Post your best bird shots!

[JJphoto]

Got this one today


7D,500mm,f4.0, 1/640,ISO800


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[BryanKing]

Ok, to make up for my previous post, I went and found a bird in my collection. Not very good, but still qualifies as one of my "best" bird shots. Not my forte.

[Joel Eade]

Got this one today


7D,500mm,f4.0, 1/640,ISO800

JJ....cool pose, love the toes spread out like that, well done

[Joel Eade]

Ok, to make up for my previous post, I went and found a bird in my collection. Not very good, but still qualifies as one of my "best" bird shots. Not my forte.

Bryan..the Golden Gate shot was awesome, would make a fabulous large print.


I love the feathers on the back of the Peacock...you captured the iridescence nicely, the birds head/eye area does appear to be in shadow....fill flash might have helped here.

[Joel Eade]

Black Capped Chickadee


1D3


420mm


ISO 1000


f/4.5


1/500


580 EX II -2 1/3 stops ETTL


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[JJphoto]

Another GBH shot


7D 500mm 4.0, f4.0,1/1250,ISO1600


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[JJphoto]

thanks Joel for the comment!


nice shot as usual Joel, lots of details, well done!

[Joel Eade]

another back yard visitor, shot this one using live view with the camera connected to my MacBook Pro via usb. Raw conversion with DPP.


1d3


300mm 2.8L (bare, no TC)


ISO 1000


1/250


f/8


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[bob williams]

Joel, Nice shot of the dove----as usual. How did you like shooting from your laptop. I have often considered trying this with the hummers because it would be much easier to identify detail problems such as ghosting, fine focus etc--more so than the screen on the camera allows. I just have never gotten around to it---what

[Joel Eade]

Thanks Bob, actually it was a first for me ....


I had printed and set up an ISO chart in the yard and was checking the AF microadjustment of the 300 with my 1D3 when the dove appeared so I took the opportunity to try it.


I actually was thinking about possibly using it on HB shots as well. (...great minds....?)


It is very different not looking through the camera, would take some time to adjust to it but you