Post your best bird shots!

[lynx0069]

took this less than an hour ago.......i wont say what it is, kind of a test........lol. taken with my XSI, 100-400L @ 400mm, f/7.1, 1/400sec, iso400





jim

[Joel Eade]

Jim'


Looks like an Oriole of some type, maybe an immature Baltimore Oriole?





Joel

[Joel Eade]

Here's one of a Great Egret I took while on a fishing trip recently. 1D MK III, 300mm 2.8 + 1.4 TC, hand held from a boat.[img]/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.UserFiles/00.00.00.32.28/343V9388.JPG[/img]

[Sheiky]

Here's one of a Great Egret I took while on a fishing trip recently. 1D MK III, 300mm 2.8 + 1.4 TC, hand held from a boat.

Joel, your photo doesn't seem to work. At least not on my pc or my mobile phone.


Jan

[Joel Eade]

Sorry 'bout that.....[img]/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.UserFiles/00.00.00.32.28/343V9392.JPG[/img]

[Sheiky]

Sorry 'bout that.....

No biggie, I was just mentioning it [] Nice shot, beautiful bird!. What's up with the dark background? Is that the "shore"? I'm not sure what the appropriate English word is [A]

[Joel Eade]

Sheiky


Yes, it is the "shore" or "bank" of the lake. The bird was in a very shaded spot close tothe shore so it appears nearly black, I also darkened it a little in processing to make some distracting background elements less visible.


Joel

[Bill W]

Jim...not sure how accurate my monitor's colors are of your pic;I would guessa first year male Baltimore Oriole.But, hedging my bet a little, there are a couple of SW USA immatures and females that could be possible.


BTW...nice capture, but I would have tried to use a little recovery exposure around the eye in post processing.


Regards


Bill