Sand Hill Crane Family
Mar 14, 2019 10:54:48 #
Thought all my shots were out of focus until I viewed them on the computer and realized the chick was a fuzz ball. These are jpgs that were under exposed and adjusted in PP. I will be going out to try to improve my results.
Mar 14, 2019 11:06:44 #
Mar 14, 2019 11:16:20 #
Jerry, I like them all! For improvement, look at your shooting parameters. Take the lone crane 3rd from the bottom. He's exposed in manual at 1/1250 at f/11, ISO-800. Ask yourself why? If the original was too dark, you could have reduced the shutter speed, opened the aperture, or both. Do you check your histogram on example images and / or the meter in the view finder? If you're using the meter at the 0-mark, try exposing to the right and using the highlight warnings to confirm you're not over exposing. Hopefully, this family lives nearby and you can visit with them again with updates to your technique.
Work too to have a single focus-point directly on the eye(s). Taking this crane again as an example and knowing you plan to shoot in portrait, set the AF point to the top before beginning to shoot. Then, work the zoom and / or your feet to get the bird positioned in the frame and in focus.
Work too to have a single focus-point directly on the eye(s). Taking this crane again as an example and knowing you plan to shoot in portrait, set the AF point to the top before beginning to shoot. Then, work the zoom and / or your feet to get the bird positioned in the frame and in focus.
Mar 14, 2019 11:49:31 #
kpmac wrote:
Some are a little soft but they are still nice images. Nice set.
Yes they are a bit soft. I was not happy with my effort yesterday, I hope to do better today if I can find this family again.
Mar 14, 2019 12:13:09 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Jerry, I like them all! For improvement, look at y... (show quote)
Normally I check the histogram and try to use ettr but not shooting as often as needed to become proficient I was excited about finding this chick and forgot to check. I also normally use single spot focus, I seem to have changed that at some point. I leave my focus spot in the center so did not notice it was in area mode. I hope I can find them again so I can use the techniques I know I should have. Thanks for the reply, I greatly appreciate the help.
Mar 15, 2019 13:26:12 #
Mar 15, 2019 14:23:44 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Image number 3 looks great on double-click, Jerry!
Thank you for your comment. I think I was lucky to get one that sharp. I did not realize I took these in area focus until Paul commented I should use single point focus, that's when I checked my camera. I do like that picture. Thanks again for looking.
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