Little bird thread...your mission Mr Phelps

bulldurham · Jun 15, 2016

Didereaux said:
We get a ton of big bird shots on here, most really, really excellent. But to be honest it is the little birds that are the challenge to shoot and get great photos of. Soooooooo, this thread is dedicated to posting your best Little Brown Job shots.
(remember hummingbirds have their own thread! the little snobs)

bulldurham · Jun 15, 2016

I Hate to Jump and Run

ZombiesniperJr · Jun 15, 2016

Nice shot

spiralout462 · Jun 15, 2016

Summer Tanager. Female. I'm so glad this thread is still rolling!!

jcdeboever · Jun 16, 2016

Catbird in a tree just singing away beautifully.

Didereaux · Jun 16, 2016

jcdeboever said:
Catbird in a tree just singing away beautifully.
Neat pose. But remember with that strong backlight you need to turn your EC up +1 to +2 in order to fill shadows.

jcdeboever · Jun 16, 2016

Didereaux said:
jcdeboever said:

Catbird in a tree just singing away beautifully.
Neat pose. But remember with that strong backlight you need to turn your EC up +1 to +2 in order to fill shadows.

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Got it, was wondering how to accomplish that. Thank you for the direction!

baturn · Jun 20, 2016

Downy Woodpecker
Finally a little sunshine last evening.

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baturn · Jun 20, 2016

Infrequent visitors to my yard.

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jcdeboever · Jun 28, 2016

Song Sparrow. No edit except image scale to post on here. Canon SX60HS.

Red Wing Blackbird making a crap load of noise. Sounded like a crying baby.

Didereaux · Jun 29, 2016

Very nice, That little Canon SX60HS continues to impress me!

jcdeboever · Jun 29, 2016

Didereaux said:
Very nice, That little Canon SX60HS continues to impress me!

Thank you. It is very capable as I am finding out. I think the biggest issue is the stabilization. If I put this on a tripod, everything would be tack sharp. I noticed (not with these) on a tripod with stabilization turned off, eliminates the watercolor effect. My sharp images only happens when I am perfectly still and fairly close to subject. I tested on a tripod and it shines. The metering and color are excellent in my opinion.