Small sunbird male

[Shyamala Kumar]

among the chikoo blossoms in my garden Canon 60d 100-400 ISO 3200 F/8.0 1/500S

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice to see a sunbird on the chickoo tree. Waiting for it to turn towards the right would have enhanced the composition further (as presently it is looking to the left). Some noise due to the high ISO. Please check the AF point, is it locked on the leaves? Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

To check the auto focus point you can use the DPP software that came with the camera.

ISO 3200 in the 60D camera will result in noisy images. The auto focus of the camera works on the basis of contrast and will lock on to the bright leaves rather than the dark bird. So you need to be careful. You can also slightly move the focus by hand to fine tune it.

How much of a crop is this?

[Shyamala Kumar]

It is about 30% crop The camera and lens are new and I am still in the process of putting it through its paces.Your timely tips, advice guidance are most useful and will be followed diligently Thank you again Sabyasachi and Mridul.