Baby Robin on Tree Branch - Tamron 150-600mm Lens on Canon 60D
Jul 5, 2014 22:46:58 #
I took this photo of a baby Robin deep inside the heavy shade of the surrounding tree leaves... I heard him calling to his mother and I followed her into the tree otherwise I would have never found him...
EXIF: Canon 60D + Tamron 150-600mm @ 600mm; ISO 1600 @ 1/100th sec @ f/6.3 (Lens Wide Open); Handheld Standing Position/Unbraced; Partly Sunny; Heavy Shade/Interior of the tree.
P.S.
I was asked the other day how an image appeared to my unaided eye as compared to the final photograph. The Robin appear to be very dark to my unaided eye and I was surprised that the lens focused on the poorly lit Robin. Maybe it was because I was standing in a brighter spot looking into a darker spot and my eyes could not fully adjust to the darker interior of the tree. Of course this is subjective and from memory. I would estimate that the actual view of the Robin with my unaided eyes appeared to be between 3 to 5 stops darker then the final photograph appeared... for what it is worth...
EXIF: Canon 60D + Tamron 150-600mm @ 600mm; ISO 1600 @ 1/100th sec @ f/6.3 (Lens Wide Open); Handheld Standing Position/Unbraced; Partly Sunny; Heavy Shade/Interior of the tree.
P.S.
I was asked the other day how an image appeared to my unaided eye as compared to the final photograph. The Robin appear to be very dark to my unaided eye and I was surprised that the lens focused on the poorly lit Robin. Maybe it was because I was standing in a brighter spot looking into a darker spot and my eyes could not fully adjust to the darker interior of the tree. Of course this is subjective and from memory. I would estimate that the actual view of the Robin with my unaided eyes appeared to be between 3 to 5 stops darker then the final photograph appeared... for what it is worth...
Jul 5, 2014 23:18:44 #
Jul 6, 2014 00:41:04 #
looks like your lens may be front-focusing by a couple of inches.. the leaf in the left foreground appears to be sharper than the bird... though in dense cover, your AF may have locked onto the leaf instead of the bird... i assume this is a fairly heavy crop... still, a good job picking the li'l fella out from the leaves!
Jul 6, 2014 09:22:39 #
brucew29 wrote:
I took this photo of a baby Robin deep inside the ... (show quote)
Excellent, detailed shots.
Jul 6, 2014 11:29:06 #
Jul 6, 2014 13:04:56 #
Thanks dlmorris... I appreciate your comments...
dlmorris wrote:
Very good!
Jul 6, 2014 16:29:53 #
Nice shot. Keep up the good work. I will have same set up when my lens gets here Tuesday.
Jul 6, 2014 16:37:54 #
Thanks SQUIRL033... I appreciate your comments...
It was probably locked onto a leaf in the foreground... I had to shoot through a small opening in the leaves and there was a breeze that may have caused a leaf to steal the focus at the last moment...
It was probably locked onto a leaf in the foreground... I had to shoot through a small opening in the leaves and there was a breeze that may have caused a leaf to steal the focus at the last moment...
SQUIRL033 wrote:
looks like your lens may be front-focusing by a couple of inches.. the leaf in the left foreground appears to be sharper than the bird... though in dense cover, your AF may have locked onto the leaf instead of the bird... i assume this is a fairly heavy crop... still, a good job picking the li'l fella out from the leaves!
Jul 6, 2014 18:24:45 #
Thanks Regis... I appreciate your comments...
Regis wrote:
Excellent, detailed shots.
Jul 7, 2014 01:34:28 #
brucew29 wrote:
I took this photo of a baby Robin deep inside the ... (show quote)
Excellent images Bruce.
Jul 8, 2014 10:58:48 #
Bram boy
Loc: Vancouver Island B.C. Canada
brucew29 wrote:
I took this photo of a baby Robin deep inside the ... (show quote)
it may be lit poor for your eyes but your camera set at 1600 iso dident think so . I shot a deer at dusk that I could hardly see . when I looked at the back
screen it looked as though it was full daylight . my iso was auto set to max
Jul 8, 2014 11:04:07 #
brucew29 wrote:
I took this photo of a baby Robin deep inside the ... (show quote)
It must be great to have a nest so close to your window and at the right height to get great photos.
Jul 8, 2014 13:23:11 #
Great... it took me 2 months to get mine... but I didn't order through B&H... if you are considering using tele-converters you may want to check it out... someone told me that the Canon tele-converters may not work without adding an extension tube to the camera first.... something about Canon's TC lens elements protruding out somewhat... I didn't have any problem with the Kenko Pro 300 series TCs....
Saleavitt10 wrote:
Nice. Waiting for my Nikon mount version of this lens.
Jul 9, 2014 21:47:23 #
Thanks LightBender... I appreciate your comments... have you got your lens yet?
LightBender wrote:
Nice shot. Keep up the good work. I will have same set up when my lens gets here Tuesday.
Jul 9, 2014 21:51:55 #
brucew29 wrote:
Thanks LightBender... I appreciate your comments... have you got your lens yet?
Received it Tues. I am now out of town & will post when I return. Thanks
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