JIMP
Loc: South Jersey
Very nice. That's why we have to fill the feeder almost every day .
JIMP wrote:
Very nice. That's why we have to fill the feeder almost every day .
Thanks...and yes the feeder mix bill increases dramatically with the presence of peckers...also the blue jay causes the same result...
rlaugh
Loc: Michigan & Florida
They waste more then they eat!!..good shot!
Great catch. Would you share your settings? I am working with the same bird and I am just not getting the focus sharp. I am using a Sigma 150-500. I practice with both hand held, leaning on a window sill and try-pod. I can get a good one every now and then. Any suggestions?
hb3 wrote:
Red Bellied Woodpeckers are constantly pecking and swishing through the feeder mix...happened to catch the action here... :!:
lorim222315 wrote:
Great catch. Would you share your settings? I am working with the same bird and I am just not getting the focus sharp. I am using a Sigma 150-500. I practice with both hand held, leaning on a window sill and try-pod. I can get a good one every now and then. Any suggestions?
I shoot nearly all of my bird shots at the fastest shutter speed possible without increasing the ISO beyond 1600....in fairly good light, I am often at f6.7, SS of 1/800, and ISO at 800....I then make small adjustments by altering the exposure compensation in the desired direction....I'm convinced that a shutter speed of 1/800 and the 5-axis "in body image stabilization" of the Olympus OMD EM1 and EM5 are true assists to capturing sharp images...hope this helps....btw, I shoot with the Olympus 75-300mm(150-600mm equivalent) lens.
Thank you. I will move the ISO. It is still hard to move that number up. I have good technology and old school thoughts. More practice using the advice from UHH!
Thank you!
hb3 wrote:
I shoot nearly all of my bird shots at the fastest shutter speed possible without increasing the ISO beyond 1600....in fairly good light, I am often at f6.7, SS of 1/800, and ISO at 800....I then make small adjustments by altering the exposure compensation in the desired direction....I'm convinced that a shutter speed of 1/800 and the 5-axis "in body image stabilization" of the Olympus OMD EM1 and EM5 are true assists to capturing sharp images...hope this helps....btw, I shoot with the Olympus 75-300mm(150-600mm equivalent) lens.
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...btw, I shoot with the Olympus 75-300mm(150-600mm equivalent) lens.[/quote]
Absolutely loved this messy eater shot, Harve. A common sight, but rarely captured. Are you handheld with this one?
Any chance you could snap a shot of the 75-300 lens with your hand beside it so we can see its appx size?
phlash46
Loc: Westchester County, New York
Picky, picky, picky! Just jettisoned all my (extensive) Nikon DSLR gear and got an OM-D EM-1 and lenses, remote and flash. Wow, what a difference in size, weight and price and only the slightest give up in IQ !
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