Several shots I captured at the wetlands over the weekend. Thanks for viewing.

Great work Reyno! Your shots just keep getting better! (I remember you from the critique boards in pipho, this is Hippo :) )

Wow! Great stuff! :)

Thanks Sonny and Marton for taking the time to view and comment.

Common Reyno, What's the lens you used? Ang galing kumuha ng litrato :)

Birding I know is somewhat addicting... Kaso nga lang magastos :)

Earl, here's my current birding setup:
Canon 30D w/ grip, EF 70-200 f/4 L, EF 100-400 L IS, EF II 1.4X TC, Sigma DG500, Better Beamer, Manfrotto 190MFV, and my old beatup but reliable truck to go around places. I had a Tamron 200-500 for a couple of months but ended up selling it in favor of the 100-400. Don't get me wrong, the Tamron is a very capable lens but it doesn't have an IS and as much as possible I don't like carrying tripod if I don't have to. I'm very happy with this setup and I'll keep it for sometime unless there's an incredible drop in the prices of prime glass which I doubt will happen soon.

Reyno,

Wow!! That was an excellent series of photographs! Really really good!

Thanks Carlos.

These are excellent, Reyno.... a very photogenic bird, wish we have them in our islands.

Romy

WHOA Reyno !!! These are wonderful shots :) I noticed that on your latest captures, the birds seem to stand out in the photos. Is there a PP technique that makes this happen ? Parang the birds seem to want to jump out of the photos - amazing !!!

Really great captures Reyno! I hope our weather's cooperative when I go birding this Saturday.

Great captures... I especially like the 1st and last. :)

Thank you all for taking the time to view my captures, your comments are highly appreciated.
Tina: After raw conversion in Canon's DPP I do PP in PS Elements 4.0(very new at this so I don't do much at this time)but I do most of the adjustments at the time of shooting. For stationary subjects I normally set the in-camera sharpness between 4&5, contrast and saturation between 2&3, ISO between 200-400, EV between -1/3 & -1 in Av mode, evaluative metering and selective focus. For in-flight shots, I use the same setting except the EV changes between +1/3 and +2/3, selective focus is set at the center, and spot metering used almost all the time. One mandatory thing that I do before I start shooting is, I normally take bracketed sample shots of the environment and deduce from there the settings I would use for the real shoot. It seems like a whole lot but once you get very familiar with your camera's dials, it's a snap. This is the reason I upgraded to the 30D because I find it a lot more convenient to make these field adjustments than the 350D. The time of the day is also very important thing to consider. I used to just go out there and shoot, but now I normally go out before sunrise or just before sunset. Cheers...

Nice captures and the light effect on the 1st is just right for my ageing eyes :~).
gil

Thanks Gil.