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