No flowers here, but I found these... for C&C please...

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Originally Posted by flashback

Izzie, these shots are amazing!!!!!!!!! Dunno what you been doing, reading or what, but whatever it has paid off in spades. It's difficult to pick a favorite so I can only say that each one is great. I think you've definitely getting (gotten) the hang of the whole BIF thing. Fantastic!

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Blame Geoff -- he told me to photograph some flower so I do not get too stressed. Well...I followed his advice but did not shoot any flowers nearby...I decided to put my tripod on the very low area of my deck facing the bird feeder. The remote did them all shots. I was inside my kitchenette watching any movement and praying I got some flyers. After 300 shots...many posing repeats and blurs I finally have settled down to around 38 shots more acceptable than the rest. Then to discard more for uploading...I also followed Christina's advice on BIF to keep my ISO on auto and my Shutter Speed on 1250 or something more not lesser.

See? I've been a good girl??? I can follow simple English instructions you know...:D :D :D

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Originally Posted by rpcrowe

Nice captures Izzie!

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Thanks Richard...not the top yet but it is OK...Thanks for the comments.

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Originally Posted by gregj1763

Wonderful images Izzie, nice and sharp where it matters the most and just for the unusual pose and expression I would have to pick the last one as my favorite. Well done.
Regards, Greg

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Thanks for the feedback Greg...'appreciate it very much...a bit too far from machinery but this will do for a while...

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Originally Posted by GBO25

Fabulous set Izzie. I especially like #7 because of the eye contact and of course who could resist #8, it's a beauty.

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thanks for the feedback Graham...#7 is my favourite too...#8 looks too cartoony in my pp but I added it anyway...who would have guessed someone would like it???

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Originally Posted by Gayathrie Senaratne

nice series Izzie :) love this place. guess it is your home garden????

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Yes Gayathrie, it is my backyard...you can see the sticks that my step son and I put at the rocks there for the birds to fly into and rest and it is getting a good workout so I cannot remove it there yet...It took two bags of bird seeds to get to this stage of my photography...:D Thanks for the feedback and comments..

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Originally Posted by Chri5

These look very nice Izzie. Good wee series. Im looking forward to seeing more.

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Thanks for passing by Chris...appreciate the feedback...every now and then it is good practice to use my lenses..and know my camera well.

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Originally Posted by Shadowman

Nicely done, you've got quite the setup there.

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When one plans, there must be a reward to gain, John...I was up to the challenge and took a deep breath, several deep breaths actually. Thanks for the feed back...

Very nice series

I don't think I have seen anyone post pictures of sparrows here before. This could be a first, Izzie :)

I like the 2nd shot - great caption, too.

Great shots Izzie, they are getting better every time!

Well Done Izzie,every one a Belter,;)

I would have to go with the nuthatch. Well focused, good exposure, transverse branch could easily be cloned out.

Have the evil squirrels shown up yet?

Wow, great job Izzie! Catching small birds in flight is really difficult and look it did it several times! Very nicely done.

It makes me happy to view this set Izzie. You did your groundwork and pre-shoot set up and it paid off big time. A great set, I want to see more. I'm curious about your remote shutter release, did you use a motion detecting release? please provide details on that for me, I will be most grateful. :)

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Originally Posted by leslie1283

Very nice series

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'Appreciate the comment and kind words, Leslie...Thank you.

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Originally Posted by FootLoose

I don't think I have seen anyone post pictures of sparrows here before. This could be a first, Izzie :)

I like the 2nd shot - great caption, too.

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I can't remember that back if someone else did too, Greg...but this is the one that is plentiful in my backyard plus the cardinals, a few nuthatch and the robin of course..Thank you for your kind comments and feedback...

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Originally Posted by Rebel

Great shots Izzie, they are getting better every time!

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Thanks to all of you who had given me the harsh comments and feedback, I try to strive better each time...thank you for your kind comment...

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Originally Posted by Benjy

Well Done Izzie,every one a Belter,;)

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Benjy -- thank you for letting me earn that "Belter" comment...you are very kind...appreciate it very much...make that " I am flattered."

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Originally Posted by rtbaum

I would have to go with the nuthatch. Well focused, good exposure, transverse branch could easily be cloned out.

Have the evil squirrels shown up yet?

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Thanks for passing by Randy...I've missed some of those comments from you by your long absence...:p And yes, there are some squirrel that I saw twice near the rocks by the branches near the fence because that was where the bird feeder was before...I saw two kinds -- the ground squirrel (chipmunks) which my husband is still saying he's he's gonna kill (found out we do not have a gun silencer anyway) and the regular tree squirrels which I kept telling the dogs they cannot go after because they can't climb trees...:D it seems that it is the chipmunk that kept at the seeds the birds dropped on the ground.

Thank you for your feedback and comment...appreciate it, mate...

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Originally Posted by Barbara Ponder

Wow, great job Izzie! Catching small birds in flight is really difficult and look it did it several times! Very nicely done.

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Luck have it yesterday...I have been trying to nail these birdies for quite sometime, gave up, came back again and again until I got Geoff's comment about stressing about my bird shots. I changed tactics the next day...truth to say, I am still not happy with my pp with these and thought I need to repeat them so that was what I was doing most of the day today...

'Appreciate your kind feedback and comment. I had learned a lot from you and others too. Thank you.