Post your best bird shots!

[HDNitehawk]

RAW has gotten less important with the new bodies. The 7D II and 5Ds R do a great job with JPG. Many of the birders or photgs in general that do not PP will benefit.

But RAW still has its benefits like Joel mentioned. Family pics are the only thing I shoot in JPG.

[Dave Throgmartin]

If I have the bird ID correct this is a juvenile masked booby.

My wife and I were in the caribbean 2 weeks ago and while aboard the ship I took some bird photos during the down time. This guy came fairly close and I really liked the pose.

2015_11_10_13863_upd3 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

[Dave Throgmartin]

This is a brown pelican taken when the ship was in dock at St. Kitts.

2015_11_13_14736_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

[Joel Eade]

Gorgeous flight images Dave, sorry, I don't know one Booby from another

[Joel Eade]

Red Bellied Woodpecker

7D MKII
500mm f/4L IS USM I + 1.4 TCII
ISO 1000
f/5.6
1/640
No crop

[Dave Throgmartin]

Gorgeous flight images Dave, sorry, I don't know one Booby from another

Thanks Joel! Excellent woodpecker.

Dave

[Dave Throgmartin]

Two more pelican photos.

No 1 Rock Backdrop

2015_11_13_14721_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 2 Ocean Backdrop

2015_11_13_14696_v2__upd_2 by dthrog00, on Flickr

The ocean back drop image is, to an extent, fake. The bird photo is mine. The ocean photo is mine. Unfortunately, the good pose/focus/light all occurred with the bird over the pier. I put it on top of the ocean instead. Does this look fairly real to the viewers?

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

[Dave Throgmartin]

Here's a bit more of an exotic species. Read more @ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/...Frigatebird/id

No 1 Male Magnificent Frigatebird - photo'd in St. Lucia.

2015_11_12_14321_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 2 Female Magnificent Frigatebird - photo'd in St. Kitts.

2015_11_13_14665_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

[Busted Knuckles]

[IMG]MDB_0570 by mbarrett5076, on Flickr[/IMG]

[Joel Eade]

The ocean back drop image is, to an extent, fake. The bird photo is mine. The ocean photo is mine. Unfortunately, the good pose/focus/light all occurred with the bird over the pier. I put it on top of the ocean instead. Does this look fairly real to the viewers?

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

It looks very good to me.