First Time Photographing Birds

treeafodo · Mar 10, 2014

Before work today my Mom asked me if I wanted to head to the local marina to birdwatch with her. I said sure, and I'm glad I did! Hundreds of birds! Since it was my first time taking shots of any bird I'm glad there were lots of opportunities. lol
This is just a portion of what was out there!

The Bay by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
The rest of the shots can be found here:
Birds - a set on Flickr

All shots were taken in aperture priority f8 and lower with my 18-105 lens.

1:

Swan Landing by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
2:

Swan Face by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
3:

Flight by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
4:

Canadian Goose by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
5:

Swan Flight by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
6:

Swans by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks for looking!

Newtricks · Mar 11, 2014

The shots are all well done, 1, 3 & 5 stand out, #6 is my favorite.

Civchic · Mar 11, 2014

Are you in Hamilton, treeafodo?

Great swan pictures!

treeafodo · Mar 11, 2014

Newtricks said:
The shots are all well done, 1, 3 & 5 stand out, #6 is my favorite.

Civchic said:
Are you in Hamilton, treeafodo?

Great swan pictures!

Thank you, guys! Civchic, I'm located in Windsor, Ontario.

HL45 · Mar 11, 2014

Great BIF shots!!

sonicbuffalo · Mar 11, 2014

After spending a week at Myrtle Beach this past week, the canals behind the houses had a male and female swan and lots of ducks.

baturn · Mar 11, 2014

1st time, hey? Very nice results.

Civchic · Mar 11, 2014

treeafodo said:
Thank you, guys! Civchic, I'm located in Windsor, Ontario.

Ahhh...talking about the Bay tricked me. I was wondering, because I didn't recognize that marina.

Garvey · Mar 11, 2014

Great shots! #2 is my favorite. I love the beautiful blue colors you captured in the sky and water.

jenko · Mar 11, 2014

For some reason, #3 and #5 are very intriguing to me. I can't explain it, but those shots are quite captivating.

LarryLomona · Mar 11, 2014

nice, 3 & 5 for me.

treeafodo · Mar 23, 2014

Thank you everyone, I really appreciate it!

baturn said:
1st time, hey? Very nice results.

Yep, very first time. Thank you!

Civchic said:
treeafodo said:

Thank you, guys! Civchic, I'm located in Windsor, Ontario.

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Ahhh...talking about the Bay tricked me. I was wondering, because I didn't recognize that marina.

I should have said marina, not bay. haha