couple new bird shots

[lynx0069]

thanks again for the advice brendan.......i didnt set up any perches, decided to just hang around between my feeder and the closest ash tree, which is only 12 feet separation between the feeder and closest branches. after awhile, the chickadees and nuthatches are getting very use to me being there, and the finches are comeing closer, not quite close enough, but getting there. and i am getting a pair of surprising birds sticking around.....have a look at these pics and let me know what you think, the last pic will be the one bird i never expected to let me be there.





XSi, 70-200f/4L, 1.4X extender, shot at 200mm, f/7.1, 1/400sec, iso200......no crop of this pic at all





same lens combo and settings as above, but cropped in CS4 and a little colour correction to bring out the blue in the sky and the black in the chickadee





same lens but f/5.6, 1/500sec, iso200 and cropped and colour correctionin CS4





red bellied woodpecker, same lens etc, but f/9, 1/500sec, iso200 and cropped in CS4.


i am trying different settings to see what i like the best.


jim

[Brendan7]

Jim those are superb! What an improvement...#2 is my favorite.

the last pic will be the one bird i never expected to let me be there

Agreed. I am quite jealous, I have these guys but they are too shy by far. I need a blind []


Wow. This is by far your best set yet


brendan

[lynx0069]

thanks brendan. i dont know if a blind is right though. i kinda like the fact that the birds are getting used to me hanging around, as long as they dont see me as a threat.

[ddt0725]

Jim,


Your second set is really beautiful! Fantastic composition!

Denise

[lynx0069]

thanks denise......i'm glad i am getting better, even though i dont have the gear you have, but i make do with what i have


jim

[Brendan7]

thanks denise......i'm glad i am getting better, even though i dont have the gear you have, but i make do with what i have

There we go! I know people who blow $10k on gear and learn nothing...one of the things that too much gear does is make sure that you'll never learn how to take a good picture, just rely on your gear. And the 70-200 f/4 IS is a GREAT bird lens...