Chickadee C & C pelase

[True_Shot]

Well this my first attempt to an actual "photograph" (not just a snapshot).
In hindsight, to capture a shot of a bird fluffing itself up is quite difficult... haha

F-Stop (f/5.6)
Shutter Speed (1/320s)
ISO (100)
Exposure Bias (+0.3)
Focal Length (250mm) (55-250 IS lens)

 

[True_Shot]

Maybe I posted too many times...haha

 

[480sparky]

The darks seem too dark.

 

[True_Shot]

The darks seem too dark.

Better?

 

[True_Shot]

No more C & C's?

 

[paigew]

I think this is a pretty cool shot. I like how you can see such detail in the feathers; they almost look like little fern leaves or something. One thing I would change is the crop, you chopped off his tail!

 

[True_Shot]

I think this is a pretty cool shot. I like how you can see such detail in the feathers; they almost look like little fern leaves or something. One thing I would change is the crop, you chopped off his tail!

Thanks
Sadly due to my newbie-ness to photography I took the picture without his tail :O

 

[paigew]

There is always tomorrow! You inspired me to try to take a photo of a bird today. It was rough!! We have a birdfeeder and I got some cute ones but they just didn't look good because I had to crop them and ended up chopping the bird feeder in half! So did you crop a substantial amount then?

 

[jaxx419]

Birds in my opinion are hard to shoot! (with a camera) taking a decent photo of a red bird is on my bucket list.

 

[True_Shot]

There is always tomorrow! You inspired me to try to take a photo of a bird today. It was rough!! We have a birdfeeder and I got some cute ones but they just didn't look good because I had to crop them and ended up chopping the bird feeder in half! So did you crop a substantial amount then?

Yeah I have a birdfeeder too, but it seems to unnatural so I take the picture in the tree where the birds perch
I don't crop too much. Mostly just zoom in to 250mm haha

Here's the original (but without the added vignette )