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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Kaena Point Trail, HI, a few birds and a seal

Feel free to give critical pointers.

These were from a hike along the trail, yesterday and today. Not a lot moving. Heard more birds than I could see. Found 3 "lifers", for me. However, their photos were at such a distance that they are not great. Huge crop to get large enough in the frame and compose somewhat. Included them anyway. They are the Brown Noddy, Wedgetailed Shearwater, and the Bristle-thighed Curlew.

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ILCE-7M3 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens 600mm f/6.3 1/1000s 160 ISO 0.0 EV

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Sep 18, 2022 at 07:41 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Kaena Point Trail, HI, a few birds and a seal

Really enjoyed your red-breasted cardinal which if I am not mistaken is really a type of tanager?

Sep 18, 2022 at 08:34 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Kaena Point Trail, HI, a few birds and a seal

You had a productive hike to get three lifers.
These shots all look excellent to me.
I am a bit confused about your "Included them anyway".

Dave

Sep 18, 2022 at 09:12 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Kaena Point Trail, HI, a few birds and a seal

The seals must know you're there, cause it looks like they gave you a little smile. Great shots overall

Sep 18, 2022 at 09:17 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Kaena Point Trail, HI, a few birds and a seal

Real nice set with the last two my picks

Morris

Sep 18, 2022 at 09:25 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Kaena Point Trail, HI, a few birds and a seal

armd wrote:
Really enjoyed your red-breasted cardinal which if I am not mistaken is really a type of tanager?

Thank you. It might be a tanager. I will have to research that. Thanks!

Sep 19, 2022 at 09:58 AM

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dclark wrote:
You had a productive hike to get three lifers.
These shots all look excellent to me.
I am a bit confused about your "Included them anyway".

Dave

Thanks for the kind words. Funny thing is (not that I feel wonderful about the posted photos, but they are better than the ones to which I was referring) I did not post the bad/really hugely cropped photos. I thought I did, but just realized that they did not get included. Duh!

I will add them.

Sep 19, 2022 at 10:02 AM

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dudewglasses wrote:
The seals must know you're there, cause it looks like they gave you a little smile. Great shots overall

I kept a respectful distance, but I am sure he was not unaware.

. Thank you.

Sep 19, 2022 at 10:03 AM

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morris wrote:
Real nice set with the last two my picks

Morris

Thank you!

Sep 19, 2022 at 10:04 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Kaena Point Trail, HI, a few birds and a seal

These were the photos I was talking about.

I think the Brown Noddy, might actually be a Black Noddy, but either way it was a first for me.

These were all at a significant distance. I am not exactly sure how far, because the rocks and crashing waves were a little disorienting, relative to gauging the distance. Plus, not being familiar with these birds, I am not sure how big they actually are. Suffice it to say, they were tiny in my evf.

The Shearwater, the flying bird, was the closest to me. Even then, it was not a great angle. AF locked on/turned green, but it was a quick shot (Obviously). Not sharp.

Not sure my settings were correct for any of them. I know this is not the critique section, but it doesn't hurt my feelings.

Regardless, they are lifers for me. Doubtful that I will see them again. So, these pics are better than nothing.

The Noddy, sadly, has fishing line, and what looks like a lure, stuck to him. I did not realize that until I was running these photos through the LR. See the last pic.

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Sep 19, 2022 at 10:15 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Kaena Point Trail, HI, a few birds and a seal

It's amazing that pore bird in the last image is still thriving

Morris

Sep 19, 2022 at 10:44 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Kaena Point Trail, HI, a few birds and a seal

Lovely work on these !!! Love the last 3 in your first set.
It is a red crested Cardinal

https://ebird.org/species/reccar

Poor bird in the last shot, looks like fishing line and part of lure or hook .

Birdie

Sep 19, 2022 at 11:33 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Kaena Point Trail, HI, a few birds and a seal

Enjoyable set. Some of these I have never seen or heard of before. Thanks for posting these.

John

Sep 19, 2022 at 10:45 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Kaena Point Trail, HI, a few birds and a seal

Thanks, all, for the kind words. Much appreciated. Gives me hope.

Yes, the fishing line and lure was a disappointment. I had not idea it was there until I was home. The Noddy was quite lively, but what I thought was preening was probably his attempts at removing the line and lure. A real bummer.

Definitely makes me far more conscientious about discarded line, etc. I always shove it in my tackle box to throw away when I get home, but I will be even more aware now. It is different when you see it first hand. At least for me.

Sep 20, 2022 at 10:30 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Kaena Point Trail, HI, a few birds and a seal

The crops held up nicely, nothing to be ashamed about on those IMO and a nice way to enjoy an open composition.
You have quickly caught on to this

You are getting great results, nice POV's and doing a great job on presentation. Just a quick tip for future shots, keep an eye on the foreground objects that will be out-of-focus as they can quickly be a major distraction to an image and degrade the image if you are unknowingly shooting through them.

Keep it going and keep the images coming as I am enjoying them!
Karl

Sep 20, 2022 at 10:47 AM


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