Encounter in the wild this afternoon: My second encounter in the wild , my first is my avatar .the pics don't seems too good at all , can you tell me what's wrong please . thank you...

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Encounter in the wild this afternoon

Jun 16, 2012 17:36:42 #

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

My second encounter in the wild , my first is my avatar .the pics don't seems too good at all , can you tell me what's wrong please . thank you

Jun 16, 2012 21:24:01 #

tlbuljac Loc: Oklahoma

Oh deer

Jun 16, 2012 21:39:41 #

mollymolly Loc: In the heart of the Everglades.

I am no where near qualified to guide you, but I can tell you what I think MIGHT be the problem. In the first shot-there seems to be too much interference around the Deer in order to focus on her correctly. In #2, either you or the Deer or both seemed to be moving and causing it to be out of focus. If it is the Deer, you should raise your shutter speed. The third shot seems to be blown out, so a lower ISO might have helped.

Jun 17, 2012 05:53:01 #

Shaka Loc: Brisbane, Australia

Wildlife is never easy to capture and Molly's comments are all spot on.

Jun 17, 2012 07:41:26 #

bullwinkle Loc: New Hartford, Missouri

I, too, agree with molly. I've got lots of pictures of deer like this. Often trees and weeds confuse focus, the differences in lighting because of shade and sunlight, and trying to hurry to get the shot before the deer runs off - they all play into the capture.

Jun 17, 2012 09:12:21 #

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

mollymolly wrote:

Thank you Moly , Shaka, Bullwinkle , come to think of it I was moving a bit when I spot the animal I was so happy to see it and the brushes was tick too .
Oh well got to get the hang of it let try again and again and again !!!

Jun 18, 2012 02:11:08 #

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

FRENCHY wrote:

My second encounter in the wild , my first is my avatar .the pics don't seems too good at all , can you tell me what's wrong please . thank you

I got this one on the way home from dinner this evening.

He was as surprised to see me as I was to see him.

Jun 18, 2012 02:20:35 #

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

300mm lens quick shot out car window No time to set anything.

Jun 18, 2012 02:33:57 #

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

Sometimes wildlife will just not co-operate - this about 3yr old wandered around my neighbors yard for a while - I took about a dozen shots and this is the only decent one out of the bunch.

Back yard buck

Jun 18, 2012 04:42:25 #

SQUIRL033 Loc: Chehalis, WA

there are two main causes of blurry wildlife photos (assuming you've got a decent lens and don't have to crop too heavily). first of all, when shooting wildlife, use only the center AF point if your camera lets you choose. this will keep the camera from locking on to something other than your target. if at all possible, avoid shooting wildlife with a lot of brush or branches in the way, as these can confuse the AF and make your picture blurry.

second, keep your shutter speed up. with a telephoto lens, even a stabilized one, you should avoid letting your shutter speed drop below 1/400 or so if you can help it. faster is better. if you need to increase the ISO to keep the shutter speed up, do it.. in most cases, the noise won't be a problem till about ISO 800 minimum, and in daylight, you shouldn't need to go that high.

Jun 18, 2012 12:56:15 #

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

This is all very good advice - BUT - how the heck do we get the subject to pose - LOL - darn critters just don't listen ost of the time.

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