Hi Stu,
Cracking effort mate. No. 2 for me, as the wings are outstretched.
Nice and sharp, with a 2x tc attached too? That is impressive. My 2x tc is almost never used now as I just can't get a sharp image with it, even in really good light. Maybe it's an incompatibility with my D500, have a backup D3S now so I'll try it on that this weekend.
Regarding the images : I'd remove the dust bunny in the first (it's the first thing I saw lol) and I'd (personally) clone out the rock in both pics. They both look like they need levelling too?
You said it was 1/6400, which is crazily fast to use with big birds, but if you want no motion blur in the pic then you've done the job
It's great that you have a camera that can cope with noise really well
No.2 : I would also have given it more space above and removed a bit of foreground.
Very good though
Great constructive crit Wez cheers bro
. All very good and fair points,I know about the dust bunnies there is two up there,just bloody sloppy not sorting them ,the rock is a good shout good eyes mate framing is old git being too damn slow LMAO damn they jump a bit I almost read it.
Wez it's taken me almost two years to really start getting something folks think is ok IQ wise from the 2X. Obviously I'm a big factor in that I'm grinding away learning and feel progressing ,but i'm slower than a tortoise going backwards
,digi isn't an easy thing for me to grasp. For a long long time that question over did I have me gear set up right me being a learner, outweighed my wonders about wheter the 2X was compatable.
Mate in canon the 2X I use the latest mark iii, is specifically designed for the later mark ii lenses,the latest pro cameras also have adaptations to make focus faster etc ,I believe. I have the older 2.8. So there was a niggle about compatability. But always in the back of my head is the fact that this lens is reputed to be one of canons best lenses they have ever made. So if it's as good as everyone says then surely somehow i've always sort of felt I can make all this work. I spent ages one rainy day mfa ing the set up. I don't have all the proper gear Wez did a DIY job after reading as much as poss. Don't even know if the protracted nature of what I did had something to do with me getting there. Focus is much slower mate but it appears finally i'm in the ballpark. Buddy persrvere a bit there are so many concerns about the 2X which I feel surround both canon and Nikon,but these companies make amazing technically advanced tools,to me finding a way might be doable.
Wez,I'm blessed ,not only am I getting fantastic help here ,but also post on another forum,the guys there are lovely,The images they make blind me sooo good and they are also incredibly kind and giving especially one guy. I'm being schooled to push iso get shutter speeds up,Unless I am deaths door light wise my shutter speeds at this stage in my learner pathway are probably always on the bloody high side
. If I have the light my shutter is high,not so much and my iso will be up there to get as much SS as poss.I noted recently until this recent spat of good weather my low iso is 1600. I am rarely dropping belwo that now if I'm honest. I am completely happy shooting at 2500 ,3200/6400 not quite comfy yet,somewhere betixt those specs is where my 1Div losses IQ due to noise,'erm I think???? If I nail ETTR then noise ain't so bad,also it needs saying I am not yet able to use more advanced NR. I'm really just showing a base RAW conversion,no selective shapening either. There is no polish to my images mate,so if they aren't close to sharp folks see it same with noise,even at web sizes
Wez I've waffld on a bit about SS and high iso,although I'm learning on a monster scale it is becomming apparent that if I get the exposure right detail isn't being compromised too much with my tool kit by using higher isos,in fact I rarely shoot at what folks think of as more nomal iso. You can and obviously everone else as well judge that bit for youreself. Why i've laboured this mate is I wonder if you try pushing that shutter and iso,you are more advanced than me so exposure you'll have a good handle on,more than normal with the 2X,maybe just maybe this is helping me.
Buddy I freely admit i'm no expert you know this,but beyond dialing the damn thing in how much are these techniques I'm being taught and using effecting my IQ??? Moreso are the helping with the 2X aswell
Wez all the luck,I'm a simple guy I use tools mate give me a brush I can paint give me some wood ill make ya just about anything. To me this togging lark is the same I have to learn how to get the absolute best from my tool kit a damn complicated tool kit I am only grasping the basics of as yet. One day i'll dare say i'll hanker for the expertise to use slower SS to creatively enhance motion blur create the illusion of movement etc,but for me now I want sharp,
The wicked thing is now I can use 600mm I can't always be a sneaky bugger ,if my subject is on land I don't have access too I need reach as I simply can't get closer. It's a complete joy for me to have this option finally buddy that I feel I can produce something that is on the way with the IQ. There are real world issues of focus speed and quantity of light to address and be aware of,sure but even wide open I feel I can now have a crack at 600mm and get something I'm cool with IQ wise
Have another bash mate try some of this,all this gear has it's idiosyncrasies it would be cool for you to have this option,although as always caviat of learner talking applies something seems to be working now though huh
Thanks buddy a little effort to try and give a bit back,the 2X is the cheepest option for reach it's great to have it with me now,I'd want that for anyone who has applicable tools
belucky kiddo
stu
_70F6830 by Stuart Philpott, on Flickr
_70F6831 by Stuart Philpott, on Flickr
