Bird's eye view or View of a bird's eye?
Jun 3, 2012 06:57:19 #
glojo
Loc: South Devon, England
Just been looking at some of the pictures I have taken of our local Wood Pigeons and noticed their eyes.
I always thought the black pupil in our eyes was circular in shape, perhaps not a perfect circle but certainly not like this!
Every single shot of various wood pigeons all show the same type of irregularity and once you start googling this topic you realise there are lots of shapes and sizes.
. :thumbup:
I always thought the black pupil in our eyes was circular in shape, perhaps not a perfect circle but certainly not like this!
Every single shot of various wood pigeons all show the same type of irregularity and once you start googling this topic you realise there are lots of shapes and sizes.
. :thumbup:
Jun 3, 2012 09:06:13 #
Jun 3, 2012 10:08:22 #
glojo
Loc: South Devon, England
gilbert wrote:
Hi Gilbert,What camera/lens are you using to take the pictures of the Pigeon ?
Most of my bird pictures including these two are snapped with a Nikon 500mm lens connected to my Nikon D300. The only problem I have is that they are shot through two layers of thick glass (my patio door)
Hand held with a shutter speed of just 1/250th one was at f11 the other at F8 with an ISO of 200.
If you have any further queries then PLEASE feel free to ask but I am NOT a technical type person, more a snapper as opposed to photographer.
This is the uncropped version of one of those images:
Jun 3, 2012 12:23:42 #
If your shooting through sliding glass doors to get the Pidgeon shots and they are comming out that clear you are doing very well.
I am just like you in the amateur field. I bought a Canon EOS 10D body off ebay and "found" an EOS film camera with a 38-80mm and an EOS film camera with a 100-300mm at 2 different thrift stores and they work good.
Gil
I am just like you in the amateur field. I bought a Canon EOS 10D body off ebay and "found" an EOS film camera with a 38-80mm and an EOS film camera with a 100-300mm at 2 different thrift stores and they work good.
Gil
Jun 3, 2012 13:20:37 #
glojo
Loc: South Devon, England
I guess needs must regarding taking my snaps, but it was those eyes that caught my attention, I cannot help wondering if it effects their eye sight?
Jun 3, 2012 13:24:22 #
glojo wrote:
Just been looking at some of the pictures I have taken of our local Wood Pigeons and noticed their eyes.
I always thought the black pupil in our eyes was circular in shape, perhaps not a perfect circle but certainly not like this!
Every single shot of various wood pigeons all show the same type of irregularity and once you start googling this topic you realise there are lots of shapes and sizes.
. :thumbup:
I always thought the black pupil in our eyes was circular in shape, perhaps not a perfect circle but certainly not like this!
Every single shot of various wood pigeons all show the same type of irregularity and once you start googling this topic you realise there are lots of shapes and sizes.
. :thumbup:
If it takes 2 layers of glass to get such sharp images, I will be carting around a patio door in future. Superb job!
Ian
Jun 3, 2012 15:02:34 #
glojo
Loc: South Devon, England
ianhargraves1066 wrote:
If it takes 2 layers of glass to get such sharp images, I will be carting around a patio door in future. Superb job!
Ian
Ian
:thumbup: :thumbup: I don't know what would be heavier the lens or the very heavy patio door :)
The challenge is when I try to focus on a fly that settles on that same glass!! :oops: :oops:
Jun 3, 2012 16:00:01 #
Jun 3, 2012 16:36:15 #
glojo wrote:
:thumbup: :thumbup: I don't know what would be heavier the lens or the very heavy patio door :)
The challenge is when I try to focus on a fly that settles on that same glass!! :oops: :oops:
ianhargraves1066 wrote:
If it takes 2 layers of glass to get such sharp images, I will be carting around a patio door in future. Superb job!
Ian
Ian
:thumbup: :thumbup: I don't know what would be heavier the lens or the very heavy patio door :)
The challenge is when I try to focus on a fly that settles on that same glass!! :oops: :oops:
As an Englishman, I know how heavy patio doors (or in Ireland "Paddy O' doors" are . I used to work for Crittal Windows many years ago. re the close ups, you get some defracrion as you re shooting through 4 glass surfaces and it confuses auto focus mechanisms!
Ian
Jun 7, 2012 06:37:59 #
Most of my bird pictures including these two are snapped with a Nikon 500mm lens connected to my Nikon D300. The only problem I have is that they are shot through two layers of thick glass (my patio door)
You didn't say if it is a Nikon or third party Door.
:lol: :thumbup:
You didn't say if it is a Nikon or third party Door.
:lol: :thumbup:
Jun 9, 2012 05:54:10 #
glojo
Loc: South Devon, England
Quote:
I dare not install Third Party products You didn't say if it is a Nikon or third party Door.
Nice one, :thumbup: :thumbup: :-D
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