Wednesday, June 27, 2018

A Rarity for Me

Basically, I don't try to photograph birds. For one thing, we are not in the best spot for them, and for another, I lack patience. And maybe equipment too. Yeah, there is that. It helps to have a big zoom lens, and I don't.

But when I saw this goldfinch sitting contentedly on a tree opposite my window, I grabbed my older camera and fired away with the 18-275mm lens extended to the max.

A few shots of the bunch that I fired were somewhat salvageable, after much cropping anyway.



Then I reset to shoot some more, but this time he heard my rapid clicking and beat a hasty retreat.


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4 comments:

  1. Jenn Jilks7:13 am

    Isn't that fun? I love their dive bombing position!

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  2. Beatrice P. Boyd7:47 am

    Me thinks that despite your reservations, John, that you captured a fun shot with that hasty retreat.

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  3. Mage11:20 am

    Just flat out perfect.

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  4. Jenny Woolf5:13 am

    I love the second one, looks as if has shot up like a bullet from a gun although I suppose it is just that its wings were in that position

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