some recent with 7D

I'm trying to calibrate my 7D and 300mm, so some recent shot.

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Nice shots!

Thanks!

Those are very nice Avan and I certainly am not trying to critize by any means, I love that Hawk shot but it looks to me like you did the same thing I always do, the Cooper shot left the bottom of the tail clipped out. So if that is a full frame shot, the Hawk filled your view finder and you used a center point to focus. I do it all the time and I get trigger happy and forget to change my focus point with a single marker for your auto focus, I move the focus spot 1-2 marks up and that will give you a better center on the Cooper when you have them in so close, Like I said, please, no disrespect intended this is a real nice set. I just saw the amount of space on top with the bottom of the tail hazy but also not all there and thought maybe you were doing the same thing I always do.
Great set, Lets see some more!
Bret

BGgraphy wrote in post #11765546
Those are very nice Avan and I certainly am not trying to critize by any means, I love that Hawk shot but it looks to me like you did the same thing I always do, the Cooper shot left the bottom of the tail clipped out. So if that is a full frame shot, the Hawk filled your view finder and you used a center point to focus. I do it all the time and I get trigger happy and forget to change my focus point with a single marker for your auto focus, I move the focus spot 1-2 marks up and that will give you a better center on the Cooper when you have them in so close, Like I said, please, no disrespect intended this is a real nice set. I just saw the amount of space on top with the bottom of the tail hazy but also not all there and thought maybe you were doing the same thing I always do.
Great set, Lets see some more!
Bret

Ditto. Man am I guilty of that!

No offense, you'r right. I always doing this with very shy bird or animal when i'm on the hurry to don't miss the shot. On this one he pose for only 2 shot before left. Having taking time, I have been use the portrait orientation for this one instead of moving the focus point or as I do, shot in landscape orientation (I crop both side). In the case here anyway, there was a branch in front, that you can see partialy in the bottom of the picture.

nice captures

very nice Alain

Nice series of shots... I absolutely love the morning Dove... The 7D is a shooter...

I think Bret pointed out an interesting fact, Moving focus points on the fly to gain precise focus. I move it around often myself, also another thing though if you use back button focus it can act like one shot for you.

On static shots Focus with the back button exactly where you want using your thumb, let off recompose and fire off the the shot with the shutter button or index finger.

Looks like your close to being dialed in.

Amazing picture.

These are just beautiful pictures. I can only hope to one day achieve something like this.