Birds In Flight
-
steamtrainfan
- Posts: 3252
- Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:17 pm
- Contact:
Re: Birds In Flight
Fantastic pics ExFem.
Faith is the bird that feels the light while the dawn is still dark. Author unknown.
-
Amoli
- Posts: 6032
- Joined: Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:30 am
- Country: South Africa
- Location: Kempton Park
- Contact:
Re: Birds In Flight
Absolutely great shots Exfmen.
May I ask where did you find these nests...
May I ask where did you find these nests...
Pretoriuskop
Satara
Shingwedzi
20-30 Dec 2014
Satara
Shingwedzi
20-30 Dec 2014
-
steamtrainfan
- Posts: 3252
- Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:17 pm
- Contact:
Re: Birds In Flight
And may I ask what your camera settings were?Amoli wrote:May I ask where did you find these nests...
Faith is the bird that feels the light while the dawn is still dark. Author unknown.
-
Flutterby
- Posts: 44029
- Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:28 pm
- Country: South Africa
- Location: Gauteng, South Africa
- Contact:
Re: Birds In Flight
STF has made a good suggestion...please can everyone tell us what their camera settings where for each photo. 
-
Michele Nel
- Posts: 1994
- Joined: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:19 am
- Country: South Africa
- Location: Cape Town
- Contact:
Re: Birds In Flight
Thanks for the nice words.
I believe these were taken on the approach to Urikarus, where the steep climb to the dunetop starts, coming from the south. The wall is an excellent homesite for them to dig their tunnel.
The settings were: (Flying INTO the nest: 1/1000 @ f 7.1, 85mm ISO 400); (Flying OUT: 1/1600 @ f 5.6 150mm ISO 400)
This one's not flying, but is part of that series: (1/1600 @ f6.3 190mm ISO 400)
I also have some photos of a pair digging their nest together, but will have to search for them. They are quite fascinating to sit and watch aren't they?
I believe these were taken on the approach to Urikarus, where the steep climb to the dunetop starts, coming from the south. The wall is an excellent homesite for them to dig their tunnel.
The settings were: (Flying INTO the nest: 1/1000 @ f 7.1, 85mm ISO 400); (Flying OUT: 1/1600 @ f 5.6 150mm ISO 400)
This one's not flying, but is part of that series: (1/1600 @ f6.3 190mm ISO 400)
I also have some photos of a pair digging their nest together, but will have to search for them. They are quite fascinating to sit and watch aren't they?
-
steamtrainfan
- Posts: 3252
- Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:17 pm
- Contact:
Re: Birds In Flight
Hi ExFem. Another stunning photo - the clarity and colour is amazing.
Thank you also for the cameras settings. I can never get such a frozen image of a bird in flight at 1/1600. I can only get it at 1/4000.
If I may ask you - are these pics photoshopped or are they as you took them?
Sorry - last question - what camera and lens are you using?
I have ordered Lightroom 4 but due to the strike by our postal workers over the last month it is still sitting at the International Mail Centre.
Thank you also for the cameras settings. I can never get such a frozen image of a bird in flight at 1/1600. I can only get it at 1/4000.
If I may ask you - are these pics photoshopped or are they as you took them?
Sorry - last question - what camera and lens are you using?
I have ordered Lightroom 4 but due to the strike by our postal workers over the last month it is still sitting at the International Mail Centre.
Faith is the bird that feels the light while the dawn is still dark. Author unknown.
-
Amoli
- Posts: 6032
- Joined: Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:30 am
- Country: South Africa
- Location: Kempton Park
- Contact:
Re: Birds In Flight
Stunning pics Exfmen... really lovely.
We have a thread : Bird of the month, and there is one on Bee-eaters.
Would you mind adding these pics of the bee-eaters and nests to this thread - that would be great.
We have a thread : Bird of the month, and there is one on Bee-eaters.
Would you mind adding these pics of the bee-eaters and nests to this thread - that would be great.
Pretoriuskop
Satara
Shingwedzi
20-30 Dec 2014
Satara
Shingwedzi
20-30 Dec 2014