Show your Bird Portraits
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Jack Douglas said:nonac, that's great and so are the results. Too bad all birds won't cooperate!
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They rarely ever cooperate! You just have to outsmart them. I've got to start working on some "in flight" shots like those great ones you posted of the chickadee. Any tips, other than patience?
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nonac, I've gone fully manual because my 6D has the dreaded 9 pt single cross focus but I doubt if better cameras would be a total solution. I don't bother trying to get multiple shots since 4 FPS isn't enough.
As has been stated by various folk you need a convenient landing location and a destination that attracts them as consistently as possible. With Chickadees, it's good old sunflower seeds at the destination. Figure out the flight path and pre-focus and then develop good reflexes. I kept the framing loose and cropped but no one wants too much cropping so it's either tight framing and fewer shots or loose framing and more shots. Then fire away.
I was using bounced fill off the camera, above and to the right, HS Synch at 4000th sec. and F8 for more DOF. With the 6D I really try to stay at ISO 1250 but do OK up to 2000 or maybe 3200. Maybe I'm too fussy. No, not maybe, I am.
FWIW, remember that I've only owned a DSLR for under 3 years, so I have lots to learn and I have lots of rejects.
Jack
As has been stated by various folk you need a convenient landing location and a destination that attracts them as consistently as possible. With Chickadees, it's good old sunflower seeds at the destination. Figure out the flight path and pre-focus and then develop good reflexes. I kept the framing loose and cropped but no one wants too much cropping so it's either tight framing and fewer shots or loose framing and more shots. Then fire away.
I was using bounced fill off the camera, above and to the right, HS Synch at 4000th sec. and F8 for more DOF. With the 6D I really try to stay at ISO 1250 but do OK up to 2000 or maybe 3200. Maybe I'm too fussy. No, not maybe, I am.
FWIW, remember that I've only owned a DSLR for under 3 years, so I have lots to learn and I have lots of rejects.
Jack
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Birds are still very scarce over here. I have uploaded these, taken yesterday at Lakenheath, to show the quality of the 100-400 II + 1.4xTC + 7D II at f/8. The birds weren't that close and did not fill the frame, but the quality is satisfactory. I probably would have done nearly as well without the TC, but it works fine and gives some extra resolution.
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AlanF, from time to time don't forget to give your evaluation of the 7D2 from personal experience. I'll be on the fence until March or maybe early April.
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Hi Alan.
Lovely shots, looks like a good combination to me. Thanks for sharing, more excellent shots to strive towards. Many superb shots posted here of late thanks all.
Cheers, Graham.
Lovely shots, looks like a good combination to me. Thanks for sharing, more excellent shots to strive towards. Many superb shots posted here of late thanks all.
Cheers, Graham.
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