April Photo Challenge - Comments

[iceman]

Hi all.

Post your comments about the April entries here.

Subject: Birds

[33South]

Strange - no comments yet

So Ill start with a question for you Sonia - do you know what type of finch that is in your picture, I like it whatever it is.

[ving]

why do alot of bird shots look possesed... thier heads are on backwards :P

thats a purdy bird sonia :)

[RAJAH235]

Seems like a lot of 'posers' to me, but interesting pics so far.... :D L.

[ving]

"better on a rock than my car"
:rofl:

[Striker]

You guys must have a Pelican fetish.....nice photo's though.

[33South]

:rofl:

I was just thinking the same thing.

[ving]

wheres our linux users? no penguin shots! :P

[spacezebra]

Hey - At least I went - everybody DUCK!:P

I vote the duck - ooops cannot vote for myself

Cheers Petra

[h0ughy]

Petra,

did Dave pose for the goose shot?:P :D :rofl:

I think the pelicans have it:D , I mean whats a duck but a misformed Pelican!;)

Some great "personal" shots there, seems to have brought the field back to the rest of the flock so to speak!:lol:

[iceman]

Pelicans are easier cause they're slower and stay still more than other birds :)

[ving]

i'd have thought a turtledove would be slower!

Badoom-tish!
:D

[spacezebra]

Good one Mr H

No he was the goose behind the camera - so how could he have been in the shot - silly:lol:!!!

Cheers Petra

[h0ughy]

:eyepop: :thumbsup: Dennis to me mate you have a winner, love it!!! the pentax is a top camera:D !!!

[astro_south]

Wow Dennis.....that's a great shot (though where is the Pelican :poke: )

[iceman]

Wow Dennis, stunning shot.

[iceman]

oh btw I changed my entry to one of my initial rejects :)

[Mikezoom]

Great capture Dennis. :thumbsup:

Mike.B.

[Dennis]

Thanks Mike, that's the beauty of the DSLR, so many frames to choose from. :)

This was the 1 perfect one from 150. You didn't get to see the other 149 shots where the Lorikeets had flown away, had their backs turned, were out of focus, etc.

Cheers

Dennis

[Volans]

G'day Phil,

That's a nice shot of the kooka sitting on the railing. :thumbsup:

Can I ask what camera/lens and camera settings you used? Also, how far away was the bird? I ask because I noticed that virtually everything in the image is in focus..almost to the trees in the far distance.

Peter.

[acropolite]

Peter, nothing fancy, it's a photo I took with my old Kodak before I got the 20D; Unfortunately I didn't have the time to get out and image something this month. I would love the opportunity to take it again. Distance is only 1 metre away, as for the F/L and other detail I can't access that info from the humble Kodak. The Kooka was rather friendly, I actually managed to give him some lunch.