Hi folks, another newbie here! I've been lurking a little before jumping in. I know many (or most) of my tsufamily are here, and they have been telling me to get onboard!
I am a photographer from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. I like to shoot all kinds of subjects but nature and landscape are my favourites.
In the attached photo you can see a male Oregon Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis oreganus). I captured this photo in my own backyard, after setting up a little "stage" for the birds. I gathered some moss covered branches and set up this little natural bird feeder. I first paid attention to the background which is a cedar hedge. I visualized exactly where I would like the bird to be.... and that's where I sprinkled some bird seed! My camera was set up on a tripod, and for the next FOUR HOURS I sat there with a remote shutter release in my hand... waiting, waiting, waiting... Finally, a Junco appeared and sat in the exact spot I had visualized while I managed to capture 20 or more shots!
I also made a gif of this little scene but I'm not sure if Steemit supports gifs? Let me know if you'd like to see the gif (or an mp4 if that's what is needed) I hope you enjoy my first post and I hope to connect with all my friends in the near future! Thank you!
About the photo... Nikon D750, 600mm, 1/160 sec, f/6.3, ISO 1000
Welcome, Keith! I am so excited to see that you finally made it here! Your post is an awesome one to come out with.
Your nature shots rock my world. Good luck and don't forget that if you need anything, you know how to find me!
Upvoted and Resteemed Tip!
Thank you so much Denise! You're the one who got me here, so get ready for a flood of questions! :) And thank you for the tip... I'm so new I don't know what that means, but it sounds good!
Hi @keithboone! You have received 0.1 SBD tip + 0.02 SBD @tipU
from @dswigle :)
Check out new tipuvote! feature :)
Glad you made it ! Get ready for your 1st payday in 7 Days :) ... not like on that "other" site !
Thank you Steve! I followed you... I have a lot to learn here but it looks very interesting... a whole new world! :)
Welcome! I do remember you from TSU. Your work is superb. I will happily follow you.
Yes Steemit supports gifs. Just drag and drop like a pic. Feel free to ask questions.
Thanks so much for the vote! (I'm new enough to not understand what that means!) I have followed you as well. I'm off to read a bunch of FAQ's... I look forward to seeing your work :)
I think it's worth 4 hours of waiting :) Welcome :)
Thanks so much for the comment and vote!
Great first post mate, lovely looking bird, cheers mike
Thanks very much Mike, I have just followed you.
That's a beautiful bird, and the composition is spot on. :) I would love to shoot birds but don't have the reach. My son "borrowed" my long lens and I've yet to get it back. (I might have to invest in a new one I guess...)
And I forgot. Welcome to Steem!
Thank you for the kind welcome! The composition was easy since I was planning for where the bird "should" go... I was lucky that the bird actually did what I wanted! :)
Thank you at @gamer00 for your generous upvotes on my posts!
No problem. Good photos deserve some recognition. :)
Hi Keith, welcome to Steemit! Nice to see you here :)
Thank you Erika, good to see you as well. I'm super confused... this will take some time :)
Don't worry, same here but we'll figure it out. Steemit is a bit different from any other social media site but understandable :)
It is a little more clear after my first day... I like it here! :)
Hey ...hello @erikah ! ^_^
Barbara, I'm happy to be here with you!!! I really like it here! Thank you for the welcome :)
Hello Keith ! Welcome on Steemit. Glad to see you here too! Regards!
Thank you Achim, great to see you here! I look forward to seeing your work! Followed
Thank you!
Hello! Welcome on Steemit.
Thank you Ileana, happy to see you as well :)
I am a little lost here!
Me too, but a little bit less than I was yesterday :)
I'm glad you are back Ileana ! ^_^
and @luigi-the-gnome told me you had a coffee together ! ;-)
Hi former Tsu friend! Recognized your face immediately! Please don't tell me the same, here I'm a frog, LOL, at Tsu I was under my real identity with a real picture of myself. 😆 Nice to see you here and much success!
Well hello froggie! I mean former unknown Tsu friend! Can you give me any further hint as to your former I.D.? :)
I'd like to know too @keithboone Fess up @coquiniunlimited The suspense is killing us. lol
😂👌 I'm gathering you're from Tsu as well, maybe that's why your name seemed so familiar.
Yes, I'm an ex-Tsu member. Thank you for revealing your identity. The realNikkiG is vaguely familiar but the @coquiunlimted rang a bell too. Good to see that you are very established here and I look forward to keeping in touch. Cheers!
I'm following you. ♥
LOL, I went under different aliases. But you mainly knew me under the realNikkiG. However, I always signed my work with the name I use here. ;)
Now I know who you are! How cool is this to meet everyone on a different site :)
Most definitely. Happy to see another one of my favorite photographers finally onboard. @erikbolding is here as well you might remember him.
A HUGE welcome to Steemit @keithboone I'm rapt to find you here. I finally waded in this month and it is great catching up with friends from Tsu once again. I think it will take me a while to learn the logistics but in the meantime, I'm enjoying entering the odd challenge and contest as it is great way to make new friends and interact. This quality capture is flawless and I will check in regularly for a dose of inspiration and sheer enjoyment.
Thanks so much for that welcome Trudee, you are too kind! It's great to be here and I'll be watching for your work!
You're very welcome my friend. I will most definitely be visiting your site often. You might like to check on @davemmcoy He is working hard to make life easier for newbies and posts some excellent articles with heaps of helpful information.
Wow, what a shot! I have a ton of juncos in my backyard, too, but not the Oregonian. (I live in Northern California) That shot is amazing - it almost looks like a fake bird. Absolutely gorgeous. I don't know what "tsufamily" means but welcome to the Steemian family! Cheers.
Thank you so much @sarahvain, it's great to meet you! (The tsufamily tag is something that is being used by members of a now defunct social network called Tsu to reconnect with each other here) It's awesome to meet up with old friends and make new friends!
You're welcome to the community man
Thank you so much for the kind welcome!
Welcome. Enjoy steemit just as we do.
Thanks very much for the welcome!
Beautiful photo, look forward to more! Welcome to Steemit!
Thank you! I have followed you, and look forward to seeing your posts!
Welcome to Steemit, @keithboone!
Thank you for the welcome and the resteem! I have followed you :)
Hi nice to see you here :)
Thank you... still learning my way around. I followed you :)
Hello newbie! Welcome! 😊
Thank you, I'm about as new as they come :) Followed you :)
Followed you too! 😉
Welcome to Steemit family, @keithboone! Looks like you will have a similar interest in “birds and bees” as @digitalis :)
Thanks a lot for the kind welcome... followed :)
hello, it's good to see you here, you're welcome
Thank you, it's good to see you as well :)
Welcome! I see you are known and promoted by a part of my friends with @dswigle in front of (I saw your post because she reestemed). As a good photographer with great skills you can only be successful here. Wish you all success!
Thank you for the welcome @bluemoon! Followed...
You are welcome! Also followed...
welcome to the community.
very nice shot.
make me wish i have a real camera
Thank you for the kind welcome!
You're welcome
Hey Keith! Glad to have you finally here! And you're providing - as usual - a gorgeous photo!
I will resteem your post to spread the news, wishing you lots of fun and success in our great Steemit-family!
Thanks so much for the kind words of welcome! I appreciate the resteem and upvote, and I just followed you!
Welcome to Steemit family Keith.............i absolutely adore thIs capture but the way 😊
Thanks so much Lena! I just learned how to post a gif file, so you can see him dancing around if you check my latest :)
We are so happy to have you here with us Keith !! A warm welcome and follow from @luigi-the-gnome and me !!
It was so cool to learn that Luigi has his own account! Followed you both of course!
Welcome to Steemit! It's good to see more TSU folks come on board to Steemit. I'm glad @dswigle was able to get you here, finally! There are a lot of people that know you and remember you! Here's one of my oldest posts here on Steemit - from September 2016! - that compares TSU and Steemit. I hope it helps you get started. In some areas, things have changed since I made this post, but much of it is still good. There are a lot of TSU folks here on Steemit -- and making it a better place, too. I hope you have a great time here and lots of success! Here's the post: https://steemit.com/steemit/@haphazard-hstead/to-my-friends-from-tsu-still-searching-for-a-new-home-10-things-i-like-about-steemit-and-more
Thanks for explaining how you set up such a great photo, too. It sure gave me some insight. And I think I've learned something just by seeing your 1000 ISO, too. I've always hesitated to put my camera with that high of an ISO, thinking the image would be too grainy. But your Junco is so crisp and clear! They are an under-appreciated little bird!
Thanks so much for the lovely welcome! I am meeting up with many old friends, so this is really great! I'm reading your post right now and it's very helpful.
About the ISO... it depends on which camera you have, but in general all recent camera bodies are getting better at handling higher ISO. I use the Nikon D750 which is pretty good in this respect, and I will often push the ISO to 1600 for birds. In my experience, you can get away with high ISO unless you decide to brighten the photo or push the shadows too much in post processing... then the noise will often get pretty bad.
I'm happy you like the photo... I just posted a gif made from 9 or 10 stills of this Junco. If interested you can find the gif here: https://steemit.com/photography/@keithboone/a-bird-to-brighten-your-day
It's great to reconnect with you here! Thank you again :)
beautiful photo! welcome to steemit! can't wait to see more of your pics!
Thank you so much @gimmekimmy!
Haha - I found you!
Welcome (back) to steemit, @keithboone! 😃
So good to see you here... I have been missing my Replies. Just seen you commenting on one of my posts.... - will go check them out soon, I hope! Hehe - been busy... Check @qurator, see if you'd like to join us! 😉
Hi @ackhoo I miss my replies too.. I'm still learning the interface and trying to figure stuff out. Learning more each day. Thank you for the welcome! I looked at @qurator and I'm quite interested, just as soon as I raise that kinda cash.. It'll be a few days :)
Cool... Look forward to you joining us! Cheers!
Welcome Keith
Great to see you made it on here
Looking forward to seeing your work again
Thanks so much for the welcome @tattoodjay ! oh Singingwithlight now I know who you are!!! Now it's all coming together... I'm still so lost, it's taking me time... thanks also for the tip on that other post, now I understand what that meant and where the notification was... I must sound like a dummy haha! So cool to reconnect again!
you do not sound like a dummy at all
I should have used Singingwithlight as a name lol 😂
It is so confusing at the start but with your tsufamily on here you will have plenty of help so if you have any questions do ask 👍
ahem..... not a dummy??? I just this minute discovered the Replies tab, I'm not kidding! I've been scrolling up and down through posts looking for comments.... It's great to come onboard with so many friends already here!
Lol trust me I did worse I somehow flagged my own post early on
One of only two times any of my posts were flagged
I won’t say who was the person who flagged. My other post
Maybe @dswigle ears are ringing though 😂
Hi keith welcome, with you Steemit is a phantastic photographer richer. Hope you like it here, i ll resteem your intro post
Thanks so much @dutchess ! Is it you Judith? Thank you for the resteem!
Yes it is i! LOL
I was going my your photo... how silly I would have felt if you said "No!"
😂
Welcome to the new tsuhome :)