Pretty juvenile ibis encountered this afternoon: I think the the juvenile ibises are the prettiest of all prior to their plumage turning all white. Here is one I found in a tree this...

pedalmasher Loc: Seminole, FL

I think the the juvenile ibises are the prettiest of all prior to their plumage turning all white. Here is one I found in a tree this afternoon.

Gram27 Loc: Georgia

Beautiful bird and great shot. I can't wait till I get good enough to do this kind of work.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Beautiful,looks great in download,too,especially that eye looking back at us. :)

pedalmasher Loc: Seminole, FL

Gram27 wrote:

Beautiful bird and great shot. I can't wait till I get good enough to do this kind of work.

Thanks so much Gram, it is a wonderland around here. You just point and shoot and something is bound to come of it! :)

pedalmasher Loc: Seminole, FL

photophile wrote:

Beautiful,looks great in download,too,especially that eye looking back at us. :)

Thanks PP, again, those amazing eyes!

erbiv Loc: Ellijay, GA ...retired from Anchorage, AK

Very nice ...I have never seen one. How old are they before they are completely white?

Dave_TX

Gram27 wrote:

Beautiful bird and great shot. I can't wait till I get good enough to do this kind of work.

It requires patience and practice. Learn to use manual focusing in LiveView (or whatever your camera calls it) and buy some excellent glass in an appropriate focal length. With excellent glass you can focus on the fine structure of the feathers and the sparkle in the bird's eye. Using an appropriate tripod does not hurt either.
You can do it.

pedalmasher Loc: Seminole, FL

Dave_TX wrote:

It requires patience and practice. Learn to use manual focusing in LiveView (or whatever your camera calls it) and buy some excellent glass in an appropriate focal length. With excellent glass you can focus on the fine structure of the feathers and the sparkle in the bird's eye. Using an appropriate tripod does not hurt either.
You can do it.

What Dave says, however I don't even own a tripod, but I own great L series glass with super IS. I even took some macro shots of a house fly's eye this morning handheld with my L series macro lens.

Dave_TX

pedalmasher wrote:

I think the the juvenile ibises are the prettiest of all prior to their plumage turning all white. Here is one I found in a tree this afternoon.

Nice crisp shot of a nice looking bird!

Did you use your 70D or t3i for this shot. What was your ISO setting as well as your other settings? I'm curious about the noise performance of the 70D sensor. I have a t2i and hate setting the ISO above 400. One of these days I will move up so I can shoot on cloudy days and closer to dawn and dusk.

Heirloom Tomato Loc: Oregon

:thumbup: :thumbup:

pedalmasher Loc: Seminole, FL

Heirloom Tomato wrote:

:thumbup: :thumbup:

Hey HT, I was hoping you would show up. The alligator showed up in the park a few weeks ago, but today he was not in his usual spot which was being taken by an anhinga drying its wings. Interestingly enough, the turtle was still in the exact same position. Maybe the turtle is a sculpture. :)

pedalmasher Loc: Seminole, FL

Dave_TX wrote:

Nice crisp shot of a nice looking bird!

Did you use your 70D or t3i for this shot. What was your ISO setting as well as your other settings? I'm curious about the noise performance of the 70D sensor. I have a t2i and hate setting the ISO above 400. One of these days I will move up so I can shoot on cloudy days and closer to dawn and dusk.

Dave, I rarely use the T3i now that I have the 70D which just totally outperforms the T3i. This was shot at 400mm, f5.6, 1/2000 (I was waiting for him to fly) and ISO 500. I get some good performance at higher ISO number with this baby. If you have seen my "Eye contact with a cormorant" shot, it was the exact same settings except ISO 800, and the bokeh is to dream for.

pastagal Loc: NJ

So pretty, so sharp!! Well done!

jeanbug35 Loc: Jonesboro AR

Nice shot.

pedalmasher Loc: Seminole, FL

Thanks Sue and Jean!