Steve,
That's really a nice shot. The bird is caught beautifully separated
from the background.
Thanks so much. Like the eagle shots, it was pure blind luck. That's where he was, that's what was behind him.
I wonder if "evolution" could be acting here. I've never before
heard of a robin adapting to the type of food supplied at bird feed
stations. Coult that actually happen? Diet would be hard to change.
But I'm not sure what robins eat besides the obvious--worms.
Robins will eat other stuff, if they have to. They're quite fond of bugs which is nice as there's plenty of grasshoppers to go around. I think they'll eat berries if there's nothing else. This one started trying to eat shelled and cracked sunflower seeds. From the droppings I gather he didn't digest a lot of it. I think he was happier with the suet.
I have some other birds, here, on the verge of evolutionary progressions. All the articles on the internet on the Western Conifer Seed Bug (aka stink bug) says it has no natural enemies. Two years ago the local starlings started eating them in early morning before they were warm enough to stink. Last year the blue birds seemed to have picked up the habit.
On the turkey shot I was surprised by the slow shutter speed--1/40
of a second. You did well to get them that sharp. And I'd like to
ask about your use of multi-spot. I think of that as a metering
method suitable for leisurely shooting, not grabbing a shot of
wildlife. How are you using it in these wildlife captures?
The turkeys...it was darkish and dappled in the forest. What speed I got the shot at varied a bunch. I tried waiting until they hit a sunny spot but gave up and just ... took the pics anyhow. I had the railings for support. The shot was not totally in focus but better than a half dozen others I took.
Multi-spot metering? Hmmm, I don't know...why not? I tried spot metering from that back balcony and got a real mess when trying to shoot a darkish bird. The background wound up totally blown out, yuk. Got into trouble with spot metering with flowers, too. I've never played around with it much as it works fine for landscapes. Even when I'm shooting birds and flowers I like to have a nice, even if out of focus, background. Lets try another approach, I don't know any better!
Nice work, Sharon, as always!
Thanks so much, Steve, both for looking and commenting.
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Sharon
http://www.pbase.com/slengst/galleries
C-5060; C-765
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