How can I take a picture at the Zoo and not have the cage show up
Mar 14, 2015 18:04:20 #
Mar 29, 2015 01:32:02 #
Wesso wrote:
Thanks, I think, what kind of lens is that. Looks huge? You must have a lot of money.
Thats a nikon 500mm f/4 and no I dont have lots of money well at least now since marrying and two kids haha
Mar 29, 2015 03:22:48 #
saxkiwi wrote:
Thats a nikon 500mm f/4 and no I dont have lots of money well at least now since marrying and two kids haha
Don't laugh, saxkiwi, that's the way it is until they graduate from college and get out of the house. Your money is their money!!
Mar 29, 2015 10:39:30 #
SteveR wrote:
Don't laugh, saxkiwi, that's the way it is until they graduate from college and get out of the house. Your money is their money!!
Isn't that the truth. They take all your time and money! But we love them anyway!
Mar 29, 2015 11:22:25 #
Skneemiller wrote:
Isn't that the truth. They take all your time and money! But we love them anyway!
How did you get on at the zoo, did you find any of the um "safe"* techniques getting you the images you wanted?
Safe* as in not getting into the cages or poking things through the bars as many seemed to be suggesting.
Mar 29, 2015 11:34:11 #
SteveR wrote:
Don't laugh, saxkiwi, that's the way it is until they graduate from college and get out of the house. Your money is their money!!
Not true your never done, I just bought my 16 year old grandson a Pickup Truck. He didn't want a car, wanted a four wheel drive pickup truck. Wahhhhh.
Mar 29, 2015 11:41:35 #
blackest wrote:
How did you get on at the zoo, did you find any of the um "safe"* techniques getting you the images you wanted?
Safe* as in not getting into the cages or poking things through the bars as many seemed to be suggesting.
Safe* as in not getting into the cages or poking things through the bars as many seemed to be suggesting.
The advice given worked, but the problem was the photographer! I have not done manual focusing very much so I was able to get the bars pretty much eliminated but the image was out of focus a lot. Our Zoo is free so I will go back and try, try again! The other problem was the crowds of people, it was the first nice day after a long cold winter. Next time will go early in the morning without out the kids so I can take my time!! Definately a learning curve involved.
Mar 29, 2015 13:14:07 #
Skneemiller wrote:
The advice given worked, but the problem was the photographer! I have not done manual focusing very much so I was able to get the bars pretty much eliminated but the image was out of focus a lot. Our Zoo is free so I will go back and try, try again! The other problem was the crowds of people, it was the first nice day after a long cold winter. Next time will go early in the morning without out the kids so I can take my time!! Definately a learning curve involved.
Yeah so easy to miss :( but it makes you want to try again.
I have one shot of a tiger snarling and roaring at me, if the fence wasn't there i'd have been in trouble.. I had a shallow depth of field it was pretty well framed, a dramatic moment the fence was invisible the gravel and plants behind the tiger were sharp and crisp we were eye to eye ... and i had totally missed the focus on the tiger I was left with snarling tiger colored blur ... oh well , i'll get it right next time.
I did get a few shots I did like, so not all bad, but i think that shot would have been the best, full of power and feline fury...
Jun 26, 2018 10:51:37 #
Skneemiller wrote:
I will be heading to the Zoo on Wednesday, this is the first time I will be going and taking my camera and not having it set on Auto, kinda excited to see what happens!
I was enrolled in a photography class and the instructor said in the Photography II class she would tell us how to take a picture but not have the bars from the cage show up, that class was cancelled because not enough people signed up, bummer for me. Can anyone tell me how to do what she was talking about? TIA.
I was enrolled in a photography class and the instructor said in the Photography II class she would tell us how to take a picture but not have the bars from the cage show up, that class was cancelled because not enough people signed up, bummer for me. Can anyone tell me how to do what she was talking about? TIA.
Skneemiller,
This is from a recent Camera Club theme called 'selective focus'. I tried a few times but on much closer objects with a few that were ok if not good. The club has a shoot on Wednesday, so I'll be trying it again.
If you use a wide aperture, preferably in the 3-4.5 range or as large as you have if you are using a telephoto lens, you will get a quite short depth of field, and the animal is not close to the bars, the focus (AF or Manual) should be centered on the animal. The camera should then ignore the bars and focus where you want it, --the active word being "should". I use spot center focus; DSLT's on Auto focus sometimes focus on the nearest and largest thing it "sees" in the focus area. Experiment first to make sure the picture is what you want the f stop and focus can be readjusted. If he/she is right up to the bars, it won't work; you might try fixing the shop with a " Spot Healing Brush" tool--PSE's Name. It sometimes work but may require a lot of PP, usually more that I think the fixed photo is worth, but I'm not a PSE expert.
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