first bird pic !!! not the best you'll ever see!!

[deedspender]

hi !!!
here's a pic of my first bird, taken on a very dull day 1/80 at 5.6
its a young (lickle baby) Herring Gull out side my home on the north coast of England,
missed the tail but got a good DOP on it!!

300d lens kit in very shakey hands and one bad knee !!!

they will get better !! i hope !!

please feel free to rip it to bits!!!
regards!!
Declan!!

[deedspender]

i asume you want more!!!!
your wish is my command!!:lol:
got the tail this time!!!!

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

Nice pic! Good job for your first bird shot. :-) Your right the DOF is very nice, only thing is the shot is way too dark/dull. Brighten it up a bit in PS, up the color saturation a bit, and it'll be a far better pic. Oh yea, and cutting the tail out in this shot is fine. It's all about the eyes and face in my opinion, and you did a great job capturing that. :-)

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

Haha wow, posted just after you posted your second shot. Pretty funny! Anyway, second shot I think has too much in the pic. Lots of negative space. I like the way you shot the first one a lot more, but once again, great first attempt! :-)

[LazyPhotographer]

Ya done good for your 1st & 2nd time around!