. Look at these last two examples and see what you think - are the f-stop values small or large?

Re: Birding Shorty #401284 02/19/15 12:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,541 Likes: 845 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,541 Likes: 845 Grovertown, Indiana	Originally Posted By: Shorty TJ, do you have any of these hanging around in the spring or summer? They are in Indiana! www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).