Thankyou folk for taking the time to look and comment on my images.
Annie wrote: Are they a regular visitor to your place?
I thinks so Annie, as I've see a pair of these in the back yard most afternoons along with the usual Noisy Miners, Magpie-Larks & Currawong. Did the back yard up with new garden & Bird Bath late last year so am hoping more species will show up from time to time.
Some great action shots there! I think they are a very under rated suburban bird and are still very pretty .... yes I know that annoying sound at 5.30am though
In fact I spent this morning with a family of juveniles around my birdbath ... they are so unafraid compared to their parents and tolerated my intrusive long lens for quite a long period.
That's great Dennis - all that hard yakka in the yard is paying off by the sounds and looks. Mine is a work in progress that the new owners may have to finish, but seeing the rewards of my efforts a little.
I can sympathise with that sentiment Anniej .... we are moving house in a few weeks and I have just got the birds to trust and come down to the birdbaths etc It has been such a dry summer I worry about what they will do after I go if the new people do not leave water out.
Welcome back birdie! I've really enjoyed reading many of your past posts, so hope to see you around more if you're able! Moving, it's horrible isn't it? I use the term "new owners" very loosely as I still have so much to do inside and out, pretty sure I'll still be saying "I'm moving" in 5 years. O.k., not that bad, 5 months tops I can relate to the birdbaths - finally had my first visitor to one of them today, did a little happy dance, yes feel free to laugh. Can't be sure it is the first of course, but no matter what time of early morning or day I've staked either of them out, I hadn't seen anyone visit until today. Was wonderful to see. Oops, sorry Dennis, taking your thread off topic with my own waffling .
Dennis ... can I ask you what kind of settings you used for this shot? The metering seems to have worked very well against what could have turned out to be a washed out sky. And do you have a good motor drive speed? I am guessing better than my 600 D to get a good sequence like this. I looked at my hundred or so shots in raw of the doves here yesterday..... now have to choose which ones are worth having ... always seems like a huge task to me and I sometimes put it off for a while
Dennis ... can I ask you what kind of settings you used for this shot? The metering seems to have worked very well against what could have turned out to be a washed out sky. And do you have a good motor drive speed? I am guessing better than my 600 D to get a good sequence like this. I looked at my hundred or so shots in raw of the doves here yesterday..... now have to choose which ones are worth having ... always seems like a huge task to me and I sometimes out it off for a while
Cheers
Hi Birdie, firstly I use a Canon 5D III with the 100-400mm lens @ 400mm (would love to get a better lens but the next step up from Canon is just too expensive) I always shoot in RAW. I think the 5D shoots at 6fpm. I took this sequence of shots late in the afternoon into the setting sun however the sun was down behind the house backligting the Doves without shining directly into the Lens. My setting were f5.6, ISO 250, shutter speed @ 1/2500. I was using Elements 10 for Editing however have had issues so I'm now back using IPhoto. Not much Editing with these just cropped, increased exposure slightly to compensate for the backlight and increased sharpness just a little.
I dont know if this is any help as I'm just learning myself and get more wrong than right most of the time but thats the challenge it's so addictive.
I think these are amongst the best dove photos I have seen well done ,we had a lot of them at my old place and I think thats why I ignored them ,where I am now there are none I miss them but not their 5.30 wake up calls
Thanks Dennis I appreciate the info ... the 5D is meant to be a fantastic camera to use, as is the 100 -400 . They are great shots and that is when it helps to have the right gear sure... but you still have to have an operator who knows how to handle it . Credit to you
Nice work, love the last two shots.
I see he's showing off his big chest muscles...
Brandon (aka ihewman)
Amazing pictures .... looks a bit like you got them doing the high jump over that bar!
Great photos,
I always liked their mellow call, they make good raptor food too.
Oh sure, their call is wonderful... until a half dozen decide to shack up outside your window at 5am... *mutters*
Lovely photos though.
Beautiful birds, and fantastic shots Dennis. Are they a regular visitor to your place?
West Coast Tasmania
Lovely to see one of my fave city birds. Some nice action shots you have here.
Thankyou folk for taking the time to look and comment on my images.
Annie wrote: Are they a regular visitor to your place?
I thinks so Annie, as I've see a pair of these in the back yard most afternoons along with the usual Noisy Miners, Magpie-Larks & Currawong. Did the back yard up with new garden & Bird Bath late last year so am hoping more species will show up from time to time.
Cheers.
There is a melanistic one that hangs around my garden, I'll see if I can get a pic.
Some great action shots there! I think they are a very under rated suburban bird and are still very pretty .... yes I know that annoying sound at 5.30am though
In fact I spent this morning with a family of juveniles around my birdbath ... they are so unafraid compared to their parents and tolerated my intrusive long lens for quite a long period.
Sunshine Coast Queensland
That's great Dennis - all that hard yakka in the yard is paying off by the sounds and looks. Mine is a work in progress that the new owners may have to finish, but seeing the rewards of my efforts a little.
West Coast Tasmania
I can sympathise with that sentiment Anniej .... we are moving house in a few weeks and I have just got the birds to trust and come down to the birdbaths etc It has been such a dry summer I worry about what they will do after I go if the new people do not leave water out.
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Welcome back birdie! I've really enjoyed reading many of your past posts, so hope to see you around more if you're able! Moving, it's horrible isn't it? I use the term "new owners" very loosely as I still have so much to do inside and out, pretty sure I'll still be saying "I'm moving" in 5 years. O.k., not that bad, 5 months tops
I can relate to the birdbaths - finally had my first visitor to one of them today, did a little happy dance, yes feel free to laugh. Can't be sure it is the first of course, but no matter what time of early morning or day I've staked either of them out, I hadn't seen anyone visit until today. Was wonderful to see. Oops, sorry Dennis, taking your thread off topic with my own waffling 
.
West Coast Tasmania
A lovely set of images,well done.
Shooting Birds with a Canon.
Dennis ... can I ask you what kind of settings you used for this shot? The metering seems to have worked very well against what could have turned out to be a washed out sky. And do you have a good motor drive speed? I am guessing better than my 600 D to get a good sequence like this. I looked at my hundred or so shots in raw of the doves here yesterday..... now have to choose which ones are worth having ... always seems like a huge task to me and I sometimes put it off for a while
Cheers
Birdie
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Birdie wrote:
Dennis ... can I ask you what kind of settings you used for this shot? The metering seems to have worked very well against what could have turned out to be a washed out sky. And do you have a good motor drive speed? I am guessing better than my 600 D to get a good sequence like this. I looked at my hundred or so shots in raw of the doves here yesterday..... now have to choose which ones are worth having ... always seems like a huge task to me and I sometimes out it off for a while
Cheers
Hi Birdie, firstly I use a Canon 5D III with the 100-400mm lens @ 400mm (would love to get a better lens but the next step up from Canon is just too expensive) I always shoot in RAW. I think the 5D shoots at 6fpm. I took this sequence of shots late in the afternoon into the setting sun however the sun was down behind the house backligting the Doves without shining directly into the Lens. My setting were f5.6, ISO 250, shutter speed @ 1/2500. I was using Elements 10 for Editing however have had issues so I'm now back using IPhoto. Not much Editing with these just cropped, increased exposure slightly to compensate for the backlight and increased sharpness just a little.
I dont know if this is any help as I'm just learning myself and get more wrong than right most of the time but thats the challenge it's so addictive.
Cheers.
I think these are amongst the best dove photos I have seen well done ,we had a lot of them at my old place and I think thats why I ignored them ,where I am now there are none I miss them but not their 5.30 wake up calls
Thanks Dennis I appreciate the info ... the 5D is meant to be a fantastic camera to use, as is the 100 -400 . They are great shots and that is when it helps to have the right gear sure... but you still have to have an operator who knows how to handle it . Credit to you
Sunshine Coast Queensland
IMHO the Canon 5DIII is the best DSLR ever made and I use Nikon, photo 3 with the dove looking down spread like an angel is breathtaking