New found respect for bird photographers

[jbrowning37]

DISCLAIMER: I am not a bird photographer. lol /DISCLAIMER

All I can say is kudos to you bird photographers. I went to the beach at the beginning of the week and thought I would put wedding photography on the back burner and try my hand at bird photography for a few days. It turns out that it is no where near as easy as you guys make it look. Hats off to you. Here's a few that I managed to snap with my 75-300mm. CC welcome. I've already learned that I need to watch my crop. It's tough being zoomed out and trying to follow a flying bird.

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[FotoWerkz]

2 & 4 are my faves. Congrats on a nice set. Better BIF shots than I have gotten.

 

[Lance B]

Excellent set of images, you have done very well with these! 2, 4 & 5 are very nice!

 

[jim293]

Well you did a great job. #4 and #5 rock.

 

[jbrowning37]

Thank you gentlemen. I appreciate the kind words. I'm enjoying looking at photography from a different view.

Heres another small set i took this morning please let me know what you think about these as well.
https://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/showthread.php?t=334361

 

[bobbyv]

I think you did fine...and good on you for leaving your comfort zone 'cause I for one am NOT going to try my hand at wedding photography any time soon.

 

[mbg914]

Good job Joe and welcome to a new world.......

Michael

 

[troylim]

You did well on tracking the bird considering you have been shooting wedding.

 

[rddayton]

I think you did fine...and good on you for leaving your comfort zone 'cause I for one am NOT going to try my hand at wedding photography any time soon.

Such a great point about leaving our comfort zones....and kudos to the OP for trying something new.

 

[critterracing]

Looks good. #4 is fantastic.

 

[jbrowning37]

Thank you all very much for the feedback. I went ahead and threw the other two from my other thread in here.

Is there any certain rule to remember when capturing a BIF?

 

[jbrowning37]

You did well on tracking the bird considering you have been shooting wedding.

Haha, thanks! It is most certainly not easy tracking a gull at 300mm on a windy day lol! Like i said, hats off to you guys!

 

[Butlerkid]

Excellent shots! Well done! The 2 you added are very nice also. It's not just the tracking that is challenging, it's also the quickly changing exposures due to sky, backlighting, shrubbery, etc.

I'm still trying different subjects - trying to find something I can do WELL! LOL!

 

[jbrowning37]

Thank you! Exposure is definitely something to watch carefully. I absolutely refuse to shoot in automatic so it keeps it challenging lol.

 

[fishbio]

I'd rather shoot birds (or anything else come to think of it) than brides. I like them all except 8 with it's clipped wing and 9 which might have benefited from getting the whole bird shadow in the shot. Well done.

Larry