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New camera, New finch pictures

Post by BillHess » Thu Mar 24, 2016 12:27 am

Hello everyone,
Been away for awhile, hope everyone is doing well. I recently bought a new DSLR camera and of course I had to take some pictures for practice of my gang of finches. Here's the link to the Google Photos album. I really liked the way they turned out.

All the babies are grown now and everyone is getting along famously in their big flight cage.

Let me know what you think of the pictures.

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Re: New camera, New finch pictures

Post by Rox » Thu Mar 24, 2016 1:38 am

Absolutely stunning photo's!!! Extremely clear and sharp =D>

You must be having a ball with the new camera :D
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Re: New camera, New finch pictures

Post by debbie276 » Thu Mar 24, 2016 5:27 am

Gorgeous pictures!
Thanks for sharing
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Re: New camera, New finch pictures

Post by Sam007 » Thu Mar 24, 2016 8:14 am

Those are wonderful pictures! :)
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Post by Animalzoo » Thu Mar 24, 2016 8:28 am

Amazing photos and such beautiful birds! =D> =D> =D>
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Re: New camera, New finch pictures

Post by peter121378 » Thu Mar 24, 2016 8:38 am

BillHess

Bill, those pics came out awesome. :) I love how sharp and clear they are even when I zoom in on them they don't get distorted. =D>
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Re: New camera, New finch pictures

Post by Nerine » Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:00 am

BillHess

Beautiful photos!

What kind of camera/lens did you use?

I have a dslr as well, but pics of my birds didn't turn out so well-really have been wanting to post some photos.
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Re: New camera, New finch pictures

Post by lovezebs » Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:04 am

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Hello Bill, and welcome back to the fold.

Love your pictures, love your birdies even more :D .
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Re: New camera, New finch pictures

Post by Sally » Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:16 am

Wow, those are great pictures, and your birds look wonderful too!
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Re: New camera, New finch pictures

Post by Barbara » Thu Mar 24, 2016 1:56 pm

Enjoyed your pictures they all came out beautiful as well as all your finches very nice
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Re: New camera, New finch pictures

Post by Spreckles » Thu Mar 24, 2016 7:00 pm

Beautiful birds and pictures! The fawn slices are such pretty colors. All the birds look so healthy. Your new camera is helping you get some fantastic shots!
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Re: New camera, New finch pictures

Post by BillHess » Thu Mar 24, 2016 7:05 pm

Nerine

It's a Nikon D3300. I used a Nikon AF‑S Nikkor 50mm F/1.8G prime lens and had the camera on a tripod next to the cage and used a Bluetooth shutter release so I didn't have to touch the camera while shooting. I also used dynamic focusing on the camera so as they moved in and out of the shot, it would auto focus on them without having to touch the camera in between shots. Which really helped with the clarity since there was no camera shake at all.

Of course the shots were very well lit with the lights that I have on top of the cage, so that helped.
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