Mr Sparrow...

LaFoto · Mar 21, 2006

...granted me exactly ONE photo, then he must have HEARD the shutter through the window and took off:

Camera on set to 1/125 at f5.6 at 300mm; pic sent through the Auto Levels in PS, uncropped, downsized.
I shall try again to sneak up on him...

tb2 · Mar 21, 2006

I like this shot because it replicates the sort of view that I get when I look through my binoculars at birds.

Raymond J Barlow · Mar 21, 2006

cool LaFoto! Is there anyway you can leave the window open a crack??

LaFoto · Mar 21, 2006

Leave the window open :shock: !?!?!?
I crawled all across the floor of my living room towards that flower rack where my camera was positioned, slowly flopped onto my belly when I felt safe enough to do so, then crawled like that to my camera, slowly picked it up, took the pic, Mr Sparrow LOOKED

shock: ) and ... flew away. And now the sun is shining nicely and neither he nor his wife nor his friends, nor the blackbirds, tits, finches come back :cry: ...

Chiller · Mar 21, 2006

Nice one Corinna. Ya sure do have some timid birds there. Keep trying, and Im sure you will get another.

Calliope · Mar 21, 2006

Nice shot Corrina! Lovely little bird - I like how you caught something in his mouth too! :thumbup:

JTHphoto · Mar 21, 2006

LaFoto said:
Leave the window open :shock: !?!?!?
I crawled all across the floor of my living room towards that flower rack where my camera was positioned, slowly flopped onto my belly when I felt safe enough to do so, then crawled like that to my camera, slowly picked it up, took the pic, Mr Sparrow LOOKED shock: ) and ... flew away. And now the sun is shining nicely and neither he nor his wife nor his friends, nor the blackbirds, tits, finches come back :cry: ...

does anyone else hear "Mission: Impossible" music in the background?

love the short DOF in this shot corinna, keep stalking! :thumbup:

LaFoto · Mar 21, 2006

JTHphoto said:
does anyone else hear "Mission: Impossible" music in the background?

love the short DOF in this shot corinna, keep stalking! :thumbup:

The camera didn't leave me much of a choice with the shutter speed set to 1/125 and the zoom lens fully extended... But there were no more bird pics all day today, despite the food out there. But look at Mr Sparrow, he does not really seem to NEED all that much more food

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bburton · Mar 21, 2006

. . . the way the DOF worked out on this. Now, next time get him to turn his little head slightly toward the camera. :lol:

Antarctican · Mar 21, 2006

JTHphoto said:
does anyone else hear "Mission: Impossible" music in the background?

love the short DOF in this shot corinna, keep stalking! :thumbup:

^^^ Hee hee, the mental picture of you crawling along the floor like a recruit on manouevres has me in stitches. Only because I've done the same thing myself, with pretty much the same result: the bird watches in disdain 'til I'm in position,then turns and flies away. :lmao:

LaFoto · Mar 22, 2006

I'm glad I could make you happy, but this is how it was done, honestly!
Only now my 70-300mm lens is acting up again ... I need to take advantage of its "lucid" moments, and the moment came ... and went

. And my sister's 28-200mm lens that she lets me have to replace my dodgy one is quite, quite dodgy by now, too ... she did not buy herself a new one for no reason :roll: --- well, eventually I'll get another of Mr Sparrow (or Mrs Sparrow?). And even more eventually I might even get myself a new zoom lens in good working order !?!?!?!?