Another Bird Picture

gldno1

14 years ago

My winter hobby is in full force.........that and trying finally to master the camera.

This White Crowned Sparrow is sitting just below the kitchen window on a bloom of the Endless Summer hydrangea.

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christie_sw_mo
14 years ago
Good photo! It looks professional. Did you use special settings on your camera to blur the background?

I have to admit, I spent very little time looking through the user guide when I bought my camera last year. I use the auto setting most of the time and use macro for closeups. I've never taken the time to learn how to use the manual settings but I need to.
gldno1
Original Author
14 years ago
I think I had a senior moment here!

I took it from inside the kitchen, looking east. I used the zoom with Macro setting. I think it is the macro that blurs the background. I am cheating on the camera and not using the manual much. A sweet person on the Cooking Forum has posted a course on how to take inside food pictures. I am reading and rereading it and followed her suggestions for the bird pictures. The only thing is I can't control the light like you cant taking food photos.

I have vowed to learn to use this darned camera beside pointing and shooting. She goes into all of the settings.

I think they are listed on FAQ on cooking forum.

Here is a link that might be useful: photo tips blog.
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sweetwm007
14 years ago
glenda- you are getting pretty good with that zoom.
nice pics.

william
christie_sw_mo
14 years ago
Thanks for posting that link Glenda. I'll check it out. I might get more from her blog that's written in easy to understand language than I would from a user guide.

One of the things that makes your photo pretty is the colors. There's a little bit of golden tan in the sparrow's wings that's the same color as the dried hydrangea. At least it looks that way on my computer.
jessaka
14 years ago
great photo. i am still trying to learn how to blur the background on my new camera.
helenh
13 years ago
That is a beautiful photo. I found it searching for your camera comments. Christie has some good ones too. What a sweet little bird. Christie is right; it is the color that makes it great.
gldno1
Original Author
13 years ago
Helen, I am glad you found it. I think my picture taking has deteriorated! I went to the original picture and found what setting I had used and will reset my camera and see if that will make a better shot....ISO was 100 on this and I have been using 200.
christie_sw_mo
13 years ago
They recently added some info in the FAQ's of the Butterfly forum for photography. I'm anxious for summer so I can try it out. I've been pretty lazy about learning to use all the settings on my Point and Shoot Sony.

Here is a link that might be useful: Camera Settings for Butterfly Photography

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