canon 75-300 f:4-5.6 III
480mm equiv - handheld - cropped to about 75%
through a window
Nice shot! How do you keep from getting reflective glare from the window??? I have taken a bunch of pics of the birds on our deck, but keep getting reflections from the sliding door showing up.
not sure how i get rid of glare - but a couple thoughts.
lense is about 2-3" from the window
1) the windows are double paned vinyl - not real glass...
2) i try to shoot as square with the window as i can.
3) the sun is usually to the far right, and the window is blocked by direct light by part of the house.
4) i took out the screen
5) i don't own a polarizer
Originally posted by Ihall:
Nice shot! How do you keep from getting reflective glare from the window??? I have taken a bunch of pics of the birds on our deck, but keep getting reflections from the sliding door showing up.
the national audobaun societies field guides are good ones. need to start picking them up - parents have a bunch of them, and i miss them.
Originally posted by fadoi:
Since this thread is up. What's a good reference book for bird watching/photographing.
Nice shot of the goldfinch soup. I've found them hard to photograph because they are small and they move around so quickly. Hope someone will identify this hawk for me. Shot him yesterday afternoon in the parking lot of an apartment complex.
I cropped this version pretty close to get a smaller file size.
The lens hood would go some way to reducing window glare - as would just cupping your hand around the lens - though that will probably scare the birds. Wearing dark clothes also helps reduce reflections.
I'm going with immature Sharp-shinned. There are several species that are very similiar, very to difficult to id for sure even when you think you have a good picture.
I'm going with immature Sharp-shinned. There are several species that are very similiar, very to difficult to id for sure even when you think you have a good picture.
