Need some critique on these Pics Shot with my Nikon P900
Apr 15, 2015 09:03:44 #
prcb1949
Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK
These Pics are among a number i have recently shot with my Nikon P900. I shot all of these using Auto as I have not yet begun using manual settings.I was hoping I could get some opinion of these pics good and bad. Some suggestions of what settings I may have used. Would it help if I posted the settings chosen by the camera for each of these pics.
Adult female blackbird
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Woodpigeon
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Eurasian Collared Dove
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Eurasian collared dove
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Feral Pigeon
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Apr 15, 2015 09:06:51 #
Nice. Enjoy your future adventures, both the adventures of learning the working of to camera, and the search for the perfect subjects.
The second shot, would be greatly improved by a better crop, not amputating the doves feet, cloning out that one blur, (suspect a bug in flight), and moving the dove to fit into the rule of thirds.
Looking forward to seeing your shots. Thanks for sharing.
The second shot, would be greatly improved by a better crop, not amputating the doves feet, cloning out that one blur, (suspect a bug in flight), and moving the dove to fit into the rule of thirds.
Looking forward to seeing your shots. Thanks for sharing.
Apr 15, 2015 09:28:28 #
prcb1949
Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK
UXOEOD wrote:
Nice. Enjoy your future adventures, both the adventures of learning the working of to camera, and the search for the perfect subjects.
The second shot, would be greatly improved by a better crop, not amputating the doves feet, cloning out that one blur, (suspect a bug in flight), and moving the dove to fit into the rule of thirds.
Looking forward to seeing your shots. Thanks for sharing.
The second shot, would be greatly improved by a better crop, not amputating the doves feet, cloning out that one blur, (suspect a bug in flight), and moving the dove to fit into the rule of thirds.
Looking forward to seeing your shots. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks - I was also hoping for some opinion on the Image quality and wether or not better may have been achieved using manual settings ?
Apr 15, 2015 09:40:38 #
In ordinary, common situations camera manufacturers have done us quite well with their auto settings. You used them quite well. Try slipping into the aperture priority mode, where you select the aperture setting and the camera adjusts the shutter speed to get the right exposure. It will allow you to control depth of field. Suddenly you find yourself working in, if you will allow me, in 3 dimensions. Controlling the placement of you frame up/down (1), left/right (2), and front/back (DOF) (3).
Apr 15, 2015 09:46:41 #
prcb1949
Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK
UXOEOD wrote:
In ordinary, common situations camera manufacturer... (show quote)
Thank you I will be trying what you suggest as soon as I am able to get out again. I have other pics I have taken that I quite like and will post them in due course and see what sort of critique they get - I hope to take advantage of as much experience as there is on this ste as possible.
Apr 15, 2015 10:50:01 #
prcb1949 wrote:
Thanks - I was also hoping for some opinion on the Image quality and wether or not better may have been achieved using manual settings ?
Image of the pigeon sitting on the gate or fence would benefit greatly from shooting at a larger aperture to blur the background much more, or perhaps a longer lens from a greater distance to get shallow depth of field.
A tighter crop would help too. The images look reasonably sharp. You have managed not to have camera motion.
Aperture preferred is a good suggestion. Set for perhaps one stop down from maximum aperture, (smallest F number).
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