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Feb, 2014Views
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THOMMAS
July 09, 2014
wow ,big cats to little birds,nice work on both,this is superb small bird shot,put in bird contest,along with thoese big cats,you got some real nice photos,good luck
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken from my apartment in North Carolina during a "winters" day. Our winters don't get much snow, but they can get cold for our feathered friends. She was just sitting on the post trying to stay warm when I was able to capture this image of her.Time
I believe this was taken in the morning hours just after daylight. I was unemployed at the time and had just taken up photography so i was still honing my craft.Lighting
It was just an overcast day that day.Equipment
I used my canon rebel xs that I had purchased recently to fill the time before I started another job. The lens was just a kit lens that came with the camera. I believe it was a 70-300. No tripod or flash were used for this image.Inspiration
I have always loved wildlife so this just ended being in my wheel house so to speak. I still love taking photos of the birds but I also have a passion for capturing our lions and tigers at the sanctuary my wife and I volunteer at................. :-)Editing
Being so green in the photography field at the time, I just used Picasa photo editing software to process my images. Just mainly worked on bringing out her color a bit to really contrast the darker background.In my camera bag
I carry 2 camera bodies in my bag. An SL1 and a T6I are the bodies I use as well as different telephoto lenses and a wide angle lens for landscape photography. I have a 70-200 F4 as well as a Tamron 150-600 that is always with me !!!Feedback
Patience is a virtue when photographing wildlife in my opinion. Just sitting and waiting is hard for me, but I believe the end result is well worth the time waiting and watching nature play out right in front of you.
