Tough Guy

res wrote in post #16939780
Great shots. I like the deep back ground contrasting with the light reflections off the feathers

Thank's res

CMOats wrote in post #16939824
Beauties Jeff, great 'shootin'

Thank's Cheryl he is a beauty!!

Wallace River wrote in post #16939827
Nicely done, Jeff.

Thanks Ian, A fine photographer Ethen Meleg ounce told me I would never get what I was looking for until I got a 500mm. I do believe he's right!!

Those are great shots, Jeff; good for you.
Al

Wow exceptional captures and pp.

Nice ones Jeff

He's awfully pretty Jeff, and certainly exudes that "tough guy" attitude in your 2nd image. And there he goes fluffing those feathers again! I think because he acts tough and he's always "fixin' his hair" you should name him Fonzie
I love the added color he's displaying in the last 2 images too. I'd assume he's got rivals close by.

He really is a sight Steve, that " watch out I'm a guided missile" look is just killer every time another fly's by. He has really taken to the branch off an old pine that had fallen years ago that I brought home back in January. It was covered in moss but the young doe came the very first night and eat it down to the wood. Even so it makes a little Ruby Throat very happy. Right in the middle of the yard so as to survey all the land. lol

CDMOOSE wrote in post #16940231
Those are great shots, Jeff; good for you.
Al

Thank's Al, I have been dissatisfied with the IQ from my 7D as of late and was trying to prove to myself that it can take an except able focus and noise less image. The last time it did this I pulled the battery's and let it sit for a day.!!

The other option was to drop it from 10,000 feet into Barry's back yard.

Peter2516 wrote in post #16940403
Wow exceptional captures and pp.

Thank's Peter, he makes it easy

davtackett wrote in post #16941171
Nice ones Jeff

Thank's Dave

Pondrader wrote in post #16940182
Thank's Cheryl he is a beauty!!

Thanks Ian, A fine photographer Ethen Meleg ounce told me I would never get what I was looking for until I got a 500mm. I do believe he's right!!

You can get top notch hummer shots with a 300 my friend.

TedEllis wrote in post #16941389
You can get top notch hummer shots with a 300 my friend.

I agree Ted, I've taken some great stuff with it. 300mm is the longest lens I have and I have learned to get close to my subject, every shot I take is with one lens 70-300L and let me tell ya.... shooting a 500lbs black bear at 180mm is no easy task. ....I'm not a fast runner.!! maybe thats why I can tell when something is just not quite right with my camera and lens ...I have only one. Steve suggested I try micro adjusting and I did while shooting the ruby in real time. after adjusting forward and back I found myself back in neutral position but had much better on target focusing of the subject. not sure why but as you can see a much better result.

Well done Jeff.

Thank's John, he sat on that branch most of the day today

Pondrader wrote in post #16941311
Thank's Al, I have been dissatisfied with the IQ from my 7D as of late and was trying to prove to myself that it can take an except able focus and noise less image. The last time it did this I pulled the battery's and let it sit for a day.!!

The other option was to drop it from 10,000 feet into Barry's back yard.

Lolol. I'll be out there with a pillow waiting to catch it. Hilarious.

:-}

Beauties Jeff. You do alright with what you have, it's the photographer not the equipment. And you my friend are a good photographer.