My other hobby (photo heavy)

JMCXL

A few photos from the morning feeding

GregW

Feeding birds or bird photography?

StillH2OEgger

Awesome. Great pics! We used to have tufted titmouse at our feeder all the time when living in Wisconsin for a few years, but haven't seen one since moving an hour away to Minnesota.

JMCXL

GregW said:

Feeding birds or bird photography?

That's a great question. The answer is Yes - Both.  Since March Work has been very slow so I started feeding the bird and using my prof gear to take photos . Keeps me polished for when the work starts again. 

ColtsFan

Nice! What species is the sparrow looking bird? I have the nuthatches, tufted titmouse and various woodpeckers here. 

GregW

JMCXL said:

GregW said:

Feeding birds or bird photography?

That's a great question. The answer is Yes - Both.  Since March Work has been very slow so I started feeding the bird and using my prof gear to take photos . Keeps me polished for when the work starts again. 

What camera do you have and lens?

johnmitchell

Fantastic pictures 

JMCXL

ColtsFan said:

Nice! What species is the sparrow looking bird? I have the nuthatches, tufted titmouse and various woodpeckers here. 

I am not sure, they arrived last week - I normally don't have them in my area

JMCXL

GregW said:

JMCXL said:

GregW said:

Feeding birds or bird photography?

That's a great question. The answer is Yes - Both.  Since March Work has been very slow so I started feeding the bird and using my prof gear to take photos . Keeps me polished for when the work starts again. 

What camera do you have and lens?

I have a Nikon Z6, using my (new) 70-200mm. there birds are ok with me hanging around them... that helps. 

ColtsFan

JMCXL said:

ColtsFan said:

Nice! What species is the sparrow looking bird? I have the nuthatches, tufted titmouse and various woodpeckers here. 

I am not sure, they arrived last week - I normally don't have them in my area

Same here! I figured they’re migrating south and just passing through 

stlcharcoal

You spatchcock those?  Direct or indirect?

6baluts

Showed those pictures to my better 90% and  her words " he has some mad camera skills". We live adjacent to a bird sanctuary here in Va Beach and my wife loves bird watching and photography.
Very nice job.

JMCXL

6baluts said:

Showed those pictures to my better 90% and  her words " he has some mad camera skills". We live adjacent to a bird sanctuary here in Va Beach and my wife loves bird watching and photography.
Very nice job.

Thank you for the kind words

JMCXL

stlcharcoal said:

You spatchcock those?  Direct or indirect?

I was waiting for somebody to go there

lousubcap

Impressive professional magazine quality photos right there.  Thanks for the thread.

ColtsFan

JMCXL said:

ColtsFan said:

Nice! What species is the sparrow looking bird? I have the nuthatches, tufted titmouse and various woodpeckers here. 

I am not sure, they arrived last week - I normally don't have them in my area

Curiosity got me. I believe they are Pine Siskin likely heading south and west from Canada 

JMCXL

ColtsFan said:

JMCXL said:

ColtsFan said:

Nice! What species is the sparrow looking bird? I have the nuthatches, tufted titmouse and various woodpeckers here. 

I am not sure, they arrived last week - I normally don't have them in my area

Same here! I figured they’re migrating south and just passing through 

I believe they are Pine Siskin

GregW

JMCXL said:

GregW said:

JMCXL said:

GregW said:

Feeding birds or bird photography?

That's a great question. The answer is Yes - Both.  Since March Work has been very slow so I started feeding the bird and using my prof gear to take photos . Keeps me polished for when the work starts again. 

What camera do you have and lens?

I have a Nikon Z6, using my (new) 70-200mm. there birds are ok with me hanging around them... that helps. 

Nice setup. I haven't made the jump to full frame. I'm still shooting a Nikon D500.  I have an old 18-200 that I bought with my old D200 many years ago. I also have a 50 mm 1.4 

SciAggie

Those are really nice pics. 

TN_Egger

Them is some high quality pics. Speaking of which, what happened to the WaWa dude, cigar smoker, egger with photo taking skills? Forget his handle. 

Botch

GregW said:

JMCXL said:
I have a Nikon Z6, using my (new) 70-200mm. there birds are ok with me hanging around them... that helps. 

Nice setup. I haven't made the jump to full frame. I'm still shooting a Nikon D500.  I have an old 18-200 that I bought with my old D200 many years ago. I also have a 50 mm 1.4 

I also use a D-500 for birds/critters, have a Df for macro/scenics.  I have too much money in the F-mount lenses, and probably won't be jumping to those wonderful Z's.  
 
@JMCXL, what do you do for a living?  

JMCXL

Botch said:

GregW said:

JMCXL said:
I have a Nikon Z6, using my (new) 70-200mm. there birds are ok with me hanging around them... that helps. 

Nice setup. I haven't made the jump to full frame. I'm still shooting a Nikon D500.  I have an old 18-200 that I bought with my old D200 many years ago. I also have a 50 mm 1.4 

I also use a D-500 for birds/critters, have a Df for macro/scenics.  I have too much money in the F-mount lenses, and probably won't be jumping to those wonderful Z's.  
 
@JMCXL, what do you do for a living?  

Video production -mainly corporate stuff

bgeBill

Nice pictures. Here is our backyard visitor.

JMCXL

bgeBill said:

Nice pictures. Here is our backyard visitor.

lucky you. great photos

GregW

Botch said:

I also use a D-500 for birds/critters, have a Df for macro/scenics.  I have too much money in the F-mount lenses, and probably won't be jumping to those wonderful Z's.  

 

The nicest lens I ever owned and regret selling was a 105 mm F2.8 Micro Nikkor. I really enjoyed that lens coupled with a ring light on my first camera, a Nikon 8008.
I bought the D500 to take soccer photos of my sons senior high school season. Corona ended the season two games in. 

northGAcock

Nature is fantastic to capture. You are an over achiever. Great photos. 

Botch

GregW said:

Botch said:

I also use a D-500 for birds/critters, have a Df for macro/scenics.  I have too much money in the F-mount lenses, and probably won't be jumping to those wonderful Z's.  

 

The nicest lens I ever owned and regret selling was a 105 mm F2.8 Micro Nikkor. I really enjoyed that lens coupled with a ring light on my first camera, a Nikon 8008.
I bought the D500 to take soccer photos of my sons senior high school season. Corona ended the season two games in. 

The 105 was my most-used lens too, from my 6006 up to my Df; since buying my 200 mm Micro-Nikkor 3 years ago, I haven't touched the 105 (will never sell it though, incredible lens).    

kl8ton

Great shots!

U_tarded

TN_Egger said:

Them is some high quality pics. Speaking of which, what happened to the WaWa dude, cigar smoker, egger with photo taking skills? Forget his handle. 

@hapster is who you are thinking of, he still throws up some amazing pics on Instagram on occasion but I haven’t seen him around here for a bit. 

stv8r

Those are some amazing pics!  Fantastic entertainment from nature!

lkapigian

Very Cool