my old lens    , some dust there. 



Camera: Canon EOS 1000D
Lens: EFS 18-55 IS @ 55mm
Aperture: f18
Shutter Speed: 1/80
ISO: 800
internal flash fired

wah bro..y 1600 again??

nice bokeh effect, but your birdy a bit blurred

woots...another mapler spotted..haha

btw ramblie dude..i can certainly see u r in love wth ur 1600iso dont you??

imo it creates alot noises n make the whole pic looked less sharp...so ur birds look more like a digital zoom from normal PnS camera for me..hahahz..

haha... thinking to sell but err I scare it got damage. But I don't feel any , AF motor still works well , abit slow and noisy only.
if can sell , I willing also. don't know want how much je. Rm200 around ? 

Ramblie, you are not focusing correctly.
The bug lacks attraction bcoz u focused on its body instead of its head which is the 1st thing a viewer would see.
Then there is also the problem with the amount of noise.
Refrain from using such a high ISO.
You don't need it.
For macro shots (in order to have a more dominant bokeh effect), try to use a bigger aperture (f/2.8 > f/5.6).
Bigger apertures means better bokeh effects.

:blink:feel a bit blurry .....
god damn harsh lighting there,how come u open ur ISO till 1600?
wanna do some effect??  
think when u press down ur shutter button,at the same time,the bird also scratch an itchy part.....

random shot. pic-a-day , keep fungus away.
bah , just trying iso1600



and the cropped part for the noise. 

EOS 1000D
EFS 18-55 IS @ 55mm
F/5.6
1/6 sec exposure
ISO1600

why the quality worse than compact digital camera ?

300mm X 1.6 = 480mm
your shutter should be at least 1/480 w/o IS , maybe handshake too much ?

1. When you taking photo using high ISO, it is important that you over-expose a little (but not causing too much clipping), like what lwliam said.
2. In-camera noise reduction can cause images to become softer.
3. Use steady/comfortable holding position to take the photo so that you causes as little shakes as possible.
3. When you press the shutter, make sure you're not hitting the button like a sudden thrust but gently apply force until the shutter button is invoked.

i think it's more of a lens limitation there.
even he stopped down to f7.1 the pic is still soft n has CA.
time to upgrage lens ramblie

i found your problem... you are cropping from the edges of the image (where CA is at its worst)... plus, your crop is like 20% of the image.. go figure...

70-200 F2.8L + 2x Extender?       

200mm still ok bro . cant fill the whole viewfinder.
70200 F/4 IS goes my vote
nice dude.
100-400 is a nice zoom lens . light , cheap also ( at least cheaper at 300 f2.8 IS ) 

out of focus ?
or doing it purposely ?

you got alot of old lens huh..

sell all , get new lens.