Long Lens?
Jul 7, 2020 05:12:33 #
I used to believe a long telephoto lens was needed to consistently capture birds.
The Oriole was taken with a 135mm and the blue jay with a 90mm.
Long lenses are convenient but there are alternatives.
The Oriole was taken with a 135mm and the blue jay with a 90mm.
Long lenses are convenient but there are alternatives.
Jul 7, 2020 05:16:39 #
joer wrote:
I used to believe a long telephoto lens was needed to consistently capture birds.
The Oriole was taken with a 135mm and the blue jay with a 90mm.
Long lenses are convenient but there are alternatives.
The Oriole was taken with a 135mm and the blue jay with a 90mm.
Long lenses are convenient but there are alternatives.
Nice.
Jul 7, 2020 05:21:18 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Excellent work, and I agree.
Especially with the high MP counts of modern cameras where things can be cropped quite a bit and great photos still printed.
Especially with the high MP counts of modern cameras where things can be cropped quite a bit and great photos still printed.
Jul 7, 2020 05:25:20 #
Jul 7, 2020 05:25:43 #
LWW wrote:
Excellent work, and I agree.
Especially with the high MP counts of modern cameras where things can be cropped quite a bit and great photos still printed.
Especially with the high MP counts of modern cameras where things can be cropped quite a bit and great photos still printed.
Thanks.
Jul 7, 2020 05:30:49 #
Very nice . These are amazing details for cropped images and yes don't really need a long lens. Attributed to the high MP in today's cameras. What camera body are you using ?
Jul 7, 2020 06:35:23 #
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Jul 7, 2020 07:15:57 #
You are right, a long tele is not always what we need to capture great images of wildlife as many photographers visiting the Galapagos can testify. If the bird is relatively close a shorter focal length as you have proven is more than enough and this is more than evident when working from a blind. Because in the wild birds are not often close enough lenses like the Nikon 80-400, 200-500 and the superb and expensive 600 mm f4 are very popular among wildlife photographers.
Both of your images are of excellent quality.
Both of your images are of excellent quality.
Jul 7, 2020 07:17:30 #
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Jul 7, 2020 07:30:23 #
venkatesh_eng wrote:
Very nice . These are amazing details for cropped images and yes don't really need a long lens. Attributed to the high MP in today's cameras. What camera body are you using ?
A7R4.
Jul 7, 2020 07:33:16 #
Beautiful photos, Joe. 62 Mp and a crop certainly help make the point. However in Download (+) they don't have the crisp, ultra-sharp detail of your long lens. Granted such ultra detail isn't necessary for very pleasing photos. A little softness is a very natural way to view birds because it's closer to the view we get with our eyes. You've proved your premise and you are the master of backyard bird shots.
Jul 7, 2020 08:00:06 #
John from gpwmi wrote:
Beautiful photos, Joe. 62 Mp and a crop certainly help make the point. However in Download (+) they don't have the crisp, ultra-sharp detail of your long lens. Granted such ultra detail isn't necessary for very pleasing photos. A little softness is a very natural way to view birds because it's closer to the view we get with our eyes. You've proved your premise and you are the master of backyard bird shots.
Thanks for your comment.
John you are correct. These images are 14MP and 13MP respectively. The crop was enlarged to three times their original size during export in Capture One.
Granted if I wanted to print or display a mural size image this technique would not be suitable. However for most people this is more than adequate as evidenced by the comments here. Pixel peepers like you and me are the exception.
As a side note everyone I know views my images on a phone and many of them don't even own a computer.
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