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exerda
7th of June 2006 (Wed), 21:51
Western Scrub-Jay and a White-crowned Sparrow from the Elkhorn Slough and Moss Landing area near Monterey, CA. These are two of my favorite captures from the trip. Both with the 30D and 300mm f4L + 1.4x TC.
dazzlebea
7th of June 2006 (Wed), 22:49
The little guy sure has something to talk about, doesn't he? That's a very cute shot. Unfortunately the birds seem a bit soft in both pics.
Anthony J Howe
8th of June 2006 (Thu), 02:13
Beautiful composition in the both shots. Good quality photos.
exerda
8th of June 2006 (Thu), 07:14
Thanks; I'm not sure why the second one appears a little soft (it's fine printed, but does look a tad off online). Without looking at the EXIF data, I think both were taken fairly wide-open (f5.6 or 6.3), which would probably account for it. I usually leave my 300+1.4x at f8 for the better sharpness I thus get.
dispatchermike21
8th of June 2006 (Thu), 07:29
The little guy does apear a little PO'ed lol... are you shotting from a tripod or hand held?
exerda
8th of June 2006 (Thu), 08:06
The little guy does apear a little PO'ed lol... are you shotting from a tripod or hand held?

Monopod for both of those, I believe.

EXIF Data:

Jay = f8, 1/320, ISO 200 (here I was thinking I'd gone with f5.6)
Sparrow = f5.6, 1/1000, ISO 200

The sparrow could also be slightly front-focused.