Some more from the weekend

Richard T · 29 Jan 2006 at 19:45

Ok, I'm still waiting for my zoom lens so the longest I've got is my Sigma macro lens at 105mm.l Still shooting through the patio doors as well. Bit chilly to be sitting outside this time of year

I moved the bird table a little closer as well.

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Richard T · 29 Jan 2006 at 19:47

4 This one just cracks me up!! It says 'Oi! What you lookin' at?'

cyKey · 29 Jan 2006 at 19:48

The squirrel is definetly the best of the 3. The first is out of focus, and the 2nd seems like a snap shot. A zoom lens is definetly a requirment for animals.

Richard T · 29 Jan 2006 at 20:19

cyKey said:
The squirrel is definetly the best of the 3. The first is out of focus, and the 2nd seems like a snap shot. A zoom lens is definetly a requirment for animals.

Thanks for the comments, its much appreciated.
About the 2nd one. Can you explain what you mean please

Is it the composition or the cropping or both?? The shot is straight from the camera... just a resize
I dont think shooting through glass is helping either

I got a call from the shop I ordered my lens from last week saying that they had the lens. I rushed down there on saturday only to find out some divvy git at the shop had booked it in incorrectly :mad:

grrr

hoodmeister · 29 Jan 2006 at 20:21

The first one has the wrong focus point. The bird feeder is the first thing that catches your eye, so that should be in focus...

The combination of a relatively telescopic lens and the fact you're probably shooting pretty wide open means that your DoF is gonna be shallow - try either moving your shooting position or the bird table so that the feeder and the table are the same distance from your lens. Then both would be in focus

I really like the third one, although cos' you can't see his tail he almost looks like a bit of a rat

Not too fond of the bokeh on it though - I prefer smooth milky bokehs

4 is great fun

Richard T · 29 Jan 2006 at 20:27

hoodmeister said:
The first one has the wrong focus point. The bird feeder is the first thing that catches your eye, so that should be in focus...

The combination of a relatively telescopic lens and the fact you're probably shooting pretty wide open means that your DoF is gonna be shallow - try either moving your shooting position or the bird table so that the feeder and the table are the same distance from your lens. Then both would be in focus

I really like the third one, although cos' you can't see his tail he almost looks like a bit of a rat Not too fond of the bokeh on it though - I prefer smooth milky bokehs

4 is great fun

Thanks for that. Think I was pretty wide open.

Stilll gotta get it wrong first to get better

thanks again for the comments

cyKey · 29 Jan 2006 at 20:39

ashtray_head said:
Thanks for the comments, its much appreciated.
About the 2nd one. Can you explain what you mean please Is it the composition or the cropping or both?? The shot is straight from the camera... just a resize
I dont think shooting through glass is helping either

Both. You're limited by the 105mm zoom level. For shots like this you need to be a lot closer to single out one or two birds.

Richard T · 29 Jan 2006 at 20:43

cyKey said:
Both. You're limited by the 105mm zoom level. For shots like this you need to be a lot closer to single out one or two birds.

ah right. thought I was doing ok to get more in but I do understand now

cheers Cykey