My Bird pics from yesterday(5 IMGS)

GraphyFotoz

Another round of shots yesterday as I took my 1st real day of shooting with DSLR.

Like I said before these are as good as most of the ones I see here.:rolleyes
But not bad for a cheap lens.
Canon 10D with Canon 75-300 4-5.6 USM II B+W UV
Shot with ISO speeds of 200 and 400

I might add that I see what Bird photographers go threw with small birds.
Zippy lil cuss's and out of 40 shots I took this is all that was good nuff to keep.

I know my pics aren't the greatest but Comments and tips welcome.:uhoh


The ever twitchy Black Capped Chickadee......







....the always hiding White Throated Sparrow......



....took 5 shots of this Red Breasted Nuthatch and this was the only keeper.

jwear

these are very good and time will give you even better every lens and camera has sweet spot ,and every camera has a delete button mine the words are worn off but i know right were it is if this was your first day

Steve Cavigliano

GF,

You did a good job. Especially considering that you were using low ISOs. Low ISOs in this sort of light means wide apertures and/or slower speeds. Both can bite ya when shooting birds. Wide apertures can make DOF an issue if you get too close to these little guys. Long zooms at full tele need a fast speed to minimize camera shake. Also, higher speeds will help "freeze" any motion by your subject. I don't know what kind of camera you use, but if it gives decent results at higher ISOs, try this again at ISO400 or 800. Shutter speed is the key, IMO.

As I wrote, you did good and most of these pics are sharp. It doesn't look like you did much post processing though. I think you may be surprised at how nice your images edit up Lighten them up a touch, add some saturation and do a bit of sharpening and they will come to life Not saying they aren't nice "as is". But you can do some things that will make them more pleasing to view

Steve