jkermani wrote:
Such a cute bird that I've only seen once. Good job and keep them coming.

Jeanette

Thank you, Jeanette! I've lived in CA for 16 years and saw my first Bluebird about 2 years ago in Yosemite. Then, last weekend I'm on a casual hike with my kids in the open space behind our neighborhood in the East Bay, and on a particular ridge there were 6 to 10 of them flitting back and forth between these plant perches. I have hiked back there for years, never saw one. And then there they were! Not skittish at all. Posed nicely for me.

z06jim wrote:
Great looking first post, looks like your settings worked wonderful for these shots....welcome aboard....

Thank you, I appreciate your comment. I've learned so much from all you good people at FM, it's nice to finally share something.

danjacquitaylo wrote:
Welcome Jim. Great first post. My fav of the bunch is #1 (and in vertical crop better).
Dan

Thanks, Dan! Much appreciated.

Rob Tillyer wrote:
Welcome aboard, great start. The last crop of the first picture (blue BG) is my favourite.

Rob

Thank you, Rob, much appreciated. I think that's my favorite too.

Hey Jim, I really like the new crops. You have improved upon some already good shots!


Dave

Welcome to the forum Jim and congrats on these lovely pics. You got some great advice already and I look forward to seeing more from you!
Martin

Great shots - welcome to FM i am srue you will get the same warm welcome i have.

Rob

Well done gload to see you posting. Ed

Martin Good wrote:
Welcome to the forum Jim and congrats on these lovely pics. You got some great advice already and I look forward to seeing more from you!
Martin

Thank you, Martin, I've admired many of your shots. This forum is a great resource and I appreciate the opportunity to learn from the talented photographers here.

Mort2k wrote:
Great shots - welcome to FM i am srue you will get the same warm welcome i have.

Rob

Indeed, Rob - I'm feeling the love Thanks for your comment.

Ed Robertson wrote:
Well done gload to see you posting. Ed


Ed - thank you for the encouragement!

Welcome Jim! Great to have you here and what a fantastic first post !
All 3 of these are quite good with the last frame being the best IMO You achieved very good focus with the TC on the 400 and the BG is super clean. Looking forward to your participation on the forum and some great work to come

Tom

Welcome to the forum!! Real good job on your first post!
Larry

Welcome LTL'r and FTP'r Jim.

This is an excellent and beautiful series to start out with, very well done.
I see you have heeded the good advice given about some more dynamic compositions, the vert recrops are much better IMHO.
Very nice work Jim... I'll be looking forward to seeing more of it soon.

Kirk

Welcome Jim!

Very nice set!!! Please promise to post some more

Dick.

Lovely BG on these Jim! Good stuff and welcome to the forum.

Jim, where were you in east bay? The only place I've seen them is at the Black Diamond Mines in Antioch. I'd love to go searching again because that time I only had a 24-105mm with me.

Jeanette

These are lovly Jim. Welcome to FM Nature & Wildlife.

Morris

Thomas Sanders wrote:
Welcome Jim! Great to have you here and what a fantastic first post !
All 3 of these are quite good with the last frame being the best IMO You achieved very good focus with the TC on the 400 and the BG is super clean. Looking forward to your participation on the forum and some great work to come

Tom

Thanks Tom - great to be here and I appreciate your comments and encouragement!

morris wrote:
These are lovly Jim. Welcome to FM Nature & Wildlife.

Morris

quote]BearCreekLar wrote:
Welcome to the forum!! Real good job on your first post!
Larry

Dick on Aruba wrote:
Welcome Jim!

Very nice set!!! Please promise to post some more

Dick.

KirkB wrote:
Welcome LTL'r and FTP'r Jim.

This is an excellent and beautiful series to start out with, very well done.
I see you have heeded the good advice given about some more dynamic compositions, the vert recrops are much better IMHO.
Very nice work Jim... I'll be looking forward to seeing more of it soon.

Kirk

Thanks so much Kirk, Larry, Dick, and Morris for your encouragement. I've admired many of your posts and appreciate your kind words. Definitely makes it a fun start to sharing some shots with you all!