Post your best bird shots!

[bob williams]

Bill, Great shot of the RTH---it

[Bill W]

Thanks Bob


S/he is still hanging around today....yes, I got quite a few more shots....and I actually saw it fly about 15 yards while only losing about 10 feet of altitude.


S/he will probably be heading out soon for the wild blue yonder....too bad, it was definitely a very easy (lazy) photo op for me.

[neuroanatomist]

Great shot, Bill!


I visited the Concord Rookery last Friday - the GBH's are making quite a racket, and at least one of the chicks is taking short flights. Here are a couple of non-GBH shots from the outing, going with the theme of 'red highlights'.



EOS 7D, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6<span style="color: #ff0000;"]L IS USM @ 400mm, 1/640 s, f/5.6, ISO 1250



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EOS 7D, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6<span style="color: #ff0000;"]L IS USM @ 400mm, 1/1600 s, f/6.3, ISO 1600


Thanks for looking!


--John

[Bill W]

John....really nice capture of the male Pileated WP.


I haven

[neuroanatomist]

Thanks, Bill. He's a resident of that area, frequently heard, but rarely seen.

[ddt0725]

Fantastic shots, John! Sharpnessis dead on and color is perfect! Did you post-process in DxO? If so, did you just use the default or something else?

[neuroanatomist]

Thanks, Denise! Yes, I used DxO - the Default v2 preset. For the pileated WP, I used the Medium setting for Lighting and+25 Vibrancy.