Today was a productive day.I moved a bird feeder closer to house so now I can use the Bigma from 15ft. distance from the kitchen window. I made sure that it didn't hang over the deck-my wife hates bird messes.I tried various ISO's with the Bigma just to see how it responds.The BIF's didn't come out too bad but I got time on my side to experiment. I'm realizing that I can shoot at less than 500mm with this lens and that cropping at a lesser focal length shows me the qualities of this beast.--charliezap

1/400--f/9---240mm @800 ISO

New location of feeder from house.

1/400--f/9--200mm--ISO 800

1/400--f/9--200mm--ISO 800

1/1000--f/8---200mm--ISO 1600

1/2000--f/10---140mm--ISO 6400

1/2500--f/10---170mm--ISO 6400

[charliezap]

Good job charlie.... you got some great shots there, I love the little razor sharp feet with the motion blurred bird. It's art.

The feet is what caught my eye Norm.Nature does provide it's creatures with some formidable parts at times.--charliezap