Post your best bird shots!

[Bill W]

Some great shots here......


Nate; in general, what metering method do you use?


Juvenile Cooper's Hawk hand held shot w/40D, 100-400 at 400mm, f10, ISO 200, shutter 1/500th, metering spot.





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[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

90% of the time I use Manual Exposure and when I use Aperture Value I use Evaluative Metering.


Kool Cooper Hawlk shot Bill, good exposure, pose and head angle, background too clutter though


Nate,

[Bill W]

Thanks for your input Nate.


I agree about the background, but I like to let the viewer of my pix to know what surroundings I'm in also. LOL When I print this pic I'll PS the background for a more pleasant bokeh.


Here's one taken a few weeks ago in a Raptor workshop I participated in....I rented the 70-200 2.8 IS for this shoot. As you can see the pix' bokeh (untouched) is much better, but it was a controlled setting and I didn't have to traipse thru brambles to capture the Kestrel. I feel as if I was cheating. []





Thanks again


Bill

[Itheone]

A bluebird in my backyard.

[Fast Glass]

All right, so I posted this before. But I don't have a camera, so can't take any new pictures right now. This picture is uncropped.


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Enjoy,


John.

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

Eared Grebe


Canon 40D, EF 500mm f/4L IS USM, f/5.6, 1/2000, ISO 250, Manual Exposure, Handheld.


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[Keith B]

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[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

Finally got a good shot of a male wood duck, these guys along with the madarin ducks are very skittish, it's tough to get a frontal shot of them. Thanks for viewing everyone!


40D & 500 f/4L IS, f/4, 1/320, ISO 400, handheld

[Bombsight]

Run of the mill ...

[Bill W]

Nate....that's a beauty and HAND HELD. Have you been going to the gym....LOL.


I know your pain, they visit a small bog pond in the spring and maintain a distance beyond the max for the 100-400.


Thanks for sharing


Bill