ISO 400, 300mm, f/6.3, 1/1600sec
ISO 400, 300mm, f/6.3, 1/1600sec
My original intent when I headed over to Greenhorn Park this afternoon was to take some photographs of the snow landscapes. I took a few scenery photographs with my 24-120mm lens when I suddenly noticed a bald eagle flying around the lake.
ISO 100, 24mm, f/4.0, 1/500sec
ISO 400, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/2000sec
Thought he was going to get this duck, but the duck dove under the water at the last second!
After about 30-45 minutes of taking photos of this bald eagle, he was joined by a friend the much larger golden eagle.
ISO 400, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/4000sec
ISO 400, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/1250sec
ISO 400, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/1000sec
I followed the bald eagle around the lake where he had landed on a telephone pole above the new bridge. After I had taken a few photographs and walked up closer to him he turned and stared me down lol!
ISO 400, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/3200sec
After a couple of hours of standing on the east side of Greenhorn reservoir, I decided to leave the raptors and find some of the much more difficult birds to photograph. The little finches, blue jays and woodpeckers are quick and flighty. I find what works for me is to find a tree the birds like to frequent and then stand still in a good place to photograph. It takes a lot of patience to stand still and wait for the birds to come to you, but I find it is more productive than walking around trying to catch them from tree to tree.
ISO 400, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/1250sec
ISO 400, 300mm, f/6.3, 1/2500sec
There is something about a bird in flight that I love to photograph. It is more difficult to do, but it also looks really cool when you can get one in tight focus.
ISO 400, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/1250sec
ISO 400, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/1000sec
Nikon has been having a photography contest the last 4 months. Each month has a different theme. Last month was portraits, and this month’s theme is Zoom or telephoto lens photographs. I would like to enter in a photograph and could use some input from you all on which one. Please leave me a vote in the comment section below. Thanks and as always enjoy the rest of the photographs.
9298, says hubby and I, the red haired woodpecker 🙂
Thanks Colleen the woodpecker was fun to photograph. He was one of the few birds that stuck around for awhile while I photographed him. Most of the other little birds were very skittish.
I agree with the Webbs. I like the woodpecker, especially the snow action.
Thanks Gayle! I love the action shot of the snow spraying as well. To be honest, I didn’t even realize I had caught a shot with him spraying the snow until I was looking at the pictures on the computer at home! That is why unless the photograph is obviously very out of focus I don’t delete any pictures until I am home on the computer.