Blurry picture
Oct 31, 2015 16:03:19 #
Yup, motion blur. The bits of the snake that aren't moving yet are acceptably sharp, even though they're at the same distance as the blurred bits of the bird's bill.
Oct 31, 2015 18:20:06 #
Thanks all. I had my camera preset to ISO 1000, f8, and aperture priority. When I saw this in the backyard I just grab the camera and shoot. I am now setting the ISO to 2000. Hopefully no motion blur next time when fast action occurs.
Oct 31, 2015 18:27:30 #
dylee8 wrote:
Thanks all. I had my camera preset to ISO 1000, f8, and aperture priority. When I saw this in the backyard I just grab the camera and shoot. I am now setting the ISO to 2000. Hopefully no motion blur next time when fast action occurs.
And any reason not to open up to f7.1? It all helps, and when shooting one bird, DOF isn't likely to be a problem.
Oct 31, 2015 21:52:20 #
Oct 31, 2015 22:09:40 #
I'm sure it's motion blurr. The tip of the beak moves very fast.
Jack
Jack
Nov 1, 2015 08:30:39 #
Nov 1, 2015 17:19:24 #
dylee8 wrote:
This is taken with Nikon D7000 and Sigma 150-600mm C on a tripod. As indicated in EXIF, f 8.0 and 1/800 sec. Any idea why it is sharp around the eye and blurry at the beak? Thanks.
Subject movement,also there is no feather detail. Was this shot hand held? If so there might be a little camera shake as well. I see tha this shot was taken at a 35mm equivilent of about 500 focal length. So a speed of 1/800 just was not fast enough.
Nov 2, 2015 04:26:06 #
Jackdoor wrote:
And any reason not to open up to f7.1? It all helps, and when shooting one bird, DOF isn't likely to be a problem.
Thats a good suggestion. f7.1 should be a good enough DOF for this.
Nov 2, 2015 04:29:24 #
davyboy wrote:
if you shoot in high speed burst you may get a goood one
Thanks yes should have done that. I normally don't shoot in continuous mode.
Nov 2, 2015 04:33:36 #
boberic wrote:
Subject movement,also there is no feather detail. Was this shot hand held? If so there might be a little camera shake as well. I see tha this shot was taken at a 35mm equivilent of about 500 focal length. So a speed of 1/800 just was not fast enough.
It was shot with tripod. Maybe it was the sunlight on white feathers - I hope its not the lens. I will need to increase the speed for future shots. Thanks.
Nov 5, 2015 15:29:24 #
dylee8 wrote:
This is taken with Nikon D7000 and Sigma 150-600mm C on a tripod. As indicated in EXIF, f 8.0 and 1/800 sec. Any idea why it is sharp around the eye and blurry at the beak? Thanks.
I like to look at all the data to check things out. I don't know the quality of the Sigma 150-600 mm, but some lens have problems. I think your camera settings look OK. David
Nov 6, 2015 00:35:52 #
dylee8 wrote:
Thanks all. I had my camera preset to ISO 1000, f8, and aperture priority. When I saw this in the backyard I just grab the camera and shoot. I am now setting the ISO to 2000. Hopefully no motion blur next time when fast action occurs.
I find this type of motion blur far more attractive than frozen motion. It shows what is happening. It is an asset, not a liability!
You'll lose eye sharpness at higher ISO.
Nov 6, 2015 00:37:20 #
boberic wrote:
Subject movement,also there is no feather detail. Was this shot hand held? If so there might be a little camera shake as well. I see tha this shot was taken at a 35mm equivilent of about 500 focal length. So a speed of 1/800 just was not fast enough.
Plenty fast on a tripod as noted.
If you used remote or delayed release...
The sharp eye says it was good.
Nov 6, 2015 08:00:55 #
ISO 2000?! WOW - I gotta get a newer camera. I try not to push my D200 past 400 ISO
Nov 7, 2015 11:58:07 #
I think its a great shot the way it is. You can "see" the shake of the beak. I would not open up the apeture much more because you lose important DOF with the telephoto shot.
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