Post your best bird shots!

[conropl]

I use the clone stamp tool with very small size at first to separate the out of focus branch from the one in focus. then make the brush larger and reduce the opacity to gradually paint away the remaining areas and try to blend them with the BG. Then I go over that with the paint brush at a reduced opacity to further blend it in

Wow... thank you very much. I will work on it. I appreciate the advice.

I am w/o a camera for a while, so I should have some time to finally sit at the computer and get through some RAW images that have been left unattended for far to long.

[Bill W]

male Ruby-throated HB

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

Bill, nice pose, great details and colors.

Male Orange Bishop (Orange Weaver Finch)

These are originally from Northwest and Eastern Africa, they are quite established in Southern California.

[Bill W]

Beautiful capture of a beautiful bird Nate.....interesting origin. I'll have to do a little research to see how they arrived in the states.

[Bill W]

male ABE takeoff




f ABE takeoff

[Jayson]

Standard is pretty high recently but I had a funny shot I wanted to share. I was in the wrong spot to get this guy, but got a lovely leg shot.

[Bill W]

Have a lot of those butt shots myself Jayson.....

m RTHB at 1/125 shutter speed....just trying to maximize wing blur.

[Joel Eade]

f ABE takeoff

Beauty of a shot and very sharp too. Do you mind sharing the EXIF data? Well done Bill.

[Joel Eade]

Have a lot of those butt shots myself Jayson.....

m RTHB at 1/125 shutter speed....just trying to maximize wing blur.

That's awesome you were able to get the head sharp at 1/125!

[Bill W]

Thanks Joel for the comment....if you click on the photo it takes you to Flickr. Flickr shows the EXIF info, if it isn't immediately visible, under the last comment you'll see the small letter i....click and the EXIF will appear.

EXIF for the ABE; f7.1, ISO 1250, shutter 1/2000 at 700mm

The slow shutter speed (I've captured a sharp head down to 1/60th) is practice for when the sun comes out....if ever ....I face west when shooting and w/PM diffused backlighting, the slow shutter will reveal the pattern of the wings' stroke. Pretty cool in IMO.