Could I lower my shutter speed ?
May 24, 2012 06:33:39 #
I took this shot with a canon 1000d and Tamron 70-300 lens in aperture priority mode with iso at 400 and a shutter speed of 1/3000
I would like to lower the iso to remove some of the noise but don't know how quick the shutter would need to be to prevent the wings from blurring.
Thanks in advance for any help
I would like to lower the iso to remove some of the noise but don't know how quick the shutter would need to be to prevent the wings from blurring.
Thanks in advance for any help
May 24, 2012 08:38:05 #
What noise?
You should be able to go down to 1/1000 easily. I've stopped water droplets in a fountain at 1/500.
Beautiful shot, by the way.
You should be able to go down to 1/1000 easily. I've stopped water droplets in a fountain at 1/500.
Beautiful shot, by the way.
May 24, 2012 08:49:37 #
As snowbear says, 'what noise'. I would agree that you can step down to 1/500 and to make the image better i would have cloned out the post and had the swan further to the left to make it a better composition.
May 24, 2012 14:22:53 #
Ok maybe I am being too picky, I think that is my nature though ;)
I have tried to clone out the post but cannot add space to the right as there is part of another swan which would be too prominent to clone out.
Thankyou for your help it's much appreciated
I have tried to clone out the post but cannot add space to the right as there is part of another swan which would be too prominent to clone out.
Thankyou for your help it's much appreciated
May 24, 2012 14:39:28 #
Yes a nature shot for sure - & yes the post needed to be cloned out. If you think there was noise I would shoot with 200 there is no real reason for higher ISO on such a sunny day - I feel less shutter speed is not a solution to go to when shooting motions
May 24, 2012 14:39:34 #
wtw2143
Loc: West Hempstead, NY
Great stop action shot, and noise is not noticeable at all. Lower speed 1/500 would also work great, with a tripod and cable release. Love the photo.
May 24, 2012 15:05:00 #
Izza1967 wrote:
I took this shot with a canon 1000d and Tamron 70-300 lens in aperture priority mode with iso at 400 and a shutter speed of 1/3000
I would like to lower the iso to remove some of the noise but don't know how quick the shutter would need to be to prevent the wings from blurring.
Thanks in advance for any help
I would like to lower the iso to remove some of the noise but don't know how quick the shutter would need to be to prevent the wings from blurring.
Thanks in advance for any help
I think 1/3000 is a bit fast for birds, but this will definitely stop the action. I think 1/1000 is a good speed if that is your goal; however, I think action photos are much more interesting if there is a small element of motion blur in them. For example, stopping the action on the bird but blurring the wing tips would look really cool to me. Of course, this is just my preference. I would experiment with a speed of 1/320. Regardless, the formula I use for sports and action in order of adjusting are: Shutter--> Aperture--> ISO.
To reduce noise (and I agree with the others, the noise is pretty well under control in this shot) I would reduce the ISO down to 100 or 200.
May 24, 2012 17:36:42 #
You know what? The post didn't need to be cloned out. It added dimension to the photo. A lot of these long lens shots tend to look like somebody smacked it flat with a frying pan.
May 24, 2012 17:57:27 #
Yes I agree about the post adding dimension - my Idea / thought on removing the post was to remove the had of man to make it a nature shot - also instead of cloning what I suggest is to copy & paste some of the water in order to get a better blend - clone tools can leave "tracks" like it did here -slight blurring.
RMM wrote:
You know what? The post didn't need to be cloned out. It added dimension to the photo. A lot of these long lens shots tend to look like somebody smacked it flat with a frying pan.
May 24, 2012 18:19:57 #
Don't you just love the different opinions, I personally didn't have an opinion about the post either way.
Anyway after looking through all of my shots again I found one without the post and also had a little room infront of the swan. It was also shot at a slower speed, albeit still high at 1/2000 but it does go some way to answering my own question.
I do seem to be falling into the habit of placing the subject centrally, still so much to learn but loving every step
Anyway after looking through all of my shots again I found one without the post and also had a little room infront of the swan. It was also shot at a slower speed, albeit still high at 1/2000 but it does go some way to answering my own question.
I do seem to be falling into the habit of placing the subject centrally, still so much to learn but loving every step
May 24, 2012 18:20:50 #
May 24, 2012 18:24:22 #
Not at all - you just saw something so of us did not and mentioned it.
RMM wrote:
Strictly a matter of taste. I'm probably in the minority on this one.
May 24, 2012 18:30:53 #
Izza1967 wrote:
Don't you just love the different opinions, I personally didn't have an opinion about the post either way.
Anyway after looking through all of my shots again I found one without the post and also had a little room infront of the swan. It was also shot at a slower speed, albeit still high at 1/2000 but it does go some way to answering my own question.
I do seem to be falling into the habit of placing the subject centrally, still so much to learn but loving every step
Anyway after looking through all of my shots again I found one without the post and also had a little room infront of the swan. It was also shot at a slower speed, albeit still high at 1/2000 but it does go some way to answering my own question.
I do seem to be falling into the habit of placing the subject centrally, still so much to learn but loving every step
If you're shooting a moving bird with a 300mm lens (or larger), just getting it in the frame is an accomplishment in my opinion. You have action (disturbed water) to the rear and some open space to the front, and the bird isn't dead center, so I'd say you have nothing to complain about. If you want a little less symmetry, play with your cropping until you're happy. Or is that possible for you? ;)
May 24, 2012 18:35:25 #
On this one it is very easy to C&C - IMHO
#1 It is a very good shot.
#2 as ones eye leads left to right I would like to see this image flipped horizontally so the swan is flying across out of the photo
#3 crop as much out of in front of the swan as is comfortable to loose the centering.
#1 It is a very good shot.
#2 as ones eye leads left to right I would like to see this image flipped horizontally so the swan is flying across out of the photo
#3 crop as much out of in front of the swan as is comfortable to loose the centering.
Izza1967 wrote:
Don't you just love the different opinions, I personally didn't have an opinion about the post either way.
Anyway after looking through all of my shots again I found one without the post and also had a little room in front of the swan. It was also shot at a slower speed, albeit still high at 1/2000 but it does go some way to answering my own question.
I do seem to be falling into the habit of placing the subject centrally, still so much to learn but loving every step
Anyway after looking through all of my shots again I found one without the post and also had a little room in front of the swan. It was also shot at a slower speed, albeit still high at 1/2000 but it does go some way to answering my own question.
I do seem to be falling into the habit of placing the subject centrally, still so much to learn but loving every step
May 24, 2012 18:46:49 #
I hadn't thought of our natural tendancy to look left to right so thankyou for pointing that out, I will definately keep that in mind in future.
As for the crop I was limited by that damn post again ;)
Here is a small version of the original and as you can see I also had to clone out the other swan
As for the crop I was limited by that damn post again ;)
Here is a small version of the original and as you can see I also had to clone out the other swan
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