Hello from Manassas

Bad Hat

Bad Hat

New member
Recently Retired from Federal Service and just starting my journey with DLSR Photography.

Over the last 6 months or so I have been picking up used equipment:

Camera: Lens:
•Nikon d5500 •AFS-S Nikkor 18 – 55
•AFS-S Nikkor 50 – 200
•TAMRON SP 150 - 600

Initially started with reading and just learning the "mechanics"
Now starting to take actual pictures of the birds in my backyard.
Goals: Quality Pics of my BBQ, Birds and the moon.

.In August, I will be going on a road trip to Northern Neck VA and hope to see Eagles, Herons & Ospreys

Other Hobbies include BBQ/Outdoor cooking and playing acoustic guitar.
 
Clovishound

Clovishound

Senior Member
Welcome. Be careful, this hobby can take a big chunk out of your federal retirement, if you let it. But, it's a fun ride.

I retired almost 2 years ago after 38 yrs with the USPS. I've been re-bitten by the photobug, but haven't had the electricity cut off yet.

There are a lot of good Youtube videos on setting up perches and backgrounds for backyard bird photography. An eye level perch generally gives better results than shooting upward into the trees, or with the birds on the feeder. I made a quick and dirty perch using an old 4x4 with a 2x4 cut to form some legs on the bottom and screwed together. The perch itself is just a small branch pruned from one of my trees and screwed to the upright. Took me longer to get my tools together than to build. Getting the birds to use it is another matter, but when they do, it makes for good opportunities.


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Bad Hat

Bad Hat

New member
Clovishound said:
Welcome. Be careful, this hobby can take a big chunk out of your federal retirement, if you let it. But, it's a fun ride.

I retired almost 2 years ago after 38 yrs with the USPS. I've been re-bitten by the photobug, but haven't had the electricity cut off yet.

There are a lot of good Youtube videos on setting up perches and backgrounds for backyard bird photography. An eye level perch generally gives better results than shooting upward into the trees, or with the birds on the feeder. I made a quick and dirty perch using an old 4x4 with a 2x4 cut to form some legs on the bottom and screwed together. The perch itself is just a small branch pruned from one of my trees and screwed to the upright. Took me longer to get my tools together than to build. Getting the birds to use it is another matter, but when they do, it makes for good opportunities.


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Thank you --really cool pic!
 
Dawg Pics

Dawg Pics

Senior Member
Welcome to Nikonites. Glad you made it here.
You will discover that this is one of the most helpful and friendly photography forums around. I am a much better photographer thanks to the help and encouragement on this site. I started by shooting birds at my feeder, and was delighted to get anything at all. I can do so much more now.
If you are interested in birds in flight, there are several people on here that do an exceptional job with this.
 
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