Nikon D50 and 70-300mm G Bird pictures. My very 1st.

<p>This is my first post here. I am a newb and I just got the 70-300mm

G few days ago since its cheap and I am still learning. Yesterday I

finally went out to a nearby pond and found these Geese. I had read a

lot of negative reviews on this lens and I was not expecting much.

Well, to my unprofessional and inexperience eyes they look pretty

good. I never taken bird pictures before, this is my very first.

Maybe I just got lucky on these and I don't know if I can duplicate

this again. I will try the next time I can get out again.</p>

<p> I gave it a "TITLE" because of the series of shots.

I really welcome comments and critique. Be honest and don't hold back.</p>

<p>TITLE: The Three stoogies on a frozen pond. </p>

<p><img src="http://www.icebergjewelry.com/images/duck_3.jpg"

width="600"></p>

<p><img src="http://www.icebergjewelry.com/images/duck_2.jpg"

width="600"></p>

<p><img src="http://www.icebergjewelry.com/images/duck_1.jpg"

width="600"></p>

I think they're great. I'm no expert either, but to me thay look good. I have the 70-300 D-type. Maybe i should have got the G-type lense.

Well done.

Nice. A good example of why the will to make a good image happen is more important

than having the fanciest gear. Keep it up.

Nice work for a first attempt. Welcome to photo.net.

Before you run afoul (again) of the forums policy and our tireless moderator, it might pay to read this ... :-)<div></div>

<p>I read somewhere that the image can be 800 pixels, But anyway I downsized it to 500 pixels, but this image remained 800 and the details went bad. Hmm.</p>

<p>here it is again if you all don't mind.</p>

<p><img src="http://www.icebergjewelry.com/images/duck_3.jpg" width="500" height="282"> </p>

<p><img src="http://www.icebergjewelry.com/images/duck_2.jpg" width="500" height="233"></p>

<p><img src="http://www.icebergjewelry.com/images/duck_1.jpg" width="500" height="356"></p>

OK, normally I don't like to critique since it is very highly personal, but for what it's worth,

here's my opinion. Of the three images, I like the middle one but the other two don't

affect me much.

In the top picture, the horizon seems a little bit tilted (kind of distracting), and the geese

are too small and spread out (the 'outer' pair are too near the edges). The background

isn't all that interesting, and the birds need to occupy more of the frame to make the

image really appealing.

In the last photo, the three flying geese aren't facing the camera and are rather lost in a

large amount of blue sky, and there's little detail in the underwings.

I do like the center image -- the background is not distracting and the reflections add to

the interest of the photo.

Really, what matters is how much YOU like your images -- if you do, then why care what

others might think? Keep on shooting -- once you've mastered basic technique (and you

have, it seems), patience, practice, and persistence are three of the primary keys to good

bird photography.

>> In the last photo, the three flying geese aren't facing the camera and are rather lost in a large amount of blue sky

I tend to disagree - I think the way the birds are aligned diagonally makes this picture, the blue background adds to the effect.