Dan's bird shots are difficult to follow but I'll try with this little guy - and I do mean little.
Taken at the local ponds along the Yampa. Surprisingly after about ten minutes he got used to me enough to come out of the cattails and sing for the ladys. I have other shots of him covered in cattail fuzz from building nests.
Thanks guys.
Caz - yep, It typically takes a dozen to whip up a single serving.
Dan - the 30D is excellent! I upgraded from a 10D so that's more of a jump than from the 20D. The burst cache and AF system is a huge leap up from the 10D for wildlife shots.
The large LCD and the slightly higher pixel count is a plus too. The pixel count was a big disappointment for me at first so I was going to hold out for a 5D. But, decided that I would really miss the 1.6x factor for critter shots such as this.
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5 repliesDan's bird shots are difficult to follow but I'll try with this little guy - and I do mean little.
Taken at the local ponds along the Yampa. Surprisingly after about ten minutes he got used to me enough to come out of the cattails and sing for the ladys. I have other shots of him covered in cattail fuzz from building nests.
Canon 30D, Sigma 100-300 + 1.4TC (maxed @ 670mm equiv.)
Nice job.
Rich
Those wrens may be small but they sure are tasty. The trouble is getting enough of them for an entire meal.
Caz - yep, It typically takes a dozen to whip up a single serving.
Dan - the 30D is excellent! I upgraded from a 10D so that's more of a jump than from the 20D. The burst cache and AF system is a huge leap up from the 10D for wildlife shots.
The large LCD and the slightly higher pixel count is a plus too. The pixel count was a big disappointment for me at first so I was going to hold out for a 5D. But, decided that I would really miss the 1.6x factor for critter shots such as this.
Very nice, warm image that captures the wren singing for all he's worth. You could also crop to make a great vertical. Well done!
Dave Showalter