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Apr 30, 2019 08:11:23 #
tommy2
Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
Another "keeper" in my collection from the zoo. Yep, handheld zoom IS lenses do good!
Apr 30, 2019 08:12:08 #
Apr 30, 2019 08:28:32 #
tommy2 wrote:
Another "keeper" in my collection from the zoo. Yep, handheld zoom IS lenses do good!
Great Looking Parrot. Yup, no shake. But it does look like your focus is on the nearest point (near the tail feathers of the bird), and the all critical eye is a bit soft. How is it full sized (store original)? Need a bit more DoF. The eye could / should have been manual focused.
Apr 30, 2019 09:01:32 #
tommy2
Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
lamiaceae wrote:
Great Looking Parrot. Yup, no shake. But it does look like your focus is on the nearest point (near the tail feathers of the bird), and the all critical eye is a bit soft. How is it full sized (store original)? Need a bit more DoF. The eye could / should have been manual focused.
Do appreciate the comments!
Being my first adventure with an IS lens handheld I was concentrating on just seeing if my natural (eighth decade body) shake could be eliminated. Just aimed for the body of the colorful bird in between other patrons walking through the view. Opening the images I see my first question has been answered now need to work on good photo capture technique.
#1 on the list is aiming for the eye then figuring out how to "store original" before posting.
Apr 30, 2019 09:04:51 #
Apr 30, 2019 09:48:26 #
Please choose the “Store Original” option in order to show more than a token image.
Apr 30, 2019 11:02:56 #
tommy2
Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
rjaywallace wrote:
Please choose the “Store Original” option in order to show more than a token image.
Did that.
My workflow was to type the message, choose the image, attach it, select preview then when all is to my satisfaction after the last selection of "Preview" hit "Store Original" then "Send".
Doing something out of sequence, bad data, etc.? (Oh yeah, the image is .jpg format - that make any difference?)
Apr 30, 2019 12:59:35 #
tommy2 wrote:
Did that.
My workflow was to type the message, choose the image, attach it, select preview then when all is to my satisfaction after the last selection of "Preview" hit "Store Original" then "Send".
Doing something out of sequence, bad data, etc.? (Oh yeah, the image is .jpg format - that make any difference?)
My workflow was to type the message, choose the image, attach it, select preview then when all is to my satisfaction after the last selection of "Preview" hit "Store Original" then "Send".
Doing something out of sequence, bad data, etc.? (Oh yeah, the image is .jpg format - that make any difference?)
Skip the Preview - that resets everything. Just select Store Original and Send.
.jpg format is not a problem.
Apr 30, 2019 14:47:34 #
tommy2 wrote:
Do appreciate the comments!
Being my first adventure with an IS lens handheld I was concentrating on just seeing if my natural (eighth decade body) shake could be eliminated. Just aimed for the body of the colorful bird in between other patrons walking through the view. Opening the images I see my first question has been answered now need to work on good photo capture technique.
#1 on the list is aiming for the eye then figuring out how to "store original" before posting.
Being my first adventure with an IS lens handheld I was concentrating on just seeing if my natural (eighth decade body) shake could be eliminated. Just aimed for the body of the colorful bird in between other patrons walking through the view. Opening the images I see my first question has been answered now need to work on good photo capture technique.
#1 on the list is aiming for the eye then figuring out how to "store original" before posting.
Glad you took it as constructive. I certainly did not mean to sound snarky or obnoxious. It is actually better than most of my bird images. Birds are not a main photographic subject for me. Yes, at 64.5 I'm having unsteadiness issues myself. I used to be able to shoot say a 50mm lens at 1/15 sec hand held. But with my arthritis I need all the camera assistance I can get. For maximum sharpness for say an indoor "home studio" shot I'll put the camera on a tripod and lock-up the mirror before shooting with electronic timing. A mirrorless camera could help there. But I still often manually focus for critical shots! I also often when using AF and/or AE for still subjects use a single point for both. Focus on the spot desired (in the case of your bird), say on the eye which seems to be in the top 1/4 of your frame, and then with camera set for Focus/Exposure Lock re-frame as you have your bird relatively centered, and then take my shot. Knowing how to lock focus and exposure (locations) is important and there are several ways to achieve it. That is only one way (they way I like to do it) with spot metering and a single focus point. Keep at it. You have a good eye for basic composition, as per your Parrot and Giraffe shots!
Apr 30, 2019 15:20:27 #
May 1, 2019 09:33:43 #
Bottom line is here we look for the eye to be sharp, but the average person would be dazzled by what is a very nice image, especially handheld!
May 1, 2019 09:51:32 #
May 1, 2019 12:32:04 #
May 1, 2019 12:40:29 #
tommy2 wrote:
Another "keeper" in my collection from the zoo. Yep, handheld zoom IS lenses do good!
So colorful and so pretty
May 2, 2019 00:29:47 #
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