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Penrivers has me in a bird mood.

 

16678132758_37d7158b2c_h.jpgLaughing Gull in Flight by Andrew, on Flickr

 

 

8740080693_ca37f7f0d0_b.jpgGambel's Quail by Andrew, on Flickr

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

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Thanks!

 

I shot the first one with an 18-250 but he was really low (as you can see from the angle). The light was great so I could go pretty fast

The second was shot with an inexpensive 55-200. The light was really good, the bird was standing still, and in a zoo (I know, I cheated) so I could get really close to him.

 

I think it was Ansel Adams who said something like "A good photograph is knowing where to stand"

 

If I'm going somewhere to take pictures, sometimes I'll take a prime lens (usually a 50mm) and force myself to see what kind of picture I can get from where I can stand. Yeah, there are times it would definitely be great to have a big, long lens, but you can still do a lot with what you've got, as you show with your good pictures.

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog. 

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

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Thanks!

 

I shot the first one with an 18-250 but he was really low (as you can see from the angle). The light was great so I could go pretty fast

The second was shot with an inexpensive 55-200. The light was really good, the bird was standing still, and in a zoo (I know, I cheated) so I could get really close to him.

 

I think it was Ansel Adams who said something like "A good photograph is knowing where to stand"

 

If I'm going somewhere to take pictures, sometimes I'll take a prime lens (usually a 50mm) and force myself to see what kind of picture I can get from where I can stand. Yeah, there are times it would definitely be great to have a big, long lens, but you can still do a lot with what you've got, as you show with your good S

So true.

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I just discovered this thread and have had an enjoyable time perusing the work of very talented photographers. Thanks to you all.

Love all, trust a few, do harm to none. Shakespeare

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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mk.II

 

 

My favorite. Some really good ones.

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog. 

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

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