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11 years 11 months ago #227798 by lesanne45


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11 years 11 months ago #227857 by TheNissanMan
The bird I believe is an Osprey, over here in the UK a very rare sight...

It looks as if the bird was quite some distance away and guess you've cropped quite heavily as unfortunately looks OOF.
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11 years 11 months ago #227861 by chasrich
I agree this looks like an osprey - easy to mistake the two as they are similar in size and shape. :judge:
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11 years 11 months ago #227869 by Fergie
The first shot would have been nice had the Osprey been in focus. Nice compostition but very soft which is a shame.
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11 years 11 months ago #227875 by robbie

Fergie wrote: The first shot would have been nice had the Osprey been in focus. Nice compostition but very soft which is a shame.

Spot on!!
You choose one of the difficult photographic path to follow,birds inflight.Years ago,I wasn`t much better than you.
My path to improvement was to read alot and seek out help from my favorite wildlife photographer,to this day he is someone who is available when I need help.What i`m trying to say is....look at the wildlife photogs here,form a friendship and get the help with shooting AND processing.Had a glance at your gallery...GBH`s....
This isn`t meant as a 'knockdown' but just advise for improvement...if you choose me,I would consider it as an honor since there are some fantastic photogs here......Fergie for one,is top shelf!!!
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11 years 11 months ago #227901 by lesanne45
Thank you for the correction. These are actually 2 different birds. Three of them were circling the pond I was at. The first shot was one that was farther away but the second one was almost right over me and a lot closer.

A lot of my shots have been oof lately. The photo I did of the Yellow headed Black bird I was actually able to get pretty close to but even though the focus seemed good looking through the camera still came out out of focus.

I am getting a bit discouraged
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11 years 11 months ago #227904 by Baydream
Please don't get discouraged. Definitely use the resources offered her.
The shot yesterday could have been improved by spot metering and manual focus (the branches caught the cameras focal points leading to the OOF condition).

Robbie is so right about Birds in Flight (BiF) being one of the most difficult skills to master. Flight paths are not always predictable so focusing (I use center point focus a lot) is difficult at best.

Keep practicing. You will get better. I have gone from bad to OK over the past 3 or 4 years and keeping working on it.
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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11 years 11 months ago #227912 by bluesydude
I think they are terrific shots! It is good to get feedback and glean what you can from it. If a perfect shot is the requirement for posting on this forum then I am in the wrong place. :)

Keep your finger on the shutter button!

I will take as many as 200 shots in a given day and delete as many as 198. :)
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11 years 11 months ago #227920 by lesanne45
I Sooo very much appreciate the feedback I have learned so much from you all already. Baydream I always shoot in mf just have a difficult time getting the fine tuning right. I get discouraged cause I guess I'm a bit impatient.

Thank you bluesy I will keep all the advise in mind and put it to use.

I would love to use all of you as mentors so expect lots of messages.
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11 years 11 months ago #227924 by robbie

lesanne45 wrote: I Sooo very much appreciate the feedback I have learned so much from you all already. Baydream I always shoot in mf just have a difficult time getting the fine tuning right. I get discouraged cause I guess I'm a bit impatient.

Thank you bluesy I will keep all the advise in mind and put it to use.

I would love to use all of you as mentors so expect lots of messages.

Why shoot in mf?
Waiting to help!!
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11 years 11 months ago #227927 by lesanne45
Maybe I don't know my camera as well as I should but I lose a lot of control over shots when using AF with manual focus I feel like I have more control.
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11 years 11 months ago #227933 by chasrich
Birds in flight move too fast... try spot focus with a small aperture and see what results you get. Manual focus would be much harder I imagine.
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11 years 11 months ago - 11 years 11 months ago #227945 by foto35


The Bird in flight is just one of many you will take and with each one you will learn a bit more. Just love what you do and the rest falls into place. Good Photo and with Zone focus in Manual Great photos become even Greater.
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11 years 11 months ago #227953 by robbie

lesanne45 wrote: Maybe I don't know my camera as well as I should but I lose a lot of control over shots when using AF with manual focus I feel like I have more control.

Setup your camera the way you want it to behave.With MF,it is so difficult to focus and shoot...focus might be spot before you press the shutter BUT the bird is moving and by the time you press the shutter and shutter log,the bird WILL be OOF.Even if the bird is stationary it is recommended to use 'Continious Focus'...you should focus on the eyes and if you are spot on in MF if the bird`s head move a little there goes your pinpoint focus.
Keep shooting,you will get a technique that will work for you.
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11 years 11 months ago #228001 by rmeyer7
Manual focus?! You're getting a whole lot closer than I would if I tried to shoot a bird in flight with MF! Valiant effort to say the least.

You'll really save yourself a lot of trouble and frustration using auto-focus with a single focus point. It's going to take some practice, but the advantage is that the practice will definitely pay off. Focusing such tough action shots manually, even with tons of practice you'd still have to get really lucky to get them in perfect focus.
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