Show your Bird Portraits

[Hill Benson]

I have heard great things about the 70-200 f/4 L both IS and non IS, this shot backs up some the claims to great sharpness from the lens. 

A lot of great shots from al posters, something about those seagulls jumped out at me, both great composition, the close up almost looks fake, a stuffed seagull.  Really sharp throughout, especially the eyes in both shots.

Thanks again.

I don't think I will ever sell or let my 70-200 F4/L (non IS) go. It was a shot taken by one of these and a 40D that made me choose Canon as my first digital SLR and lens. It's easily my favorite lens in my kit and my only L series lens so far. I'm really excited at the potential of this lens and a 5DMkiii as I'm very close to pulling the trigger on one of those!

thanks again for your kind comments, much appreciated.

[altenae]

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[1982chris911]

Some More :-)


Kea - B&W Portrait von 1982Chris911 (Thank you 600.000 Times) auf Flickr


Nesting Up at RBG Sydney von 1982Chris911 (Thank you 600.000 Times) auf Flickr


Male Takahe von 1982Chris911 (Thank you 600.000 Times) auf Flickr


Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) von 1982Chris911 (Thank you 600.000 Times) auf Flickr

[Hill Benson]

Nice Kea B+W portrait 1982Chris.
Some great sharpness/detail on the eye and beak.

[K-amps]

Nice shots Chris.

On the Male Takahe shot... what have you done to the background... it is the weirdest blur... almost a criss cross pattern blur..   

[briansquibb]

Nice shots Chris.

On the Male Takahe shot... what have you done to the background... it is the weirdest blur... almost a criss cross pattern blur..   

Reminds me of a big 1.6 crop

[Cyclops]

Nice shots Chris.

On the Male Takahe shot... what have you done to the background... it is the weirdest blur... almost a criss cross pattern blur..   

 I get that when throwing fences out of focus.

[1982chris911]

Nice shots Chris.

On the Male Takahe shot... what have you done to the background... it is the weirdest blur... almost a criss cross pattern blur..   

It was shot through a fence as the others already said. That is the problem if the Background is then too close to the subject to be extremely out of focus - the pattern still remains   

[nightvisionsuk]

Use a long focal length zoom telephoto lens with a range of 70-200mm is ideal.
Switch to Aperture Priority mode and choose a medium aperture with an f-stop of f/7.1.
Switch to an ISO setting that yields a shutter speed that is the reciprocal of the 35mm equivalent of the focal length you’re using to photograph the bird.
Enable image stabilization if your camera or lens has this feature.
Switch to Continuous Auto-Focus mode.
Switch to Continuous Drive mode.
Switch to a single auto-focus point and achieve focus on the eye that is closest to the camera.
If possible, photograph birds on an overcast day, or when the bird is in the shade.
If you’re photographing birds in broad daylight, capture your images in the early morning or late afternoon.
If you do photograph the bird straight on in broad daylight, make sure the front of the bird is illuminated.
If you’re photographing the side of the bird’s head in broad daylight, make sure the side of its head is completely illuminated.



nightvision binoculars

[marekjoz]

Use a long focal length zoom telephoto lens with a range of 70-200mm is ideal.
Switch to Aperture Priority mode and choose a medium aperture with an f-stop of f/7.1.
Switch to an ISO setting that yields a shutter speed that is the reciprocal of the 35mm equivalent of the focal length you’re using to photograph the bird.
Enable image stabilization if your camera or lens has this feature.
Switch to Continuous Auto-Focus mode.
Switch to Continuous Drive mode.
Switch to a single auto-focus point and achieve focus on the eye that is closest to the camera.
If possible, photograph birds on an overcast day, or when the bird is in the shade.
If you’re photographing birds in broad daylight, capture your images in the early morning or late afternoon.
If you do photograph the bird straight on in broad daylight, make sure the front of the bird is illuminated.
If you’re photographing the side of the bird’s head in broad daylight, make sure the side of its head is completely illuminated.

Although f5, 1/160 @ 200mm but is it ok?

[K-amps]

Although f5, 1/160 @ 200mm but is it ok?

Very nice!! Personally I like a bit of contrast sometimes (attached) . Very nice shot by the way.

[trueblue_dtw@yahoo.co.uk]

Tia the Barn Owl...

[MRLinVA]

Florida burrowing owls

[marekjoz]

Although f5, 1/160 @ 200mm but is it ok?

Very nice!! Personally I like a bit of contrast sometimes (attached) . Very nice shot by the way.

Thanks! Looks cooler

[AmbientLight]

Here's a shot I took of a pretty big bird.