Shot my first bird
Apr 2, 2018 15:59:22 #
I checked out the Chattahoochee river north of Atlanta this morning and it is just starting to green up. I started shooting some of the ducks and geese. Wow. I have much respect for anybody that can get one of those in the air and in focus! It's hard enough to get them when they are just paddling around. I was at 300 mm ISO100 f14. Am I on the right track?
Gilbert
Gilbert
Apr 2, 2018 16:31:11 #
Nice start. We need exif data to help you get better. On your next post click "store original".
Apr 2, 2018 16:31:49 #
JGW30033 wrote:
I checked out the Chattahoochee river north of Atlanta this morning and it is just starting to green up. I started shooting some of the ducks and geese. Wow. I have much respect for anybody that can get one of those in the air and in focus! It's hard enough to get them when they are just paddling around. I was at 300 mm ISO100 f14. Am I on the right track?
Gilbert
Gilbert
Yes, you are on the right track. F/14 is a little heavy on the DoF, but everything is in focus and you seemed to have enough light. Your shots a nicely done. Not as easy as it seems? You have made a start, and done well. The learning curve is great, and practice, lots of practice is required. The good part is every shot you make is practice and nobody needs to know. The chase can get futile. The rewards can be great. And you're never too old! Have fun.
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Apr 2, 2018 17:48:37 #
davidrb wrote:
Yes, you are on the right track. F/14 is a little... (show quote)
Practice is right! I took almost 100 bracketed to get about 4 I liked. I gave up on autofocus and did manual, it seemed like auto was taking too long to pop in. Is that normal? I'm used to buildings and trees-they don't move as fast.
Apr 2, 2018 17:49:53 #
kpmac wrote:
Nice start. We need exif data to help you get better. On your next post click "store original".
Thank you! how is this?
Apr 3, 2018 21:12:19 #
Apr 3, 2018 21:33:18 #
Great start! Recognize this is a slippery slope - soon you'll be getting up at 6 AM, lugging 10 lbs of equipment around and taking hundreds of pictures (of which you'll end up deleting 95%). Keep posting!
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Apr 5, 2018 16:57:11 #
MikWar wrote:
Great start! Recognize this is a slippery slope - soon you'll be getting up at 6 AM, lugging 10 lbs of equipment around and taking hundreds of pictures (of which you'll end up deleting 95%). Keep posting!
I'm good with that if I can keep 5%!
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