Cardinals are basically ground feeders.  I spotted a female feeding on the ground below the bird feeder and thought I’d give it a shot.  I set up the tripod with the camera pointed to the spot on the ground.  The male and female are always together, so I thought it I could catch one then I would likely get the other.

and then this guy:

Posted by DRHamp as My Birds at 9:13 AM GMT-0500

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This was also among my first bird photos and just got lucky with the bird position.  Full 300mm zoom, on tripod with remote shutter, f2.8, cropped:

Posted by DRHamp as My Birds at 8:43 AM GMT-0500

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House Sparrow (I think)  300mm zoom on tripod, f2.8, remote shutter

Not bad I think for first attempt!

Posted by DRHamp as My Birds at 10:24 AM GMT-0500

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After a long hiatus, I’m back.  Content should continue along the same lines with a new interest or two.  I’ll still post about wine but only if I find something that is special and memorable.  Dogs?, well yes certainly.  Gadgets/toys, of course.

Speaking of toys, I have a new one.  over the past year I’ve become somewhat facinated with backyard birds and have wanted to be able to photograph them – up close and personal.  I just didn’t have the equipment to do so effectively.

Until now —

Olympus Stylus 1 – 10x (300mm equiv) zoom

Constant f2.8 aperture across full zoom range

Remote control app for my android tablet allows remote focus, shutter control …..

Excellent image stabilization.

All in all, it’s perfect for my purposes – I’m loving it.  I’ll post a few examples of some bird photos that I took as I was learning about the camera.

Posted by DRHamp as Photography at 10:04 AM GMT-0500

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