Big Tom strutting; ISO 1000, 1/80, f5.6, at 100mm w/100-400, tripod, and new 7D, but this is info for another thread.
Big Tom strutting; ISO 1000, 1/80, f5.6, at 100mm w/100-400, tripod, and new 7D, but this is info for another thread.
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my first upload
grey heron
greeting mark
Originally Posted by YellowJacket
Your persistence paid off well ...your photo is beautiful!! [Y]
Denise
Nice shot James.
I suggest you use a birdfeeder and perch setup; you'll constantly be able to get within 10' of the birds and you won't have the "branch growing out of bird's head" problem.
Backyard setup using a feeder and hide. Canon 40D, 300mm 2.8 + 1.4 TC. This was taken at dusk using a flash which gives the illusion of the background being very dark....I was trying to achieve this intentionally.
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Excellent capture there Joel! Was the flash off camera? Did the bird get sunglasses?
-Shea
2nd try at a Canada Goose portrait:
Comments and Criticisms welcome –
7D / 300 f/4 IS @ f7.1, 1/1000, ISO 400. Manual Exposure, Handheld.
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brendan
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7D+150-500
iso 640-f/8-1/800sec-500mm
Brendan, good pt about the the branch growing out of his head. Such a shame to lose that photo because of that, I took care of the branch in pp and re-uploaded, but in the future I'll try to handle it at capture.
I must say yesterday and today were some of the must fruitful days of shooting I've ever had. The sheer diversity of birds I saw was awesome. I've got material to post for a while...
I wish I had shots of Raptors, but this will do for now []
50D 70-200L F4 IS @ F4 1/1000 iso 200
And this one... looks like a redwing blackbird, but... no redwing. Maybe its a juvy.
50D 70-200L F4 IS @ F4 1/640 iso 200
-james