outdoor photography

Northern Mockingbird #1 (2200 x 1385 crop) Canon EOS 7D with EF 400mm f/5.6L (ISO 250 | f5/6 | 1/500sec) Lightroom Adjustments: Vibrance +62 Sharpening: +25 | Luminance Noise Reduction: +10 I acquired a Canon EOS 7D in September, and now that I've been using it extensively for a few months I thought it would be good to write reviews of its various features.  This camera has been on the market for a while and there are many reviews already available, but I thought it would be helpful to review the features of this camera that make it hands down the best Canon APS-C DSLR for wildlife photography.  In the past I've used the Canon Rebel 2000 and Elan 7 (film) and the 10D, 40D and 50D (digital), and all of these cameras have been wonderful cameras that have served me well.  But the 7D easily out shines them all. In this review, I'd like to examine the ISO performance of the camera. Before I begin, though, it may be useful for me to make a cou...

Ovenbird Canon EOS 7D with EF 400mm f/5.6L (f5.6 | ISO 1600 | 1/125 sec) I just received a new (used) Canon EOS 7D yesterday afternoon.  I was eager this morning to test it out at Central Winds Park.  It was a pretty good morning, but nothing like it's been earlier this week.  There was a small group of people there, and between all of us we found 9 warbler species: Yellow, Prothonotary,Yellow-throated, Black-throated Blue, Prairie, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, and Northern Parula.  I didn't see all of these myself, partly because I wanted to go back into the woods to find an Ovenbird and challenge my new camera at higher ISOs.  Compared to the 50D I've been using, I was extremely happy with the results.  If you want to compare these shots to what I've been able to get on th 50D, see my Ovenbird photos from Sept. 5th. In those shots, I decreased the sharpness and clarity in the out of focus leaves and background to minimize noise ...