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9 years 4 months ago #419070 by Barbara-Treen
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9 years 4 months ago #419074 by John Landolfi
Nicely captured light and colors. The focus leaves something to be desired. Good effort!:thumbsup:
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9 years 4 months ago #419090 by garyrhook
+1.

Yes, the focus is unfortunate. We can't tell from the EXIF data whether this was handheld, but I can suggest that, at 400mm, your shutter speed should be at least 1/400 for a handheld shot. And if your subject is moving, even quite a bit faster, moreso at at that distance.

Ducks are cool. Good job.
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9 years 4 months ago #419098 by PT Talker
I have to agree with John and Gary. I like everything about it except the focus. Waterfowl can be tough. I spend a lot of time at the duck pond with my 75-300 and I'm still taking more shots than I like to get a few keepers.

Great colors in the bird and the water.
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9 years 4 months ago #419105 by Happy Snapper
If the focus was better, I would give you a thumbs up because I like the reflection
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9 years 4 months ago #419107 by KCook
Of course one fix for the focus would be to stop down a little for more DOF.

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9 years 4 months ago #419146 by John Landolfi
Looking again, the problem may be the AF, which is thrown off by the difficult contrast in the reflections, because no part of the duck seems to be in focus.
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9 years 4 months ago - 9 years 4 months ago #419150 by hghlndr6
I think John is correct.  So the fix would be to either focus manually or use a single point AF and put it right on the duck's eye ... and stop down enough to get the whole duck sharp.
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9 years 4 months ago #419168 by garyrhook

John Landolfi wrote: Looking again, the problem may be the AF, which is thrown off by the difficult contrast in the reflections, because no part of the duck seems to be in focus.


Possibly. But having just gone through this last weekend (photographing ducks) in an environment with fewer reflections and using single-point focus, I maintain it's a combination of all of those factors. A smaller aperture will definitely help.

And, for me, I have to deal with lousy technique at a long focal length. I have lots of practicing to do.
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9 years 4 months ago #419171 by Barbara-Treen
Thanks for all the responses.  You've all given some excellent suggestions.   I was using a monopod, but I think there was still some camera shake.  When I shoot wildlife, I get lazy and put the camera on auto. 


I happen to like this shot, just because of the position of the duck....but I could have done better.  I believe the only solution is to go out and take more photos.
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9 years 4 months ago #419178 by KCook
I like Auto mode for some stuff.  But the Auto mode on my Canon is hopeless for long telephoto shots.  I'd say you were lucky.

Kelly
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9 years 4 months ago - 9 years 4 months ago #419180 by Stealthy Ninja
At least go shutter prioity when shooting telephoto. Never full Auto. It'll mess up big time.

Anyway.

I'm actually not sure if focus is the issue rather than motion blur. Maybe the duck was moving its head because when I converted it to BW and tried to sharpen it up, the body came into sharp focus but the head was not. But then again I look at the front of the duck's body and it's also out of focus. So I think perhaps the focus is on the duck's body.

What lens did you use? Seems f/5.6 would give you a fairly large DOF, though perhaps the lens is a bit soft at that length/aperture (which I assume is wide open). Perhaps shoot at f/8, 1/500 and adjust ISO to suit?

BTW 1/320 is fast enough for 400mm if you can keep it steady (some people are better than others at keeping a camera steady) or your IS/VR is working correctly.  IT won't stop subject movement blur if the subject is moving fast enough.
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9 years 4 months ago #419238 by stuartsbarbie
Adorable pose.  Would like to see things a little bit sharper, and brighter, but then maybe you would not get the sweetness.
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9 years 4 months ago #419271 by Travel Nut
Very nice find and shot.
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