Bird Portrait

by theyawninghorse

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Mar 16th 2006
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bird bush flower and plant portrait portrait wild animal
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Imaginative title, huh? I was out taking pictures for an insurance claim and saw this bird, I took as many pictures of it as I could before some kid on a skateboard whizzed by and scared it off (By the way, at that exact moment my frustration at the kid made me realise just how old I am )
I learned that telephoto zooms are good for bird photos, and even though you have a telephoto zoom, you still have to be close to the bird in order to see anything, I was about 5 feet away at 200mm and I didn't get a whole lot in the viewfinder. Probably because of the tiny size of the bird.

Comments

airbrontosaurus Says:

Love the Bokeh. Great focus too, it's a really nice shot. Do you have the EXIF data by chance?

Aurora Marille Says:

Wonderful shot! Such a nice looking bird. Heh, I'd be pissed too!! Darn kids..

Draco88 Says:

Really good shot, the bird was posing

maladicta Says:

hehe! i love the mockingbird's expression

Sokoura Says:

Amazing! I love the focus on only the bird and the plant it was on.

Some Freak Lover Says:

that was zoom? i cant do that with my camera... i think that because i havent tried it yet... if that is zoom that was awsome!

ARyun Says:

Aw, very nice shot! I have tried to get some shots of birds, but it takes patience, and I don't have too much

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