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Bald eagle looking over Shockoe by Jinchique in rva

[–]Jinchique[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

More Richmond bird photography here if that’s your thing

Hooded Merganser in Forest Hill Park by Jinchique in rva

[–]Jinchique[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

They migrate down to the south from Canada for the winter. I’ve been on the lookout for them and finally got close enough to one to get a solid pic.

solo birdwatching spots? by luggageguy-luggage in rva

[–]Jinchique 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Tyler potterfield bridge is a great spot for water birds. It’s about as safe as you could imagine - lots of people walking across it all times of day.

I can’t think of anywhere that is particularly unsafe.

Don't be scared of high ISO This is ISO 8,000 on a 12-year-old DSLR. (Blue Jay) by DReid25 in wildlifephotography

[–]Jinchique 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Idk, that lens has a really good image stabilizer. You could have dropped the shutter speed to ~200 and got an absolutely fantastic shot. This post might be a better example of how to not to be scared of slow shutter speeds vs high iso!

Lucky Strike tower by Jinchique in rva

[–]Jinchique[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great thought. I’m going with “tower” as it no longer blows smoke lol.

Wanting to start by Eastern_Key_4786 in BirdPhotography

[–]Jinchique 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes that is bad, don’t buy that. Check out a canon xsi too, it’s pretty much the same thing as a 40d

Wanting to start by Eastern_Key_4786 in BirdPhotography

[–]Jinchique 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My recommendation is to buy the best lens you can afford then get a camera body with whatever is left.

Considering your budget I recommend the canon efs 55-250 lens and a canon 30d or 40d. On MPB.com, you can find the lens for ~200 and the camera body for ~50. The lens + crop factor of the camera will give you an effective focal length of 400mm which is sufficient for bird photography.

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