a few birds

Jim T

Please let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Jim.

jwear

just an opinion and remember it's only me --3 is the best 1 and 2 need a dif.crop or clone out the extras ,the stuff behind the bird you pick as your subject . 4 is good also but the tree behind does not help your shot

Jim T

jwear wrote:

just an opinion and remember it's only me --3 is the best 1 and 2 need a dif.crop or clone out the extras ,the stuff behind the bird you pick as your subject . 4 is good also but the tree behind does not help your shot

Thanks, I'm pretty new at this and really appreciate the tips. I will spend some time out in the blind today and see what I can come up with.

Jim.

Jim T

back with more...
any better?

I guess I should mention these were shot with an xti and 70-300 is non DO.

Thanks for looking,

Jim.

cmkultradome

I really like all of them and I'm very jealous because I have the same camera and lens and haven't gotten anything close to looking like these. I think I'll look for a blind so I can get closer. My favorites are the chickadee and the nuthatch (at least that's what I think the last one is).

Stephanie

jwear

WELL remember it's only me ---but #1,#2 ,#3 & #4

dallas

Jim T wrote:

any better?

I guess I should mention these were shot with an xti and 70-300 is non DO.

Thanks for looking,

Jim.













I like these better.....

Jim T

jwear wrote:

WELL remember it's only me ---but #1,#2 ,#3 & #4

You can find blinds from Ameristep for under $100.00, if you combine the blind with lots of bird seed you can get pretty close:D

Thanks for the help, I had not thought of the tree passing right through the subject. I had been primarily concerned with getting a nice crisp focus.

Now if we could get some good sun light up in these parts.

Ric Grupe

I like the last shots in each of the series the best. The light on the female Cardinal and the pose on the other.

I know that shooting with the 70-300 can be challenging when trying to capture birds. Getting the 300L F/4 IS and a 1.4 TC change my whole experience vastly. I held off because I was afraid that I would not be able to find my subjects quickly enough. In less than a day I had it figured out. Well worth the money without going overboard.