From a recent pass through Ontario. The little birds had a nest in a small stump and were flying back and forth with food. They would often sit and wait making a strange noise and strumming their wings very quickly. I think that is where the bit of blur on the wings comes from.
50D, 500mm, f/4, 1/125, ISO400, EC+1/3. In hind sight I may have tried ISO800 for a bit faster shutter.
What a great capture, you AND the bird! :-) can you bring out more contrast in the bird's feathers, or sharpness? I think it's there, but could be teased out a bit more and it'd make the image pop even more! Thanks for sharing, great job on detail!
Hi Dave, as Sandra says, you captured a nice image and the bird captured its worm, which makes your image even better. I would consider cropping from the top and brightening the dark areas in the BG.
Thanks for the comments and suggestions.
I had added a bit of contrast to the bird and stopped before I got too far away from what I remember the bird looking like. Perhaps a bit more and some selective sharpening could be used.
I had left the top bg because the perch seemed to get a bit bigger in the photo. I agree it is very green and perhaps I could have used a bit of blur or at least toned down the green some which may have helped with the darker areas as well.
It was a fun and interesting day with several first for me.
Speed wise agree but you did well with the low shutter speed !! Can add it might be over sharpened a bit? ... any clue what he is snacking? ..look like legs !!
I think it is a "multipede" of some sort. They were busy parents bringing all sorts of snacks of various shapes and sizes.
I don't think it is over sharpened. One pass of USM at 350/.2/0. The wings look a bit blurry to me I think from the fluttering.
Hi Dave,The bird is sharp,good angle with even light that I might add a bit more contrast to the bird. IMO the subject is too small within the frame. I might crop from the top and left to give the subject more impact...
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