Strictly For The Birds

[LightCatcher]

Hello!

New member here. I wanted to share my favorite bird and duck photos with you. I use the Canon SX40, Canon SX50 and Nikon Coolpix P610 superzoom cameras to capture my images. I use Photoshop Elements 12 to post-process and if I detect noise in an image then I'll also use Topaz Labs DeNoise software.

All photos were taken hand-held and have not been cropped. 

I hope you enjoy these photos!

Best regards,

Tony

My wife and I make the perfect point-and-shoot photography team. She points and I shoot!

1. Double-crested Cormorant (Canon SX50)

2. Black-crowned Night Heron (Canon SX50)

3. Snowy Egret (Nikon P610)

4. Wood Duck (Canon SX50)

5.Great Blue Heron (Canon SX40)

6. Green Heron (Canon SX40)

[kev7d]

 Now we are talking. Some stunners here for me taken under some really enhancing light.  

[Craftysnapper]

Very nice set of bird portraits and welcome.

[Rogerw]

Lovely set of images , beautiful colours

[Heather]

Hi Tony, welcome to the forum... some really beautiful photos here, you clearly have the knack for getting their good sides 

[LightCatcher]

2 hours ago, kev7d said:

 Now we are talking. Some stunners here for me taken under some really enhancing light.  

Thank you for looking and especially for your comments. I shoot the vast majority of my photos during early morning and late afternoon to take advantage of side-lighting, which creates nice light & shadow play and enhances feather detail.

Tony

 

[LightCatcher]

3 hours ago, Craftysnapper said:

Very nice set of bird portraits and welcome.

Thanks for commenting and for the warm welcome.

Tony

[LightCatcher]

42 minutes ago, Rogerw said:

Lovely set of images , beautiful colours

Thanks so very much. They're gorgeous birds!

Tony

[LightCatcher]

Here's a mix of wide-angle & portrait shots I hope you'll enjoy.

Tony

1. Snowy Egret (Nikon P610)

2. Heermann's Gull (Canon SX50)

3. Brown Pelican (Canon SX50)

4. Ring-billed Gull (Nikon P610)

5. Western Grebe (Canon SX50)

6. Double-crested Cormorant (Canon SX50)

[kev7d]

Very nice indeed.

[LightCatcher]

1 hour ago, Heather said:

Hi Tony, welcome to the forum... some really beautiful photos here, you clearly have the knack for getting their good sides 

Thanks for looking and especially for commenting. These birds are so beautiful, any side would do!

Tony

[LightCatcher]

29 minutes ago, kev7d said:

Very nice indeed.

Thanks very much.

Tony

 

[LightCatcher]

One last set for the day! Thanks for the warm reception everyone. I really enjoy sharing these photos with you! 

1. Snowy Egret (Canon SX40)

2. Great Blue Heron (Canon SX50)

3. Green Heron (Canon SX40)

4. Muscovy Duck (Nikon P610)

5. Allen's Hummingbird (Canon SX50)

6. Double-crested Cormorant (Nikon P610)

[kev7d]

What a way to end the day.  Great stuff. 

[Kobione]

Hi'ya and welcome Tony - great set of bird pictures - look forward to seeing more.

[LightCatcher]

14 hours ago, kev7d said:

What a way to end the day.  Great stuff. 

Thanks very much!

Tony

[LightCatcher]

4 hours ago, Kobione said:

Hi'ya and welcome Tony - great set of bird pictures - look forward to seeing more.

Thanks for the welcome and I'm glad you like the photos!

Tony

[LightCatcher]

I hope you enjoy this set!

1. Brown Pelican (Canon SX50)

2. Black-crowned Night Heron 

3. Snowy Egret (Nikon P610)

4. Common Merganser (Canon SX50)

5. Double-crested Cormorant (Canon SX50)

6. Black Oystercatcher (Canon SX50)

 

[LightCatcher]

Just now, LightCatcher said:

A few more I hope you'll enjoy.

1. Black-crowned Night Heron

2. Great Blue Heron

3. Double-crested Cormorant

 

 

 

 

[LightCatcher]

Is it possible to edit or delete a post in the event of an error, or two, as evidenced above?

Thanks,

Tony

 

[kev7d]

You can edit Tony. Edit icon is available at the bottom of each post.    

[Denis]

Superb images Tony, you will certainly have many viewings of the sets you have posted so far!

Welcome to the forum

[NannyFerret]

A wonderful collection, LC.

[LightCatcher]

17 hours ago, Denis said:

Superb images Tony, you will certainly have many viewings of the sets you have posted so far!

Welcome to the forum

Thanks for the welcome and for your comments!

Tony

[LightCatcher]

15 hours ago, NannyFerret said:

A wonderful collection, LC.

Thank you very much!

Tony