Some birds from a few minutes ago...

So, we have a retaining pond right next to where I work. Lots of birds around, but they usually hide pretty much in the trees. Here are a few taken with the Oly 40-150 and E-P1 at 150mm. I have posted the actually image, and a 1:1 pixel crop just to show detail.


ISO 100, 1/500s, f8.0






ISO 100, 1/500s, f7.1







ISO 100, 1/800s, f7.1

 

I'm not sure if anyone is losing much on the long end with the new 14-140. I think once I get some funds, it will replace this one. Right now, I'm having fun with this. Only complaint I have is that the focus box is too big for small objects, so sometimes focus is missed.

 

There are three pictures, but two seperate birds. They do look similar though. I live in Alabama, and I use this site to help me:

Birds in Alabama

Dj

 

No problem. Here in the Tennessee valley, we have a wide variety of birds. I like to take pictures of birds, but I'm not quite into habitat..etc of the birds. I'm actually more of a fish person.

We have a Cardinal that lives in the trees around where I live, and its elusive for trying to get a good shot. Prettiest bird in the wild I think I've ever seen. American Robbins on the other hand come out all the time around here.

 

I'm not sure what you mean. When I took these, I used center spot focusing. The problem is, in the case of these small birds, the birds were only half the size of the box. So if a branch was in the frame inside the box, for example, that would get focused on instead of the bird.