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Through my kitchen window…
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Am I seeing the tiniest green tint from your double glazing?
They seem to have maybe lost a slight bit of contrast too-
I know I’m seeing a green that never before appeared in Nature in that feeder net-So why does there have to be so many unnatural materials in your montage?
Perhaps the feeder could be dispensed with,
and you could arrange a nice twiggy and leafy thing-Don’t worry about what the neighbours say-
Its bound to be worth it-
And its always good to have sleeping, bathing and cooking facilities in your hide-Not so sure about float glass filters on your lovely Zuiko though-
Good strategy though,
obviously paying off-j
There was a decent article in a photo magazine last month (can’t remember which one) which showed a very good, inexpensive setup for photographing garden birds. Some scrim netting draped across an open window and some carefully arranged branches, twigs, etc. around some feeders, made for some excellent shots of a variety of small birds. It removes the problem of double glazing interfering with your shots, while still being able to get very close!
As regards the shots, its a pity in the first that the sparrow is not looking more towards your direction, because it would make it an even better shot I think. Is the second one a little dark? Could be just my laptop…
Great closeup shots with great detail, certainly closer than anything I’ve ever taken!
Cheers,
BeefA clamp of some kind with a branch above the feeder will give you a great natural laning spot for birds. They’ll approach via a high point and often queue to gain access to the feeder on it. Make sure you place it so that the bird isn’t bisected by it and that the blurred out background is attractive. And don’t make it too thick for the birds to land on. Eventually you;ll find you can pre-focus and pre-meter on a specific point. When bits of food fall on the ground then birds like Yellowhammers and Chaffinches will land for that. Some more branches stuck in the ground behind the spilled food make for landing perches for them.
Cheers guys, and thanks for all the tips. This was my first experiment with
feeding the little ones just to draw them close, but you’re absolutely right;
too much man-made clutter there to get any really attractive photographs.
I have an elaborate plan.. watch this space…Rob.
If you really want birds to come in at this time of year … splash out a tenner for worms in a tub. They’ll go nuts for the worms for their chicks/fledglings. I saw this stuff for sale in Altantic Homecare.
I forgot to attach this to my earlier post-
however, I think you’ll agree that a few twigs would have made it look a lot more natural- :wink:j
A little nonsense now and then,
Is realished by the wisest men. QEDNice twigs, expensive and damaging to the environment, but nice.
jb7 wrote:
I forgot to attach this to my earlier post-
however, I think you’ll agree that a few twigs would have made it look a lot more natural- :wink:j
:lol: Ha ha ha.
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