what should I have done
Nov 30, 2020 12:17:35 #
very cloudy Sunday morning about 9:20, shot through windows and the deer were about 70 feet away. I do not think these un post processed jpeg photos are sharp.
The female has an injured rear leg. They posed for about 15 minutes
Comments please.
The female has an injured rear leg. They posed for about 15 minutes
Comments please.
d500 with 18 to 300 zoom at 300 mm, f10, 1/400s iso 800
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d850, 70 to 200 at 200mm, f 8, 1/250. iso 2000
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d850, 70 to 200 at 200mm, f/8 1/250, iso 2000
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Nov 30, 2020 12:40:18 #
You had several very big challenges: shooting through a window, a subject that is blending in with its environment, flat lighting and nearby objects that challenge auto-focusing ability.
#3 seems to have sharpest focus on the deer, but I think overall you did really well for the conditions.
#3 seems to have sharpest focus on the deer, but I think overall you did really well for the conditions.
Nov 30, 2020 12:44:26 #
pwrxprt
Loc: Beaumont, California
Great captures! It appears to me that perhaps your focal point is not the "eye" of the deer. In the first two photos, the bench pretty sharp, yet the deer is a little fuzzy, and the Christmas balls are sharp. I know when I get in a hurry, this happens to me all the time. The last photo is the sharpest in my opinion. As they say, keep shooting and you'll get it perfect. Thanks for sharing and I'm envious that you get wildlife in your backyard.
Nov 30, 2020 12:51:45 #
Nov 30, 2020 13:28:00 #
jpgto
Loc: North East Tennessee
Personally I think you did very well. So many interfering factors, first of all shooting through a window! Then all the other items around your subjects could have created minor focus issues. 
Nov 30, 2020 14:24:41 #
Bill Eaton
Loc: Palm City,Florida
Perhaps drop 5.6 that would allow for lower
ISO and soften th background.
ISO and soften th background.
Nov 30, 2020 14:27:18 #
Bill Eaton wrote:
In #1 and #3 the deer is very close to, even part of, "the background." Using depth of field calculators, the distance from camera to subject vs subject to background suggests that a wider aperture would not achieve a "softer" background, but would certainly be worth a few frames to see how a lower ISO affects overall image quality Perhaps drop 5.6 that would allow for lower
ISO and soften th background.
ISO and soften th background.
Nov 30, 2020 14:38:16 #
One of the most common reasons for not quite sharp images, especially with wildlife and a longer lens, is too slow a shutter speed. Try with a wider aperture and a faster shutter speed. When I look at my own images, and they look just a bit soft, I am reminded that I need a higher speed and that always does the trick.
Nov 30, 2020 14:50:36 #
At f/8 the dof is about 10'. I agree that a f5 or even f 4.5 would have given me adequate dof at 5'. I also should have used auto ISO and I did not change to matrix metering soon enough.
I need more practice
I need more practice
Nov 30, 2020 15:02:30 #
Practice is a good teacher. Learn it the hard way, but the lessons eventually sink in.
Nov 30, 2020 15:10:04 #
I think I need a longer lens. This shot seems a little better. The photo has a 22" diagonal on my screen
Nov 30, 2020 15:34:11 #
Did you shoot this as JPEGs?
I think you did a fine job on them. As previously mentioned shooting through window glass is a huge challenge.
I think you did a fine job on them. As previously mentioned shooting through window glass is a huge challenge.
Nov 30, 2020 15:54:25 #
Nov 30, 2020 16:25:14 #
home brewer wrote:
I shoot jpegs and raw. The jpegs makes it easier to post.
So its not a complet substitute for a longer lens but I have been having some success with Topaz Gigapixel. Shooting wildlife will always call for longer lenses. If we have 500 we want 600 or 800 or 1000.
You can try any of the Topaz programs for 30 days for free.
Run the image through LR, (Im experimenting with denoise and sharpen as well) Crop to pull in the subject and send it out to Gigapixel. Blow it back up to your native image size.
Its worth a shot.
Dec 1, 2020 07:52:49 #
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