My backyard.
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I did a photography course a few years ago and one of the things that we spent some time one was the importance of practise (now how often does that crop up in everything we do) and looking for images. I have a lot of down time between trips when the camera gear basically sits unused for weeks at a time, and yet I live in a fantastic area. I have national park right over the road from my house, one morning I lay in bed and identified 11 different birds by their songs – I love birds and we have an astonishing variety in our garden (no more dogs or cats) so i figured I would spend more time taking pics of things in my backyard to help me stay in touch with my gear, to keep some sort of edge on skills and to keep “the eye” in training. What prompted this was a visit today from a couple of rainbow lorikeets, one of the most spectacular parrots you’ll ever see, really cheeky buggers these are wild birds and this pic was taken with a 70-200 with a 1.4 extender from my back door. I think backyards (and front yards are filled with photographic treasures that we pass by and a thread that celebrates the spectacular and the mundane made to look spectacular is a good thing to keep going. No prizes except that in the end we all become better snappers by practising.
We have a bird feeder several species of parrots and cockatoos come into and also feed some red wattle birds. These are usually a nectar feeder but in spring eat anything including mince.
These rosellas were waiting for some seed. These are juveniles just breaking into full adult plumage.
Spectacular things really but as common as sparrows around where I live. We sometimes have 20-30 in the backyard. These photos were taken without leaving the house.
Yep the full flush of spring Zach, just had our coldest October day for 14 years after the coldest winter in 68 years………
Some king parrots dropped by this morning.
The bird on top of the feeder is a juvenile king parrot. The full red head is an adult male.
Morsie
Really neat shots and interesting birds. That’s very cool that you get those visitors to your back yard. I really like the King parrot shots. That first one is great!
About the only colorful birds we get here are humming birds and the non native population of parakeets.http://society6.com/grainfarmer Fly Fishing and Landscape open edition Photography prints.
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http://instagram.com/chad_simcox InstagramBack yard shooting can be alot of fun., especially during Spring migrations. If you spend some time you can make a backyard studio.
It can be as simple as strategically placed feeders that will draw the birds for morning or afternoon light. Some strategically placed perches, dead branches with nice moss in front of nice backdrops located a few feet away from the feeders etc. To elaborate set ups with remote flashes, cleverly disguised feeders (One guy I know glues hibicus flowers on to his humming bird feeders) etc, etc.Some birds like peanuts. You can drill holes in interesting logs, put the penuts in the holes so they arent seen on frame and voila.Nicebird sitting pretty on a log against a backdrop of your choosing and no feed in sight. Seeds sprinkeld on peanutbutter on logs and bracnhes etc. Backyards can be a source of untold pictures.
Ive got 4 feeders in mine with strategically placed branches against nice backdrops,about 3 feet from the feeders. Almost all birds will stop and perch somewhere close to the food, before actually hitting the feeder. That way any shot doesnt show the feeder or a fence or whatever. During the spring I rarely venture into my yard without my camera and do alot of shooting in the evening while Im BBQing.
Also have a Koi pond. Water especially dripping water as from a waterfall will draw birds and all sorts of visitors. Ha my most expensive Koi taken by a Heron this summer:). Its really a good souce for some of my macro shooting June through August.
J
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