Comments on: My Camera Gear – Canon 40 D http://www.birdingmaine.com/my-camera-gear-canon-40-d.htm Bird, wildlife and nature photography from Maine and beyond. Read about our adventures and view our beautiful photos and videos of Maine birds. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:44:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: John Briggs http://www.birdingmaine.com/my-camera-gear-canon-40-d.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27079 John Briggs Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:27:15 +0000 http://www.birdingmaine.com/?p=647#comment-27079 Red, thanks for stopping by! I have actually had people come up to me and ask what kind of gun is that. The BushHawk has been a God send for me. Low light conditions are an excellent use for it. As I said before, I would be lost without it! Red, thanks for stopping by!

I have actually had people come up to me and ask what kind of gun is that.

The BushHawk has been a God send for me. Low light conditions are an excellent use for it. As I said before, I would be lost without it!

]]> By: Red http://www.birdingmaine.com/my-camera-gear-canon-40-d.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27078 Red Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:53:13 +0000 http://www.birdingmaine.com/?p=647#comment-27078 My mom told me about this man who had some kind of setup like a hunter might at the Crane Festival in NM... I wonder if this is the device. It truly intrigues me. I have the exact same camera and lens as you and have limitations in lower light conditions because there's no way I can get a stable position. Thanks for posting this! My mom told me about this man who had some kind of setup like a hunter might at the Crane Festival in NM… I wonder if this is the device. It truly intrigues me.

I have the exact same camera and lens as you and have limitations in lower light conditions because there’s no way I can get a stable position. Thanks for posting this!

]]> By: John Briggs http://www.birdingmaine.com/my-camera-gear-canon-40-d.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27057 John Briggs Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:23:35 +0000 http://www.birdingmaine.com/?p=647#comment-27057 Kallen, I don't like tripods either when I am on the move, just too cumbersome. My wife got me a blind for Christmas. It's from Ameristep and is the <a href="http://www.ameristep.com/blinds/outhouse.html" title="Outhouse Blind" rel="nofollow">Outhouse Blind</a>. I also got the Snow-Tangle cover for it to use in the winter. It's a snap to set up and take down, and has ports and windows to photograph from. As far as camo, I don't use the military camo. (Had enough of that for 8 years a long time ago). You want to match camo with the type of vegetation you are in. There are lots of patterns out there, from woodland to salt marsh to a snowy landscape pattern. I usually get an oversized light camo jacket or shirt to put on over my clothes and wear a broad rimmed camo hat to keep the sun out of my eyes. You can do the same with the trousers, get an over-sized pair that you can slip on over your slacks. In the winter, I have an insulated pair of camo overalls in woodland pattern and another pair in snow tangle pattern. Hope this answers your questions. Please feel free to ask more questions Kallen. Kallen,

I don’t like tripods either when I am on the move, just too cumbersome.

My wife got me a blind for Christmas. It’s from Ameristep and is the Outhouse Blind. I also got the Snow-Tangle cover for it to use in the winter. It’s a snap to set up and take down, and has ports and windows to photograph from.

As far as camo, I don’t use the military camo. (Had enough of that for 8 years a long time ago). You want to match camo with the type of vegetation you are in. There are lots of patterns out there, from woodland to salt marsh to a snowy landscape pattern.

I usually get an oversized light camo jacket or shirt to put on over my clothes and wear a broad rimmed camo hat to keep the sun out of my eyes. You can do the same with the trousers, get an over-sized pair that you can slip on over your slacks. In the winter, I have an insulated pair of camo overalls in woodland pattern and another pair in snow tangle pattern.

Hope this answers your questions. Please feel free to ask more questions Kallen.

]]> By: Kallen http://www.birdingmaine.com/my-camera-gear-canon-40-d.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27054 Kallen Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:56:25 +0000 http://www.birdingmaine.com/?p=647#comment-27054 I don't know anything about shoulder pads or monopods so this is an interesting thing to learn. I don't think I would do well w/ a tripod because I like to move around while photographing birds. I am in awe over your spotting scope. I will get one of those one of these days!!! I am very interested in the topic of bird blinds. I am so new to this and I do find that if the birds know I am coming, off they normally fly. Do you just make one in a brush pile? Does the camouflage work well and is it the camies that the army wears or do you just match those colors. Sorry for all the questions, but I am thinking ahead to spring and summer. I don’t know anything about shoulder pads or monopods so this is an interesting thing to learn. I don’t think I would do well w/ a tripod because I like to move around while photographing birds.

I am in awe over your spotting scope. I will get one of those one of these days!!!

I am very interested in the topic of bird blinds. I am so new to this and I do find that if the birds know I am coming, off they normally fly. Do you just make one in a brush pile? Does the camouflage work well and is it the camies that the army wears or do you just match those colors. Sorry for all the questions, but I am thinking ahead to spring and summer.

]]> By: John Briggs http://www.birdingmaine.com/my-camera-gear-canon-40-d.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27052 John Briggs Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:12:44 +0000 http://www.birdingmaine.com/?p=647#comment-27052 Andy, The BushHawk also comes with a shoulder strap, makes for easy carrying while out in the field. I had several surgeries on my right shoulder years ago, and became unsteady when holding a camera. With the BushHawk, I can get near tripod perfect images. The cable for the camera is camera specific. As long as a port is in your camera, a cable is available. If not available, they can make one. Andy,

The BushHawk also comes with a shoulder strap, makes for easy carrying while out in the field.

I had several surgeries on my right shoulder years ago, and became unsteady when holding a camera. With the BushHawk, I can get near tripod perfect images.

The cable for the camera is camera specific. As long as a port is in your camera, a cable is available. If not available, they can make one.

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