After a long silence, I am back! Unfortunately, my job took a large part of my life over the last month, and I decided to dedicate my spare time to my little son. About one month ago, I discovered a very nice place with few hundreds of little egrets (Egretta garzetta), along with some other species. The warm sunset atmosphere allowed me to made some of my best shots. However, during this photo-tour I definitely understood that length is pretty important for a nature photographer, that is to say a 600 or a 800mm lens would have been better... Continue reading...
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A very strange sunday, over the sea in front of the Po Delta. A flock of hungry gulls followed our ship for more than three hours. We observed five species of gulls (maybe six...!!!). A brief article will be soon published telling the whole Pelagic trip, which represented the first field trial for me, my EOS 7D, and my Canon 400 f/5.6, as well. Continue reading...
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This robin at the sunset seemed to wish nice weather for the next day but...here comes the rain again!!! Let's hope that sunday will be better, 'cause I have the 'pelagic trip'. However, the weather forecast says 'cold', 'low temperatures', and 'maybe snow'. In the meantime, I've been searching for a different interpretation of the robins attending my garden. Do you believe it? You can find the true story here. Continue reading...
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The snow was melting when this robin appeared exactly where it was expected to be (after hours...). It was very wet because of the snow, but always deserving my attention! Continue reading...
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Two days were necessary to take this photo, despite robins are so common! Finally, it was where I wanted it to be: under the pine next to some melting snow residues with some green grasses and the base of the trunk. There it was! the snow was melting and the robin was a little bit wet. This little bird fascinated me since I was a child, but I already told this story... Continue reading...
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While I was waiting for the great tits to land on the branches of my magnolia, this female blackbird was searching for lombricus, jumping along the hedgerow. Look at her spout! She was really having a banquet... Continue reading...
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I have been shooting a few photos in my local patch, with my new Canon 400 f/5.6 . Unfortunately, I was not able to 'freeze' this great tit, therefore the sharpness is not at the top such as the Canon 400 would be able to do. Anyway, sharp or not, this is the most decent photo of the great tits visiting my magnolia. Continue reading...
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Today, after three hours of surveillance, after many unsuccessful shots, after some weeks of bad weather, I finally caught my first Great Tit (Parus major). Unfortunately, I had the opportunity to take just few photos and this, in particular, was among the best ones and was shot at 1/60s and ISO800 due to low light conditions. Continue reading...
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Ok. I am really fascinated by robins! In this time of the year, the contrast between winter's and robins' colors is very interesting when properly mixed by the right light. In this case, the snow did the rest... Continue reading...
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I am still waiting for my new Canon lens, but in the meantime I am trying to understand my 'local patch', literally full of little egrets. Despite the fact that they live very close to houses and towns, they are not so confident with humans. Therefore, I have to learn the right way to be as much close to them to allow me to take a decent photograph. This is one of my first 'approaches'. Continue reading...
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