Post your best bird shots!

[bob williams]

Joel, This looks like a studio portrait--Nice job,


Bob

[Joel Eade]

Thanks Steve, Kayaker and Bob,


I have owned the 300 2.8 for about 3 years .... I was so impressed with everything I read about the sharpness, contrast and bokeh that I couldn

[JJphoto]

to get sharpness on birds the biggest two things are to avoid under exposure and to get enough shutter speed. Push the ISO if you have to but get that histogram over toward the right side (without clipping the whites).

agreed! faster shutter speed is the way to get sharp image. IS sometimes can help but very very limited. IS only effected in certain range of shutter speed, slower or faster than that range make the IS useless . pushing the histogram to the right but not clip the whites to get the best exposure( for RAW) will give you the most details and lowest noise you can get.


finally understand something like this after one year massing around and there are still lot to learn.just like this forum and the "work shop" Joel.

[Joel Eade]

This is Tern, taken in Sept 2010 on my trip to Florida .... I rented the 500mm f/4L for the trip .... wonderful lens (still jealous JJ !!)


1DMKIII + 500mm f/4L + ISO 400 + 1/2000 + f/8 Manual mode, evaluative metering.





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[Deva207]

Canon 50D, 70-200 f4 L USM..

[JJphoto]

great capture ! Joel

I rented the 500mm f/4L for the trip .... wonderful lens (still jealous JJ !!)

I think you have made a correct decision putting your money on other more important things. IMHO, investing in real estate, stock market right now is better than putting money on a long lens, I just condn't resist when I found some cash back program can save me 5% plus ebay gave me another $100 extra saving if I buy it by the end of the year of 2010.


you will make me jealous when you get the one of the version II later[]

[dhesling]

Hi all. I'm new to the forum and I wanted to contribute a pic to this thread full of great photos!


Full EXIF included in the photo


Dan


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[MrGreenBug]

Hi Dan! Nice shot! I love the color saturation and sharpness of the image!

[dhesling]

Here are a couple more photos taken in New Smyrna Beach, Fl


Full EXIF intact


Dan


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[dhesling]

Hi Dan! Nice shot! I love the color saturation and sharpness of the image!
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Thank you, Angelo!