My Wildlife Photography

[mikeschmeee]

Here are a few more from this past weekend.

 

[mikeschmeee]

Some photos over the past few weekends.

 

[mikeschmeee]

More photos!

 

[Capt Gary]

Hello!
This pictures really nice. thanks to share these pictures.[/QUOTE

Hello,

Thought I'd share my wildlife photos as I really enjoy being outdoors especially photographing birds. Currently all my photos are done with a Nikon D90 + 18-200mm VR. If only my body was popular on the streets I'd be able to sell myself and get a nice 300mm f2.8 VR or perhaps 400mm. So for now, my lame equipment along with patience and warm clothing will have to do. I'll keep this thread updated as I shoot at least once a week but usually end up shooting more then that. None of these photos are prefect so don't expect awesome stuff. I just try my best with everything that I have.

I'll start with a few recent photos that got.













A few these are old photos taken earlier in the year with a 300mm f4 that I sold a while ago. Kind of wish I still had it but it was a bit tricky without VR, even with a tripod and steady smooth hands. The rest of the photos were taken this week with a 18-200mm VR at f5.6. My strategy is waiting for the right moment when the birds get close enough to me. The places I frequently visit have different types of species that wiz by fairly close so I'm usually able to get a decent photo or two... with tons of crop

Anyways, hope you all like the photos.
More to come! Stay tuned.

Cheers
Thanks
Mike
:thumbsup:

 

[Capt Gary]

Like your work. Great getting out and seeing nature at it's finest.

 

[mikeschmeee]

 

[mikeschmeee]

Some more images from over the last few weekends.

 

[mikeschmeee]

I haven't updated this in a while. Here are some of the most recent photos.

 

[Braineack]

wow. are these all with the 300mm 2.8?

 

[mikeschmeee]

^
Yes, this was all with Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II.
Sometimes I'm using a Nikon TC-20E III or TC-14E III teleconverter for extra reach.

Here are some more photos...

 

[mikeschmeee]

Sorry, I forgot to mention that only everything after October 2014 was shot with my newest lens; 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II. Everything that is older than that was shot using a 300 f/4 and/or 70-300 VRII.

 

[spiralout462]

Beautiful images! Thank you for the update!

 

[NancyMoranG]

Nice to see your update as it was a chance to review some beautiful, older posts!

 

[mikeschmeee]

Hello everyone,

It's been quite some time since I updated this thread.
Some interesting events have happened and along with that came for some decent photographs.

Here are a few:

There's a lot more on my flickr page so check them out!

Cheers,
Mike

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Nice shots are those young bald eagles? and is that a beaver or a seal in the last one??