American Goldfinch

uplander · Jul 7, 2008

I caught this one tonight just fooling around with the Ef 400 f/2.8 on a monopod.
Canon 40D / Ef 400 f2.8
1/400th
ISO 200 F/5.6

Dmitri · Jul 8, 2008

Pretty bird! Nice shot, Uplander :thumbup:

Do'Urden's Eyes · Jul 8, 2008

grain issue? i cant think of any reasons for it though..

kundalini · Jul 8, 2008

Nice shot uplander. I have the hardest time catching them on a natural perch.

Do'Udren's Eyes said:
grain issue? i cant think of any reasons for it though..

Cropping a tiny little bird to get full framed.

uplander · Jul 8, 2008

kundalini said:
Nice shot uplander. I have the hardest time catching them on a natural perch.

Cropping a tiny little bird to get full framed.

kundalinihits it out of the ball park :lol:

. Yep it's a pretty tight crop. I had better luck tonight and will post another soon.

Do'Urden's Eyes · Jul 9, 2008

g's this bugger must've been FAR then if you had to zoom near 100%. lol far even for a 400mm