Chicadee in flight: I have recently begun practicing on small birds in flight. Helpful suggestions to improve are welcomed.

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Jun 18, 2017 08:29:18 #

BamaTexan Loc: Deep in the heart of Texas

I have recently begun practicing on small birds in flight. Helpful suggestions to improve are welcomed.

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Jun 18, 2017 09:15:56 #

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

Alls I know is they are tough. Good one here! Would love to see more.

Jun 18, 2017 09:37:36 #

BamaTexan Loc: Deep in the heart of Texas

Nalu wrote:

Alls I know is they are tough. Good one here! Would love to see more.

Thank you very much Nalu, I have a few more posted on my flickr page and as I progress, I will post them here.

Chuck

Jun 18, 2017 16:36:37 #

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Enjoyed, your flickr page and the one above that is posted!!!!!
Pat

Jun 18, 2017 17:00:40 #

BamaTexan Loc: Deep in the heart of Texas

Jay Pat wrote:

Enjoyed, your flickr page and the one above that is posted!!!!!

Pat

Thank you very much Pat!

Chuck

Jun 18, 2017 19:54:32 #

MadMikeOne Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City

BamaTexan wrote:

I have recently begun practicing on small birds in flight. Helpful suggestions to improve are welcomed.

Good try. These buggers are definitely tough. I looked at your EXIF and would suggest 2 things - shoot at a smaller f stop (8 or 11) and try matrix metering instead of center-weighted. According to your EXIF, your f stop was 4. That gave you a very shallow dof. A smaller aperture would bring more of the bird into focus. Just my suggestion.

Jun 18, 2017 21:04:09 #

BamaTexan Loc: Deep in the heart of Texas

MadMikeOne wrote:

Thank you very much MadMikeOne, this is the kind of information I need.

Jun 19, 2017 05:19:08 #

MadMikeOne Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City

BamaTexan wrote:

Thank you very much MadMikeOne, this is the kind of information I need.

You are very welcome. Just keep practicing. If you have Brian Peterson's book "Understanding Exposure", re-read it. I think it will help.

Jun 19, 2017 21:49:07 #

crafterwantabe Loc: Mn

Great shot

Jun 19, 2017 22:20:11 #

BamaTexan Loc: Deep in the heart of Texas

crafterwantabe wrote:

Great shot

Thank you very much crafterwantabe!

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