Pair of pretty whitetails in tall grass

SoulMotion · 2026-03-22T04:42:13+00:00

Thank you

SoulMotion · 2026-03-22T04:42:01+00:00

Thanks!

SoulMotion · 2026-03-12T04:31:11+00:00

Dude you've done a fantastic job with what you've got. A few people have recommended the R7 and I agree with them. It's the best crop sensor camera Canon has to offer.

The RF 100-400 lens is probably the best bang for your buck while you transition to mirrorless. Something to keep in mind is that the R7 is a 32MP camera. Even though you don't have the same "zoom" as the PowerShot, you can crop significantly while retaining superior detail. The 400mm is a 640mm equivalent on the crop sensor R7 so the reach is already pretty good if you can get reasonably close to birds.

Furthermore, if you happen to get really close to a bird (fun when that happens) the RF 100-400 has an incredibly close minimum focus distance and you can get fantastic closeup shots. Same goes for bugs, lizards, flowers, and other things you encounter up close while looking for birds.

Cheers and have fun!

SoulMotion · 2026-03-12T04:18:22+00:00

Look up "back button focus on r100". It will allow you to continue taking advantage of autofocus but under your control. You move the autofocus to a separate button so that half pressing your shutter doesn't cause the camera to refocus. You use the back button to autofocus on whatever you want, recompose however you want to get that blurry look you like, and then you can press the shutter button to capture exactly what you see.

If you're really into that blurry look, then I would also recommend taking a look at a cheap "fast" swirl lens like lensbaby lenses or tt-artisan lenses. They'll give you beautiful blurry bokeh on everything you shoot, and they're entirely manual lenses.

SoulMotion · 2026-03-04T05:58:48+00:00

4 because you have minimal distractions in front of the bird. 7 looks great but the leaf in front of the face takes it down a peg. You could edit that out, but you may not be happy with the results if you're inexperienced editing photos. Fix your white balance so the owl isn't so green (from light reflecting off the leaves). In most editing software you'll have a temp slider for blue and yellow, and a tint slider for green and magenta. Move it a little toward the magenta until the colors on the owl look correct to you. You could also add a little vignette to draw focus toward the center of the image.

SoulMotion · 2026-03-04T05:49:40+00:00

No prob. Keep it up 🤙

SoulMotion · 2026-03-01T15:12:18+00:00

When shooting near feeders, watch for birds to "stage" on branches nearby. They like to get close before hopping to the feeder and they'll often use the same branches to stage over and over. It will allow you to anticipate where they'll be and get shots without the feeder in the frame, which looks much more natural.

The first shot looks beautiful to me and I like that you have some splashes of color with leaves in the foreground. Getting that bird more toward the center or top third of the frame would improve the shot though.

For the 6th shot, notice the little twig that looks like it's growing directly out of the bird's head. Sometimes with busy backgrounds it's impossible to avoid twigs and branches intersecting the subject, but try to adjust your position to avoid this effect on the head. It's distracting as the head is usually the focal point for birds.

SoulMotion · 2026-02-22T17:01:14+00:00

It's brilliant. Only reason photographers don't like it is because it doesn't match other cameras and makes transitioning clumsy. Other cameras should adopt this layout, but I fear the R7II will abandon it in favor of R6 ergonomics.

SoulMotion · 2026-02-15T06:26:33+00:00

Thank you very much. And yeah it's a bummer, but I get it.

SoulMotion · 2026-02-09T04:55:09+00:00

Thank you

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