Post your best bird shots!

[JJphoto]

Shooting BIF is so much fun, isn't it? it's like hunting without killing it! Nice GBHs in flight, guys!





BTW, did you use your 1D IV, Rick?

[dsiegel5151]

Didn't see any herons today, but ring-billed gulls were abundant as always. This was probably my best from the day.


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Canon 40D, 70-200mm (@200mm, f4, 1/8000s, iso 1600). I know, I know, why such a high iso? I was tracking a Hairy Woodpecker in the woods and there was no lighting. As I walked out of the woods this gull flew right over my head. I can't believe the picture came out as all, as I didn't have any time to play with settings. Fortunately, I had the camera on aperture priority mode.

[HDNitehawk]

BTW, did you use your 1D IV, Rick?

Thanks, and yes I did, with the 500mm F4L and the new 1.4x III. Not to sure about the new 1.4x yet, I thought I should have gotten more keepers today.

[Fast Glass]

JJ,


To pull an image is to make it darker, to push an image is to make it brighter. The highlights are a little bit overexposed and could be made darker, but not to much.


Here I did it for you. The Jpegdosen't have very much head roomso DXO had a hard time pulling them down.


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I also got rid of the yellow cast Joel was taking about in HLS. Overal I tried to maintian the same saturation level.


John.

[ddt0725]

Shooting BIF is so much fun, isn't it? it's like hunting without killing it!

LOL! Perfect comparison! The bird shots of late have been so absolutely awesome that I'm alittle intimdated to post! Great job guys!!

Before today, I haven't seen a bird in quite awhile & today I finally saw a few flying around my backyard! I thought I would try my EF 1.4x II on my 100-400mm and see how good my manual focusing skills were.

Not great but better than I thought they'd turn out!







Denise

[JJphoto]

To pull an image is to make it darker, to push an image is to make it brighter.

I see, thanks John.


I also removed a branch which blocked the bird, and I think I should have removed more branches to make this shot look better.

[bob williams]

A few shots from todays outing at the Bosque Del Apache:


Red Tail Hawk 1/1000, 5.6, ISO 100, 7D, 100-400L @400








Great Blue Heron (and Carp) 1/640 f5.6, iso 640 7D, 100-400L @ 400








Another Red Tail (I think---but this is a dark morph verison) just guessing based on on my bird book


1/1250 f5.6, iso 320 7D, 100-400L @ 400











Not a bird, but I do have to throw this one in---


This is one of the ponds at the Bosque with about 2 inches of ice, fairly rare around here.


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[bob williams]

Denise, Love your little bird shots----I really like these sorts of shots because it looks like the bird is in its natural habitat. Unfortunately, all of mine end up with a stick going through or in front of the bird.


Nice Job,


Bob

[bob williams]

JJ, Any clue what raptor this is---Maybe a red-shouldered hawk? but he looks a little small and a little too much white on him---I have been working on my bird ID, but some how, the birds never look exacly like like the pictures in the book.


Nice shot,


Bob

[Joel Eade]

Denise, love the house finch pics, good job with manual focus.


Bob, cool in flight shot of the red tailed hawk.


Our weather has finally improved ... 56 degrees and sunny today ... the snow is melting away quickly.


Here's a bright little Goldfinch to celebrate a brief preview of spring.


1DMKIII 300mm 2.8L +1.4TC ISO 1000 1/250 f/7.1 no flash


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