jmconner

I don't usually care for shots of birds on feeders, but this one was

focused so well..., what do you think? Thanks for looking.

Very nice Ann. These little birds can be very difficult, especially in flight. One thing you might consider in the future that I am still learning. Pay attention to what's going to be in your background. Sometimes it is not possible and you wouldn't want to miss a shot, but once you start doing it, you will do it more and more. Bravo!

Thanks Anne. Not too hard really. I placed a six foot step ladder about ten feet from the feeder with a 300mm lens and waited, trying to remain still. Also, this is cropped quite a bit.

Thanks for the suggestion and comparison Ali. I have yet to edit any photos with photoshop. I have bought the program (CS) and installed it, but not much time to play with it yet. I agree with your idea and see that it is better. I have one more of these guys I will post that I think may be better. Thanks again.

These preying mantis were found by my wife on our front porch swing.

There were probably 20 to 30 crawling around. They were

approximately 1/4" long. It was a funny situation trying to get

these guys to stand still and keep the swing from moving (I know now-

I should have scotched it in place with something). As you can see,

I had to shoot wide open (f4.0) and actually had a couple I thought

were interesting enough to put out there. Maybe you good people have

some ideas on this.

Thanks for the suggestion on resizing. Here it is again. All I have

done is resized. What other suggestions does anyone have for a

beginning photoshopper to make this picture worthwhile? Or is it

worth it? Thanks, Joseph