Birds for C&C

mdebets · 06-09-2006 2:30pm #1

I have uploaded some bird pictures here.

What do you think about them.

If anyone knows how the first 3 birds are called, could you please tell me.

smk135 · 06-09-2006 2:34pm

very nice. well done. bit lacking in colour though...

Ruu_Old · 06-09-2006 2:39pm

Nice work, very clear. I normally know birds, but haven't a clue what this one is.

Post a pic in the nature and bird watching forum and they will be able to tell you.

Wez · 06-09-2006 2:51pm

1st one's a Waterhen, 2nd one's just a Parrot I think, and the third is a Cockatoo (thanks to Kenan & Kel) Our waterhen's have red beaks I think, any I've seen anyway..

Btw, I'm not into birds at all, suprised I knew any of them..

Psygnosis · 06-09-2006 3:06pm

Not into birds ehh you prefer the other sort so, do you :-)
Anyway really nice photos

Oriel · 06-09-2006 4:09pm

They're called Johnny, Ciaran and Seamus.

(Nice shots btw)

Tarakiwa · 06-09-2006 4:53pm

Nice!
I like the landing seagull shot - just because it is a bit different!

Sebzy · 06-09-2006 5:02pm

Hey mdebets

Nice shots love the red in the second shot

Feel free to disagree but the focus in all the shots except 3rd is on the birds body and not the head you can see this clearly in the first pic I always think birds look better fully in focus or just the head in focus.

Which lens/cam did you use ?

Seb.

Nala · 06-09-2006 6:22pm

The first one is a Moorhen, the red bird is a female Eclectus parrot (the males are green), the cockatoo is a Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo.

Wez · 06-09-2006 7:00pm

Mine were a bit of a guess until you found out for sure.. Now there's someone who knows their birds!

mdebets · 06-09-2006 7:30pm

Thanks to you all for naming the birds. I like the sight of birds, but am really crap at naming them, especially in English.

mdebets · 06-09-2006 7:34pm

Sebzy wrote:

Feel free to disagree but the focus in all the shots except 3rd is on the birds body and not the head you can see this clearly in the first pic I always think birds look better fully in focus or just the head in focus.

You're right, they were supposed to be in focus, but I'm still lerning and these ones were some of the better ones I took

Sebzy wrote:

Which lens/cam did you use ?
Seb.

I use a Canon 350D with a Sigma 70-300

Shrimp · 06-09-2006 10:49pm

I like the seagul, I've commented on flickr.

How do you find that lens?

mdebets · 07-09-2006 9:15am

Shrimp wrote:

How do you find that lens?

It's ok for the price. I have to use high ISOs very often, especially when i zoom in fully, with the Irish light, but this isn't too bad.
The macro function however isn't very good it probably would be better if Sigma would remove it and make the lense cheaper or add some quality.

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