Birds C&C please

[rusty9]

these were the best of the series but imo they didn't turn out quite so well:

1. yeah i know this one's centered and does not really utilize the rule of thirds, but c'mon, give me a break, it's hard to get a good composition while he's flying away

2. this one has a lot of lost detail due to cropping

3.

thanks for looking

 

[rusty9]

bump

 

[LaFoto]

It is sooo difficult to capture these little things. If you're interested, you might enjoy my little "Bird Saga" here on TPF in 4 parts from back in 2007?
Part_1
Part_2
Part_3
Part_4

And then there was this friendly little chaffinch who became quite tame in May of 2008:

New_little_friend

You might enjoy those. Maybe.

 

[rusty9]

It is sooo difficult to capture these little things.

i know. those little birds were so fidgety

 

[HikinMike]

If you really want to photograph song birds, you might read this: The New Backyard DIY Photography Blind, Pond and Waterfall Atwater CA, Nature Photography - Images in the Backcountry's Blog

 

[icassell]

Songbirds are really tough to capture well without long glass. Pro bird photographers often use things like the Canon 500 f/4 or 600 f/4 WITH 1.4 or 2X Teleconverters.

That said, these are a good attempt. Unfortunately, they are still lost in your frame. If you want to go for songbirds, I would also recommend some sort of blind near a feeder.

 

[Felix 222]

make sure you use the center focus on the af system to get the birds in focus. also crop if you haven't yet