Papa's gonna buy you a....

[gjtoth]

... mockingbird. I *think* I've got the sharpness/clarity thing down on this new Oly. See what you think:

http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/files/5/2/3/p4290005.jpg

http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/files/5/2/3/p4290007.jpg

[runswithscissors]

VERY nice! Great shots! :)

[jerryph]

Don't be afraid to do something to turn up the shutter speed a little. Motion blur happens on birds since they move fast near all the time.

You have the sharpness aspect down to a science!

[gjtoth]

I'm going to try ISO 200. I shot these in Aperture priority with F8 (but you knew that, eh?). I'll drop that down to F7.1 so I can pump up the shutter speed a tad.

Thanks for the comments and compliments.... they ARE appreciated.