[missbirdphotos] Re: Hello!
- From: "Dance, Gayla" <dancegf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 14:17:47 -0600
Thanks for all the resources, Judy!
I became interested in birds when my sweet brother sneaked a pair of binoculars
and a bird guide in my suitcase when I was visiting. I have been hooked ever
since. I seem to particularly enjoy watching birds in bird baths, etc. To
that end I have 5 bird baths in my yard and even dug a pond for them. Okay, so
it is a small pond, but it does have two sets of waterfalls and a little bird
creek.
I should be better with my bird photography than I am. I did buy a hunting
blind, tripod, remote release, etc, but I definitely need to practice more.
For equipment I have Canon XSi (450D), Canon 70-300mm IS, and Sigma 150 - 500mm
OS. (The Bigma)
I teach mathematics at Millsaps College, and they will have to change the locks
to get rid of me. I have lovely long breaks which lend themselves to travel and
birding.
I am looking forward to meeting everyone and learning how to do better with my
bird photography.
-gayla dance
Reservoir in Brandon.
From: missbirdphotos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:missbirdphotos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Judy Howle
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 2:04 PM
To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [missbirdphotos] Hello!
I'm from Columbus in NE MS. I'm sure many of you have seen some of my photos
on missbird postings. I've been photographing birds since 2005 when I got my
Canon 100 - 400 mm lens. I was using a Canon 20D. Today I use a 7D. My photos
since late 2009 are at my Zenfolio site in my signature. I also have many
general resources for photography and for Lightroom, Photoshop and Elements. I
teach photography classes for beginners locally and I created the site for my
students and have been adding to it for many years.
Here's a couple of good resources for bird photographers:
http://www.lightstalking.com/why-birds-are-a-photography-favourite
http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/index.php is an invaluable resource
for bird and nature photography with many forums with photography tips and
techniques as well as post-processing, and critique forums where you can see
amazing photography and have your images critiqued which is very helpful. You
have to register which is free, but you don't have to be a paid member. I am a
paid member as I believe in supporting the site and sometimes I like to post
more images than registrants can post, mainly in the Out of the Box and
Landscape forums. I don't do as much bird photography now as I used to, but I
did some last Monday that are here:
http://southernexposure.zenfolio.com/birdswaterway
I suggest starting with the "eager to learn" critique forum unless you are
really good! I don't have the high-end equipment that the guys on the avian
forum have so I don't post there. The forum is co-owned by Arthur Morris,
world-renowned avian photographer and Canon Explorer of Light contract
photographer. His personal website is birdsasart.com and he has some books and
ebooks on bird photography and processing that are outstanding. His blog
http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/ is very informative also. See his books:
https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=32
Judy Howle
Southern Exposures
http://southernexposure.zenfolio.com
Digital Photography Class; Resources for Photographers
http://digitalphotographyclass.net
From: missbirdphotos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:missbirdphotos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kristen Eisbrenner
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 7:06 PM
To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [missbirdphotos] Re: Intro and hello!
Hi everyone,
I am likely the newest to birding/photography (binocs arriving this
week) but have long been fascinated by birds and photography
separately. I moved to the MS coast a little over a year ago but had
no backyard birds. There were cats crawling all over the yard so I
didn't put out any feeders. Prior to this, I was in Michigan my whole
life--lots of birds, lots of nature, and lots of weather.
After moving to another city less than 10 miles away, where they don't
truck-spray for mosquitoes, I woke up one morning and heard bird
songs. Hooray! The story goes, of course you all know, that birding
is great here. Bought a field guide (o.k., 2 new ones), a used Judy
Toupes book, and pulled out my old Cornell ornithology home study
textbook.
This weekend was my first trip out, albeit with videocam, to Ocean
Springs Inner Harbor and Davis Bayou. Saw and filmed two firsts for
me: an Eastern Bluebird and a Hooded Merganser couple. :)
I work as a pathologist at a VA hospital and love working at the
microscope. I am trying to learn Photoshop and have been playing with
Lightroom. My better half is learning all kinds of photography
techniques (we both have Nikon), and he just ordered a Nikon 300 mm/f4
to go birding with me.
I've read the the Better Beamer flash attachment is useful in
birding--not for light, but for enhancing the true color/reflection in
the feathers. Does anyone have any experience with this? Do the
birds mind? Do fellow non-camera birders mind?
It's nice to meet you all so far!
Kristen Vigne
Ocean Springs, MS
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