Bird Portraits - Post Yours!

[K9Kirk]

A shot of a snowy egret from last week. Rub-a-dub-dub!

226cv-studio25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

 

[pcs]

I was close in some instances. What I didn't have was a lot of pixels... That has now changed!

Maybe it's also to do with how the feathers are, I see a difference with different birds( see Robin vs Chaffinch)

 

[Jack Dawe]

A shot of a snowy egret from last week. Rub-a-dub-dub!

226cv-studio25 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

Great angle!

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Maybe it's also to do with how the feathers are, I see a difference with different birds( see Robin vs Chaffinch)
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Yes, the way the feathers are is definitely part of it. It's much easier to get a ton of detail in a Robin but it's not so easy with a female chaffinch. A male chaffinch, no problem. But my shots of females just never look right.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Yes, the way the feathers are is definitely part of it. It's much easier to get a ton of detail in a Robin but it's not so easy with a female chaffinch. A male chaffinch, no problem. But my shots of females just never look right.

I’m out and shooting chaffinches. The females seem to have much improved! It’s very cold.

 

[pcs]

I’m out and shooting chaffinches. The females seem to have much improved! It’s very cold.

I'm back in the house, it's to cold! (and it's dull grey here)

 

[K9Kirk]

Maybe it's also to do with how the feathers are, I see a difference with different birds( see Robin vs Chaffinch)
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Those are some very nice, tight shots showing great detail and the light is very nice.
I've found that sometimes, if you reduce the 'percentage' rather than increase the 'pixels', it can make the sharpness of any detail appear sharper. Just saying. Good job getting close!

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

I'm back in the house, it's to cold! (and it's dull grey here)

I'm back home. I was out about an hour and a half. Sun was out, not abundantly, but enough to tempt me to go out. But it was really freezing cold! So yeah, I totally get that. When I stepped outside I almost turned back. I have chaffinches to share later!

 

[K9Kirk]

Wigeon hen

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Beautiful image, fotoi. I especially like the highlight work.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Beautiful image, fotoi. I especially like the highlight work.

Funny, I was just looking at it again. It really is a beautiful image. With a perfect exposure, bringing out all the shades in the bird.