See, we can get along fine.
Mar 23, 2013 12:52:22 #
This egret and heron were wading at Sandy Ridge Res. quite peaceably.
Egret and heron
Mar 23, 2013 13:01:51 #
Mar 23, 2013 17:16:03 #
Georgie wrote:
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Thanks Georgie for the thumbup. 8-)
Mar 25, 2013 09:38:57 #
Nice job! With longer lenses, depth of field becomes an issue. When you have two birds that are not on the same plane this becomes painfully obvious. To have them both in acceptable focus, you might need to shoot at f/11 or f/16 and place you focus point just behind the closest one. Manual focus may be necessary here because focusing on the water can be problematic. The camera sometimes focuses on what is being reflected rather than on the waters surface.
Mar 25, 2013 15:10:00 #
birdpix wrote:
Nice job! With longer lenses, depth of field becomes an issue. When you have two birds that are not on the same plane this becomes painfully obvious. To have them both in acceptable focus, you might need to shoot at f/11 or f/16 and place you focus point just behind the closest one. Manual focus may be necessary here because focusing on the water can be problematic. The camera sometimes focuses on what is being reflected rather than on the waters surface.
Thanks birdpix. I have a Fujifilm bridge camera with a 30x zoom lens. I have been just using the autofocus but really should practice using the manual focus again. Several years ago I had a manual only film camera with interchangeable lenses,so I did have some experience in that mode.
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