Very nice... That new lens is working pretty good. If these were autofocus then it is a very fine lens indeed... If it was manual focus then you deserve some credit.
#1 could have used some fill flash. The first time I heard this I thought I was going crazy but apprently fill flash can help especially on these darker birds out in the sunlight. I have to remind myself to try this technique more often when I'm shooting birds.
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
chasrich wrote: Very nice... That new lens is working pretty good. If these were autofocus then it is a very fine lens indeed... If it was manual focus then you deserve some credit.
Thanks Really enjoying the new lens - great quality images even at the maximum zoom!
All the shots are autofocus. Still an amateur in manual focus
chasrich wrote: #1 could have used some fill flash. The first time I heard this I thought I was going crazy but apprently fill flash can help especially on these darker birds out in the sunlight. I have to remind myself to try this technique more often when I'm shooting birds.
Thanks for that tip! It was very bright out there and apparently the subject became a bit darker. I had to delete some shots as I got the sun glare in the waters.
Your images are a nice start to bird photography, which is very difficult. Hopefully I can offer a few comments and you will understand that they are not meant as criticism, but as helpful advice.
1) The first 3 images are what I term as "hot". It is not easy to shoot in bright sunlight, I am guessing mid-day perhaps. Try to photograph wildlife and birds in the soft early and late light of the day ... overcast days work well too. A circular polarizer would have helped these images. Additionally on these bright days shoot at the lowest ISO that your camera is capable of ... 100 or lower. Get the shutter speed up as high as practical .... 1600 is not to high when it is this bright
2) The seagull images are nice, but I caution you to "Look thru your shots" To see the background. The clutter in your background for these three shots is very distracting.
3) On the first two ... While not always possible ... try and get as low as possible. The lower the perspective to the bird the more pleasing and "traditionally acceptable" a bird image will be.
4) Chas' recommendation of fill flash is an excellent one .... I will add an image shot using fill flash as an example what it can do
5) Keep these images and look back on them in a year ... If you continue to photograph birds you will be amazed at the difference between these images and the ones taken in a year ....
Looking forward to seeing future images
Bob Howdeshell
"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~ Lewis Hine
Your images are a nice start to bird photography, which is very difficult. Hopefully I can offer a few comments and you will understand that they are not meant as criticism, but as helpful advice.
1) The first 3 images are what I term as "hot". It is not easy to shoot in bright sunlight, I am guessing mid-day perhaps. Try to photograph wildlife and birds in the soft early and late light of the day ... overcast days work well too. A circular polarizer would have helped these images. Additionally on these bright days shoot at the lowest ISO that your camera is capable of ... 100 or lower. Get the shutter speed up as high as practical .... 1600 is not to high when it is this bright
2) The seagull images are nice, but I caution you to "Look thru your shots" To see the background. The clutter in your background for these three shots is very distracting.
3) On the first two ... While not always possible ... try and get as low as possible. The lower the perspective to the bird the more pleasing and "traditionally acceptable" a bird image will be.
4) Chas' recommendation of fill flash is an excellent one .... I will add an image shot using fill flash as an example what it can do
5) Keep these images and look back on them in a year ... If you continue to photograph birds you will be amazed at the difference between these images and the ones taken in a year ....
Looking forward to seeing future images
Great tips Bob,couldn`t said it any better.
I uses exposure compensation[ec] to control the exposure in the bright sun...shooting in Raw will
correct your exposures if it is close.Always use 'continious focus',the slightest movement will throw off your focus.Focus on the eye in stationary shots.Use Aperture Priority,don`t use 'Program' because the setting the camera chooses might not good for the situation.
Your images are a nice start to bird photography, which is very difficult. Hopefully I can offer a few comments and you will understand that they are not meant as criticism, but as helpful advice.
1) The first 3 images are what I term as "hot". It is not easy to shoot in bright sunlight, I am guessing mid-day perhaps. Try to photograph wildlife and birds in the soft early and late light of the day ... overcast days work well too. A circular polarizer would have helped these images. Additionally on these bright days shoot at the lowest ISO that your camera is capable of ... 100 or lower. Get the shutter speed up as high as practical .... 1600 is not to high when it is this bright
2) The seagull images are nice, but I caution you to "Look thru your shots" To see the background. The clutter in your background for these three shots is very distracting.
3) On the first two ... While not always possible ... try and get as low as possible. The lower the perspective to the bird the more pleasing and "traditionally acceptable" a bird image will be.
4) Chas' recommendation of fill flash is an excellent one .... I will add an image shot using fill flash as an example what it can do
5) Keep these images and look back on them in a year ... If you continue to photograph birds you will be amazed at the difference between these images and the ones taken in a year ....
Looking forward to seeing future images
Thanks heaps for these tips!
These are my first shots with my new Pro lens and I am still an amateur, so these tips will be very useful for my photography. The shots here were pretty much decided on the spot - I did not go out for the birds, but ended up taking snaps of them
It would be of great help if you are able to take a look at the two images I have uploaded in this same thread - one without any modifications and the other with modifications in LR3 (with Fill) - do you think the Shag is better in the modified one?
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