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[Joel Eade]

Hairy Woodpecker, from the backyard



7D MKII
500mm
Spot Metering
TV mode + Auto ISO
Exposure Bias 0 EV
1/640
f/4.5
ISO 320

[Joel Eade]

Female Northern Cardinal



7D MKII
500mm
Tv mode, spot metering, auto ISO
1/800
f/4
Exposure bias - 1.0 EV
ISO 1250

[Joel Eade]

Red Bellied Woodpecker



7D MKII
500mm f/4L I
Tripod + Wimberly gimbal
Spot metering
TV Mode + Auto ISO
1/800
f/5.6
Exposure Bias - 1 1/3 EV
ISO 800

[Joel Eade]

Male Cardinal....the very dark background is the result of an extremely cloudy day without much light in the woods beyond my set up



7D MKII
TV mode with spot metering & Auto ISO
700mm
1/400
f/5.6
ISO 1250
Exposure bias -1/3 EV
RAW conversion and noise reduction with DPP4
Slight sharpening and detail enhancement in Photoshop CC

[Joel Eade]

Another image with dark background due to heavy overcast and using spot metering to get the subject correctly exposed.
Also of note, using TV mode with auto ISO the camera chose ISO 6400....quite high for the 7DII but at web size the noise is manageable



7DMKII
100-400mm II + 1.4 TC @ 560mm
TV mode, spot metering, auto ISO
1/800
f/8
ISO 6400
Exposure Bias + 2/3 EV

[Joel Eade]

Eastern Bluebird....no noise reduction applied



Canon 1DX
1000mm (500mm f/4L I + 2.0 TC III)
Tv mode + pattern metering + auto ISO
1/500
f/9
ISO 3200
Exposure bias + 1/3 EV

[sedwards]

those are some fantastic shots Joel !
I had a little free time yesterday and was able to make my own back yard set-up. Not a lot of variety yet but I will try different seeds.
5D3_2871 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

5D3_2910 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

[Minerve101]

Just like "Dueling Banjos!" Those cardinals are not really a competition, but examples of individual excellence that are even more impressive together.

[Joel Eade]

Great Cardinal pic Stuart!!!

[sedwards]

well i have a few nicer birds coming close but not close enough for pics. i have an oriol that stays high in the trees and a rose breasted grosbeak that does the same. In the meantime this guy is keeping me entertained .
5D3_2947 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr