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Archive 2014 · Once a Year Opportunity

  
 
Herb Houghton
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OK, I'm giving the eagles a break for awhile. Every year around late October / early November, I try to capture my yard birds with the fall BGD colors around peak. This short range trip only entails me to wait for the BGD colors to peak and then just stay home and shoot from a deck chair. On this day, November 3rd, 2014, I sat on my deck chair with the tripod low and photographed the little guys as they came and went between several feeders. This day was overcast with lots of dark clouds and that evening there was plenty of rain and strong winds that cleaned the leaves off of most of the branches. I usually get a few days of this type of shooting, but this year I was only able to get one day in albeit gloomy light. It was still fun and a once in a year opportunity.

Herb

#1-5 Starting with a full frame shot of the most used perches and a downy, and the background focused in on the maple leaves as a comparison shot. A few more downy woodpeckers and a house sparrow.





#1 a full frame shot of the perches and colored BGD







#2 framed the same, except the background in focus, maple leaves







#3







#4







#5 house sparrow



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Dec 08, 2014 at 07:35 PM
Herb Houghton
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#6-10





#6 house finch







#7 red bellied woody







#8 white breasted nuthatch







#9 red bellied woody







#10 red winged blackbird




Dec 08, 2014 at 07:39 PM
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#11-12 Thanks for looking





#11 white breasted nuthatch







#12 white breasted nuthatch




Dec 08, 2014 at 07:41 PM
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p.1 #4 · Once a Year Opportunity


great color Herb, very nice.



Dec 08, 2014 at 07:41 PM
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p.1 #5 · Once a Year Opportunity


nice diversion Herb. Love the colors


Dec 08, 2014 at 07:47 PM
Ted ellis
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p.1 #6 · Once a Year Opportunity


Great bg and little birds Herb.


Dec 08, 2014 at 07:54 PM
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p.1 #7 · Once a Year Opportunity


Bird on a stick.


Dec 08, 2014 at 07:57 PM
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p.1 #8 · Once a Year Opportunity


Beautiful set!

Greg



Dec 08, 2014 at 08:01 PM
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p.1 #9 · Once a Year Opportunity


I see why you wait for those leaves to turn Herb. Spectacular backgrounds add a lot to the overall image of these ordinary birds. Very nice set.

TFS
Geoff



Dec 08, 2014 at 08:05 PM
Thang
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p.1 #10 · Once a Year Opportunity


super fine set Herb!


Dec 08, 2014 at 08:05 PM
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p.1 #11 · Once a Year Opportunity


Stunning series Herb....I love sitting on my deck and taking pix of the locals but never got anything close to those. Sweet set!
Eric



Dec 08, 2014 at 08:07 PM
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p.1 #12 · Once a Year Opportunity


The bg definitely adds to the fine images, Herb
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Dec 08, 2014 at 08:08 PM
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p.1 #13 · Once a Year Opportunity


Wow, what a great set Herb, Excellent idea & Beautiful BG,#10 is outstanding
Paul



Dec 08, 2014 at 08:26 PM
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p.1 #14 · Once a Year Opportunity


Great set Herb.


Dec 08, 2014 at 08:28 PM
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p.1 #15 · Once a Year Opportunity


Stunning !!! Fantastic work Herb.

Birdie



Dec 08, 2014 at 08:33 PM
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p.1 #16 · Once a Year Opportunity


Amazing, you done did gooood.

Wacky roger



Dec 08, 2014 at 08:43 PM
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p.1 #17 · Once a Year Opportunity


That bg is intense! Great set Herb. Love the first one.


Dec 08, 2014 at 09:30 PM
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p.1 #18 · Once a Year Opportunity


These are a delight to view Herb,

Next year the big birds with these backgrounds :-}

Morris



Dec 08, 2014 at 10:03 PM
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p.1 #19 · Once a Year Opportunity


Gorgeous shots!! Naturally I love the bg colors - really lovely. 4, 8, 9 and 10 are my picks.


Dec 08, 2014 at 10:24 PM
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p.1 #20 · Once a Year Opportunity


Herb............This set ROCKS buddy

Oh my, talk about pulling in the feeling of Fall and all its glory of color! Whooooweeee baby
I must say #5 #7 and #10 are flat out wonderful poses and abundant with detail and great color. Even though I think the BG is a bit over-sat I like it and you held the colors true on the subjects, excellent!

Nice, why ever leave your deck?

Super set Herb, rock on buddy!
Karl



Dec 08, 2014 at 10:26 PM
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