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Crap conditions wasn't going out looking then knew I need to hit the LCBO so figured why not took the camera and was back home in an hour. Snowy major crop on this one she was way out there Barred Owl

thanks

First Bird Of 2015

Nice ones Joey

Seems they know

LOL nephew said "why don't I see them while hunting "

Saw this guy this morning wish I had better light but I'll take it

Yea he wanted his gull to himself

Two actually the one at Whitby Harbour was too far away for a pic but found this one eating a gull

Thanks everyone

Thanks I don't know why but I've always been fascinated with birds

Besides the Barred I got Female Cardinal Redbellied Woodpecker Brown Creeper didn't think they were around now? Redtailed Hawk Mallard Drake

Not a Snowy but a barred pic sucks due to low light took it at 1/40 at 500mm hand held

Thanks I got more of him today I'll post them up

Here's what I did to your mallard pic

LOL wish I had some of my first pics with the camera I had purple tinged Deer and pic's I posted on forums, would be trash bin material now. I've come along way in 2 years with the camera and I hope to keep the progress up. New D7100 I grabbing wednesday theres nothing wrong with the D5100 I have now except its all menu driven I need buttons and dials for wildlife don't have time to change settings going into the menu to change stuff just press a button move a dial and she all good all the while still looking through the view finder

Conditions sucked had to push the ISO no BIF today couldn't get my SS high enough Blue Jay Hairy Woodpecker Red-Bellied Woodpecker Redtailed Hawk

If your out tomorrow and some ducks are just swimming around close change your setting to Arpature Priority and set it a F8 focus on the eye I never use my camera in AUTO I want to be in control not what the camera thinks I want shutter and arpature priority are semi auto you pick the shutter speed or arpature and the camera picks the other for you Also a biggie here that i forgot about use the buit in light meter should have lines on the bottom of the viewfinder when you look through it make sure its centred or a tiny bit to the + side then your exposure is good

No that thing has more reach than mine with the big lens on it P&S have come along way

Holy crap just read a bit on that camera it goes to 720mm sorry don't know what dynamic range is If you or anyone else is out this way Ajax/Oshawa give me the heads up I'll take you out to a couple of my spots spring is good for Warblers and waterfowl Fall is good for Hawks

I'm not sure what DR is?

if that shinny orb in the sky get's out I'm out tomorrow too have to get that redtailed hawk in focus thank god hes a local and fairly friendly here he is sitting in a tree

Nice what gimbal head did you get?

for that camera I'd put ISO on auto put it in Shutter priority start at 1/1000 and up I like 1/1250 to 1/2000 select the centre focus point it's usually the fastest and the biggest thing is practice Practice practice Notes help too and if possible have them going side ways with the sun behind you You'll get alot that go in the trash bin

And just when you think everything is right good light great full down stroke of the wings far enough away from the back Ground the pic this size it looks good but look at it 1:1 and nothing is in focus