2008 Robin, Pied Wagtail, Starling

[j.palmer]

Well I have a feeling that 2008 is going to be a good year.

Without this ef 70-300is I would have been stuck at home looking at the camera in stead of using it... great for those dull days.
It started to drizzle so the robin and wagtail are taken with the little zoom, although I did wish I'd got my bigma for the Wagtail as 300mm was'nt enough so the iq has gone .

now that my garden hide has change position and Ive nearly got thing ready this starling is a tester .

Happy new year to all

ps Wren shots to come later

 

[photostar_1]

What a chubby Robin....lovely and sharp!

Love the background to the wagtail, just a bit soft on the head.

Starlings have amazing colours don't they?

 

[Snake Man]

That robin won't go hungry this winter! Lovely photos, crystal clear.

 

[Retro]

Nice, The Robin tops it for me.

 

[taxi]

Good photos, far better than my efforts from new years day.

All the photos are very sharp.

Out of curiosity did you use layer masks on the Robin pic?

The reason I am asking is that the DOF does not seem to be conistant

 

[elvis]

Great start to the new year, no 1 and 3 for me well done.

 

[Janice]

Nice shots. (although something weird going on with the robin's tail)

 

[kayleigh_x]

Lovely pics!
The robin has had to many leftovers by the looks of it, and I didnt realise starlings are that colourful =]

 

[Richard T]

Great series there.

Got any shots of you hide?

 

[Cuddy]

Excellent work all beautifully taken.

 

[j.palmer]

Thanks for all your kind comments .

No layers mask.

Good photos, far better than my efforts from new years day.

All the photos are very sharp.

Out of curiosity did you use layer masks on the Robin pic?

The reason I am asking is that the DOF does not seem to be conistant

Yes it does look a bit false but thats as it was taken .

Nice shots. (although something weird going on with the robin's tail)

Great series there.

Got any shots of you hide?

When Ive finished the hide Richard I will post some shots, should be the weekend.

many thanks
jason

 

[InaGlo]

Jason, do you mind if I ask whether you apply any 'noise removal' to your images?
I took a shot of a female Blackbird today (I think it was anyway).
By the time Id finished cropping, the noise looked quite excessive to my eyes.
I was at ISO 640, but the 5D usually handles that quite well.

 

[ed34]

nice set of shots

i really do like the starling shot

 

[Trex500]

Very nice pictures, nice and sharp.

 

[taxi]

Thanks for all your kind comments .

No layers mask.




Yes it does look a bit false but thats as it was taken .

Just querying as it looked a little odd

 

[Richard T]

When Ive finished the hide Richard I will post some shots, should be the weekend.

many thanks
jason

thanks

Must try to get out myself this weekend

 

[j.palmer]

thanks to InaGlo, ed34, Trex450, taxi.

ive got the free downloaded neat image so i use this sofware as the image are only 800x? this will allow the hole image to be prossed . neat image only smooths out the noise after ive completed ps usm if needed.
there is alos a technique for the b/g if any info needed ill help where i can.

Jason, do you mind if I ask whether you apply any 'noise removal' to your images?
I took a shot of a female Blackbird today (I think it was anyway).
By the time Id finished cropping, the noise looked quite excessive to my eyes.
I was at ISO 640, but the 5D usually handles that quite well.

i understand i think it might be to do with there being so many branches that the dof as gone wild.

Just querying as it looked a little odd

 

[wobblebottom]

What a lovely set of Pictures,wonderfully sharp, excellent PP,I really love the Robin

Well Done.