My first bird picture with my 7d

[MarcLe5]

Well i just got my camera last Friday im learning lots taken with canonef24-70mm thru a window and edited with canon DPP hopefully im on the right track I know i need to improve on my editing that will take some time
Its ok to criticize that's how i will learn
Thanks

File Name IMG_0030.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Firmware Firmware Version 1.2.3
Shooting Date/Time 20/12/2010 2:11:24 PM
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/320
Av( Aperture Value ) 2.8
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Focal Length 70.0mm
Image Size 5184x3456
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off
FE lock OFF
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode One-Shot AF
AF area select mode Automatic selection
Picture Style Neutral
Sharpness 0
Contrast 0
Saturation 0
Color tone 0
Color Space sRGB
Long exposure noise reduction 0:Off
High ISO speed noise reduction 0:Standard
Highlight tone priority 0isable
Auto Lighting Optimizer 3isable
Peripheral illumination correction Enable
File Size 21589KB
Dust Delete Data No
Drive Mode Single shooting
Live View Shooting OFF
Date/Time(UTC)
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Geographic coordinate system
Camera Body No. 1670905450
Comment

[Laurenbiz]

Please include your EXIF data in your posts so we can see what settings you used in your photos.

[MarcLe5]

Hopefully that's it kind of new at this

[MarcLe5]

Here is another one i think its a little underexposed



File Name IMG_0028.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Firmware Firmware Version 1.2.3
Shooting Date/Time 20/12/2010 2:10:30 PM
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/320
Av( Aperture Value ) 2.8
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Focal Length 70.0mm
Image Size 5184x3456
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off
FE lock OFF
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode One-Shot AF
AF area select mode Automatic selection
Picture Style Neutral
Sharpness 0
Contrast 0
Saturation 0
Color tone 0
Color Space sRGB
Long exposure noise reduction 0:Off
High ISO speed noise reduction 0:Standard
Highlight tone priority 0isable
Auto Lighting Optimizer 3isable
Peripheral illumination correction Enable
File Size 21518KB
Dust Delete Data No
Drive Mode Single shooting
Live View Shooting OFF
Date/Time(UTC)
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
Geographic coordinate system
Camera Body No. 1670905450
Comment

[RichardTaylor]

With both pics your timing is great.

However with both pics nothing is real sharp.
Are these pics crops from the original?

I feel 1/320 shutter speed is not high enough to stop the motion of the bird in the first pic. Try around 1/800.

But the feeder should be.
I think the focus is a bit off, especially critical when shooting at F2.8.
You have very narrow DOF

Given to same lighting conditions
I would bump the ISO up to 1600 and be shooting at around 1/800~1/1000 @ F5.6~F6.3

This will give you a bit more of ability to "freeze" the action and give you a bit more DOF.

What focusing mode & point were you using?

[MarcLe5]

Thanks for the tips Richard.

I will adjust again and try tomorrow yes its a crop from the original i only have 24-70 mm lens so its challenging to get crisp clear after coping image and im shooting threw window but your advice will certainly help i will post again tomorrow and see if its better.

Thanks Again for the tip
Marc