Strictly For The Birds

[Tony Britton]

I hope you'll enjoy these wonderful birds. It's such an honor to be in their presence!

Double-crested Cormorant

Green Heron

Snowy Egret

Brown Pelican

 

[Tony Britton]

Here's a wide-angle set of some favorites.

Say's Phoebe

Anna's Hummingbird

Brown Pelican

Pigeon Guillemot

Great Egret

 

[Asher Kelman]

I hope you'll enjoy these wonderful birds. It's such an honor to be in their presence!

These are delightfully colored and sharp.

How do you obtain the “horizontally” moving bokeh?

Asher

 

[Tony Britton]

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These are delightfully colored and sharp.

How do you obtain the “horizontally” moving bokeh?

Asher

Hi Asher,

What I especially enjoy about bird portraits is the opportunity to involve dynamic bokeh backgrounds, which involve water in the case of these 3 examples, rather than a static bokeh background involving trees or bushes. It lends a dreamy quality to the composition, in my opinion. If there's a touch of turbulence in the water, then all the better!

Tony

 

[Jerome Marot]

Very nice bird close-ups, but I have difficulty visualizing how the pictures were taken. The pictures of water birds, in particular, seem to be taken from a higher observation point. Would you have pictures of the surroundings so that I understand better how the birds were photographed?

 

[Doug Kerr]

Hi, Tony,

These are exquisite! Thank you so much.

Were these shot with a non-interchangeable-lens camera? I seem to recall that some of your earlier work on birds was.

Best regards,

Doug

 

[Asher Kelman]

Tony,

I just read that The pigeon guillemot is a species of bird in the auk family, Alcidae.

Tony Britton: Pigeon Guilletmot

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I am reminded of the high fashion women’s shoes with touches of red.

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Perhaps the colors of this Pigeon Guiletmot inspired that human fad!

 

[Tony Britton]

Very nice bird close-ups, but I have difficulty visualizing how the pictures were taken. The pictures of water birds, in particular, seem to be taken from a higher observation point. Would you have pictures of the surroundings so that I understand better how the birds were photographed?

Hello Jerome,

Thanks for looking and commenting. Here's an example of a wider shot from the Snowy Egret series. The "observation point" depends upon how agreeable my arthritic knees are on a given day! I especially enjoy photographing Great Herons and Great Egrets because I don't have to get too low to obtain an eye level shot!

 

[Tony Britton]

Hi, Tony,

These are exquisite! Thank you so much.

Were these shot with a non-interchangeable-lens camera? I seem to recall that some of your earlier work on birds was.

Best regards,

Doug

Hello Doug,

Thanks for looking and commenting. Yes, all of my photos are from non-interchangeable lens cameras. My current camera is the Sony DSC-RX10 M3 bridge camera, which is really fantastic! It has a 20 megapixel 1" sensor and sports a 24-600 mm (35 mm equivalent) lens. The Green Heron shot from the recent series is from a very old Canon SX40 superzoom, which has 12 megapixels and a 24-840 mm (35 mm equivalent) lens.

Best,
Tony

 

[Tony Britton]

Tony,

I just read that The pigeon guillemot is a species of bird in the auk family, Alcidae.

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Tony Britton: Pigeon Guilletmot

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I am reminded of the high fashion women’s shoes with touches of red.

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Perhaps the colors of this Pigeon Guiletmot inspired that human fad!

Now that you mention it I can see the similarity and hilarity!

 

[Tony Britton]

Here's a another set I hope you'll enjoy!

Great Egret

Brown Pelican

Green Heron

Say's Phoebe

Wood Duck

Double-crested Cormorant

 

[Paul Iddon]

This is an excellent collection Tony.

Paul.

 

[Maggie Terlecki]

omg, such amazing images! All have fabulous composition and I have to say, I'm extremely impressed. Hope you continue to share your treasures! Maggie

 

[Tony Britton]

This is an excellent collection Tony.

Paul.

Thank you very much, Paul!

Tony

 

[Tony Britton]

omg, such amazing images! All have fabulous composition and I have to say, I'm extremely impressed. Hope you continue to share your treasures! Maggie

Thanks so very much, Maggie!