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Post by Barrington on Apr 20, 2016 17:18:22 GMT
Casual bird photography is so difficult , I only have a 300mm so they need to be close , from this mornings dog walk :  |
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Post by julesd68 on Apr 20, 2016 17:24:40 GMT
Beautiful detail, colours and soft background.
I will try to resist any jokes about casual bird photography ...
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Post by Chris on Apr 20, 2016 18:01:47 GMT
I've been putting in a fair bit effort to attract the birdies into my back garden and I agree with you totally - it's so difficult to get a decent picture. Yours has come out fine though!
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Post by zippy on Apr 20, 2016 18:54:57 GMT
I,m always impressed when people get these shots with a 300.
I use a 500 and I can,t usually get that good a shot.
perhaps your birds are friendlier than mine..
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Post by Barrington on Apr 20, 2016 19:21:25 GMT
I will try to resist any jokes about casual bird photography ... I thought casual would sum up non-professional bird photography  You need a hide , and a whopper of a lens to do it right . |
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Post by Barrington on Apr 20, 2016 19:26:14 GMT
I,m always impressed when people get these shots with a 300. I use a 500 and I can,t usually get that good a shot. perhaps your birds are friendlier than mine.. Of course cropping helps , I took this Chaffinch in my garden this afternoon and he was quite high up. 
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 20, 2016 20:32:05 GMT
Must take my camera with me on dog walks
Think I'll have to practice a lot to get pics that good.
As I fork out a fortune in bird seed I should get better
We have a huge variety of birds in the garden and out on the fields
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Post by MartinT on Apr 21, 2016 6:47:18 GMT
Barry, your first shot is superb. I love the narrow depth of field, perfect for that image.
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Post by zippy on Apr 21, 2016 7:09:16 GMT
I,m always impressed when people get these shots with a 300. I use a 500 and I can,t usually get that good a shot. perhaps your birds are friendlier than mine.. Of course cropping helps , I took this Chaffinch in my garden this afternoon and he was quite high up. Yes a bit of cropping goes a long way, but then there's an even bigger problem for focus - you have to get it 100% if you're going to crop, and that's not easy with a long lens, even autofocus can get it wrong at that distance. For us failing photographers, what is the camera/lens you used (don't tell me it's a Canon, as I'm a Nikon man !!!) |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 21, 2016 7:10:05 GMT
Lumix here!
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Post by Barrington on Apr 21, 2016 9:56:57 GMT
Chris I use a Nikon d5500 so not full frame , the lens is a Nikkor 70-300mm 4.5f - 5.6f DX.
When I'm looking for birds to shoot I have the camera set ready , Manual - Single point Auto Focus , ISO Auto , Aperture widest (4.5F) and shutter speed 1/320 or more if its very sunny.
Always aim for the eye , I just missed with the Chiffchaff but got away with it , you can check focus point when reviewing photos with the bundfled Nikon software.
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Post by pre65 on Apr 21, 2016 11:40:07 GMT
So, in reality, your lens is actually more than 300mm at the long end.
Is it 1.5 times for Nikon ?
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Post by Barrington on Apr 21, 2016 11:57:37 GMT
So, in reality, your lens is actually more than 300mm at the long end.
Is it 1.5 times for Nikon ? Yes and yes , I've never had a full frame so can't compare , I supppose a 300mm on a full frame isn't much use at all for birds ? |
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Post by Barrington on Apr 27, 2016 8:39:41 GMT
I hear the Whitethroats but seeing them is a lot harder , nice to get one this morning: 
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Post by MartinT on Apr 27, 2016 10:13:57 GMT
Superb again, Barry!
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Post by Barrington on Apr 27, 2016 18:03:45 GMT
Thanks Martin , I took about 8 , I had to wait till he turned his head to get a good 'un. |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 28, 2016 5:46:50 GMT
I love the focus you've achieved, the narrow depth of field and the colours against a blue sky. Even accepting it's a resolution reduced version for forum posting (and you've done a good job - Photoshop with bicubic sharper, by any chance?), it's wonderful.
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Post by Barrington on Apr 28, 2016 7:32:41 GMT
I use the Nikon packaged software for any touching up or the one bundled with Flickr.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 28, 2016 7:38:13 GMT
Freebie software is catching up!
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Post by Barrington on Apr 28, 2016 10:05:22 GMT
Freebie software is catching up! Of course my photos rarely need it |
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