Please critique these bird photos
Jan 31, 2016 16:07:47 #
I wanted BIF, but it seems the locals were grounded today for some reason, although I did manage to flush one. I was racked out on my 75-300 lens, shutter preferred at 1/1000 was my thinking for hand held at this long focal point and 200 ISO sensor speed (yeh, they're dark). I was using continuous auto-focus (center spot) and 10 FPS burst mode (couldn't afford to do that with film). So, basically, I didn't do anything but walk about and point and depress the shutter button. The results were out of the camera JPG, post consisted only of cropping. So, how did my camera do? What kind of suggestions (besides wait for better light or select a higher ISO) do you have for me to get better images.
Jan 31, 2016 16:14:18 #
I like the second one, the reflection is great. The first is OK, but he is flying away.The last one is again OK, but the head is turned away, don't know if the head is sharp.
But they are all three good tries. #2 is wall worthy
But they are all three good tries. #2 is wall worthy
Jan 31, 2016 16:26:07 #
topcat wrote:
I like the second one, the reflection is great. The first is OK, but he is flying away.The last one is again OK, but the head is turned away, don't know if the head is sharp.
But they are all three good tries. #2 is wall worthy
But they are all three good tries. #2 is wall worthy
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Jan 31, 2016 16:48:43 #
Why would you think anyone would mention a higher ISO? The ISO is just fine. You did not mention the aperture setting, but in the first picture, you may have had it too wide. You are in a high contrast situation and it seems like you are nowhere near the sweet spot of that lens. The white is blown out and you have all sorts of purple fringing which is due to Chromatic Aberration due to the high contrast and improper settings of the lens. The good thing is that even though shot in jpeg, it can easily be made better in photoshop using the ACR filter.
The other two are dark mainly because of shutter speed if indeed they were shot at 1/1000 sec. They are not moving, so they could have been shot at a much lower speed. These too, can be repaired in photoshop, but it is much better to get it right in the camera. You focus seems to be o.k.. Keep at it and have fun!
The other two are dark mainly because of shutter speed if indeed they were shot at 1/1000 sec. They are not moving, so they could have been shot at a much lower speed. These too, can be repaired in photoshop, but it is much better to get it right in the camera. You focus seems to be o.k.. Keep at it and have fun!
Jan 31, 2016 19:12:43 #
jmccl wrote:
What kind of suggestions (besides wait for better light or select a higher ISO) do you have for me to get better images.
In any auto mode you need to use exposure compensation when you have a large white subject with a dark background "+" or a dark subject with a light background "-". Changing the shutter speed or aperture, when in any auto mode, will not change exposure. Your change will be compensate for by another function.
With many animals, including birds, the eyes may look dull if light is not hitting them. Use some selective brightening, and maybe even add a catch light.
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