https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/I-m-impressed/m-p/357261#M26675 <P>It would have been a tad easier if it had decided to pose without the vegetation in the way.&nbsp; Shooting single-point autofocus is my go-to method for NZ birds, and you can probably see why!</P> Sun, 05 Dec 2021 01:07:17 GMT Tronhard 2021-12-05T01:07:17Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/I-m-impressed/m-p/357160#M26665 <P>After much provarication and procrastination I finally dealt to the weed patch directly outside my study.&nbsp; Having done so, and suitably exhausted by my efforts, I was sitting admiring my handiwork through my slightly grubby double-glaze window and venetian blinds when birds started foraging in the recently-disturbed soil.&nbsp;<BR /><BR />Grabbing the first camera to hand - in this case the Canon EOS 5DsR, with the EF 70-200L f/4MkII lens on board, I carefully parted the blind to shoot and got this hand-held: (much reduced):<BR />This is essentially SooC but reduced dramatically to fit the dreaded 5MB file limit!<BR />200mm, f/5, 1/200sec, ISO-800<BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="_DSR0921 FF copy.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/31428i86C118A25DD5A1C7/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="_DSR0921 FF copy.jpg" alt="_DSR0921 FF copy.jpg" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;I was pleasantly surprised to see how a bit of PP brought the details out and improved the colour rendition significantly.&nbsp; The 5DsR is a BEAST!</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="_DSR0891 LR copy.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/31429i46B3F0DAAD65D789/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="_DSR0891 LR copy.jpg" alt="_DSR0891 LR copy.jpg" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 03 Dec 2021 22:00:13 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/I-m-impressed/m-p/357160#M26665 Tronhard 2021-12-03T22:00:13Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/I-m-impressed/m-p/357258#M26673 <P>Nice shot! Bird looks like it is posing for you.</P> Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:59:33 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/I-m-impressed/m-p/357258#M26673 Tintype_18 2021-12-05T00:59:33Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/I-m-impressed/m-p/357261#M26675 <P>It would have been a tad easier if it had decided to pose without the vegetation in the way.&nbsp; Shooting single-point autofocus is my go-to method for NZ birds, and you can probably see why!</P> Sun, 05 Dec 2021 01:07:17 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/I-m-impressed/m-p/357261#M26675 Tronhard 2021-12-05T01:07:17Z