A few more Robins
May 8, 2022 04:08:02 #
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May 8, 2022 05:18:06 #
For these shots especially #1 & #3 what was your aperture setting? Your DOF is too shallow for the entire bird to be in focus and it appears to be a small bird.
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May 8, 2022 05:23:13 #
May 8, 2022 06:27:57 #
Cute little fellow, well-captured. I like that the tail is out of focus on #1 & #3, it shifts emphasis to the bird's better end.
May 8, 2022 06:58:48 #
prcb1949 wrote:
Just a few more from the last few days! More to follow.
May 8, 2022 07:29:14 #
prcb1949
Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK
JRiepe wrote:
For these shots especially #1 & #3 what was your aperture setting? Your DOF is too shallow for the entire bird to be in focus and it appears to be a small bird.
Thanks for Looking and your comments. I couldn't understand why the Robins tail was blurred. My Aperture setting was F6
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May 8, 2022 07:30:16 #
prcb1949
Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK
RPSteiner wrote:
Cute little fellow, well-captured. I like that the tail is out of focus on #1 & #3, it shifts emphasis to the bird's better end.
Thanks!
May 8, 2022 07:53:00 #
prcb1949 wrote:
Thanks for Looking and your comments. I couldn't understand why the Robins tail was blurred. My Aperture setting was F6
Nearly all my shots are at f/6.3. Of course distance from subject affects DOF and I don't know how close you were to the bird but I've never been able to get close enough to produce a shallow DOF. Other than that the shots are nice and someone even mentioned he likes the blurred tail feathers.
May 8, 2022 08:12:25 #
prcb1949
Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK
JRiepe wrote:
Nearly all my shots are at f/6.3. Of course distance from subject affects DOF and I don't know how close you were to the bird but I've never been able to get close enough to produce a shallow DOF. Other than that the shots are nice and someone even mentioned he likes the blurred tail feathers.
I was very close. 5 days before this shot I found this pair of Robins on the river near my home and tossed out a few mealworms which after a bit of suspicion they came down. Over the next few days they got tamer- by the 5th day they were literally eating out of my hand. Not sure if this is acceptable on UHH ?
May 8, 2022 08:29:49 #
I have no problem with feeding birds in order to photograph them. Lots of people feed the birds—some photograph them, some don't.
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May 8, 2022 08:40:52 #
prcb1949
Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK
RPSteiner wrote:
I have no problem with feeding birds in order to photograph them. Lots of people feed the birds—some photograph them, some don't.
👍 Thanks for the follow up.
May 8, 2022 09:46:03 #
May 8, 2022 09:57:58 #
prcb1949 wrote:
I was very close. 5 days before this shot I found this pair of Robins on the river near my home and tossed out a few mealworms which after a bit of suspicion they came down. Over the next few days they got tamer- by the 5th day they were literally eating out of my hand. Not sure if this is acceptable on UHH ?
Of course this is acceptable. I know of no rules that require specified steps in order to get a good shot.
May 8, 2022 10:11:05 #
prcb1949
Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK
JRiepe wrote:
Of course this is acceptable. I know of no rules that require specified steps in order to get a good shot.
Thanks Im looking forward to getting out again and experimenting with f/stops and distance.
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