Message from Tom Merigan
Mainly Birds and some Mammals! These 547 bird species were encountered on walks or rides in our San Francisco Bay Area,other California spots or seen on trips elsewhere in the world. In 2004,I started photographing birds to better identify what I was seeing. Now in my photos I am trying to capture their beauty,intelligence and behaviour as well. I hope all these different views of each type of bird helps particularly those who are just learning to speciate birds. Pardon some variation in quality especially with the small,shy and hence difficult-to-photograph birds but I'm continually seeking to replace the weaker photos as I learn to use the tools better. My interest in mammals is increasing and they are shown in galleries 25{critters) and 26(special nature trips). Currently,I am using a Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III or a EOS-1D Mark III camera body with a Canon 500 mm,f/4.0L USM IS prime or a Canon EF400mm,f/4.0 DO IS USM prime or a Canon 300mm f/2.8L USM IS prime lens sometimes with Canon 1.4 or 2.0 extenders and existing light or less frequently Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM IS,EF,Canon 17-40mm f/4.0L USM,EF,Canon 24-105mm f/4.0L USM IS lens or a Tamron SP Di 90mm,f/2.8 Macro lens. I also often employ a Gitzo GT3530s tripod with a Mongoose M-3.5 head or more rarely a Gitzo G1556 monopod with a ballhead. I use Photoshop CS3 for editing,Bridge for raw conversion and Lightroon and Elements for photostorage. The layout of my galleries is adapted from the American Birding Conservancy's book,All the Birds of North America. Identification of specific birds is aided by the Sibley guides especially in regard to seasonal,sexual and maturationally different appearances. My images should come up first in medium format,but you can shift to the large or original format for more detail. I also get useful criticism from and post some of my best bird pictures on the Nature Photographers Network
http://www.photoportfolios.net/portfolio/pf.cgi?a=up&pi=MERIGAN&u=300 I joined Flicker as well.I post occasionally there as well. http://www.flickr.com/photos/merigan/ Any and all comments are appreciated at all 3 sites.
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