Post your best bird shots!

[JJphoto]

bird in snowing is always a dream for a southern Californian like me, beautiful shot, Joel!

[Joel Eade]

I did use my 580EX II set to ETTL -1 2/3 stops and the better beamer ..... I opened the window and there is no screen.


These branches are right above my feeders so it I didn

[Fast Glass]

Wonderful shot Joel! The colors are nice and vibrant and the copostion is great.


Keep up the great work,


John.

[JJphoto]

got it today, I got really close to the bird.


7D, 700mm 5.6, f6.3,1/1600,ISO800


[img]/resized-image.ashx/__size/800x0/__key/CommunityServer-Discussions-Components-Files/15/4784.IMG_5F00_0308.jpg[/img]

[Joel Eade]

JJ,


Really nice shot (Coopers Hawk I guess?) ... very sharp and really nice pose / head angle ... look a little too saturated to me especially the yellows.


Very cool to get close to any raptor!

[Joel Eade]

This is a bird that seldom comes out of the brush for a chance at a clear picture ... the Eastern Towhee .. the severe weather has caused even these stout hearted birds to come to the feeders


1DMKIII


300mm 2.8L + 1.4 TC II


Manual exposure


580EXII + better beamer ETTL -1 2/3 stops


1/1000


f/5.6


iso 800





[img]/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer-Discussions-Components-Files/15/7723.343V0542.jpg[/img]

[Fast Glass]

Hi JJ,


I really like this one, but I think the sharpening is a little too strong. A heavy crop? I like the colors. I think you could pull the highlights a little bit in levels/tone curve.


Nice one overall,


John.

[JJphoto]

look a little too saturated to me especially the yellows.

but I think the sharpening is a little too strong. A heavy crop?

thanks guys for the comments! I was trying to offset some IQ loss of the picture post it here, I guess I overdid it for both sharpness and color[:O] I only cropped it a bit John, I got pretty close to this guy.

I think you could pull the highlights a little bit in levels/tone curve.

I don't really get that John, are you saying it's a little underexposed on the highlights? or overexposed?

[Kayaker72]

So, a few GBHs flew by while I was shooting eagles. We also had a seal sunning itself on a rock and a few ducks. A good morning []


Both-Canon 7D, 100-400L @ 400mm, 1/1250, f/5.6 ISO 400


[img]/resized-image.ashx/__size/800x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-46-64-Birds/GBH-2.JPG[/img]





[img]/resized-image.ashx/__size/800x0/__key/CommunityServer-Components-UserFiles/00-00-00-46-64-Birds/GBH-1.JPG[/img]

[HDNitehawk]

Thats funny Kayaker, I was uploading these as you posted yours. I have about the same story. Small lake here has an eagle nest on it and the lake is frozen. He kept landing about 400 yards away on the ice and I never got a decent shot.


I was also trying out the new 1.4x III. Not to sure it was performing better than the old yet as a lot of pics weren't to sharp. I need to try it again.


But I did this guy F5.6 , 1/1600, ISO250





[View:http://community.the-digital-picture...neric/utility/]





F5.6, 1/1600, ISO320





[View:http://community.the-digital-picture...neric/utility/]