Show your Bird Portraits

[Vern]

A starling from yesterday. Not the bird I was after (a black redstart) - my target was rather less obliging

5Ds, 500mm, f/4, 1/1600, ISO 100 (possibly the first bird picture I've taken at base ISO!). Moderately cropped for composition.

Incidentally, on the subject of sharpening (discusses above), it also depends what size you're viewing the images. I tend to sharpen to taste for each output size, and also sometimes you need to take into account compression algorithms used by Flickr, Twitter, etc. (and even here, images often look a lot less good in line, but fine once you click on them and get the popup).

beautiful composition and lighting

 

[nats1mom]

Anna's Hummingbird photographed today with Canon 100-400 II

 

[7DmkI]

For the last few years, a barred owl stayed in the conservation area nearby for the winter. Yesterday, he/she was posing on the open branch for over an hour telling us that "I'm Back!"

 

[Jack Douglas]

For the last few years, a barred owl stayed in the conservation area nearby for the winter. Yesterday, he/she was posing on the open branch for over an hour telling us that "I'm Back!"

What a lovely situation and great shot. Owls are so sweet and I never see them around here.

Jack

 

[ADBa]

7D II, 500 II, 1.4 III

 

[7DmkI]

For the last few years, a barred owl stayed in the conservation area nearby for the winter. Yesterday, he/she was posing on the open branch for over an hour telling us that "I'm Back!"

What a lovely situation and great shot. Owls are so sweet and I never see them around here.

Jack

Not even snowy owls? I thought at least some snowies in your area.

 

[Click]

For the last few years, a barred owl stayed in the conservation area nearby for the winter. Yesterday, he/she was posing on the open branch for over an hour telling us that "I'm Back!"

Very nice shot, 7DmkI.

 

[Jack Douglas]

For the last few years, a barred owl stayed in the conservation area nearby for the winter. Yesterday, he/she was posing on the open branch for over an hour telling us that "I'm Back!"

What a lovely situation and great shot. Owls are so sweet and I never see them around here.

Jack

Not even snowy owls? I thought at least some snowies in your area.

You are right in that we should see them but having lived on an acreage east of Edmonton, Alberta for roughly 40 years, I've never seen an owl at my place, period.

But here is something I see on occasion, like an hour ago, a Northern Red-shafted flicker. We also see the Yellow-shafted about equally. 1DX2 400DO II X2 III 1/1250 F9 ISO 5000

Jack

 

[Click]

Very nice, Jack. Beautiful with the snow.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Very nice, Jack. Beautiful with the snow.

Thanks Click.

Jack

 

[Mikehit]

OMG Jack, that shot is brilliant.
The bird sort of blends into the stump while standing out (sorry for sounding all arty-farty) and the angle is very different to most portraits. I'd be really pleased with that one if it were mine.

 

[lion rock]

Nice Jack, very nice!
-r

 

[Jack Douglas]

Mike you're just buttering me up! For ISO 5000, I am content.

Jack

 

[Jack Douglas]

Nice Jack, very nice!
-r

Thanks Riley, when are you going to post a Pileated?

Jack

 

[Mikehit]

I saw the swan drifting into darker water and just as I got into position, the wind picked up and the water ripples picked up the light. It took some 20 minutes for the wind to die down.

 

[Jack Douglas]

I saw the swan drifting into darker water and just as I got into position, the wind picked up and the water ripples picked up the light. It took some 20 minutes for the wind to die down.

Very nice composition!

Jack

 

[Click]

Nicely done, Mikehit.

 

[7DmkI]

For the last few years, a barred owl stayed in the conservation area nearby for the winter. Yesterday, he/she was posing on the open branch for over an hour telling us that "I'm Back!"

Very nice shot, 7DmkI.

Thanks, Click.

 

[7DmkI]

But here is something I see on occasion, like an hour ago, a Northern Red-shafted flicker. We also see the Yellow-shafted about equally. 1DX2 400DO II X2 III 1/1250 F9 ISO 5000

Jack

ISO 5000, wow. Very nice shot, Jack.

 

[tron]

Mike you're just buttering me up! For ISO 5000, I am content.

Jack

Just it's excellent both picture of the bird and IQ of the shot. I must know is this a whole frame scaled down to the specific size or it it a 100% crop or something in between? Noise reduction? I know too many questions but it is so good...