F & F2 Man
Senior Member
Photographed Local Birds this last week.... a few tips
I have had a Nikon 100-300mm f/5.6 AiS Macro (Can focus to just under 3 feet at 100mm, a head shot) mounted on my Olympus E-M5 for the last week.... I bought a bird feeder and hung it up in front of my patio glass door on a tree about 5' off the ground. The Tree is about 8-10 feet away from my chair. I sat in a chair for about an hour, from 6:30am to around 7:30am and waited... not too long though, it was feeding time apparently
I closed down from f/11 to f/32, and used ISO 1600-6400, as needed I used the range between 150mm to 300mm mostly.. my neighborhood birds are small and medium in size. Here are some results
Indiana Cardinal by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Pigeons 6-8-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Todays Birds 6-9-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Todays Birds 6-9-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Todays Birds 6-9-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Todays Birds 6-9-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Angry Bird 6-10-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
I have had a Nikon 100-300mm f/5.6 AiS Macro (Can focus to just under 3 feet at 100mm, a head shot) mounted on my Olympus E-M5 for the last week.... I bought a bird feeder and hung it up in front of my patio glass door on a tree about 5' off the ground. The Tree is about 8-10 feet away from my chair. I sat in a chair for about an hour, from 6:30am to around 7:30am and waited... not too long though, it was feeding time apparently
I closed down from f/11 to f/32, and used ISO 1600-6400, as needed I used the range between 150mm to 300mm mostly.. my neighborhood birds are small and medium in size. Here are some results
Indiana Cardinal by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Pigeons 6-8-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Todays Birds 6-9-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Todays Birds 6-9-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Todays Birds 6-9-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Todays Birds 6-9-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
Angry Bird 6-10-2012 by Peter Arbib, on Flickr
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