Monday, 17 December 2012

Birds and other wild life

I'm into birding - patience is required and often with no result. Some of my better shots were taken by chance - being at the right place at the right time. As with portraits of people the better shots of birds have the eyes in sharp focus and preferably with some catch light.

 
Gull in flight. Nikon D90, 1/2000 sec, f/5.6, 200mm, 200 ISO

 
Gull in flight. Nikon D90, 1/2000 sec, f/5.6, 200mm, 200 ISO

 
Portrait of a Nankeen Kestrel - Nikon D7000, 1/1250 sec, f/8.0, 500mm, 200 ISO


 
Portrait of a kookaburra - Nikon D90, 1/500 sec, f/8.0, 500mm, 200 ISO

 
Lorikeet - an aboreal parrot found on the east coast of Australia and now common in urban areas. They are nectar feeders and often seen around bottle-brush bushes. Nikon D90, F/5.6, 1/100 sec, 170mm, 200 ISO

 
Tawny frogmouths in my backyard - they are thought to be owls but they are not raptorial birds.
 
 
Cat's eye

 
Focussed on something
 

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