Here are couple of simple phots of a bird a caught in the backyard a few days ago. ISO 800 was used in order to allow a shutter speed that would cope with my shakey constitution.

Jer

[Rense]

Hi Jer, these are quite nice! Looks like a sort of Cuckoo to me, but then: I'm no bird expert, and I know less than nothing of New World Birds...

[PentX Girl]

Nice Mockingbird Jer

[Rense]

Thanks Jan

[PentX Girl]

Thanks Jan

You're welcome Rense....the only reason I know is they are so prevalent in North Carolina

[Jimbo]

Nicely done. I also increase my ISO on my bird shooting for the same reason Jer. Damn shacky hands. JIM

[Sailor]

Hi Jer, these are quite nice! Looks like a sort of Cuckoo to me, but then: I'm no bird expert, and I know less than nothing of New World Birds...

Thanks, my friend. And, frankly, I also know less than nothning about New World Birds.

Jer

Nice Mockingbird Jer

Thanks, Jan.

Jer

Nicely done. I also increase my ISO on my bird shooting for the same reason Jer. Damn shacky hands. JIM

Hey Buddy, thanks for the nice words. Yeah, I gotta use high ISO with my longer lenses. One impetus for the technologies that significantly improve high ISO performance is - in my view - to allow photographers to stop down to lens' sweet spots while maintaining a fast shutter speed - and not just in low-light situations.

Jer