Why Does the Bird Seed Appear More Clearly Than the Male House Finch in the Attached Image?
Nov 27, 2021 09:15:58 #
Dec 20, 2021 17:15:38 #
jar
Loc: North New Jersey
Looks to me that your focus was not on the bird's eye. I think focusing on the eye will get the results you want.
Dec 26, 2021 18:21:04 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
bobmcculloch wrote:
First off, nice image, to me the feet look sharp, the seed at the top looks sharper than the seed at the bottom, if you hadn't asked I never would have noticed but the birds eye and bill seem softer than the feet. Could you check the original image before cropping? where was the focal point? might give you a clue.
I think the bird's eye looks soft b/c there is no light reflection, aka "twinkle" in it, so it appears bland. Maybe it was shot on an overcast day?
Dec 29, 2021 22:11:36 #
Shooter41 wrote:
In my attempt to get maximum clarity in the images I create, I am mystified why the bird seed appears to be much sharper than the bird, even though they both are in focus. I can't decide if it has to do with lightness and darkness, or perhaps the sharply defined edges of of bird seed, or yet some other element I'm not smart enough to think of. What say you, master photographers on UHH?
Looking at the whole image it is all rather noisy to me but it all seems to be in focus for the most part. Camera used and settings on the image would be very helpful to determine the rest. If I were to guess your ISO was set very high and noise is the culprit for lack of sharpness.
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