More birds

[chiaroscuro]

I've really enjoyed the beautiful bird photographs being posted here by Raymond, Trevor and Marios amongst others. I thought I'd post a few of mine- I've only just recently started photography as a hobby, through astrophotography, but have had a long-standing interest in it. I'm waiting for my Canon 17-55 IS USM to arrive to start some landscapes. Cant wait!

Heres a few of the birds I see around my property.

[REVEREND]

Nice set Luke. There appears to be a lack of quality, at a guess,mainly due to large crops. Keep at it.:)
Cheers Reverend.

[Regulus]

A nice set of photos Luke.
Mine were just hand held with a 75-300 lens and I was lucky that they turned out as well as they did.
Keep at. And post ur successes.
Trev

[chiaroscuro]

Yes, the composition is poor and even the focus. The great thing about dslr's is that you learn from your mistakes so much quicker - don't have to wait for the roll of film to be processed.
Tour composition and sharpnesss is superb - what equipment are you using? Do you use a hide?





Thanks Trevor. These were taken with a Canon 100-400 IS USM - I use aperture priority and single point focus, and try to focus on the eye of the bird.
I'll keep trying.