Easy Exposure - Topic: More wildlife in Montana http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/ Simple:Press Version 5.7.5.3 GiovanniCaruso on More wildlife in Montana http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14295 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14295 Thanks iluqman!  For a while I have been pining for something longer but lately I feel great about how the 55-300 is performing.  With my relatively low-level skills, the equipment cannot be blamed (yet!). 

]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:30:46 -0700 iluqman on More wildlife in Montana http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14222 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14222 These are great photos.  I always liked the 300mm lensSmile

]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2015 12:19:57 -0800 GiovanniCaruso on More wildlife in Montana http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14205 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14205 Oksana--all these were shot with my D3300 and the 55-300mm lens (mostly at 300mm of course).  Now I am eyeballing that new Nikon 300mm F/4.....

Thanks for the info Mandrake--I knew it was a flicker and I knew it was male (the cheeks), but I didn't know about the shaftedness differences.  They are striking birds and there are a lot of them around here.  That shot was in my "bird studio" outside my office window! 

]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 08:03:15 -0800 Mandrake on More wildlife in Montana http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14194 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14194 Love the Northern Flicker as well.
I was unfamiliar with the bird so did some research.
I'ts a Woodpecker.  There are two varieties of the Northern Flicker, the Red Shafted and the Yellow Shafted.
This bird is the Yellow Shafted and is a male as demonstrated by it's red moustache.

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2015 06:41:04 -0800 GiovanniCaruso on More wildlife in Montana http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14191 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14191 Thanks mscharff and Oksana!  I am glad you two liked the flicker--just about everyone picks #6 as their favorite.  For me it is the flicker and the second one of the heron, but I think that is only because it was way harder to get a good shot of him in flight than standing on the ice.  The ice one is nice too though and you can even see his open beak on the shadow behind him. 

]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:53:18 -0800 easyexposure on More wildlife in Montana http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14184 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14184 Great shoots! What lens did you use? 5 and 6 are my favorite.
#5 - love the colors and the pattern on the bird. It makes him pop. 
#6 - I like the composition using rule of thirds and the curves of the bird neck as well as the edge of the ice. 

]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:33:07 -0800 mscharff on More wildlife in Montana http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14182 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14182 Some great shots... I really like the 5th one...

]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2015 08:20:33 -0800 GiovanniCaruso on More wildlife in Montana http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14179 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/more-wildlife-in-montana/#p14179 Bald-eagle-in-Glacier-National-Park_edited-1small.jpg

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Hey y'all, here are some recent pics from my travels around Montana, mostly near Missoula.  I just wish that hawk had flown TOWARD me instead of AWAY from me, but look at what he has in his claws....poor little thing!  Let me know what you think, thanks! 

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