Post your best bird shots!

One more... trying to improve on my woodduck with the good advice I have received here. Caught the perfect light on his face...





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50D 70-200L F4 IS @ F4 1/400 iso 100


-james

Well done, good low angle and good head angle on the bird. Nice exposure too. I would consider cropping so that there is more canvas to the right side, ie less of a vertical crop. Give it a space to swim into so to speak.


Great shot!


Joel

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here is another one of mine, thanks for viewing

http://www.pscvn.org/members/308/3-1...1-28-17_AM.jpg


40D & 500 f/4L IS, f/4 1/2500, ISO 250, manual exposure, handheld


I burned the feather on the head, my bad![:D] Thanks for viewing! Comment, critiques and questions are all welcome.


Larger Version here http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10812191&size=lg

Nice Nate. I love how the bird's beak is open. Normally I wouldn't criticize such a shot, but the only flaw for me are the shadows on the wing. Besides that.....I'm coming up empty.

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Got one from today. 1/1000th at 6.3 I believe, 280mm on 70-200 with 1.4xTC.


A little over exposed, but it was some pretty harsh lighting.


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Jayson, that is a superb photo. I edited it for you and toned down that lighting:


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brendan

A tufted titmouse. Backyard setup using a feeder and hide. Canon 40D, 300mm 2.8L +1.4TC.





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Wonderful, Joel. I love the composition, the color coordination, and of course, the smooth background.