Working on focus
Jul 30, 2014 17:51:51 #
I seem to be having focus problems when taking bird photo's. These are the last one's I took. I guess maybe it just takes getting to know your camera and practice.
Jul 30, 2014 19:38:06 #
Ptw wrote:
I seem to be having focus problems when taking bird photo's. These are the last one's I took. I guess maybe it just takes getting to know your camera and practice.
Ptw, these look great to me! I was having the same problem with my other camera, I don't think I was fast enought on the shutter button, and most of the time had blurrs. So deleting I would go. Now with the sx50hs, I don't have to get so close to the birds, so I'm able to at least get some bird shots.
That was the reason I was focusing on flowers and bugs, they don't move!!
But these look great!
Jul 30, 2014 19:39:39 #
Paula, I just downloaded one of your birds to check out your camera data. 1/250 is a bit slow shutter speed for bird photography. For perching birds, it's usually a good idea to have your shutter speed set at least 1/400 and way more so for birds in flight. The faster the better. You get more keepers that way. You might want to increase your ISO a little and set your aperture to f/8 so you can get by with a higher shutter speed. Also aim for the eye if you're not already doing that. I shoot most all my birds in shutter priority mode. I know a lot of folks don't think that's the thing to do, but it's always worked for me.
Ptw wrote:
I seem to be having focus problems when taking bird photo's. These are the last one's I took. I guess maybe it just takes getting to know your camera and practice.
Jul 30, 2014 20:15:24 #
Ptw wrote:
I seem to be having focus problems when taking bird photo's. These are the last one's I took. I guess maybe it just takes getting to know your camera and practice.
I actually think these are pretty good shots
Just remember you have to have shutter speed
higher to catch birds in flight. You are doing great! :)
Jul 30, 2014 23:04:21 #
Thank you angela,I have done a lot of deleting to. Glad your getting bird shots now :-)They are great subjects to shoot.
angela k wrote:
Ptw, these look great to me! I was having the same problem with my other camera, I don't think I was fast enought on the shutter button, and most of the time had blurrs. So deleting I would go. Now with the sx50hs, I don't have to get so close to the birds, so I'm able to at least get some bird shots.
That was the reason I was focusing on flowers and bugs, they don't move!!
But these look great!
That was the reason I was focusing on flowers and bugs, they don't move!!
But these look great!
Jul 30, 2014 23:07:20 #
Thanks so much Dixiegirl.I appreciate the advice and I will give your suggestions a try.
Dixiegirl wrote:
Paula, I just downloaded one of your birds to chec... (show quote)
Jul 30, 2014 23:12:21 #
Thank you Pam, Looks like I need to concentrate on shutter speed.
pgl wrote:
I actually think these are pretty good shots
Just remember you have to have shutter speed
higher to catch birds in flight. You are doing great! :)
Just remember you have to have shutter speed
higher to catch birds in flight. You are doing great! :)
Jul 31, 2014 22:37:09 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Paula, I just downloaded one of your birds to chec... (show quote)
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Sep 30, 2014 21:09:36 #
Ptw wrote:
I seem to be having focus problems when taking bird photo's. These are the last one's I took. I guess maybe it just takes getting to know your camera and practice.
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Oct 1, 2014 04:46:28 #
Thanks for the thumbs up fosgood. I appreciate it.
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