Not so unusual....

[Flew]

OK, these are just a collection of BYB's that just about everyone has, but with all of the great posts from my Cafe friends, I just can't sit on the sidelines any longer.

All taken with the D2Hs / 400 2.8 + 1.7 TC.

First, some of some yacky Bluejays.

Just yacking:

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Hiding:

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Posing:

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I just had to add this one. After seeing Andy's work with fill flash, and having nothing better to do than work on my FF technique, I shot this guy with the sun very much in front of the camera. I was pretty happy with the results. :biggrin:

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And now some fuzzy tree rats.

My favorite back yard perch (at ISO640):

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In a supplicant posture:

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A couple of Mocker shots:

Glaring:

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Mysterious:

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Just a Robin:

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And finally, a colorful Starling:

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More to come. :smile:

 

[hangin tree]

Really Very Nice Frank

Every one is a winner

 

[Clix Pix]

What can I say? BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Your skills shine brightly here, just as when you're shooting BIF!! Beautiful!

 

[jryoung1947]

Excellent please keep them coming, that is how I improve....

 

[andreasb]

Wel I have nothing to answer with, these look awesome!!! Maybe I should just quit shooting (not!) Nice to see you are setting the bar high!!

 

[BirdManPhotographer]

Nice series Frank. I don't see too many 'jays....just the "scrubs". Did yoiu get these out in the boat? *-)

 

[Retief]

Hey, Frank, I really like the light on the FF birdy, pretty cool. And catching the iridescence on the Starling is quite neat as well. I like 'em.

 

[Bob the Spiderman]

I especially like the Starling. A very noisy if colourful bird that when roosting in very large numbers make incredible patterns in the evening sky.

Bob F.

 

[dmwphoto]

Very nice work Frank.

 

[aman17]

Very nice series Frank.I especially the jays

 

[Anthony747]

Very nice Frank! Did you use a flash on these?

Anthony

 

[cajun angel]

WOW Flewy! Seeing shots like these makes me wanna put a paper sack over my head! Beautiful in every way! And I thought my blue jay was good! Geez, I think I have a loooooonnnnngggggg way to go!

 

[Frits]

You did some great hunting again Frank, excellent - as usual!

 

[Flew]

Very nice Frank! Did you use a flash on these?

Anthony

Thanks Anthony. I used flash only on the last Jay shot. The rest were taken in pretty good early sunlight.

 

[Louis Champan]

Great set Frank. The Starling almosts jumps off the page.

Louie

 

[Gale]

All great fleweyyyyyyyyyyy

I love 3 Hiding:>))))

 

[james thiel]

Frank, all I can say is perfection. These are amazing and the light and poses are so very nice. Well done.

 

[SamIAM]

Frank,
I really love these photos. I love the Blue Jay with Fill Flash.

Are you using SB-800 itself or products like Better Beamer etc. to supplement it?
Thanks

 

[Flew]

Frank,
I really love these photos. I love the Blue Jay with Fill Flash.

Are you using SB-800 itself or products like Better Beamer etc. to supplement it?
Thanks

Sam,

In this case I used the SB-800 with the BB, mounted on a tripod to get it as far away from the lens centerline as possible, and attached to the camera with an SC-28 cord. Since I was shooting out of my office window (screen removed), that gave only about 2.5 feet of separation, but it does eliminate the red-eye (actually the blue-eye ).

Thanks,

 

[SamIAM]

Sam,

In this case I used the SB-800 with the BB, mounted on a tripod to get it as far away from the lens centerline as possible, and attached to the camera with an SC-28 cord. Since I was shooting out of my office window (screen removed), that gave only about 2.5 feet of separation, but it does eliminate the red-eye (actually the blue-eye ).

Thanks,

Thanks a lot for useful tips from experts like you.