Show your Bird Portraits

[Pugshot]

Here are a few photos I recently took of some Common Loons (and their babies). I used my 7D to get a higher frames per second rate and to get the crop "reach" for my 400 f/5.6L (I know this isn't a f/2.8, but I was pleasantly surprised with the sharpness). I used 200 ISO and generally shot at 5.6 or 6.3 with a shutter speed between 1/400 and 1/2000. These were shot from the deck of a pontoon boat, but the higher shutter speeds were able to overcome the slight movement of the boat (the water was pretty calm). Comments/helpful critiques are welcome.

 

[Vern]

great pics - here are a few decent ones from my collection:

 

[Slashp]

Here are a few recent ones:

John

 

[Click]

Here are a few photos I recently took of some Common Loons (and their babies). I used my 7D to get a higher frames per second rate and to get the crop "reach" for my 400 f/5.6L (I know this isn't a f/2.8, but I was pleasantly surprised with the sharpness). I used 200 ISO and generally shot at 5.6 or 6.3 with a shutter speed between 1/400 and 1/2000. These were shot from the deck of a pontoon boat, but the higher shutter speeds were able to overcome the slight movement of the boat (the water was pretty calm). Comments/helpful critiques are welcome.

Great shots. I really like the last one. Nicely done.

 

[GuyF]

A young Shag. Amazing green colour and the eyes. Emerald green.

Mick - great shots of the Shag. Where did you take the shots? I could've taken something similar on the trip I was on last week but time was short and I headed up to some clifftops rather than staying down by the water's edge where the Shags and Arctic Terns hung out.

I'm thinking of selling my 300mm to get the new 500mm mk2 - any comments or tips on using the lens? I plan on hiring one a the end of the month for an airshow (I'll be using it with a gimbal head).

Last few shots attached....

 

[serendipidy]

Here are a few photos I recently took of some Common Loons (and their babies). I used my 7D to get a higher frames per second rate and to get the crop "reach" for my 400 f/5.6L (I know this isn't a f/2.8, but I was pleasantly surprised with the sharpness). I used 200 ISO and generally shot at 5.6 or 6.3 with a shutter speed between 1/400 and 1/2000. These were shot from the deck of a pontoon boat, but the higher shutter speeds were able to overcome the slight movement of the boat (the water was pretty calm). Comments/helpful critiques are welcome.

Really nice...I like them all! Keep posting

 

[serendipidy]

great pics - here are a few decent ones from my collection:

Well done. What camera and lens did you use?

 

[serendipidy]

Here are a few recent ones:

John

#3 is very cool 8)

 

[Don Haines]

Here are a few recent ones:

John

Wow, that is a great picture...

 

[Click]

Here are a few recent ones:

John

Wow, that is a great picture...

+1 Very nice shot. Well done.

 

[IslanderMV]

More crazy eyes.
A Double crested Cormorant stops fishing to check me out. The bird was perfectly lit in warm afternoon light. They have such bizarre eyes, I did a max crop to see the inner structure. Very odd !

60D and 100- 400mm The crop was shot at 1000th at f5.5 and ISO 1000
(the eye crop shows some great inner detail when viewed at full size.)

 

[scottkinfw]

Sweet!

Where were you when you got this shot?

sek

More crazy eyes.
A Double crested Cormorant stops fishing to check me out. The bird was perfectly lit in warm afternoon light. They have such bizarre eyes, I did a max crop to see the inner structure. Very odd !

60D and 100- 400mm The crop was shot at 1000th at f5.5 and ISO 1000
(the eye crop shows some great inner detail when viewed at full size.)

 

[scottkinfw]

Hummer, in my front yard

 

[scottkinfw]

Mallard, in nearby pond

 

[serendipidy]

More crazy eyes.
A Double crested Cormorant stops fishing to check me out. The bird was perfectly lit in warm afternoon light. They have such bizarre eyes, I did a max crop to see the inner structure. Very odd !

60D and 100- 400mm The crop was shot at 1000th at f5.5 and ISO 1000
(the eye crop shows some great inner detail when viewed at full size.)

Love those crazy blue eyes...nice shots

 

[serendipidy]

A few from my yard this afternoon. 7D, 70-200mmL f/2.8 ISii, F/4.0, ISO 160 hand held (on top of ladder)

Common waxbills in Octopus tree

 

[serendipidy]

A few more from my yard this afternoon. 7D, 70-200mmL f/2.8 ISii, F/4.0, ISO 160 hand held (on top of ladder)

Mejiro (Japanese White-eye) in Octopus tree

 

[Jack Douglas]

Serendipidy, what a beautiful tree and bird. Very nice shots. If you're like me you may need to be told to watch you don't get carried away on the ladder!

Jack

 

[Click]

A few from my yard this afternoon. 7D, 70-200mmL f/2.8 ISii, F/4.0, ISO 160 hand held (on top of ladder)

Common waxbills in Octopus tree

Mejiro (Japanese White-eye) in Octopus tree

Great shot serendipy. 8) Lovely pictures.

 

[rpt]

A few from my yard this afternoon. 7D, 70-200mmL f/2.8 ISii, F/4.0, ISO 160 hand held (on top of ladder)

Common waxbills in Octopus tree

Mejiro (Japanese White-eye) in Octopus tree

Great shot serendipy. 8) Lovely pictures.

Yup! Lovely! I am saving up for a 70-200 ISII.