Today's visitors

[tallyho8]

It's been raining so much lately that we have some new visitors to our pastures, wading birds. I believe that these are White Ibis but I am not positive. There were some solid white ones with them but they flew off before I got my camera. Oddly enough, they are not very timid and allowed me to get fairly close for a photo.

 

[3RRL]

Those are pretty good photos.
It's great to have wildlife like that visit your property.

 

[tallyho8]

Those are pretty good photos.
It's great to have wildlife like that visit your property.

Sure beats the pigeons in the city, don't it?

 

[3RRL]

True...true.

 

[Thomas]

Morn tallyho.
Kinda neet looking birds,looks something like our Sand Piper's but only bigger.

 

[riptides]

What camera/lens combo are you using? If you don't mind me asking?

-Mike Z.

 

[tallyho8]

I use a Sony digital DSC-H5 with 12X optical zoom. Nice camera, with lots of features, many of which I have not figured out yet. Instruction book is similar to my high school Physics book but a little harder to understand. Beats the heck out of my old Brownie.

 

[Podunkadunk]

I use a Sony digital DSC-H5 with 12X optical zoom. Nice camera, with lots of features, many of which I have not figured out yet. Instruction book is similar to my high school Physics book but a little harder to understand. Beats the heck out of my old Brownie.

How many megapixels? Thanks for sharing,
Podunk

 

[KentT]

How many megapixels? Thanks for sharing,
Podunk

7.2 megapixel -- and that 12x lens is a licensed Carl Zeiss with image stabilization. Here's a good review of the camera:

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 and DSC-H2: Digital Photography Review


See this old topic, where I strongly recommended the H5 to those who don't want to pay for a true digital SLR. I love mine -- much, much better quality pics (not just pixel count, but exposure, clarity, hue, etc.) than the Canon it replaced.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/related-topics/96191-digital-slr-question.html?highlight=Sony+H5

Caution: The newer Sony H7 and H9 (15x zoom with higher resolution) are not getting nearly as good of reviews...

 

[tallyho8]

I've already learned that if I drop a nut or some part while working on my car and can't find it, I can take a high def photo and put it on my computer and find it there easier. (while in the air conditioning)