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Post your bird pictures here ...
... while I sit on this ledge and look them over ...
Bwaahahahaha!
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domesticated bird
LOL funny looking bird Seb.
Kelly, did you see Finding Nemo? All I can think of when looking at your photo is "mine mine mine."
Ya have to have seen the movie to get the humor of it. :D
I'm amazed I could get a shot of this little brat. He never stays still.
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can it be "the bird" as opposed to a bird? I don't have any of a bird. :)
adina
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Kelly, tell Adina no no!! She has to go outside and find a birdie to photograph. :p
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Well, I'm in favor of her posting a picture of that one, specific, meaningful bird in her life ... the one so special that she acknowledges no others, therefore referring to it as "The" Bird ...
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This is for the birds....
so here are 2 shots
The hawk in the tree was a grab shot. I glanced out my bedroom window and saw this hawk in the holly tree outside. I grabbed my camera, put on the 200mm lens - and pulled the screen up ever so slowly. It's a bit soft - my hands were shaking, not to mention that Molly the cat was fighting me the whole time trying to jump into the open window. But it was fun
The hawk on the (dirty) pole showed up as I was shooting (with the 200mm) a clock tower. Not too bad for all the cropping - he/she was so far away and it was handheld (leaned against a pole) and I was freezing.
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Now Sebastian's post
somehow makes me think it's okay to post whatever you conception of a bird is, Adina. :rolleyes:
Since VF is such a nice, friendly, cool place......and you are so cool, Adina, my vote is yes. :p
Liz
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What a sweet parakeet........
Hi Lara,
Sweet little parakeet. When I was a little girl (100 years ago) we had a parakeet named "Susie" and she was so friendly. She was blue. I didn't realize she was on my shoulder one day and walked outside.......well the rest is history.
Do you have any other pets?
Nice to see you posting pictures, Lara. I love it! Nice photo btw. :D
Liz
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LOL funny looking bird Seb.
Kelly, did you see Finding Nemo? All I can think of when looking at your photo is "mine mine mine."
Ya have to have seen the movie to get the humor of it. :D
I'm amazed I could get a shot of this little brat. He never stays still.
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Nice thread Kelly.....
Nice clean shot too. Were you close to him/her or did you crop this. It's sharp - nice color. I enjoy viewing birds a lot. But they're hard to capture. :rolleyes:
Liz
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... while I sit on this ledge and look them over ...
Bwaahahahaha!
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A bird's view
of a turtle? :p
Liz
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Thanks Liz...Max the parakeet (actually budgie), is my only pet. I figured Paul would get me on that one so I had better correct myself :)
He was in motion when I shot that photo, and shooting between the bars of the cage, it's not a good shot, but better than nothin :)
I especially like your hawk photo. Very pretty Liz.
I would love a cat, but allergies, so no kitty. :(
...and I still say no no to Adina flipping the bird LOL.
I'm waiting to hear Seb's take on the turtle bird :D
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LOL funny looking bird Seb.
Kelly, did you see Finding Nemo? All I can think of when looking at your photo is "mine mine mine."
Ya have to have seen the movie to get the humor of it. :D
I'm amazed I could get a shot of this little brat. He never stays still.
What's even funnier is that I actually thought that those birds might have been "myna" birds (get it- mine mine mine hahaha) THIS is what a myna bird really looks like! :D
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I love that movie.......
Nice shot of the myna bird. I love his/her pose - looks deep in thought....
Don't myna birds talk too? :confused:
Liz
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What's even funnier is that I actually thought that those birds might have been "myna" birds (get it- mine mine mine hahaha) THIS is what a myna bird really looks like! :D
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Here's a grab from St.Lucia
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And here's one through my livingroom window.
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Nice shot of the myna bird. I love his/her pose - looks deep in thought....
Don't myna birds talk too? :confused:
Liz
Yes, I believe they do... they are the ones that people keep as pets, although I'd never seen one before this particular vacation. :)
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Nice clean shot too. Were you close to him/her or did you crop this. It's sharp - nice color. I enjoy viewing birds a lot. But they're hard to capture. :rolleyes:
Liz
I did not crop this. I was at Sea World San Diego, top row of the sea lion show, and after the show all these birds started swooping around. One landed on top of the sound booth (or whatever it is) so I just looked up and shot it. I did some basic adjustments in psp to brighten it just a tad.
I *did* see Finding Nemo! I love that movie. Yeah, this bird does remind me of the movie. I think he has a lot of personality, and the perspective makes him imposing. "Mine mine mine mine!"
I like the hawk outside your window. So cool that you got such a good shot under the circumstances.
And the parakeet reminds me of the one we had when I was young. Ours lived at least 13 years, if not more. Feisty little thing!
Thanks for your comments!
~Kelly
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Boston Public Garden 7/17/04
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Uhm...if I squint it looks like it has wings...
Ah forget it.
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can it be "the bird" as opposed to a bird? I don't have any of a bird. :)
adina
Do you have a feathered hat?? :D
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... while I sit on this ledge and look them over ...
Bwaahahahaha!
Here are some birds in a natural setting from a Photo Project
http://gallery.consumerreview.com/ph...es/natural.asp
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A gull in context
Hi, Kelly,
When I photograph birds I try to put them into a context that says more about them than just what they look like. I was on the deck of a cruise ship, sailing just off the coat of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east, working with the golden light of a setting sun. A gull was flying alongside, moving at the same speed as the ship. It was probably looking for a cheap meal. By relating this gull to the context offered by the light, the clouds, and the mountains, I was able to say a bit more than if I had just photographed this bird by itself.
Here's the shot: http://www.pbase.com/image/20824205/large
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Chunk, your picture reminded me of one I took in Paris. It's not a good picture but I loved how the birds were each sitting on a step.
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Chunk, your picture reminded me of one I took in Paris. It's not a good picture but I loved how the birds were each sitting on a step.
I think that's a great shot, better than many well lit perfectly exposed and perfectly composed shots of paris that I've seen.
Since you seem to be into gulls - have you read "Jonathon Livingston Seagull"? As a young sailor with more liberty time than money, I enjoyed many hours of gull watching. Wish I'd been into photography then.
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Not A Gull, But............
THIS IS A TERN ;)
LEAST TERN from my film scan archives(though I have 1000's UNSCANNED)
ENDANGERED NESTER in NJ
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THIS IS A TERN ;)
LEAST TERN from my film scan archives(though I have 1000's UNSCANNED)
ENDANGERED NESTER in NJ
This must be one of the unscanned ones... :D
...or else try posting a Lesser tern - the Least doesn't show up. :D
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Oh Yeah..... I Am Too Tired I Guess????????
I guess ATTACHING A FILE WOULD HELP????
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prbowhay
Keep your eyes out for a post I'm going to make in the next day or two (just waiting for some info to come in the mail first). I'm going to post several pictures I took in Paris and I'm going to need everyone's advice on whether my shots fit the "category" and whether they're even close to being good enough to submit to a contest held by a conference I'm going to.
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Took this five minutes ago in my backyard.
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yellow billed cuckoo
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Oh Yeah..... I Am Too Tired I Guess????????
I guess ATTACHING A FILE WOULD HELP????
not great, but VERY secretive bird
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THIS YEARS BABY OSPREY........ WAY COOL.... WAY COOL!!!!!
BTW..juvenile DUE TO REDDISH BROWN under wings/ chest ;)
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Took this five minutes ago in my backyard.
Wow. Nice shot.
But where did that bizaar green color of the twigs above the bird and in the lower right come from?
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Paulnj, on my monitor (Powerbook laptop), when I tilt the monitor back and forth, the bird and the tree limb shimmer against the green almost as if they were etched on silver!
Very cool!
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I have too many to choose from......
but, Natalie liked this one :)
most of my images are "bird on a stick" type ID shots which are boring in most cases.
BTW,, this is a baby gambel's quail in my brother's hands
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but, Natalie liked this one :)
most of my images are "bird on a stick" type ID shots which are boring in most cases.
BTW,, this is a baby gambel's quail in my brother's hands
Thanks for the ID, Paul. Thanks for all the IDs, actually. Here's a tough little guy that has made a run at my head a few times trying to run me off when I walk down the sidewalk near his tree.
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Wow. Nice shot.
But where did that bizaar green color of the twigs above the bird and in the lower right come from?
I've ben looking into it and hear that it is chromatic aberration that cna happen in uncoated long lenses. It is supposssed to go away if you stop down the lens enough. I'll try it and see.
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but, Natalie liked this one :)
most of my images are "bird on a stick" type ID shots which are boring in most cases.
BTW,, this is a baby gambel's quail in my brother's hands
That's a special photo.
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Ya know.... the redwinged blackbird is one bird I don't have a GREAT image of :)
But, I don't spend too long trying either :)
I must reply with .....
NO!! thanks for LETTING ME ID your birds :)
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paul, what kind of camera/lens do you use for your shots?
~kelly
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