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Sorry about my spelling Joe ,,  should have checked that.
Russell Reynolds
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Phillips" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Ques. about Camera


> Hi,
>
> Thank you all of you for your generous help and very useful advise.
>
> I am very encouraged to continue forward.
>
> very good help,
>
> thanx again,
>
> pax,
>
> joe d phillips
> columbus, ohio
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Valencic [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 10:16 PM
> To: 'Joe Phillips'
> Subject: RE: [Ohio-birds] Ques. about Camera
>
>
> Hi Joe:
>
> Welcome to the fun and frustrating world of birding.  I have been doing
> this
> on-and-off since 1974 but only got serious three years ago.
>
> Some good advice that came to me from 'varsity birders' is:
>
> STUDY THE BIRD THROUGH BINOCULARS BEFORE TAKING PICTURES.
>
> DESCRIBE IT TO YOURSELF 'OUT LOUD' so you get used to looking for features
> that are diagnostic.  Say something like this; "it is about the size of a
> sparrow but is mostly dark gray, not brown like a sparrow.   It's eye is
> very dark.  It has a white belly.  The beak is like a sparrow but it is
> light colored, sort of pinkish.  It mostly eats seeds off the ground."
>
> NOW TAKE YOUR PICTURE(S)!  THEN MAKE A FEW NOTES (I carry a pen and 3 x 5
> index cards in my shirt pocket).
>
> Get out your field guide and find the sparrows and start looking for your
> bird (It should be the Dark-eyed Junco - formerly the Slate-colored
> Junco).
>
> You learn your birds one at a time!  Enjoy studying them because the
> identifications will stay with you longer (involving more of the senses in
> learning makes learning go faster!).  The field guides (I have collected
> several over the years) often describe behaviors as well as physical
> characteristics.  A bird that 'habitually bobs its tail while perched' is
> probably an American Kestrel and not a Mourning Dove (both like to perch
> on
> telephone lines).
>
> My last thought for now is to try to find a tripod for your camera, even
> an
> inexpensive one.  I looked at your new camera on-line and it seems like a
> great camera.  However, anti-shake (now called image stabilization in
> other
> cameras) is only so effective, especially at slower shutter speeds.  We
> have
> a lot of cloudy days in Ohio and I have a lot of "Bigfoot" pictures from
> my
> 10MP Nikon that were taken off-hand at 1/60 second.  The tripod will yield
> much better pictures under those conditions.
>
> Again, welcome to the wonderful world of birding.  I would be happy to
> share
> thoughts with you that others have imparted to me.  I love the birds and
> especially the habitats they take me to.
>
> Oh, one more thing.  Keep a list of what you positively identify.  It
> gives
> you a feeling of accomplishment.  I would be happy to share my simple
> EXCEL
> sheet if you don't already have a system.
>
> Matt Valencic
> Chagrin Falls, OH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joe
> Phillips
> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 8:47 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Ques. about Camera
>
> Hi Bird Folks,
>
> I appreciate very much being on this active and helpful chatline.
>
> I am really struggling trying to learn how to be a Birder.
>
> So far it has been mostly frustrating.
>
> So I finally decided if I took a photo of the bird I was looking at I
> could
> find it in the books when I got home.
>
> I am really ignorant about birds but sincerely want to learn.
>
> Please advise me if you have experience with the camera that I have
> purchased and is coming soon.
>
> It is:
>
> a Konica Minolta Dimage Z6 6MP Digital Camera with 12x Anti-Shake Zoom
>
> Hopefully, the 12X will be able to make close-up pics that I can improve
> my
> identifications.
>
> sincerely,
>
> joe d phillips
> columbus, ohio
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