Me garden again

[elsa hoffmann]

these are certainly not to brag about my photographic skills  - but rather to show what I have had in my garden in the past 2 days - well probably they are here everyday -
I managed to trim away some branches without chasing the weavers off
the last one is a Cape Robin - very noisy shot as you can tell

[Frank Fremerey]

You might like to experiment with even shorter times to compensate various forms of blur?

150821 does not show any of it, so I guess the time is as fast as necessary in this case

[elsa hoffmann]

I find I need lot of speed (maybe just cause I am blond) so I erred on that side

It's been a busy day in my garden. It's like there is a highway past my house

Egret and a another thingie 

[Jakov Minić]

Elsa you are so blessed with such a garden

[Akira]

Love the lighting of the last three shots.  Image #3 of the first batch looks unique and is my favorite.

[elsa hoffmann]

Thank you Jakov and Akira
Soon Bjørn will see this himself and can tell you all to come visit me too

[ColinM]

Elsa these are great (both for a species I have never seen before, plus the image quality)

I know this lens - were you quite close to the subjects? I struggle to get close enough to the birds in my garden to take images of this quality.

[elsa hoffmann]

Colin thanks

I was about 12 - 15 feet away from the birds - which is pretty close to get to the birds - and I think unusual. Most images slightly cropped to finish off. The egret was further away - high up in the tree.

The friggin Cape Robin hops around all the time - but always in the shade - so not so easy to get - but the best is quite used to human activity and not too skittish.

I dont assume for a minute that you can compare this to "real" bird photography - as you would bever get that close

[Lance B]

Wonderful bird series, Elsa! You have a great garden for birds! 

[elsa hoffmann]

Thank you kindly Lance

[Gary]

More good stuff Elsa. What I like is that your image hid the fact that it was your backyard. With your tight crops and angles it could have been out in the wilds, camping and sweating and hiking ... as opposed to a life of leisure lounging on your patio furniture ... taking a shot here ... a shot there ... then after the photo session you and your bird friends all kicking back and sipping some wine ... complaining how the MUA did their feathers.

Seriously, I do appreciate that the foreground and background do not reflect anything man made.     

[elsa hoffmann]

Thank you Gary - most kind of you but I cant take all the backyard credit - as I live on water's edge - the water and water is my backyard and lots of open space.
The birds tend to stick on the water's side - easy escape.

herewith another resident or 2
first one - photographed through my neighbours living room window - he parked at her bird bath - and you guessed it - had a bath.
2 nd - Great crested grebe
3rd - on the property across the water from my house
4th - Red knobbed coot and bambinos

[Gary]

oooohhhh ... love the Coot and bambinos, (but the upper left corner is a touch hot). Do you have a dock and /or some type of watercraft ... a skiff, kayak, paddle board, water wings?

[elsa hoffmann]

  you dont miss anything do you... 

had a pedallo once...

[Björn Carlén]

These are really beautiful photos and birds!