The Gymnast

[Ausimax]

I make no claim that these are great or even good photography, but I love the subject matter.
I had not had this camera long and was just wandering about the yard trying it out on anything I could find when I saw this fellow alight in a tree, then followed this little display.

These were shot hand held at 676mm focal length.


F/5.0, 1/200, ISO 125, Fl 119.6mm

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo





















I couldn't find any info on how many images are allowed in one post, if I have exceeded the limit please let me know.

C&C welcome.

Max

[Shambhala]

I really like #3, Are these birds wild to wear you live?

[rob marshall]

I make no claim that these are great

"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp or what's a heaven for?"

Robert Browning

He's a bit of a performer, isn't he? I think you probably need to get in a bit closer to him and use a lower F-number to blur the background some more. Welcome to CiC.

[Ausimax]

Hi Shannon,

Thanks for your comments, these birds are very common where I live, hundreds of them in the trees around the house.They are quite characters with their antics, unfortunately they can also be quite destructive, I had to replace my TV coax cable 3 times in about five months, then I encased it in water hose, so they chewed the insulators off the antenna.

[jiro]

Hi Shannon,

Thanks for your comments, these birds are very common where I live, hundreds of them in the trees around the house.They are quite characters with their antics, unfortunately they can also be quite destructive, I had to replace my TV coax cable 3 times in about five months, then I encased it in water hose, so they chewed the insulators off the antenna.

Typical example of a specie we call "Beautiful... but deadly". If you have not shown me the series of shots, I wouldn't have understood the relation of the title to the first shot, Max. Thanks for sharing.

[Ausimax]

Rob, good advice!
Unfortunately the birds won't wait till you achieve a better shooting position. I guess Robert Browning didn't do photography.

[Ausimax]

Thanks Jiro!

Deadly is the word if they get that beak into your finger.