Rose breasted finch
Rose breasted Finch
Rose breasted Finch
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Location
This won't sound very exciting, but it was the middle of winter and I was sitting on a chair at my open kitchen window. I had noticed that the birds would rest there after munching at the bird feeder, it was the perfect moment, the perfect shot with the bird roughly five feet away from me.Time
I think it was in the afternoon. After taking photos of the birds in my yard for a few years, I have noticed that they cycle in and out of the yard and afternoons seem to be when they show up in groups.Lighting
It was a cloudy, gray day with a light snow coming down. I depended on the thick layer of snow to reflect some light and a high ISO. I didn't use flash, mostly because of being so close, I did not want to scare the bird.Equipment
It was shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikon 300mm lens. I balanced the camera on the window ledgeInspiration
My back yard is my nature haven, it's large with many trees and a small branch of a creek flowing through it. So when I got my first DSLR, I didn't have to go far to find subjects for my photos and birds were everywhere. I learned how to feed them and attract them to right places to photograph them, I observed them and became quite taken with them. I don't think that I will ever grow tired of photographing birds.Editing
I took this photo in 2014 and was using the Nikon editing software then. I did simple, basic touch ups. Now I use Lightroom 5 for basic editing and photoshop for spot editing.In my camera bag
That really depends on what I'm planning to shoot, I have seven lens. My camera of choice is the Nikon 750. There was a time when I would pack as many lens that would fit in the bag I was taking with me. But now I make a choice and then add my Nikon 50mm. I learned so much about each lens doing this. If I'm just going out with no real photographic mission I take my Nikkor AFS 24-120mm/1.4. For sports or wandering the preserves, I take a Nikkor 70-300/5.6. I pack an extra memory card and battery, hoods, and a variety of filters. I always have an extra tripod in the car.Feedback
The only way to photograph birds is to observe them, learn their habits and be patient. Your background is as important as the bird, and try to get the main focus on the eye. I shoot with the lens on auto focus and continuous speed.
