Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: churly on January 06, 2016, 06:13:54 pm
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Something quite different from all of the great landscapes we have been seeing.
I've been watching juncos engage in dominance skirmishes which generally last less than a half of a second and don't seem to result in any damage. These were all taken at ISO 3200 in low light at 1/3000 which isn't actually fast enough so they have some technical issues but they are interesting records of what is going on during these short interactions.
Chuck
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Nice. The second one should be called "Ninja Juncos" ;).
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Great set, Chuck.
The first one says it all, IMHO.
Eric
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Good series.
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Good stuff, I think the moments caught mitigate the importance of any technical aspects being perhaps a little less than optimal. I love this sort of photography, see this behaviour all the time in our garden too, with doves, sparrows and especialy the starlings.
Best Regards, Sander
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Great set, Chuck.
The first one says it all, IMHO.
Yes, good catch.
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Great set, Chuck.
The first one says it all, IMHO.
Eric
+1
Clearly the best for me.
Thierry
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Can't we all just get along? ;) Nice captures!
Mark
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Echoing others - first one is the best.
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Thanks everyone for your comments. I favor the first as well. I was at the edge of my ability and my equipment's capability on these but it fun to try to anticipate the action. Despite the behavior that I highlighted, I find these little snow birds delightful. They thrive in a heavy snow storms and I've seen them rolling in the wind across a snow drift only to stand up again and start feeding without a pause. To hold one in your hand during a rescue from the living room or of a new fledgling from a window well is for me a peak experience.
Chuck
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Beautiful series! I really like #2, but I can't help but bothered by the softness (focus?) in that picture. So, it has to be #1. But I hear you, these are beautiful images on their own rights.