Is the eye in focus?
Jan 7, 2015 21:07:46 #
I started taking shots of a waterfall until I found this duck. I want to get more shots of wildlife so I spent the next hour shooting this guy. This photo was taken with the following settings;
ISO 400
70-200mm L IS lens @ 200mm
f/6.3
1/320 sec
This is straight out of the camera. I used single Manual Select AF point expansion. I put the focus point on his eye but I was hoping the eye would have more clarity. Seems slightly blurry to me.
How can I make the eye more crisp?
-Gerald
ISO 400
70-200mm L IS lens @ 200mm
f/6.3
1/320 sec
This is straight out of the camera. I used single Manual Select AF point expansion. I put the focus point on his eye but I was hoping the eye would have more clarity. Seems slightly blurry to me.
How can I make the eye more crisp?
-Gerald
Jan 7, 2015 21:15:36 #
geclevel wrote:
... This photo was taken with the following settings;
ISO 400, 70-200mm L IS lens @ 200mm, f/6.3, 1/320 sec
This is straight out of the camera. I used single Manual Select AF point expansion. I put the focus point on his eye ...
How can I make the eye more crisp?..-Gerald
ISO 400, 70-200mm L IS lens @ 200mm, f/6.3, 1/320 sec
This is straight out of the camera. I used single Manual Select AF point expansion. I put the focus point on his eye ...
How can I make the eye more crisp?..-Gerald
a lot of motion blur there
Jan 7, 2015 21:16:26 #
geclevel wrote:
I started taking shots of a waterfall until I foun... (show quote)
Lightroom radial filter. Clarity plus a little exposure.
Plus, if handheld, 1/1000 shutter speed next time.
Jan 7, 2015 21:19:12 #
No, the focus is right behind the duck's head, you need to
set the camera to single point focus.
set the camera to single point focus.
Jan 7, 2015 21:23:17 #
oldtigger wrote:
a lot of motion blur there
Thank you. Is there a way you can tell it is motion blur from the photo? Or is it from my shutter speed setting?
Jan 7, 2015 21:24:56 #
ebbote wrote:
No, the focus is right behind the duck's head, you need to
set the camera to single point focus.
set the camera to single point focus.
Thank you. Can I ask how you can tell where the focus is at? I tried to look after downloading the photo but I can't tell.
-Gerald
Jan 7, 2015 21:25:43 #
geclevel wrote:
I started taking shots of a waterfall until I foun... (show quote)
Looks like a bit of motion blur on the bill when zoomed in, so shutter speed may be a little slow at 1/320 - might want to up that a bit.
I cannot see the focus point, but suspect it is not quite on the eye.
Was IS/VR on?
Jan 7, 2015 21:28:47 #
Dngallagher wrote:
Looks like a bit of motion blur on the bill when zoomed in, so shutter speed may be a little slow at 1/320 - might want to up that a bit.
I cannot see the focus point, but suspect it is not quite on the eye.
Was IS/VR on?
I cannot see the focus point, but suspect it is not quite on the eye.
Was IS/VR on?
Yes IS was on.
Thank you for your response.
Jan 7, 2015 21:31:34 #
geclevel wrote:
Yes IS was on.
Thank you for your response.
Thank you for your response.
You may want to try with higher shutter speed and IS off.
Lots of discussion how IS/VR can cause shake even hand held above certain shutter speeds.
Jan 7, 2015 21:34:55 #
Great advice. I will head back out there tomorrow and give it a shot.
Jan 7, 2015 21:43:01 #
geclevel wrote:
Great advice. I will head back out there tomorrow and give it a shot.
Kool.. post the results - Good luck!
Jan 7, 2015 21:48:08 #
Check right behind his beak and forehead, look at the water ripples, they look like they are in perfect focus.
geclevel wrote:
Thank you. Can I ask how you can tell where the focus is at? I tried to look after downloading the photo but I can't tell.
-Gerald
-Gerald
Jan 8, 2015 01:35:10 #
Dngallagher wrote:
You may want to try with higher shutter speed and IS off.
Lots of discussion how IS/VR can cause shake even hand held above certain shutter speeds.
Lots of discussion how IS/VR can cause shake even hand held above certain shutter speeds.
That discussion is nonsense. It is good to leave on handheld at any shutter speed to stabilize the image you see.
But unless you have a lens that detects the tripod you should turn it off on a tripod.
Jan 8, 2015 01:38:47 #
geclevel wrote:
Thank you. Can I ask how you can tell where the focus is at? I tried to look after downloading the photo but I can't tell.
-Gerald
-Gerald
I got a free Lightroom insert a couple weeks back from a link provided on UHH that shows the focus point.
Or if your camera is a Nikon their free View NX2 will show it,
Jan 8, 2015 08:02:48 #
MtnMan wrote:
I got a free Lightroom insert a couple weeks back from a link provided on UHH that shows the focus point.
Or if your camera is a Nikon their free View NX2 will show it,
Or if your camera is a Nikon their free View NX2 will show it,
Do you have the link?
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