Rafterman
No longer a newbie, moving up!
Lots of colors and species for your critique and viewing pleasure.
1) Hooded Mergansers. Shot from pretty far away because these birds spook VERY easily! That's a thin sheet of ice behind them, because our pond had partially frozen over. Yes, the shot is a bit dark, but I underexposed in an effort to keep the white on their heads from blowing out.
200mm, 1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 200
2) Carolina Wren
300mm, 1/400, f/5.6, ISO 200
3) Tufted Titmouse
240mm, 1/800, f/6.3, ISO 200
4) American Goldfinch
300mm, 1/400, f/6.3, ISO 200
5) Northern Mockingbird (just about to leave for work and caught him right outside the window, warming up in the morning sun)
200mm, 1/40, f/8, ISO 200
6) American Robin (taking a break from digging in the dirt so we could have a staring contest!)
300mm, 1/40, f/8, ISO 100
7) Ruddy Turnstone (breeding plumage) at the NC coast.
200mm, 1/800, f/5.6, ISO 100
8) Brown-headed Cowbird
200mm, f/5.6, ISO probably 800
1) Hooded Mergansers. Shot from pretty far away because these birds spook VERY easily! That's a thin sheet of ice behind them, because our pond had partially frozen over. Yes, the shot is a bit dark, but I underexposed in an effort to keep the white on their heads from blowing out.
200mm, 1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 200
2) Carolina Wren
300mm, 1/400, f/5.6, ISO 200
3) Tufted Titmouse
240mm, 1/800, f/6.3, ISO 200
4) American Goldfinch
300mm, 1/400, f/6.3, ISO 200
5) Northern Mockingbird (just about to leave for work and caught him right outside the window, warming up in the morning sun)
200mm, 1/40, f/8, ISO 200
6) American Robin (taking a break from digging in the dirt so we could have a staring contest!)
300mm, 1/40, f/8, ISO 100
7) Ruddy Turnstone (breeding plumage) at the NC coast.
200mm, 1/800, f/5.6, ISO 100
8) Brown-headed Cowbird
200mm, f/5.6, ISO probably 800