hanging out at the local bar, in the sticks ...

[slacker]

I shot these images on a very wet Sunday morning at a nearby refuge...

Any suggestions on how I could've done a better job of keeping all the birds on the bar and both birds in the sticks equally in focus very much appreciated.

At the local bar...

http://slacker.smugmug.com/photos/22306472-L.jpg


In the sticks (or reeds)...

http://slacker.smugmug.com/photos/22300977-L.jpg

[mrclark321]

I really like the first one!!!

Dan

[Leorooster]

What are the Exif's for the pics?

[slacker]

the bar:

Program AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/80
Av( Aperture Value )
5.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
200
Lens
100.0 - 400.0 mm
Focal Length
180.0 mm

Sticks:

Program AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/50
Av( Aperture Value )
5.6
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
200
Lens
100.0 - 400.0 mm
Focal Length
400.0 mm

[MAD DOG]

The first one's quite amusing, but as a composition the secon works much better.
Well done.

[skade]

That first one is neat! Nice shots!

[cfcRebel]

Great captures! Those birds are cute. What are they?
IMHO, it's quite hard to have both birds in #2 in focus because it seems there was not enough natural light to stop down the aperture for greater DOF. I'm, too, curious about what other experts have to say.

Thanks for sharing.