CHAT - Weekly Comp Fri 16th to Sun 18th April 2010 - Birds and Bugs

[SieSmith]

Back to nature this weekend folks - get out and about and capture images of the only things likely to be flying in Europe this weekend - Birds or Bugs. Actually it doesn't have to be a flying bug - any bug (i.e. insect) will do. Preferably get them in their own environment though, no bringing them indoors and frying them under studio lighting.

(While you're out you might also want to get some skies without aircraft vapour trails in them!)

Anyway any bird or bug, macro, telephoto, close-up, far away, it's up to you. No restrictions on editing, but try and let people know what you've done.


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Cheers, Sie

[Jerry WSL]

Birds....Naked ones or the feathered kind???

[SieSmith]

Jerry, if you can get them to take their feathers off - you are a better man than I!

[Cutter]

Do they have to be flying? or that they can fly ?

[SieSmith]

No, any shot of a bird or bug, flying or otherwise, will do.
Obviously getting something in flight requires more skill and your voting should possibly reflect this.

Sorry for the confusion with my quip about the flying.

Cheers, Sie

[HinFrance]

Don't ask that. I'll have to set up a bird table or something. And I don't have the time.

I learnt an important lesson today. 2 in 1 tile glue and grout ISN'T. Tried to grout with it after the DIY store was out of proper stuff. A very near disaster. Set back yet another day on finishing the kitchen.

[Cutter]

Originally Posted by HinFrance

Don't ask that. I'll have to set up a bird table or something. And I don't have the time.

I learnt an important lesson today. 2 in 1 tile glue and grout ISN'T. Tried to grout with it after the DIY store was out of proper stuff. A very near disaster. Set back yet another day on finishing the kitchen.

Hey there a new easy to assemble bird table available, you get the wood and some two in one tile grout to put it together sorry couldnt resist.

[matt wilson]

Just filled a 4 gig card with bird shots (was fun until the bouncer chucked me out I was getting them in flight around the pole and gotcarried away)

[Cutter]

Originally Posted by matt wilson

Just filled a 4 gig card with bird shots (was fun until the bouncer chucked me out I was getting them in flight around the pole and gotcarried away)

I struggled too those tassels kept whipping my lense as they swung round

[HinFrance]

Originally Posted by Cutter

Hey there a new easy to assemble bird table available, you get the wood and some two in one tile grout to put it together sorry couldnt resist.

It would certainly stick it together . And if the birds arrived quickly enough it would stick them to it too. Maybe it's not such a bad idea!