Post your best bird shots!

[HDNitehawk]

JJ and Joel


Thanks, I think your right I got a little to tight with the crop. I thought that when I was doing it, but did it any way trying to show it to close.


I don

[ddt0725]

Not as cool as some of the previous photos but when you see one of these, you know spring has officially arrived ....YIPPPEEEE!!!

[Joel Eade]

Nice Robin Denise, very sharp and well exposed with a nice, un-cluttered background.


I took this about 15 minutes ago .....





[img]/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer-Discussions-Components-Files/15/7510.343V0913.jpg[/img]

[Joel Eade]

Another one from this morning ......





[img]/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer-Discussions-Components-Files/15/2502.343V0922.jpg[/img]

[bob williams]

Very nice Robin Denise, I saw one in my backyard yesterday, but wasn

[Joel Eade]

I posted some pics of my set up a long ways back ... I

[Ninja1283]

<div>





Canon 550D 131mm, 1/250 f/5.6 ISO100





Canon 550D 220mm, 1/400 f/6.3 ISO 250





Canon 550D 250mm, 1/400 f/6.3 ISO500





Canon 550D 187mm, 1/4000 f/6.3 ISO1600 (I was shooting this guy in flight, so the settings are all screwy)





Canon 550D 400mm + 1.4X, 1/320 f/6.3 ISO400





Canon 550D 400mm + 1.4X, 1/250 f/5.6 ISO400





Canon 550D 250mm, 1/800 f/10 ISO100





Canon 550D 250mm, 1/500 f/8 ISO100





All shot using my lowly 55-250 kit lens or 300 f/4L at a Hawking convention or local slough


Let me know what you think!
</div>

[Fast Glass]

Very nice images! The third one crops too much of the Hawk, is this the un-cropped picture?


The forth one would be much nicer if you could have shot that a lower angle.


The fifth one I would crop for a different composition, mabye a virtical.


The sixth one I would crop also.


The rest are excelent!


John.

[Ninja1283]

Thanks.


The hawk pics are all unedited, uncropped.

The forth one would be much nicer if you could have shot that a lower angle.

That's what I was thinking, but there was a bright orange plastic construction fence in the way. I tried shooting through it, but the orange was reflecting into the picture too much. All my shots were basically restricted to 4'+.

The fifth one I would crop for a different composition, mabye a virtical.

What do you mean?

The sixth one I would crop also.

How much were you thinking? I kinda liked the wider composition...then again resized down to 576px wide, it does look a little "off"

[Fast Glass]

The forth one would be much nicer if you could have shot that a lower angle.

That's what I was thinking, but there was a bright orange plastic construction fence in the way. I tried shooting through it, but the orange was reflecting into the picture too much. All my shots were basically restricted to 4'+.

I had a hunch that was the reason, but wasn't sure.

The fifth one I would crop for a different composition, mabye a virtical.

What do you mean?

Whoops, I spelled it wrong! I ment to crop it in a vertical/portriat oriantation instead of a horizontal/landscape oriantation.

The sixth one I would crop also.

How much were you thinking? I kinda liked the wider composition...then again resized down to 576px wide, it does look a little "off"

I was thinking something like your last image. Mabye a vertical would also work so you keep the reflection in the water.


John.