Post your best bird shots!

[Brendan7]

I just love my 400mm 5.6! it makes me think selling my 300mm 2.8[img]/emoticons/emotion-1.gif[/img]

You can always give it to me! [:P]

[Tadas N.]

Hello, here is a photo of Great Tit. I've taken it in Lithuaniasome days ago. I've posted it in one lithuanian website and people voted for it worse than for my other photos (although personally I like this one), so I would be very grateful if you could criticize this photo. Just tell what is good and what's not. Thanks a lot!





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[JJphoto]

Tadas,N


I think this is a very nice picture!, I just can't see any big problem of this shot. maybe you should post some "other shots" so we can see the difference. again, it's a great shot, I like it.


Rich, I have the same question you have, hope some one can help.





here is my recent shot, I like it though i'm not sure if it works this way. thanks for viewing.


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[Richard Lane]

Chris,


I actually like your photo a lot. I like the golden glow and sparkle of the water due to the slow shutter speed and the setting Sun. I also like the composition and head angle of the bird. The focal point of the shot is the water, but I like the technique of the blurred bird in the foreground. I wouldn't change anything. The only suggestion that I have, which you may have already done, would be to take a second photo that would have the bird in focus with the water blurred and see which one looks better, or they may both be great.





John, Thanks for the explanation about the photo hosting. I'll sign up for one of them.


Rich

[JJphoto]

Thanks John for the explanation!

which you may have already done, would be to take a second photo that would have the bird in focus with the water blurred and see which one looks bette

Rich, thank you very much for your compliment. I don't have any photo like
this(bird in focus with blurred water) but I guess it will be less interesting without sparkle of the water cause of the blurred water. but I'll still give it a try next time. BTW, my name is not Chris, you can just call me JJ, or my name is Steve Zhao.

[Richard Lane]

Sorry about that JJ. I do agree with you that the water is what makes this photo special and the bird is just a big bonus.


I know it's not the same thing, but sometimes when I amshooting surfing, I take a picture of the Surfer walking back into the surf with his board and I try to take twophotos; one with the surfer blurred and the waves in focus and the other with the Surfer in focus and the waves blurred. Onehighlights the physical athletic presence of the surfer and the othercapturesthe hugesurf that they are entering. I have found that the guys like themselves in focus and their girlfriends are more impressed with thedangerous surf in focus. My preference varies depending on the height of the waves, the DOF and the lighting.


Rich

[JJphoto]

7D,400mm5.6,f5.6,1/8000,ISO400,EV -1 2/3, thanks for viewing.

[EdN]

7D, 300 mm F4 IS L, 1.4x Extender


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[Bill W]

F Ruby Throated at Coleus


7D w/100-400 at 400, f5.6, 1/250, ISO 640, tripod

[ddt0725]

Beautiful photo, guys!


Bill you take the best hummingbird photos! I have yet to see one in my yard but my daughter saw one for the first time last week. I don't even shoot bird photos too often anymore because I got bored with the same old 3 or 4 types I always see.


I think I need to go where the eagles fly ...Yoni, your photos are awesome! Also, Markbarton - I love your last B&W shot!

Denise