If you have not been following my past 2 posts, Monk Parakeet are exotics that have taken up residence in the NE US and other parts of North America. They are non migratory birds originally from South America. I had the treat of a flock of them visiting my yard last weekend. The photos were taken through my double pain kitchen window.
These are great. I am loving seeing this bird in the wild in NYC no less!! Since you asked, you might want to bump the ISO up and stop it up a bit on the portraits. I've been shooting at ISO 800-1000 with my 80-400 and have been getting excellent results when set to Neutral Mode on the D300. Things might be different on the D200 though. Just a thought. In any event, these are great captures Morris
A thumbs up Morris to who ever cleans your windows or should I say thermopane filter.
What a lucky break for you to have these come in for you. Good captures
Lou
What a superb series, Morris! I'd never seen any of these until a few years ago when my father took me to see a bunch of them in the Chicago area. They're beautiful birds.
Yep Morris a very nice series and a great ending! #3 has all the character I must say a fine job in this type of lighting and great results at such slow shutter speeds. Thanks I enjoyed these birds
Morris,
I'm glad you posted this series, it is a treat to see such beautiful birds in the wild
even though they aren't native to this country. #3 is my favorite
Very nice ones Morris and I have certainly enjoyed this series. Great shooting through the window and still getting amazing detail. Hope they visit again to brighten up the winter.
Martin
Mick Haensler wrote:
These are great. I am loving seeing this bird in the wild in NYC no less!! Since you asked, you might want to bump the ISO up and stop it up a bit on the portraits. I've been shooting at ISO 800-1000 with my 80-400 and have been getting excellent results when set to Neutral Mode on the D300. Things might be different on the D200 though. Just a thought. In any event, these are great captures Morris
lbuscher wrote:
A thumbs up Morris to who ever cleans your windows or should I say thermopane filter.
What a lucky break for you to have these come in for you. Good captures
Lou
Thank you,
That would be me and I'm way overdue to clean them.
racoll wrote:
What a superb series, Morris! I'd never seen any of these until a few years ago when my father took me to see a bunch of them in the Chicago area. They're beautiful birds.
Karl Witt wrote:
Yep Morris a very nice series and a great ending! #3 has all the character I must say a fine job in this type of lighting and great results at such slow shutter speeds. Thanks I enjoyed these birds
Karl
Thank you Karl,
The conditions are challenging. I've been doing this for years and have learned a lot of tricks.
I must say a fine job in this type of lighting and great results at such slow shutter speeds. Thanks I enjoyed these birds 