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<blockquote data-quote="Blacktop" data-source="post: 507570" data-attributes="member: 22693">I'm about to leave out to shoot some sandhill cranes. These are big birds, and at the bird sanctuary there is a fence around, so you can't get real close. I only have a 70-300mm lens at the moment, so I will try to post a few examples as well when I get home later.Another example that would be useful for beginners, is what to do (or maybe even what not to do) when you are in fact too far from your bird.In my opinion (and personal taste) I would not crop in so much. (way too much quality loss for my money). I would however try and make the surrounding areas as part of my bird shot.For example. This shot was taken with the 70-300mm lens. I would say about 10-12 feet away. It is already cropped, so cropping more to get the bird to fill the frame would be futile. So I try to make the surrounding area look interesting as well. The branches, the snow and what have you. Give it a feeling so to speak.[ATTACH=full]186972[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blacktop, post: 507570, member: 22693"] I'm about to leave out to shoot some sandhill cranes. These are big birds, and at the bird sanctuary there is a fence around, so you can't get real close. I only have a 70-300mm lens at the moment, so I will try to post a few examples as well when I get home later. Another example that would be useful for beginners, is what to do (or maybe even what not to do) when you are in fact too far from your bird. In my opinion (and personal taste) I would not crop in so much. (way too much quality loss for my money). I would however try and make the surrounding areas as part of my bird shot. For example. This shot was taken with the 70-300mm lens. I would say about 10-12 feet away. It is already cropped, so cropping more to get the bird to fill the frame would be futile. So I try to make the surrounding area look interesting as well. The branches, the snow and what have you. Give it a feeling so to speak. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]186972._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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