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Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a)
January 20, 2007 4:36 AM Post #3102471
| Redpoll at a window feeder. This male has learned window glass is an invisible protective shield. I took this shot at about one foot, with a macro lens setting, and a flash, which didn't faze him! Anchorage, AK 1/1/2007 
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Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a)
January 20, 2007 4:56 AM Post #3102505
| Redpoll, Acanthis flammea, drives its name from the bright red "cap" on the head. Only the males have the pink breast. 10X telephoto, Anchorage, AK 1/3/2007 
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Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a)
January 20, 2007 5:13 AM Post #3102518
| Female Redpoll, note the breast color, no pink. Cropped from a 10X telephoto shot. Anchorage AK 1/1/2007 
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ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX (Zone 9a)
January 20, 2007 5:19 AM Post #3102520
| Those are awesome shots! And a beautiful (and, I imagine - cold LOL) bird! Even using a 10X telephoto lens - how do you get close enough to get that detail? |
Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a)
January 20, 2007 5:46 AM Post #3102542
| Redpoll, Acanthis flammea. On New Years day a large flock, of Redpolls, found my bird feeder, during a snow storm. Since then, this one male has been trying to claim the feeder, as his personal property. It is easy to take close up pictures of him at the window sill feeder, but they lack the aesthetic qualities, of a natural background. When he is in the tree, he will seldom sit still, long enough to focus the camera, before moving to the next branch . I only getting one or two good shots a day, out of dozens of attempts. I get some distortion shooting through the window glass. Cropped from 10X telephoto shot. Anchorage, AK 1/16/2007
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ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX (Zone 9a)
January 20, 2007 6:08 AM Post #3102559
| Whoa! That is fantastic! Did you take all of these through a window? |
Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a)
January 20, 2007 6:13 AM Post #3102561
| ceejaytown
The birds land on the spruce tree, while waiting for a turn, at the bird feeder. I have the camera, on a tripod, sitting on the kitchen cupboard. It is about 6 to 10 feet to the parts of the spruce tree where I am able to get good shoots, through the window. I have taken hundred of digital shots since Jan. 1, and only kept 22 so fare. I'll attach one more with this reply. This one was cropped from 10X telephoto shot. Anchorage, AK 1/16/2007
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DonnaB
Vancleave, MS (Zone 8b)
January 20, 2007 6:32 AM Post #3102568
| wow oh wow what a pretty little birdie. Awesome pics!!!! |
Marilynbeth
Hebron, KY
January 20, 2007 11:26 AM Post #3102703
| Beautiful birds! The male is a very beautiful bird with the pink on him. lol
Fantastic shots! Thanks for sharing your pics. Never saw Redpols before. You're one lucky birdwatcher!
Marilyn |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 20, 2007 11:28 AM Post #3102705
| Beautiful photos Grasmussen!! These are very sweet looking birds. I understand the frustration with having very few pics to save. It seems all I do is delete cardfuls of pics due to lack of light and movement. These ones you've gotten are great! Thanks so much for sharing them with us! |
hem_iamy
Albuquerque, NM (Zone 7b)
January 20, 2007 3:30 PM Post #3103229
| Great pics and welcome Grassmussen! What pretty specimens...
~Amy |
Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA (Zone 7a)
January 21, 2007 5:45 AM Post #3105454
| Fabulous! I've never seen a Redpoll before either and those photos are gorgeous - Christmas card quality! I'm glad you have such patience, Grassmussen, and perseverance as well . . . there may be few that you feel are worth keeping, but those they are wonderful. What a treat for all of US! |
Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a)
January 24, 2007 3:21 AM Post #3116073
| Today I captured the sharpest closeup image yet, of a male Redpoll. I really have plenty of images, but they keep teasing me, by posing like this, out my kitchen window. 
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 24, 2007 3:22 AM Post #3116080
| BEAUTIFUL pic Gras!!! |
ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX (Zone 9a)
January 24, 2007 3:41 AM Post #3116137
| Oh my! That is just awesome!! Professional quality...I would be sooo excited! |
ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX (Zone 9a)
January 24, 2007 3:44 AM Post #3116165
| Do you use a special telephoto lens, or just the one on the camera? Which camera? I am in awe of the quality. |
Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA (Zone 7a)
January 24, 2007 3:58 AM Post #3116197
| That is astounding!!!! |
Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a)
January 24, 2007 6:03 AM Post #3116337
| ceejaytown:
I'm using an Olympus C-740 Ultra Zoom (wide angle to 10X optical zoom), but it's only 3.2 mega pixel. It takes pic's I never dreamed possible with a 35mm. But, I already want a better camera, at least 10 mega pixel.
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DonnaB
Vancleave, MS (Zone 8b)
January 24, 2007 6:43 AM Post #3116359
| that pic is just something else. Just perfect |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 24, 2007 12:19 PM Post #3116645
| Hi Gras, I have an Olympus C5060 wide zoom and like you I would like my next camera to have a lot more pixels too. I would also like the camera or the extra lens to have that anti shake feature. Although I really enjoy my Olympus I think I'll try for a Canon next time. |
linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD (Zone 7a)
January 24, 2007 12:57 PM Post #3116744
| Grasmussen, that is an excellent photo of the Redpoll. |
birdscrazy
Portland, OR (Zone 8a)
January 24, 2007 3:32 PM Post #3117288
| what an artistic quality of those photos, great job Grass !!!!!! |
Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA (Zone 7a)
January 24, 2007 3:51 PM Post #3117361
| Grass, I keep coming back and looking at your photos of the Redpoll - and I think it's some of the finest photography I've seen. The details in the feathers, etc., that shows up is fantastic!
Waiting for more!!! |
ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX (Zone 9a)
January 24, 2007 7:17 PM Post #3118143
| Obviously, the photographer is the major contributing factor here. But that is one fine camera! And 3.2 just means you can't print out a 12 X 16... and how many times do you want to do that? Well, with those pictures, maybe more often... |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 24, 2007 7:44 PM Post #3118270
| Yes, your right. Gras has a great eye! |
Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a)
January 24, 2007 7:44 PM Post #3118271
| ceejaytown:
I want to view them on my new 21" flat panel computer screen, without too much graininess, especially if I have copped a shot. (I crop a lot of shots to create better balance, and make them more artistically pleasing.) I use my best pic's as a slide show screen saver, so I intend to be viewing them as large pictures.
This is a nice shot of a female.
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 24, 2007 7:46 PM Post #3118282
| Beautiful!!! I love the background too. |
ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX (Zone 9a)
January 24, 2007 7:58 PM Post #3118329
| Grasmussen - I understand what you mean. That's true, cropping improves the aesthetics of the picture, but reduces the number of pixels. And then when you blow it up - oops, the quality is less... |
Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA (Zone 7a)
January 25, 2007 1:58 PM Post #3120607
| Gras, again a marvelous photo - I honestly get "butterflies in my stomach" when I see such a beautiful, detailed pic of the dear little bird.
I have a Sony SLR with 10 mega pixels and the anti-shake feature. I printed out some eagle photos that had been considerably cropped, then blown up and they turned out really good - so that pixel thing is true!! I definitely was not able to do that with my previous camera. |
