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I took this in my backyard while my kids were watching a movie.

I took this in my backyard while my kids were watching a movie.
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cameraNIKON D300

settings Aperture f/4.5 ISO 500 Shutter 1/2500 

upload_dateNov, 2014

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7 Comments |
Joerg Platinum
 
Joerg November 13, 2014
perfect moment
rhamm
 
rhamm December 22, 2014
Nice Capture
Etna PRO+
 
Etna January 18, 2015
nice shot
CWphotos5
 
CWphotos5 April 13, 2015
Kudos on this capture!!!
kanizkhan
 
kanizkhan August 04, 2015
Absolutely brilliant.
valeriemurchie-stolpe
 
valeriemurchie-stolpe January 13, 2016
Awesome
catherinethompson PRO+
 
catherinethompson November 18, 2016
Stunning. Great timing.

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo in my backyard. I have bird feeders and a big field so there are many avian models flying around for me to capture their image. Lately there have been gold finches, house finches and black capped chickadees which is what you see in the photo.

Time

I took this in the late morning. It had been raining for the last week and we finally got a a day of sunshine. I have to wait until the sun comes up over the trees and then I can start shooting.

Lighting

The birds are most active in the morning. My backyard faces South so I set up with my camera facing west so my subject was well lit.

Equipment

I used a Nikon d300 with a fixed 180mm 2.8 lens on my tripod. Photographing birds is pretty easy at home. I sit inside my nice warm house, kick back in my lounge chair and use my RNF-4 remote shutter release. It's almost like going fishing. Instead of pulling hard on a rod and reel I push a little button to capture a photo of a bird instead of a fish.

Inspiration

I am a single dad and and promised my 5 and 7 year old kids that they could watch a movie on Veterans day if they minded all week.They did pretty well so I set up the DVD player for them and then set up the camera for me. We all hung out. They watched a movie while Daddy watched birds.

Editing

I did do very little post processing in Lightroom. I finished it up in Photoshop with some removal of the corner of my bird house.

In my camera bag

I have a Nikon D-300,60mm micro,12mm to 24mm wide angle a 24mm to 120 f4 . I Have many filters. Polarizer, ND, Gradient. I use a speed-light flash and I have a set of extension tubes for macro work.

Feedback

I think the most important thing to getting good bird photos is that you have the time to sit around and take as many shot as you can. There are many wild life refuges to go photograph birds. If you have a good place to set up a feeder in your yard it gives you more opportunity to capture a great shot. You probably wont get a bald eagle shot but there are lots of interesting species of birds you can photograph in your own backyard.

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