*** A Collection of my Feathered Friends *** [madmartian]

[madmartian]

Hi Martian,
Sorry to interrupt. How can i get so sharp pictures of birds? What Camera and Lens do you used for these shots.

I hope to get some decent shots (may not be as sharp as yours but presentable).

Thanks.

Hello kc123,
How can i get so sharp pictures of birds?
Most of us use a tripod for birding, except a few guys just handheld their shots.
A good tripod with a stable ballhead or gimbal will support & stabilise your system to minimise camera shake.
Many other birders in this forum have much sharper pictures than mine. Maybe you should ask them how they got their pictures so sharp. (secret, they use prime lens :bsmilie

What Camera and Lens do you used for these shots.
I'm using nikon D7K and a poor man's birding lens, the humble tammy 200-500mm lens.

I hope to get some decent shots (may not be as sharp as yours but presentable).
Keep shooting and shoot right. It's ok to fail a few times. With failures, comes success

Also do some decent PP to your shots

Hope I answered your questions. If those are the wrong answers, pls ask again or you can ask any other more experienced birders here. Am sure they"ll answer your questions.

Nice chestnut-winged Cuckoo. Guess is last year catch .

Sifu, I also waiting for your answers to kc123 :bsmilie:

Thank you ted.

Yup, last years shots from cold storage.

:nono: I'm not situ :embrass:, I'm still learning. Maybe kc123 should ask you the questions coz you are the sifu :sticktong

 

[madmartian]

Ruddy-breasted Crake
(lifer for me)

#112

#113

 

[wk2004]

wah... great shot #108! that's one bird i haven't got a clean shot at... hope to catch it this year at bida or halus again

 

[madmartian]

wah... great shot #108! that's one bird i haven't got a clean shot at... hope to catch it this year at bida or halus again

Thank you david

I waited 2 years for it to come down low.............:bsmilie:

Glad you like it

 

[Fable]

Nice capture MM!
:thumbsup:

 

[v0857]

superb shot of the chestnut winged cuckoo!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[madmartian]

Nice capture MM!
:thumbsup:

Thank you fable

superb shot of the chestnut winged cuckoo!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Thank you vincent

Glad you guys like it

 

[Turbonetics]

congrats on record shot of the Crake.
I like its color on the back of its tail

 

[Ted888]

Good R-b Crake shot MM.

 

[madmartian]

congrats on record shot of the Crake.
I like its color on the back of its tail

Thank you eric

Good R-b Crake shot MM.

Thank you ted

Glad you guys like it

 

[shadowhawk]

Chestnut Winged Cuckoo, Nice one ! I have not seen a Ruddy breasted Crake before. Great catch ! Thanks for sharing.

 

[madmartian]

Chestnut Winged Cuckoo, Nice one ! I have not seen a Ruddy breasted Crake before. Great catch ! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you cheong

Glad you like it

 

[Seadog]

Nice capture of the crake!

 

[madmartian]

Nice capture of the crake!

Thank you gan

Glad you like it

 

[madmartian]

Zebra Dove

'Not talking to you'
#114

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[Fable]

Nice creamy shots! The colour is good.

 

[madmartian]

Nice creamy shots! The colour is good.

Thank you fable

Glad you like it

 

[Ted888]

Good environmental shot MM.

 

[madmartian]

Good environmental shot MM.

Thank you ted

Glad you like it

 

[wk2004]

nice one #114. like the expression of the dove on the right! a good break from the usual close-ups