A Few Birds from a Backyard Walk
May 12, 2015 10:18:01 #
These were all shots on my property...all were shot at 600mm, f/5.6, 800 ISO, and shutter speeds between 1500-2000. Still learning...but wanted to share.
May 12, 2015 10:22:10 #
Laura72568 wrote:
These are all shots on my property...all were shot at 600mm, f/5.6, 800 ISO, and shutter speeds between 1500-2000. Still learning...but wanted to share.
Very nice set Laura...I love to see birds on posts and barbed wire :thumbup:
May 12, 2015 10:37:39 #
Laura72568 wrote:
These are all shots on my property...all were shot at 600mm, f/5.6, 800 ISO, and shutter speeds between 1500-2000. Still learning...but wanted to share.
Laura72568, nice pictures. I love uncluttered pictures, and enjoyed viewing these pictures. Thanks for sharing. :thumbup: Tejaswrangler :)
May 12, 2015 10:40:35 #
Carolina Wings wrote:
Very nice set Laura...I love to see birds on posts and barbed wire :thumbup:
I enjoy that as well! And I am lucky that they are almost always out there... :-)
May 12, 2015 10:41:14 #
tejaswrangler wrote:
Laura72568, nice pictures. I love uncluttered pictures, and enjoyed viewing these pictures. Thanks for sharing. :thumbup: Tejaswrangler :)
I enjoy uncluttered photos of birds also. Thanks for your kind comment!
May 12, 2015 11:14:04 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
Laura72568 wrote:
These were all shots on my property...all were shot at 600mm, f/5.6, 800 ISO, and shutter speeds between 1500-2000. Still learning...but wanted to share.
What kind of lens were you using? Thx, Chris
May 12, 2015 11:15:25 #
coj wrote:
What kind of lens were you using? Thx, Chris
Sigma 150-600mm SPORT
May 12, 2015 11:31:15 #
May 12, 2015 11:35:04 #
coj wrote:
Wow. Nice toys.
I actually just sold it due to its weight. Too hard for me to hand hold. I have a Canon 100-400mm II and 1.4 Extender on order. Can't wait to see how they work out!
May 12, 2015 11:35:23 #
Laura72568 wrote:
Sigma 150-600mm SPORT
Laura, at 600mm you're aperture opening on that lens is 6.3. It is 5 at 150mm. Also re effective focal length fro that lens on a 7D (crop frame) is ~900mm. So you should get away with dropping your shutter speed as low as 1/100th. That will still get the birds with some wing movement,but you will be able to drop your ISO to ~600 and reduce the noise level somewhat.
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May 12, 2015 11:43:23 #
Didereaux wrote:
Laura, at 600mm you're aperture opening on that lens is 6.3. It is 5 at 150mm. Also re effective focal length fro that lens on a 7D (crop frame) is ~900mm. So you should get away with dropping your shutter speed as low as 1/100th. That will still get the birds with some wing movement,but you will be able to drop your ISO to ~600 and reduce the noise level somewhat.
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Thanks for this...yes, I was playing around with high ISOs after reading some posts on here and I realize I over did it. They are quite noisy!
May 12, 2015 11:53:55 #
Laura72568 wrote:
I actually just sold it due to its weight. Too hard for me to hand hold. I have a Canon 100-400mm II and 1.4 Extender on order. Can't wait to see how they work out!
Don't bother with the extender. For the little gain in magnification it is just more weight. I know this well. I/we also use a Canon 100-400 lens(that's about 600mm on your crop camera). At the moment it is still the most versatile lend for sports and wildlife they ideal. DON'T try and see how far away you can shoot from. Get a little closer, and that applies to large animals as well.
I'm certainly no pro at this, but have been at it a while and made most of the errors. ;)
May 12, 2015 12:30:16 #
Didereaux wrote:
Don't bother with the extender. For the little gain in magnification it is just more weight. I know this well. I/we also use a Canon 100-400 lens(that's about 600mm on your crop camera). At the moment it is still the most versatile lend for sports and wildlife they ideal. DON'T try and see how far away you can shoot from. Get a little closer, and that applies to large animals as well.
I'm certainly no pro at this, but have been at it a while and made most of the errors. ;)
I'm certainly no pro at this, but have been at it a while and made most of the errors. ;)
I am always trying to make the most of my errors! Thanks for your comments!
May 12, 2015 17:24:12 #
Very nice collection of little birds. The clean simple compositions make them really stand out! Well done.
May 12, 2015 17:30:14 #
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