I spent some time after work in the garden today. It wasn't brilliantly successful. Over half of the days shoot went into the bin. (I don't think there's a call for the back side of birds photos.) ![Smile](https://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
I like these.
Nothing special. Just ordinary garden birds.
Comments welcome. ![Smile](https://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
Blackbird
![](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3731/9143709815_ac0b2b09ba_c.jpg)
Camera Canon EOS 500D
Canon 70-300 is usm
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
Sparrows.
![](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3750/9145933214_0a46b8dde8_c.jpg)
Camera Canon EOS 500D
Canon 70-300 is usm
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
![](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5547/9145931374_73e14fc0b6_c.jpg)
Camera Canon EOS 500D
Canon 70-300 is usm
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 1250
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
and not a bird... but I was next to the pond and he had to have a say...![Smile](https://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
![](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/9143708553_f7db451431_c.jpg)
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 220 mm
ISO Speed 1250
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
![Smile](https://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
I like these.
Nothing special. Just ordinary garden birds.
![Smile](https://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
![Smile](https://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
Blackbird
![](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3731/9143709815_ac0b2b09ba_c.jpg)
Camera Canon EOS 500D
Canon 70-300 is usm
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
Sparrows.
![](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3750/9145933214_0a46b8dde8_c.jpg)
Camera Canon EOS 500D
Canon 70-300 is usm
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
![](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5547/9145931374_73e14fc0b6_c.jpg)
Camera Canon EOS 500D
Canon 70-300 is usm
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 1250
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
and not a bird... but I was next to the pond and he had to have a say...
![Smile](https://www.eos-magazine-forum.com/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
![](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/9143708553_f7db451431_c.jpg)
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 220 mm
ISO Speed 1250
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
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